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THE STRIFE IS O’ER
Amazing Grace Anonymous Latin hymn from approximately 1605English translation by Francis Pott, 1832–1909 Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1…
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Morning & Evening
Jesus, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is his by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation. He is exalted at the Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah he…
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THE DAY OF RESURRECTION
Amazing Grace John of Damascus, early 8th centuryEnglish translation by John M. Neale, 1818–1866 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:14 KJV) This hymn from the early eighth century is one of the oldest expressions found in most hymnals. Its origin is rooted in the liturgy…
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ALL GLORY, LAUD AND HONOR
Amazing Grace Theodolph of Orleans, 760–82lTranslated by John M. Neale, 1818–1866 The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.”…
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HOSANNA, LOUD HOSANNA
Amazing Grace Jennette Threlfall, 1821–1880 Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest. (Matthew 21:9) The week preceding Easter Sunday is known as Holy or Passion Week. These seven days have been described as the most intense and important week of history.…
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JESUS PAID IT ALL
Amazing Grace Elvina M. Hall, 1820–1889 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18) It has been stated that all religious systems can be spelled with just two…
