Tag: 366 Inspirational Hymns

  • COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING

    Amazing Grace Robert Robinson, 1735–1790 O Lord, You are my God: I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. (Isaiah 25:1) It would be enlightening if the people in the pew could stand on the platform and observe the congregational singing during…

  • REJOICE YE PURE IN HEART

    Amazing Grace Edward H. Plumptre, 1821–1891 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. (Psalm 33:1) The hallmark of the Christian life is a joyous spirit. The Bible teaches that “a cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22). And…

  • BLESSED ASSURANCE

    Amazing Grace Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.…

  • I WILL PRAISE HIM!

    Amazing Grace Margaret J. Harris, 19th century To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father—to Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. (Revelation 1:5b–6) An attitude of happiness in…

  • SING PRAISE TO GOD WHO REIGNS ABOVE

    Amazing Grace Johann J. Schutz, 1640–1690 Translated by Frances E. Cox, 1812–1897 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice. (Psalm 97:1) Following the Protestant Reformation, which was climaxed by Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 theses at the Cathedral of Wittenberg in 1517, Lutheranism became the dominant religious force…

  • PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!

    Amazing Grace Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 146:2) Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence. This realization can turn any gloom into a…

  • PRAISE THE SAVIOR

    Amazing Grace Thomas Kelly, 1769–1854 In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:11, 12)…

  • MAY JESUS CHRIST BE PRAISED

    Amazing Grace German hymn, c. 1800Translated by Edward Caswall, 1814–1878 I will extol the Lord at all times: His praise will always be on my lips. (Psalm 34:1) Forms of worship services vary according to the cultural backgrounds, personalities, and traditions of the believers. Some Christians feel that true worship is best achieved when it…

  • FOR ALL THE SAINTS

    Amazing Grace William How, 1823–1897 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race that is marked out for us. (Hebrews 12:1) Someone has described a “saint” as any Christian…

  • I SING THE MIGHTY POWER OF GOD

    Amazing Grace Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, with alterations by others He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the rivers unto the ends of the earth. (Psalm 72:8 KJV) Isaac Watts, the father of English hymnody, had a fervent concern about the dismal state of congregational singing that had developed in the English-speaking…