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Some of the more popular hymns written by Bridges include: Behold the Lamb of God! O Thou for sinners slain. [4] This hymn is included in the 1861 edition of the Hymns Ancient and Modern. Crown Him with Many Crowns [5] Man of sorrows, wrapt in grief [6] My God, accept my heart this day [7]
Passion hymns are hymns dedicated to the Passion of Jesus. They are often sung during Passiontide, namely for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Many of them were used as chorales in Passions, such as Bach's St John and St Matthew Passion.
The hymn appears in many hymnals, including the Baptist Hymnal (Southern Baptist Convention), the Book of Praise (Presbyterian Church in Canada), Baptist Praise and Worship, the Catholic Book of Worship (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops), the Chalice Hymnal (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)), Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada), Common Praise (Church of England), The Hymnal ...
Seek Ye First or Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God is a Christian song based on Matthew 6:33.It was written in 1971 by Karen Lafferty after a Bible study on the verse at Calvary Chapel, [1] and has become one of the most familiar praise songs, included in many recent hymnals.
This parable compares building one's life on the teachings and example of Jesus to a flood-resistant building founded on solid rock. The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders (also known as the House on the Rock), is a parable of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew as well as in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke ().
The hymn was first translated into English in 1752 by John Gambold (1711–1771), an Anglican vicar in Oxfordshire. His translation begins, "O Head so full of bruises". In 1830 a new translation of the hymn was made by an American Presbyterian minister, James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859). Alexander's translation, beginning "O sacred head, now ...
The song references Matthew 16 (Matthew 16:26) and other passages in the Book of Matthew regarding the Judgment Day. Possibly the earliest known version of "Give Me Jesus" was published in the United States in 1845 by the Rev. Jacob Knapp , a Baptist minister from New York. [ 1 ]
The hymn uses imagery of a long journey that a Christian has to take through life. [1] The second verse references Matthew 2:13-18 where Mary, Joseph and Jesus leave Bethlehem to flee to Egypt and Herod orders the slaughter of the Holy Innocents after realising the Magi have not returned to him.