We’re tackling an important topic this week as we dig into the hymn, The Church’s One Foundation. We’ll be looking into the controversies surrounding the writing of this hymn (and its tune), questioning our attitude towards the church, and reminding ourselves just how much Christ loves his precious bride. All that and more!
We’ve covered quite a few hymns, so in our newest episode, we thought we’d dig into the history of a hymnbook. We’ll be looking into the very special friendship of John Newton and William Cowper and how this led them to create one of the most influential hymnals in the English language: Olney Hymns. To …
Read more “Olney Hymns: A Monument to Friendship | Episode 51”
In this, our fiftieth episode (I know, right??), we’re bringing you a William Cowper classic we can’t believe we haven’t talked about yet: There is a Fountain Filled with Blood. There will, of course, be some blood in this episode, but there’s also a whole ton of hope and encouragement, and we can’t wait to dig into …
Read more “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood | Episode 50”
This week, we’re talking about a hymn that was more recently revived by the David Crowder band, but actually goes way, way back. Our hymn for the week is All Creatures of Our God and King, but we’ll also be taking a look into the tumultuous, yet fascinating life and beliefs of its author, Saint …
Read more “St. Francis and All Creatures of Our God and King | Episode 48”
Join us for this new episode on the modern classic, Before the Throne of God above. This week we’ll be talking about assurance of faith, giving credit where credit is due, and a hymn that is older and newer than people expect. All that and more!
We’re continuing our joyful theme with another accidental Christmas carol! In this episode, we talk about why Joy to the World isn’t an advent hymn, we have a look at how the Mormons have changed the lyrics to suit themselves, plus we will answer a question from our mailbag.
We decided that our next two episodes would be on a joyful theme, only to discover that by pure coincidence, both the songs are hymns which are frequently mistaken for Christmas songs. In this week’s episode, we talk about big fluffy dogs, Romantic era poetry, and pre-WW1 history – although Cara is trying her hardest …
We’ve mentioned the Queen of Gospel so many times, but this week we’re finally taking a look at one of Fanny Crosby’s best known hymns, Blessed Assurance. We’re going to talk about the incredible life of the hymnwriter herself, hear in her own words how Blessed Assurance came to be written, and we’ll be reminded …
Read more “Blessed Assurance: A Fanny Crosby Classic | Episode 41”
We’re revisiting the trinity this week as we talk about the classic trinitarian hymn, Holy Holy Holy. In this episode we learn about the short but impactful life of Reginald Heber, and discover where the wonderful themes of this song can be found in the Bible. We also touch on some of our thoughts about …
Read more “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty | Episode 39”
We have another special guest this week, though on a very different subject. In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Regan B. King to talk about the Bible’s view on depression; the life of the hymn writer, William Cowper; and songs Christians can sing to remind themselves of the great hope we have. We also …
Read more “William Cowper and Depression (with Special Guest Regan B. King) | Episode 38”