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 excited to share with you this week’s episode where we welcome guest, Pastor Brian Croft. He shares with us about his own history in music and worship-leading, some of the musical challenges specific to the work of church planting and revitalisation, as well as sharing with us some of his own favourite hymns. All …
Read more “Brian Croft: Practical Shepherding and CHurch Music | Episode 46”
In celebration of Hymnpartial’s first birthday, we thought we’d take a look back at a few of the lessons we’ve learned and ways we’ve been convicted through the last 52 weeks of podcasting. We talk about how we’re constantly amazed by the lives of the human beings behind the hymns, how we’re convicted by how …
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 …
You asked and we’re here to answer as we dig into some of our mailbag questions. There may be some encouragement, there may be some challenges, you’ll just have to listen and find out! We’ll be talking about songs for those who are struggling, our favourite episodes so far, and we’re playing a fun game …
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”
And can it be that we’re finally talking about one of Charles Wesley’s hymns?? Why, yes it can. In this week’s episode, we’ll be looking into one of his greatest hits. We’ll be talking about Charles Wesley’s post-ordination conversion, touching on why some Christians don’t like him, and, of course, discussing one of Cara’s favourite …
Read more “‘And Can It Be’ — Charles Wesley’s Hymn of Grace | Episode 40”
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”