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Come, Sinners, Come, to the Gospel Feast
In 1747, Charles Wesley wrote a beautiful hymn that turns the parable of the great banquet in Luke 14:15-24 into a sung altar call. This... -
Hosanna in the Highest (The King of Glory)
You can almost imagine Jesus coming closer as this song progresses: The verses begin with prophecies of the Messiah with which the crowd... -
Jesus, Lord of Life and Glory
This beautiful hymn by James John Cummins had fallen into disuse until fairly recently. It covers all of life— depth of sin, temptatio... -
Jesus, You Are Here
In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "shelter in place" order took effect at midnight; an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus,... -
MARY MAGDALENE OF GRAND RAPIDS
I was looking for a setting of the Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79l the song of Zechariah) when the lectionary called for that passage as the "... -
O God, Our Help, We Bless Your Name
Based on a hymn text by Philip Doddridge, this tune sounds like it comes from the pages of Southern Harmony while the lyrics remind us... -
Psalm 122: Let Us Go!
Psalm 122 is full of exuberance at the mere thought of going to worship. For the Israelites, the song would have accompanied them on the... -
Psalm 123: Have Mercy
Psalm 123 is a prayer for mercy. The first half of the Psalm describes our eyes looking up to heaven--an acknowledgment of the true God-... -
Psalm 124: If God Had Not Been on Our Side
The urgent images of Psalm 124—foes, floods, and fowler's snare—form the backbone of this song, ultimately celebrating the God who s... -
Psalm 124: Our Help
"Our Help" is the shortest of my Pilgrim Psalms. It can stand on its own or act as a “bookend” for my longer setting of Psalm 124, ... -
Psalm 128: Bless Us, O Lord
The idea of "blessing" runs throughout the Pilgrim Psalms, coming to full bloom in Psalm 128. The heart of this Psalm’s message is “... -
Psalm 129: We Won't Stay Down Forever
Our journey through the Pilgrim Psalms has covered a lot of emotional terrain, but Psalm 129 is still surprising: a fight-the-man screed...
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