Hymns
Methinks I see an heav'nly host Of angels on the wing Methinks I hear their cheerful notes So merrily they sing - so merrily they sing: Let all your fears be banish'd hence, Glad tidings I proclaim, For there's a Saviour born today, And Jesus is his name. Lay down your crooks and quit your…
Q: So what is Reformation Day and why do you celebrate it? We were delighted to find out that Christians have been celebrating Reformation Day as a holiday since at least 1567! As parents of six boys, we've loved having a holiday to remember a true Christian hero — a man who faced death and…
One of the things I like best about homeschooling is the socialization. We went to institutional schools and remember how isolating it is - you hardly even know anyone who isn't your exact age, except a few the age of your brother or sister. I'd hardly ever even held a baby when our first was…
"We'd like for you to sing traditional carols at the Tree Lighting." "Wonderful, that is just what we love to do." Our homeschool history club advisor was glad when the organizers of our town's tree lighting ceremony finally called. It was someone different this year and we needed to know how long they wanted us…
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near; Praise Him in glad adoration. Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth, Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so…
As you know if you have followed us awhile, we like to teach our children a new hymn every week. Now, we don't always succeed, but here's the idea: Each day of that week, we sing the same hymn all the way through. Each day, we explain a different verse of that hymn. There is…
This week's hymn is one of the oldest songs in the English hymnbook. The tune is the familiar "Doxology" sung all over the world, written by the French composer Loys Bourgeois and published in the second edition of the Geneva Psalter in 1551. This collection was prepared under the supervision of John Calvin for the use…
This week before Christmas, we thought it would be fun to have a hymn that was really triumphant and joyful. What is more joyful than the angels who announced the arrival of the long-promised Messiah? [caption id="attachment_2533" align="aligncenter" width="388" caption="Adoration of the Shepherds, Fray Juan Bautista Maino, 1612"][/caption] Angels We Have Heard On High Words:…
O Come All Ye Faithful [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="319" caption="Simeon and Anna Recognize the Lord in Jesus, Rembrandt, 1627"][/caption] Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be all glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. What a happy day indeed that saw the promises fulfilled - a Savior…
O Come All Ye Faithful [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="The Adoration of the Magi, Botticelli, 1475"][/caption] O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; Refrain O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come,…