TEXT (by Chris Anderson) Relentless love embraced my soul in ages past— Love undeserved, unknown, yet deep and vast. God set His love on me—on me, in spite of me! Salvation’s work is His from first to last. Refrain Unbounded love, unfailing love, Love raised upon a tree; Unending love, prevailing love— My Savior’s sovereign love for...
Category: <span>Hymn of the Month</span>
Hymn of the Month – January 2013 – How Great Thou Art
Words: Stuart K. Hine. In 1885, at age 26, Swedish preacher Carl G. Boberg wrote the words only of a poem entitled O Store Gud. Several years later, Boberg attended a meeting and was surprised to hear his poem being sung to the tune of an old Swedish melody. In the early 1920s, English missionaries,...
Hymn of the Month – December 2012 – Joy Has Dawned
For the month of December, we will be using another Getty hymn titled, “Joy Has Dawned”. It’s a wonderful reminder that with the coming of the Lord Jesus to the Earth in Bethlehem, joy came to we the captives. There is a sample of the song here and sheet music here. Joy has dawned...
Hymn of the Month – November 2012 – My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness
Keith & Kristi Getty are a gift to the church of our day. There is no debating that. But for the month of November they served us particularly well with their hymn centered on thankfulness. You can find the sheet music here (view for free, or purchase to download). My heart is filled with thankfulness...
Hymn of the Month – September 2012 – Whate’er My God Ordains is Right
This wonderful hymn, forgotten by most churches, is a testimony of God’s Sovereign, faithful love. Written by Samuel Rodigast in 1676 to comfort a sick friend, he lays out what it means to deal with the problem of pain from the perspective of faith. Our God is sovereign and full of love, and though he...