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This festive processional hymn was created for an English choral festival in 1865 with energy to join repeatedly in the refrain. It is thanks giving theme is woven in each […]

Originally, this hymn was written as a communion hymn, taken from a poem, titled “The Sacrifice of Praise.” Yet, the hymn author, Folliot Sandford Pierpoint and possibly others alter this

The gift of the global church is music and hymns, including this hymn of Thanksgiving from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is based on a recurring affirmation of thanks

This hymn in our Glory to God hymnal is just the refrain from a longer hymn. This longer hymn comes from the black gospel tradition and to take just a

The hymn, Give Thanks to God Who Hears Our Cries is a paraphrase of Psalm 107 by a United Church of Christ minister, Ruth Duck. The Psalm of praise itself

This newer hymn comes from a Presbyterian in New Zealand, Shirley Erena Murray. She has authored nearly 200 hymns. The New Zealand government honored her as a Member of the

This song, as soon as I read the first line, is one that is familiar to me, as I sing these short, memorable lines. I remember sitting at sun rise

This hymn was written in honor of a colleague within a church who was leaving as way to affirm God’s calling to people to serve in many ministries and vocations.

This contemporary hymn, paraphrasing the Beatitudes of Matthew 5:31-16 has a beautiful structure of the Scripture then blessing refrain. This uplifting refrain gives weight to the reversal Jesus Christ speaks

The hymn, How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord takes an 18th century tune and adds contemporary words, by the author, Fred Pratt Green. According to Rev. F. Pratt Green, he