Fierce was the wild billow, dark was the night; Oars labored heavily, foam glimmered white. Trembled the mariners; peril was nigh: Then said the God of God, “Peace! it is I.” Ridge of the… more →
Saint Augustine's Lyrewrote 1 month ago: Fierce was the wild billow, dark was the night; Oars labored heavily, foam glimmered white. Trembled … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This hymn seems to have a rather complex history regarding the translation. I am not sure what the o … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Go to dark Gethsemane, ye that feel the tempter’s power; Your Redeemer’s conflict see, watch with Hi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from … more →
wrote 7 months ago: When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Tho … more →
wrote 8 months ago: “Take up thy cross,” the Savior said, “If thou wouldst My disciple be; Deny thysel … more →
wrote 8 months ago: On the waters dark and drear, Jesus, Savior, Thou art near, With our ship where’er it roam, As with … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I was distressed to discover that this wonderful hymn of William Chatterton Dix’s has not made … more →
wrote 8 months ago: “Come unto Me, ye weary, and I will give you rest.” O blessèd voice of Jesus, which come … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of Heav’n to earth come down; Fix in us thy humble dwelling; A … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidst me come to T … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Out of the depths I call, to God I send my cry; Lord, hear my supplicating voice and graciously repl … more →
wrote 8 months ago: O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our … more →
wrote 8 months ago: At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, Every tongue confess Him King of glory now; ’Tis the Fat … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never, I nothing lack if I am His And He is … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Here is another of my all-time favorite hymns: God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest thunder thy cl … more →
wrote 8 months ago: In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gath … more →