Do You Love Me?
This song was born on a worship missions trip to Pakistan in 2024 from a message from John 21:15-17. Jesus calls Peter to love him more the disciples – really more than anyone – as he already has in Matthew […]
Hymns
Hymns
O Lord of Love
This hymn text is based on the folk song “Shenandoah” and its connotation of being a song for sailors longing to return home to the midwest over the Missouri river. Instead of longing for home or for homelands, this hymn […]
Simple Gift
The tune for this hymn – “Sipmle Gifts” – dates back to the mid-1800s and was made popular by Aaron Copland in his masterpiece “Appalachian Spring.” While the song could not properly be called a “hymn,” (becaue of the lack […]
He Is the King
God created human beings in his image to be his representatives, ruling the whole earth together. But when sin entered the world, human governance was corrupted along with everything else. Selfishness, deception, and the mistreatment of others became the norm […]
How Can I Keep from Singing (When I can see the glorious God)
How Can I Keep from Singing is a hymn dating to the late 19th century which did not become popular until the late 20th century when it was used as a folk song by artists such as Pete Seeger. The […]
It Is Finished, Once for All
This is an original hymn celebrating the great statement that Jesus made on the cross in John 19:30, “It is finished.” This this he signified that His work of atonement had been completed, that our sins had been paid in […]
Jesus Is Better than This World
This song was borne out of the author’s delight (and struggle to delight!) in what the entailments of the gospel of Jesus mean in our daily life. The accomplishment of Redemption is a real event – a complete change in […]
Weep Not for Me
This hymn is a loose adaptation of an old Primitive Baptist hymn titled “We Shall Sleep But Not Forever” by J. E. Goodson. It has been updated and fit into the tune Wayfaring Stranger, a Spiritual filled with mournful, hopeful […]
Jesus, I Am Yours Forever
This hymn is based on the seven “I am” statements of Jesus in the book of John: — From https://www.thomasnelsonbibles.com/jesus-seven-i-am-statements/
He Is Risen!
He is Risen! — Hymnicity from Hymnicity on Vimeo. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ together form the centerpiece of Christianity. The Apostle Paul reminds the believers in Corinth that at the center of the Gospel he preached are two truths—that Jesus […]