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I Rest My Weary Soul in Thee

November 3, 2026November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

This beautiful hymn text is a jewel of English hymnody, reminding believers of the rest, strength, joy, consolation, and hope that is ours through our relationship with our savior Jesus. In Him we have everlasting love (Romans 8:35), the light […]

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O Child of God

October 22, 2026November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

This is an adaptation of the beloved folk song “Danny Boy.” The original song is widely understood to refer to a soldier who is going off to war and certain death, and the idea has been reimagined through the lens […]

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I Rest My Weary Soul in Thee

October 4, 2026November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

This beautiful hymn text is a jewel of English hymnody, reminding believers of the rest, strength, joy, consolation, and hope that is ours through our relationship with our savior Jesus. In Him we have everlasting love (Romans 8:35), the light […]

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To Heaven I Cast My Gaze

May 4, 2026November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

The Bible is filled with the imagery of mountains or hills as special places devoted to seeking and worshiping God. Often called “high places,” (first mentioned in Genesis 12:6–8) they have filled man with wonder and a sense of the […]

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Hope to Be Happy Again

March 19, 2025November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

Many Christians struggle with doubt, depression, and distance from God, compounded by a belief that somehow these mean that our faith is not genuine. Consider this passage from the book of Hebrews (chapter 10): Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence […]

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God’s Gonna Lead Us to Glory

August 6, 2024November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

This is a new text for the traditional spiritual “Wade in the Water”. This was written in light of the refugee crises of recent history, to help God’s people identify themselves as refugees and wanderers and thus hopefully sympathize with […]

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Hymn for Advent

July 10, 2024November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

This hymn text is set to the tune for “The Church’s One Foundation” (AURELIA) and is an adaptation of beautiful 17th century German hymn, intended for use during Advent.

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O Lord of Love

June 1, 2024November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

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 […]

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How Can I Keep from Singing (When I can see the glorious God)

February 12, 2024November 5, 2026 David WardHymns

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 […]

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When Sorrow Comes

September 30, 2019March 2, 2020 David WardHymns

All of us will experience some degree of sorrow as we navigate through this fallen world, a world filled with sickness and death and the repercussions of relational sin when those most close to us hurt us by their words […]

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