I Have a Dad
In his classic book Knowing God, theologian J.I. Packer makes the following assertion about the fatherhood of God. If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being […]
Hymn Texts
O Child of God
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 […]
Awaken to Life
This hymn text presents the Lord as the great awakener, the One who speaks or sings over us and all of creation, giving life and strength. The suggested hymn tune is LYONS (O Worship the King).
My Shepherd Will Lead (Psalm 23)
This is a setting of Psalm 23 to the beautiful folk tune LOCH LOMOND, a traditional Scottish melody for the folk song “the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond.” While the folk song speaks of longing for a love to return […]
God’s Gonna Lead Us to Glory
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 […]
Free Indeed
A hymn text for John 8:34-36 To the suggested tune MANOAH (“When All Thy Mercies”)
Hymn for Advent
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.
The Scriptures Point to Christ Alone
This hymn text was written to the tune SOLID ROCK (My hope is built on nothing less) about how the Scriptures are meant to point to Christ (John 5:39).
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 […]