Jesus, the Lord, Our Righteousness – A Hymn

Jesus, the Lord, Our Righteousness – A Hymn The below hymn was penned by Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760). It was picked up by John Wesley (a follower of Zinzendorf) and popularized in English. Originally it was sung to the music of Beethoven. As...

Psalm 19

Psalm 19 A great Psalm on worship! The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes...

Bob Kauflin Quote

Bob Kauflin Quote “Biblical worship involves proclamation and leads to proclaiming God’s truth with our lives. We’re doing more than emoting or having a ‘worship experience.’ We’re declaring why God is so great, what he has...

The Heart of Worship

The Heart of Worship Worship is not music, and it has nothing to do with music. They are associated merely by happenstance. ‘The world’ has delegated the word to meaning ‘singing songs about God’. It so much more than that. Worship is a...

Horatius Bonar on Hymns

Horatius Bonar on Hymns I found this to be an interesting statement made by the writer of over 600 hymns! He understood the allure of music perfectly. “One is often inclined to ask how far some of these exulting hymns may be the utterance of excitement or...

Tradition vs. Modernity in Worship

Tradition vs. Modernity in Worship Ray sent out this article on Hymns and what makes a good hymn. https://www.rcnzonline.com/fnf/backissues/Sep_2011.pdf What I liked best about the article is that they made the point that good hymns are congregational in nature. There...