Friday Classic Hymns
On Fridays I take an old classic hymn, tell the story behind it, analyze the lyrics and then sing it! Select one below and may you be blessed as you watch.
If you’d like to listen to the songs without the history and lyrics exposition, check out my Classic Hymns Volume 1 album.
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
A great carol written in 1849 by Rev. Edmund Sears of Massachusetts, which looks back at the first Christmas, explains how Christmas is relevant today, and looks forward to re-singing the angels' song in the new heavens and new earth.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Charles Wesley wrote "Hark How All the Welkin Rings", but that line and some other lyrics were changed over the years. Still, this is surely one of the most in depth and powerful Christmas carols ever written!
O Little Town of Bethlehem
One of the great Christmas songs, written by a minister after he spent a Christmas in Bethlehem and observed it's still, silent beauty.
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November 2024
- Nov 8, 2024 Search Me, O God
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October 2024
- Oct 11, 2024 Shall We Gather at the River?
- Oct 4, 2024 Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
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September 2024
- Sep 20, 2024 Take Time To Be Holy
- Sep 6, 2024 A Charge to Keep I Have
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August 2024
- Aug 27, 2024 Love Lifted Me
- Aug 16, 2024 All People That On Earth Do Dwell
- Aug 9, 2024 Be Still My Soul (Finlandia)
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July 2024
- Jul 26, 2024 Sweet Hour of Prayer
- Jul 5, 2024 All Hail the Pow’r of Jesus’ Name
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June 2024
- Jun 14, 2024 A Mighty Fortress is Our God
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May 2024
- May 31, 2024 This is My Father’s World
- May 6, 2024 Love Divine All Loves Excelling
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April 2024
- Apr 26, 2024 Immortal Invisible God Only Wise
- Apr 19, 2024 Power in the Blood
- Apr 5, 2024 He Lives
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March 2024
- Mar 29, 2024 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- Mar 15, 2024 All Creatures of Our God and King
- Mar 1, 2024 My Jesus, I Love Thee
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February 2024
- Feb 23, 2024 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
- Feb 16, 2024 In Christ Alone
- Feb 9, 2024 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
- Feb 1, 2024 I Stand Amazed (My Savior’s Love)
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January 2024
- Jan 26, 2024 Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
- Jan 18, 2024 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
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December 2023
- Dec 15, 2023 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Dec 8, 2023 Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Dec 1, 2023 O Little Town of Bethlehem
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November 2023
- Nov 24, 2023 Nearer My God To Thee
- Nov 10, 2023 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
- Nov 2, 2023 Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
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October 2023
- Oct 27, 2023 And Can It Be?
- Oct 20, 2023 Honouring the Man Who Inspired Friday Classic Hymns
- Oct 13, 2023 Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus
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September 2023
- Sep 29, 2023 Precious Lord, Take My Hand
- Sep 22, 2023 I’ll Fly Away
- Sep 15, 2023 Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus - story behind the hymn
- Sep 8, 2023 When The Roll is Called Up Yonder
- Sep 1, 2023 Man of Sorrows What a Name!
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August 2023
- Aug 18, 2023 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Aug 11, 2023 Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Aug 4, 2023 Softly and Tenderly
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July 2023
- Jul 28, 2023 O How I Love Jesus
- Jul 21, 2023 Crown Him With Many Crowns
- Jul 14, 2023 Rock of Ages
- Jul 7, 2023 Jesus Lover of My Soul
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June 2023
- Jun 30, 2023 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
- Jun 16, 2023 Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
- Jun 9, 2023 All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Jun 2, 2023 Breathe On Me Breath of God
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May 2023
- May 26, 2023 Be Thou My Vision
- May 12, 2023 Trust and Obey
- May 5, 2023 To God Be the Glory
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April 2023
- Apr 28, 2023 Count Your Blessings
- Apr 21, 2023 Morning Has Broken
- Apr 14, 2023 Because He Lives
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March 2023
- Mar 24, 2023 I Surrender All (All to Jesus I Surrender)
- Mar 17, 2023 Nothing But the Blood
- Mar 10, 2023 Just a Closer Walk With Thee
- Mar 3, 2023 Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty
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February 2023
- Feb 24, 2023 Amazing Grace
- Feb 17, 2023 Take My Life And Let it Be
- Feb 10, 2023 Onward Christian Soldiers
- Feb 3, 2023 In The Garden
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January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023 O For a Thousand Tongues To Sing
- Jan 20, 2023 How Great Thou Art
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December 2022
- Dec 10, 2022 O Come All Ye Faithful
- Dec 3, 2022 Joy to the World
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November 2022
- Nov 25, 2022 Just As I Am
- Nov 18, 2022 What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- Nov 11, 2022 The Old Rugged Cross
- Nov 4, 2022 Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
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October 2022
- Oct 28, 2022 Great is Thy Faithfulness
- Oct 21, 2022 Blessed Assurance
- Oct 14, 2022 It is Well With My Soul
- Oct 7, 2022 Abide With Me