Hymn Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep" by Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795) A poor parishioner of Mr. Beddome was entrusted with the care of the gentleman’s horse during the meeting. As he waited, he found out the reason that the Londoner had come calling. He became so agitated that he brought the animal to Mr. Beddome’s door and said to no one in particular in a loud voice, “Robbers of churches are the worst sort of robbers!” Show Notes: "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep" by Mcferran "I Can Hear the Ocean from Hear" by Vens Adams Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

"How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" Arranged and Performed by Heath Walton Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" by William Cowper (1731-1800)

IN THIS EPISODE: "Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty" by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) "I have never seen such tenderness, never such humble exercise of Christian love. Alas! How his spirit shames us all! I thank God that I have seen his tears, that I heard his prayers, his conversation with the afflicted mother, and his own private reflections upon it. It has made me love him more, and has given me a lesson of tenderness, in visiting the afflicted, that I trust will not be in vain.” Show Notes: "Fantasy in My Mind" by Alan Špiljak "Holy! Holy! Holy!" performed by Sophia Bush Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Early one Sunday, two young men snuck into the loft to spy on the widow. They wanted to satisfy their curiosity; and had hopes of jeering the old woman. Show Notes: "Before Time" by Waterway Music Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) How did the young woman act during the storm? With simple modesty; she was patient but firm. She bore the storm that was without by the blessed peace that was within. She was still loving and more obedient than ever, except on this one point. She would not forsake Christ. Having tasted the better portion, she would not give it up. She went after Christ, denied herself, and took up her cross to follow Him; then came the trouble. Show Notes: "Beautiful Hope" by Ketsa "The Quest" by Arend "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Bob Kauflan Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "There Is a Voice of Sovereign Grace" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) "I sat all the evening just looking at that hymn. I did not hear your prayer. I did not hear a word of your sermon. I do not know your text. I thought of nothing but that hymn; and I have been thinking of it ever since." Show Notes: Lake Marie II by Ian Aisling Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) It is reported that Charles Wesley was sitting in his study one day when a little bird flew into his open window, it was being hunted by a hawk and the predator had almost overtaken his prey when the frightened bird escaped into Wesley’s study. The story goes that Charles watched this scene unfold, let the bird out once it was safe, took his pen, and wrote: “Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly!” Notes: "Requiem" by Sarah Spring "Serenity" by Ilya Kuznetzov Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

IN THIS EPISODE: "Christ Leads Me Through No Darker Rooms" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

IN THIS EPISODE: Commanded to Sing and John Wesley's Rules for Methodist Singers

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"The Sands of Time Are Sinking" by Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906) and Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

"The Sands of Time Are Sinking" by Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906) and Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Happy Day That Fixed My Choice" by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Jonathan Edwards wrote, “Be always greatly abased for your remaining sin, and never think that you lie low enough for it, but yet don’t be at all discouraged or disheartened by it; for though we are exceedingly sinful, yet we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, the preciousness of whose blood, and the merit of whose righteousness and the greatness of whose love and faithfulness does infinitely overtop the highest mountains of our sin.” Show Notes: "The Paths We Walk" by Aylex "Requiem" by Sarah Spring "O Happy Day" by Sophia Bush For more helps, visit www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet" by William Cowper (1731-1800) “My time and thoughts much engrossed today by an afflicting and critical dispensation at Orchard Side. I was sent for early this morning, and returned astonished and grieved. How mysterious are the ways of the Lord! How much seems now at stake! But while all is in His hands all is safe. Could hardly attend to anything else.” Show Notes: "Songs of Iceland" by Ben Mcelroy "That Was the Day" by Ben Mcelroy Find more helps by visiting www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "I Lay My Sins on Jesus" by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

Sights and sounds from Kenya.

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought" by Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834-1918) Joseph set out to give the congregation an exposition of the Twenty-third Psalm. He emphasized the blessedness of being led by God—of the mere fact of His leadership—altogether apart from the way in which He leads us, and what He is leading us to. After the meeting, he wrote a hymn that landed squarely on the phrase, “He leadeth me beside the still waters.” Show Notes: "Hypotheticals" by AK "Miner's Dust" by Locran Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) A peek into the production of a Hymns Stories episode. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Was there ever a time when you were laboring alongside fellow Christians to fulfill a task that the Lord laid out for you, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, you were left to complete the work alone? Have your spiritual comforts ever been eclipsed by the loss of a helper? Show Notes: "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel "Abide With Me" performed by Sophia Isabel Bush Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte Do you ever feel as though you are all alone? Christ has promised to be with his people until the end of the age. The hymn "Abide With Me" is a prayer to sing in times of deep sorrow, distress, or loneliness. Notes: Sunrise at Mt Fuji by Avbe "Abide With Me" performed by St. Olaf Cantorei and Congregation Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: The hymns that warm your heart to Christ. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) As the people remembered how they had been saved from cannibal horrors, one after another broke down in sobs over the bitter past from which the gospel had rescued them. Show Notes: "I Think It Is" by Ben Mcelroy "Whisps of Whorles" by Kevin Macleod Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" by H. W. Baker (1821-1877) Of all the hymns that have been crafted from Psalm 23, some say H. W. Baker’s is the most beautiful. It certainly was meaningful to him, especially the third verse. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" by William Cowper (1731-1800) William Cowper suffered greatly throughout his life and this hymn in particular has been a balm for others who have wrestled with the mysterious providence of God. Show Notes: Letters of William Cowper "The Just and the Justifier" by John Piper "Float" by Tristan Barton Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Now All the Woods Are Sleeping" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) On the slope of the hill stood a cottage, where a mother sat at the bed of her sick child. From fear of endangering the life of her little one, she would not, in the cold September night, flee with it to the woods, as most of the other inhabitants had done. But now, when the firing and murdering began in the place, and the smoke of the burning houses came down from the hill into the valley, then the poor lone woman was fearful unto death. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "My God, the Spring of All My Joys" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) John Marrant recorded in his journal: "The next day as I preached to them again, the girl I have already mentioned rose up as I preached the word and cried out and declared to the congregation that her sorrow and sighing had fled away, and she had received that peace from God, which the tongue could not express." Show Notes: "The Soft Morning Sun" by Ian Aisling "Hybrid" by Guile Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” by George Matheson (1842-1906) “It was written in the Manse of Innellan one summer evening of 1882. It was composed with extreme rapidity, and I felt myself rather in the position of one who was being dictated to than of an original artist. I was suffering from extreme mental distress, and the hymn was the fruit of pain.” Show Notes: "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go" by 20 Schemes "Twighlight" by AK Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Who Would Valiant Be" by John Bunyan (1628-1688) "In a word, that man so told the story of Christian and his travels, that my heart fell into a burning haste to be gone after him; nor could father or mother stay me! So I got from them, and am come thus far on my way." Show Notes: "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel "Gypsy" by Augustine "He Who Would Valiant Be" by Wallingford Parish Church with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: Hymns for a Melting Heart Does your heart ever melt within you? Do you dread what might happen? Is your heart weighed down with cares? One of the ways that we can set our minds on things above is to sing to the Lord. And, there are some hymns that provide special ministry to anxious hearts.</p> Show Notes: "Spring Morning" by Maarten Schellekens "Ta Da!" by Siddhartha Corsus "Flying Away" by Alan Spiljack Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

"O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820)

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IN THIS EPISODE: "O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820) On May 11, 1685 a large crowd of spectators gathered on the bank of the tidal river called Bladnoch near Wigtown in Scotland. It was a Friday. The solemn assembly looked upon two women fastened to stakes in the muddy river bed, where the waters of Solway Firth would again make their appearance as low tide turned to high. Show Notes: "Requiem" by Enzalla "Bankruptcy" by AK Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820) O Thou, from whom all goodness flows, I raise my soul to Thee; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Dear Lord, remember me! When in the solemn hour of death I wait Thy just decree, Be this the prayer of my last breath, Dear Lord, remember me! And when before Thy throne I stand, And lift my soul to Thee, Then, with the saints at Thy right hand, Dear Lord, remember me! Show Notes: "Beautiful Hope" by Keta "Stronger" by Alan Spiljak "Clouds" by Alan Spiljak Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "I Gave My Life for Thee" by Francis Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) I was following very far off, always doubting and fearing. I think I had come to Jesus with a trembling, hem-touching faith, but it was a coming the press, and behind, never seeing His face, or feeling sure that He loved me, though I was clear that I could not do without Him, and wanted to serve and follow Him. Show Notes: "Light Blue by Alan Spiljack Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy" by Joseph Hart (1712-1768) Joseph Hart described his life as an uneasy restless round of sinning and repenting, working and dreading. He languished in a deep conviction of the evil of his nature, the hardness of his heart, and the wickedness of his life. This all changed on Whitsunday 1757 when he attended a service at the Moravian Chapel in Fetterlane. Notes: "Sunrise at Mount" Fuji by Avbe "Our Goodnight" by Philip G. Anderson Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Show Pity, Lord; O Lord, Forgive" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) It was a time in England when laws against nonconformity to the state religion were enforced with bitterness. Young Watts was often carried in his mother’s arms to the town jail, where she visited his father, imprisoned for conscience’s sake. Show Notes: "Kapoho" by REW "Show Pity, Lord" by Naomi White Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Here O'er the Earth as a Stranger I Roam" by C. W. Ainsworth (1817-1851) Many years ago there lived a coal miner in Staffordshire, England. He and his wife had a dear little girl, the last of their five children. This daughter was the light of the coal miner’s eyes. Each night, after traipsing from the pit, she would meet him at the door of their little cottage and welcome him home. Show Notes: "A Quiet Harbor" by Moment Music "Hemel" by Sjors Mans Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Commit Thou All That Grieves Thee" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) Suddenly, there was a noise at the window. All eyes turned toward the sound, and they were shocked to see a black bird at the window sill, pecking the pane. Dobry knew exactly what it was, for this was an old friend. Several years before, Dobry’s grandfather had taken a raven out of the nest. The old man had tamed it, and then set it at liberty. Now it had returned. Show Notes: "Stars Above" by Alan Spiljack "Nimbus" by Braden Deal Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Great High Priest We View Thee Stooping" by Joseph Hart (1711-1768)

IN THIS EPISODE: "With Heavenly Power, O Lord, Defend" by Rowland Hill (1744-1833)

IN THIS EPISODE: "Nearer My God to Thee" by Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848) A dread crept into Ethel’s heart. “That’s not for me….It means the old-time martyrs." She tried to shake off the feeling. How could the dark path bring her nearer to God? Show Notes: "Nearer, My God, to Thee" performed by Sophia Bush "Requiem" by Sarah Spring "Sanctify" by Brock Hewitt Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Arise, My Soul, Arise" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) In the year 1742, Charles Wesley wrote the hymn “Arise, My Soul, Arise.” This hymn has been an aid to souls since its publication. Christians will never tire of singing songs that remind us of our soul’s redemption by the Lamb that was slain. Show Notes: "Arise, My Soul, Arise" sung at Capitol Hill Baptist Church "Beyond the Willow Tree" by Holly Jones "Clapotis Dominique" by Chaprentier Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: A hymn is a little sermon that you carry with you. It is a weapon of war in our daily battle against the schemes of the devil, the condemnings of our hearts, and the allurements of the world. John Snyder and Ryan Bush discuss the ways in which faithful hymns serve the believer as he seeks to walk in obedience to the King. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887) The battle on the morrow went hard with the regiment to which these eight soldiers of the Cross and the Union belonged. Seven of them fell before the blazing discharge of shot and shell of the enemy. One survived to tell their story and deliver their final words their families. Show Notes: "Perigean" by REW "Untold" by Noe Gonzalez Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887) I remember well that when I wrote the last line, “Oh, bear me safe above, A ransomed soul!” the thought that the whole work of redemption and salvation was involved in those words, and suggested the theme of eternal praises, and this brought me to a degree of emotion that brought abundant tears. Show Notes: "Our Goodnight" by Philip G. Anderson Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) Before dark, we rode out of town to the field where they say the shepherds saw the star. It is a fenced piece of ground with a cave in it (all the Holy Places are caves here), in which, strangely enough, they put the shepherds. The story is absurd, but somewhere in those fields we rode through the shepherds must have been. Show Notes: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" performed by Ulrika A. Rosén "O Little Town of Bethlehem" sung at Grace Community Church "Cello Suite No. 1" by Bach performed by Arend "Cloud Postcards" by Luis Alvarez Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.