Category: The Midweek Hymn

I WAS wondering what hymn to do this week when out of the blue this one came into my head. I don’t know why because I doubt if I have … Continue readingJesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun

TODAY the funeral of George Layton, 78, the father of TCW commenter Tina (Tee2), is being held at Horsham St Faith crematorium in Norfolk. Tina will be with her partner, … Continue readingLord of All Hopefulness

LIKE a lot of hymns, this one has taken a circuitous journey to the present day. It is based on a translation into Welsh of Psalm 23, The Lord is My … Continue readingThe King of Love My Shepherd Is

WE are now in Advent, the run-up to Christmas, and this is a popular hymn for this season. It is also known as Gabriel’s Message, and contains this wonderful line:His wings as … Continue readingThe Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

THIS hymn, to me, has a particularly lovely tune. It was composed by Benjamin Mansell Ramsey (1849-1923), who also wrote the words. Surprisingly for someone who lived comparatively recently, there … Continue readingTeach Me Thy Way, O Lord

THIS hymn, to me, has a particularly lovely tune. It was composed by Benjamin Mansell Ramsey (1849-1923), who also wrote the words. Surprisingly for someone who lived comparatively recently, there … Continue readingTeach Me Thy Way, O Lord

THIS hymn has a delightful freshness and innocence about it, which is perhaps not surprising as it was written by a schoolboy. This was the 15-year-old John Milton (1608-1674) when … Continue readingLet Us, With a Gladsome Mind

HYMNS in which Christians are portrayed as warriors seem to have a special resonance these days, and Fight the Good Fight is one of the best. The words were written … Continue readingFight the Good Fight

ON Sunday, services of remembrance will be held at war memorials in towns and villages all over the country, each with its list of names of those who died to … Continue readingO God Our Help in Ages Past

TODAY’S choice is another of the 9,000 or so hymns written by Charles Wesley (1707-1798). I covered the early part of Wesley’s life when I wrote about O For a Thousand … Continue readingLove Divine, All Loves Excelling