tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post5178574198312542767..comments2023-12-03T03:04:42.826-05:00Comments on Conjubilant with Song: The Freshness of Thy GraceC.W.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-91491782951194477442008-08-05T18:07:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:07:00.000-04:00Hymns can definitely speak to us more directly dep...Hymns can definitely speak to us more directly depending on the time or even the place we encounter them. I first sang this particular hymn 25 years ago at a summer Sunday evening service in New York City - the images in it were right outside. The next time I sang it was some time later, in a suburban Sunday morning service where the hymn semmed much farther away from the experience of the congregation.C.W.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04745714524175357522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24288613.post-32538312508320658502008-08-03T15:08:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:08:00.000-04:00I really needed to hear those words today. Especi...I really needed to hear those words today. Especially that first verse. I guess some things haven't changed that much since 1903.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02432234458348984602noreply@blogger.com