For this, the last post of the year, I want to share with you a treasure that I have often found very valuable when thinking about the future. It is the hymn In Heavenly Love Abiding. Very little is known about Anna L. Waring, the author of this hymn. She was born in Wales in 1823 and published her first collection of hymns in 1850, when she was twenty-seven.
You probably know the well-loved ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’, a carol which has been sung for over two hundred years. But have you heard the words ‘Hark How All the Welkin Rings’ ? These were actually the original first words of the carol we know so well. ‘Hark How All the Welkin Rings’ or rather ‘A Hymn for Christmas Day’ was written in 1739 by Charles Wesley, the great hymn writer and minister who wrote many timeless hymns including ‘And Can it Be’ and ‘Love Divine’
Did you know that the words of the timeless hymn Be Thou My Vision are over one thousand years old? It is believed that the original Irish words were written in the sixth century by Saint Dallán Forgaill. In 1912 Eleanor M. Hull published the beloved English version and it was paired with the tune we know so well.
Did you know that the words of the timeless hymn Be Thou My Vision are over one thousand years old? It is believed that the original Irish words were written in the sixth century by Saint Dallán Forgaill. In 1912 Eleanor M. Hull published the beloved English version and it was paired with the tune […]
