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Episode 1479: At the Cross
Today’s episode introduces Isaac Watts, the “Father of English Hymnody,” and his 1707 masterpiece “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” Rather than simply recounting...
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Episode 1478: Crown Him!
Today’s episode traces the history of “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” a hymn created through the work of two nineteenth-century writers, Matthew Bridges and...
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Episode 1477: You're With Me, Lord
Inspired by Henry Francis Lyte’s beloved hymn “Abide with Me,” today’s episode explores one of Scripture’s most reassuring promises: God is with us. Lyte...
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Episode 1476: There is a Fountain
Today’s episode begins a special week of music and Scripture by returning to one of Christianity’s enduring hymns, William Cowper’s “There Is a Fountain...
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Episode 1475: Acts of the Apostles (Part 5, Ch 5-Matthew)
Matthew begins by reflecting on the tragic significance of the thirty pieces of silver—the specific amount he alone records in his Gospel. More than...
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Episode 1474: Acts of the Apostles (Part 5, Ch 4-Matthew)
Matthew introduces Judas Iscariot by reminding us that he was not an obvious villain but one of the most capable men among the apostles....