Love
On the last Sunday of Advent, we light the Love candle. Hope, Peace, Joy, Love. I’m not sure why that’s the order, nor do I know when this tradition started.…
Tag: hymnody
Abide With Me
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide,
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
O Day of Peace
Our hymn this week is about longing for peace in our broken world. The inspiration came to me quite unexpectedly on Friday. I had spent all week not feeling much…
Shepherd me, O God
I took an unexpected little break last week, and felt I needed to do some different hymns in response to current events and national discourse. When I feel upset by…
Deep River
I didn’t set myself an easy task in providing even a cursory introduction to this hymn so rich in meaning, history, and musicality.
Naega sanŭl hyanghayŏ (To the Hills I Lift My Eyes)
Our hymn this week is a setting of Psalm 121 by the Korean poet Song-suk Im (b. 1933). It was set to music by Song-chun Lee. The psalm is a…
Vacation
Actually, not really, we’ve been moving and settling into a new house! It’s exciting, but exhausting and does not really count for ‘vacation time’. During this time of the Covid-19…
Lift Every Voice
I have been debating this whole week what, exactly, is my role in the present discourse happening here in the United States. Specifically, I’ve been asking myself what role does…
All God’s Children Sing 