A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology


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Carl F. Price, a pioneering hymnologist, historian, and author, presents 52 stories of hymns from the Methodist Sunday School Hymnal to introduce students to the great music of the church, The hymns range from those by familiar hymnologists such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts to lesser known writers such as Martin Rinkart, and Henry Kirke White.. These hymns roughly fallow the Methodist church year including Sundays for "Missionary," "Temperance," "Children's Day," etc, and the major holidays of the year. Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction 6:54 Read by Larry Wilson
First Sunday: New Year's “Another year is dawning!” Frances Ridley Havergal, 18… 2:19 Read by proboomer
Second Sunday: Evangelistic “Just as I am, without one plea” Charlotte Elliott… 2:42 Read by proboomer
Third Sunday: Evangelistic ““Almost persuaded,’ now to believe’ Philip Bliss, 1… 2:27 Read by proboomer
Fourth Sunday: Missionary “The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin” Phi… 2:35 Read by proboomer
Fifth Sunday: “Blest be the tie that binds” John Fawcett, 1739-1817 2:35 Read by proboomer
Sixth Sunday: “Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you" C. D… 2:18 Read by proboomer
Seventh Sunday: Washington's Birthday “O beautiful for spacious skies” Kathari… 2:22 Read by proboomer
Eighth Sunday: Missionay “Fling out the banner! let it float” George Washington… 2:33 Read by proboomer
Ninth Sunday: “Glory be to the Father” 2:34 Read by proboomer
Tenth Sunday: “I was a wandering sheep” Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 2:22 Read by proboomer
Eleventh Sunday: “Jesus, Lover of my soul” Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 2:13 Read by sforeman
Twelth Sunday: “When I survey the wondrous cross” Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 2:20 Read by Larry Wilson
Thirteenth Sunday: Palm Sunday “All glory, laud, and honor" Saint Theodulph, ?… 2:14 Read by Larry Wilson
Fourteenth Sunday: Easter Day “The day of resurrection” John of Damascus, ? -780 2:35 Read by proboomer
Fifteenth Sunday: “All hail the power of Jesus’ name!’ Edward Perronet, 1726-1… 2:26 Read by proboomer
Sixteenth Sunday: “Stand up, stand up for Jesus!” George Duffield, Jr., 1818-1… 2:31 Read by proboomer
Seventeenth Sunday: From Greenland’s icy mountains” Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 2:46 Read by proboomer
Eighteenth Sunday: “O Love that wilt not let me go” George Matheson, 1842-1906 2:42 Read by proboomer
Nineteenth Sunday: Mothers' Day “Now thank we all our God” Martin Rinkart, 1586… 2:29 Read by proboomer
Twentieth Sunday: Ascension “Golden harps are sounding” Frances Ridley Haverga… 2:40 Read by proboomer
Twenty-first Sunday: Twenty-First Sunday: Missionary “Jesus shall reign where’e… 2:36 Read by proboomer
Twenty-second Sunday: Decoration Day “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the comi… 4:30 Read by proboomer
Twenty-third Sunday: Lead, kindly Light, amid th’ encircling gloom” John Henry… 2:32 Read by proboomer
Twenty-fourth Sunday: Children's Day “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild” Charles Wesl… 2:32 Read by Larry Wilson
Twenty-fifth Sunday: “In the cross of Christ I glory” John Bowring, 1792-1872 2:20 Read by Larry Wilson
Twenty-sixth Sunday: Temperance “Oft in danger, oft in woe” Henry Kirke White, … 2:34 Read by Brother Michael
Twenty-seventh Sunday: Independence Day “My country, ’tis of thee” Samuel Fran… 2:28 Read by Brother Michael
Twenty-eighth Sunday: “O say, can you see by the dawn’s early light” Francis Sc… 2:20 Read by Brother Michael
Twenty-ninth Sunday: “Jerusalem the golden” Bernard of Cluny, —12th Century 2:17 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Thirtieth Sunday: Missionary “O for a thousand tongues to sing” Charles Wesley… 2:32 Read by Larry Wilson
Thirty-first Sunday: “Glorious things of thee are spoken” John Newton, 1725-18… 2:26 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Thirty-second Sunday: “Hark, my soul! it is the Lord” William Cowper, 1731-1800 2:16 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Thirty-third Sunday: “Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear” John Keble, 1792-1866 2:25 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Thirty-fourthSunday: Missionary “The morning light is breaking” Samuel Francis… 2:35 Read by proboomer
Thirty-fifth Sunday: Labor Sunday “Take my life, and let it be" Frances Ridley … 2:40 Read by proboomer
Thirty-sixth Sunday: “I Think, -- when I read that sweet story of old” Jemima … 2:36 Read by proboomer
Thirty-sevetnth Sunday: “A mighty fortress is our God” Martin Luther, 1483-1546 2:40 Read by proboomer
Thirty-eighth Sunday: Harvest Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Thomas … 2:39 Read by proboomer
Thirty-ninth Sunday: Temperance “What a Friend we have in Jesus” Joseph Scriven… 2:16 Read by Larry Wilson
Fortieth Sunday: Rally Day “O God, my powers are Thine” Frederick Watson Hannan… 1:48 Read by grassykeen
Forty-first Sunday: “Rock of Ages, cleft for me” Augustus Montague Toplady, 17… 2:23 Read by Larry Wilson
Forty-second Sunday: “Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide” Henry Francis Lyt… 2:45 Read by proboomer
Forty-third Sunday: Missionary “Christ for the world we sing” Samuel Wolcott, 1… 2:38 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-fourth Sunday: “Forward! be our watchword” Henry Alford, 1810-1871 2:35 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-fifth Sunday: “Come, Thou Almighty King” Author unknown 2:17 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-sixth Sunday: "He leadeth me! O blessed thought!” Joseph Henry Gilmore, 1… 2:38 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-seventh Sunday: Missionary “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed” James Montgomery… 2:31 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-eighth Sunday: Thanksgiving “We plow the fields, and scatter’ Matthias C… 2:36 Read by Robert Gordon
Forty-ninthSunday: “The God of Abraham praise” Thomas Olivers, 1725-1799 2:30 Read by Robert Gordon
Fiftieth Sunday: Nearer, my God, to Thee” Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848 2:34 Read by Robert Gordon
Fifty-first Sunday: Christmas “Hark! the herald angels sing” Charles Wesley, 1… 2:33 Read by Robert Gordon
Fifty-second Sunday: Last Sabbath of the Old Year “God be with you till we meet… 2:45 Read by Robert Gordon