Tag: Fountain
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“Jesus, Lover of My Soul” by Charles Wesley

Hymnal Page Scan: Christian Worship: Hymnal page 511 | Hymnary.org Keyboard Recording: 1 Jesus, lover of my soul,let me to thy bosom fly,while the nearer waters roll,while the tempest still is high;hide me, O my Savior, hide,till the storm of life is past;safe into the haven guide,O receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge…
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Imagery of Fountain of Living Water; MacLaren’s Commentary on Isaiah 55:1
The Spurgeon sermon I referenced in my previous post is called “Man’s Thoughts and God’s Thoughts” and the verse he is preaching on is Isaiah 55:1. I was going to write today about imagery we can use from that sermon, but then I was reading through Alexander MacLaren’s commentary on that verse and there is…
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The Doxology

One important image from the Bible that you will see in a lot of hymns is the image of all God’s creation praising Him. The angels and saints praise God from heaven and we join in that chorus of praise from earth. A hymn that uses this imagery is the Doxology written by Thomas Ken:…