Category: Song

Hymn of the Day 12 – How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

Rare access to the thoughts of the author, John Newton – https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/2021/07/how-sweet-the-name-of-jesus-sounds-marylynn-rouse/?fbclid=IwAR17zBVervF58cQeL819tFCsq5VifpW5xb6LtJeimkQl7FRlEnhubFzgIiM

God marks no ending, only new beginnings – a hymn for times of change/moves of Circuit…

1          God marks no ending, only new beginnings,
            until the consummation of our lives;
            God keeps no count of losses, nor of winnings:
            we move through grace, the holy spirit thrives.

2          So as we go beyond this time, this setting,
            rememb'ring all the laughter and the tears;
            we go with God in faith, so not regretting
            the moments shared, the hopes, the dreams, the fears.

3          Though parted for a while, we travel onward,
            not knowing what the future has in store.
            This phase will close, the spirit draws us forward,
            we've tasted love, but God has promised more!

Andrew E. Pratt (born 1948) Words © 2006 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 11 10 11 10
Tune; LORD OF THE YEARS

Coming soon – Hymn of the Day –

Watch this space —

Hymn of the Day returns for a third Series this coming Thursday (1st July) and will continue, with a new hymn and commentary each day, throughout the month. The theme this time is ‘hymns strongly based on scripture’ so there is plenty of scope for the thirty one hymns, ‘Ancient and Modern’, ‘Old and New’, which will be appearing. Many of you will be familiar with the procedure – just go to our website :

www.hymnsocietygbi.org.uk

to ‘tune in’, it is also accessible on Facebook. As usual, all the submissions are fully scripted, beginning with the text of the hymn, followed by the Reflection and concluding with a short Prayer. Some are additionally accompanied by an audio / visual presentation and many have links to YouTube renderings of the hymn being considered. All will remain accessible until the end of August.