Teaching and Admonishing

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Teaching and Admonishing

• What We Learn From
• Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
• Colossians 316

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Why Study Hymns?

• Making melody in our heart involves understanding
  what we sing (Eph. 516)
• Teaching and admonishing involves understanding
  what we sing (Col. 316)
• New converts / children may not understand the
  words and phrases of our hymns
• Songs, like Scripture (Acts 830), are more
  meaningful when we understand what we are reading

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Why Study Hymns?

• We do not speak today in the Old English that was
  often used to compose hymns
• Understanding something about the composer of a
  hymn can illustrate the meaning of that hymn
• Bible words and phrases used in hymns must be
  understood

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When Can We Study Hymns?

• Sermon in song
• A Wednesday night talk
• Around the Lords table
• Song leader can briefly explain words or phrases
  before each song
• Singing service
• Bible class setting
• Singing at home

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Tools For Hymn Study

• To Study the English Words a good Websters
  English dictionary (including etymology)
• To Study the Composer good books on hymn origins
• Then Sings My Soul, Robert J. Morgan
• A Song is Born, Robert J. Taylor
• A Hymn Is Born, Clint Bonner
• To Study Bible words and phrases a good Bible
  concordance (Bible software for computer)

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Five Areas of Hymn Study

• Songs with words defined
• Songs based on scriptures
• Songs with misapplied scriptures
• Songs with incorrect messages
• Songs that are misapplied

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Songs with Words Defined

• He Leadeth Me (407)
• fraught filled
• bowers dwelling, retreat, shelter, arbor
• I Know Whom I Have Believed (237)
• vale valley, a low point
• Wonderful Love of Jesus (155)
• lays simple poem, balled, melody, song
• balm aromatic, soothing ointment

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Songs with Words Defined

• Nearer, Still Nearer (125)
• haven harbor, port, place of safety
• pomp vain show, display
• Well Work Till Jesus Comes (396)
• bade past tense of bid (invite)
• succor relief, aid, help
• Beautiful Isle
• repining discontent, longing for something
• guerdon reward, recompense
• rifted cracked, separated, parted
• isle island

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Songs Based on Scriptures

• On Jordans Stormy Banks I Stand (Ex. 15 Rev.
  153)
• Flee As A Bird to Your Mountain (Psa. 111)
• Ivory Palaces (Psa. 456-8)
• Though Your Sins Be As Scarlet (Isa. 118)
• Some Day The Silver Cord Will Break (Eccl.
  121-6)
• We Have An Anchor (Heb. 618-19)
• In the Land of Fadeless Day (Rev. 2116,21)
• Beulah Land (Isa. 651-5)

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Songs with Misapplied Scriptures

• Prepare to Meet Thy God (based on Amos 412
  referring to Israel sentenced to judgment, not
  getting prepared for judgment)
• Jesus Is Coming Soon (second verse misapplies
  Matthew 24)

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Songs with Incorrect Messages

• Christ Receiveth the Sinful Men (satisfied its
  last demand)
• Rock of Ages (Be of sin the double cure)

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Songs That Are Misapplied

• Break Thou the Bread of Life (based on John 6,
  but often used for the Lords supper)
• Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus (refers to our
  attitude of heart, not standing up)

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What Will You Do With Jesus?

• Albert B. Simpson, Scottish, born 1843, his hymns
  were known for their complexity, composed 1897
• Verse 1
• Pilates hall Mt. 272
• Friendless, forsaken, betrayed by all Mt.
  2656
• Hearken give careful attention, listen
  carefully
• What will you do with Jesus? Mt. 2722
• Verse 2
• false faithful good ill (bad, evil,
  harm)

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What Will You Do With Jesus?

• Verse 3
• evade avoid, escape, get away
• evade Him as Pilate did Mt. 2724
• what eer (ever) betide to happen
• vainly useless, without success
• Verse 4
• like Peter, your Lord deny Mt. 2769ff
• scorn mock, disgrace, disdain, contempt
• foes enemies
• daring fearless, bold, courageous

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What Will You Do With Jesus?

• Verse 5
• follow Thee all the way Lk. 957 Jn.
  1336-38
• Chorus
• neutral you cannot be Mt. 1230 Mk. 940
• What will he do with me? Mt. 1033 2 Tim.
  212

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After the Midnight

• James Rowe, England, born 1865, wrote more than
  19,000 song texts, composed 1915
• Verse 1
• midnight end of lifes journey
• tempest violent storm
• jeering to make fun of, mock, taunt, scoff
• Verse 2
• After the battle Eph. 610ff
• weeping Rom. 1215
• journey lifes journey
• burdens Gal. 62,5

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After the Midnight

• Verse 3
• all through the story lifes story
• shadows sunshine bad times and good times
• Chorus
• shadows sunshine life on earth, life in
  heaven
• cling hold on to tightly (Josh. 225 238)
• All will be well when we go to heaven

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A Wonderful Savior

• Fannie J. Crosby, born 1820, blind at age 6, lost
  a child, lived separated from her husband, wrote
  over 8,000 hymns, lived to be 95, memorized large
  portions of Scripture, composed this song in 1890
• Verse 1
• A wonderful Savior Isa. 96

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A Wonderful Savior

• Verse 2
• burden away burden of sin, daily burdens
• shall not be moved Psa. 168 217 465
  626
• giveth me strength Eph. 610
• Verse 3
• numberless blessings Eph. 13
• filled with His fulness divine Eph. 319
  413 Col. 29-10
• sing in my rapture carried away with joy,
  love, pleasure, excitment

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A Wonderful Savior

• Verse 4
• clothed in his brightness Phil. 320-21
• clouds of the sky 1 Thess. 413-17
• millions on high Rev. 511-12
• Chorus
• cleft of the rock crack, crevice, split in
  the rock (Ex. 3322), place of protection
• dry, thirsty land life here on earth (Psa.
  631 Isa. 322 351 4118)
• depths of His love Rom . 1133 Eph. 318

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A Mighty Fortress

• Martin Luther, a Protestant Reformer, Bible
  translator, revived congregational singing,
  composed this song in 1529, based on Psalm 46, at
  least 80 English versions exist
• Verse 1 (first line)
• mighty fortress strong, fortifide place fort
• bulwark defensive wall or protection (earth,
  rock)
• Verse 1 (second line)
• Our helper Heb. 136 (Psa. 1186-7)
• amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing in
  the middle of large amount of earthly evils
  overcoming

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A Mighty Fortress

• Verse 1
• ancient foe old enemy (Satan, the Devil)
• Doth does
• woe sorrow, affliction, trouble, misery, hurt
• craft and power cunning (Eph. 611 2 Cor.
  211)
• armed with cruel hate Eph. 616
• On earth is not his equal man alone is no
  match for Satan

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A Mighty Fortress

• Verse 2 (first line)
• confide trust
• striving struggle, fight against Satan
• Verse 2 (second line)
• right One on our side Jesus (Psa. 1241-2)
• Dost ask Do you ask?
• Lord Sabaoth Lord of Hosts (Rom. 929 Jas.
  54)
• age to age eternal (Mic. 52 Rev. 118 Heb.
  138)
• win the battle Heb. 214 Rev. 2010

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A Mighty Fortress

• Verse 3 (first line)
• tho though
• threaten to undo us threaten to ruin us
  (destroy)
• Verse 3 (second line)
• we will not fear 1 Pet. 314
• hath has
• truth to triumph truth to win (2 Cor. 214)
• goods and kindred possessions and family
• mortal life life that must die
• body they may kill Acts 759 122 Rev. 213
• Gods truth abideth still 1 Pet. 125
• His kingdom is forever Dan. 244 Heb. 1228

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