Verse: Psalm 113:3
Hymn: When Morning Gilds the Skies
We are going to continue to sing hymns of praise this week. When Morning Gilds the Skies is a great hymn for children because they can fill in the repeating phrase, "May Jesus Christ be praised." I am also adding another text for this week that we have already sung once this year To God be the Glory. Here are some interesting facts about that hymn for you:
Fanny Crosby (blind at six weeks of age) stated that she never once resented the incompetent doctor who made her blind. She believed and trusted in God's purposes for her life. Her grandmother diligently taught her much about God, and by the time Fanny was 10, she had memorized not only the first four books of the Old Testament, but also the four Gospels. She attended the School for the Blind in New York City, became the first woman to appear before the United States Senate, and was the friend of several presidents. This hymn was first known and loved in England during D. L. Moody's crusade. Evangelist Billy Graham discovered it in 1952 and introduced it to America. William H. Doane (1832-1915) was president of a company that manufactured woodworking machinery. He composed of 2,000 hymn tunes - many for Fanny Crosby. As you sing this hymn, notice that stanzas declare that salvation is God's greatest act of love to us through the blood of Christ. The last stanza references that we are all blind and see dimly, but one day, we will see Jesus. Fanny once said that she rejoiced in her blindness because the first face she would ever see would be the face of her Savior. In response to this good news, we all sing, "Praise the Lord!"
Fun Facts
We are going to continue to sing hymns of praise this week. When Morning Gilds the Skies is a great hymn for children because they can fill in the repeating phrase, "May Jesus Christ be praised." I am also adding another text for this week that we have already sung once this year To God be the Glory. Here are some interesting facts about that hymn for you:
Fanny Crosby (blind at six weeks of age) stated that she never once resented the incompetent doctor who made her blind. She believed and trusted in God's purposes for her life. Her grandmother diligently taught her much about God, and by the time Fanny was 10, she had memorized not only the first four books of the Old Testament, but also the four Gospels. She attended the School for the Blind in New York City, became the first woman to appear before the United States Senate, and was the friend of several presidents. This hymn was first known and loved in England during D. L. Moody's crusade. Evangelist Billy Graham discovered it in 1952 and introduced it to America. William H. Doane (1832-1915) was president of a company that manufactured woodworking machinery. He composed of 2,000 hymn tunes - many for Fanny Crosby. As you sing this hymn, notice that stanzas declare that salvation is God's greatest act of love to us through the blood of Christ. The last stanza references that we are all blind and see dimly, but one day, we will see Jesus. Fanny once said that she rejoiced in her blindness because the first face she would ever see would be the face of her Savior. In response to this good news, we all sing, "Praise the Lord!"
Fun Facts
Text: KATHOLISCHES GESANGBUCH, WURZBURG
- the author is unknown
- first appeared in a German Catholic hymnal (1828)
- based on Psalm 113:3
- In 1854, a Catholic priest, Edward Caswall, translated the German text into English
Tune: Sir Joseph Barney (1838-1896), LAUDES DOMINI
- published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1868),
- Laudes Domini is Latin for "the praise of the Lord."
- Barney was an organist and choirmaster, teacher, composer, and conductor
Remember to order you copy of the hymnal we are singing through if you still need a hymnal!
Things to think about As You Sing ...
- count how many times you sing "may Jesus Christ be praised"
- talk to your children about how we pout more often than we praise - put into practice of writing down things to praise God for that you can think about when tempted to pout
- Our version has only 4 stanzas, but the original had 28! Below are a few more lines:
When you begin the day, O never fail to say, May Jesus Christ be praised!
And at your work rejoice, to sing with heart and voice, May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this at meals your grace, in every time and place, May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this when day is past, of all your thoughts the last, May Jesus Christ be praised!
- Ask your children what things they want to praise God for and work on writing them down together or making them rhyme.
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