All posts about ‘hymns’
Singing our Theology: Hymn Society conference
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Reflections by Becky Hoeksema, student at Calvin Theological Seminary Despite shooting rampages and extreme heat this summer, we at Calvin and Calvin Seminary live in stable, safe, and small world. We are in one denomination with very little exposure to strong theological beliefs from vastly different denominations. Outside of campus there is a bigger [...]
Tags: hymn society, hymns
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Singing and Praying for Pakistani Flood Victims
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Twenty million people. That’s how many people live in Australia. It’s also how many Pakistanis became displaced when torrential monsoons unleashed the Indus River beyond its banks along the nation’s entire length. The mind shudders to comprehend the magnitude of help needed. Rather than resolve to not think about all those homeless hungry people, you can bring your distress [...]
Tags: Christians in Pakistan, hymns, learning, Pakistan Flood 2010, psalms, suffering, world
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Report on Emily Brink’s global songs presentation at Baylor
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
We’re delighted to read this report on our colleague Emily Brink’s presentation at Baylor University:
Songs can be adopted from one culture to another but must be treated with respect, according to Dr. Emily Brink, a senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
In her lecture Tuesday, titled “International Adoption Agents: How Songs Find New Homes,” Brink talked about how songs cross cultural lines.
Tags: Baylor, culture, Emily Brink, global songs, Greek, Hebrew, hymns, music, O God Our Help in Ages Past
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Emily Brink on adopting global songs – presentation at Baylor
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Our best wishes go to our colleague Emily Brink for her lecture today at Baylor University. More from Baylor:
Tags: Baylor, Emily Brink, global worship, hymns
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Report from Hymn Society at St. Olaf
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
From Emily Brink: On July 12-16, 2009, the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada met at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. There were several hymn festivals in their beautifully refurbished chapel with marvelous acoustics and a new organ. The theme of the conference was “A Little Child Shall Lead Them,” so several [...]
Tags: conferences, ebrink, hymnody, hymns, hymnsociety, reports
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'Easter forever'
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
In staff meeting this week we sang SNC #150, “Alleluia! Jesus is Risen” (text by Herbert Brokering), including verse 5: City of God, Easter forever, golden Jerusalem, Jesus the Lamb, river of life, saints and archangels,sing with creation to God the I AM! Jesus is risen and we shall arise:give God the glory! Alleluia!
Tags: easter, hymns, joy, songs, victory
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'Gethsemane' – new song from Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
From gettymusic.com: To see the King of heaven fallIn anguish to His knees,The Light and Hope of all the worldNow overwhelmed with grief.What nameless horrors must He see,To cry out in the garden:Oh, take this cup away from me Yet not my will but Yours,Yet not my will but Yours. continued…
Tags: Getty, hymns, music, songs, Townend
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'Chains shall he break'
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brotherAnd in his name all oppression shall cease. -from ‘O Holy Night‘
Tags: advent, hymns, quotes, reflections
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