by superadmin | Sep 16, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre A mighty fortress is our God Hymn 687 and 688, The Hymnal 1982 Having grown up in the Lutheran Church with a father and two uncles who served as pastors in the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America),...
by superadmin | Sep 15, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre The Lord my God my shepherd is Hymn 663, The Hymnal 1982 The text of Hymn 663, “The Lord my God my shepherd is,” a paraphrase of the beloved Psalm 23, was written in 1953 by F. Bland Tucker (1895 – 1984)...
by superadmin | Sep 14, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling Hymn 539, The Hymnal 1982 The words of the hymn “O Zion, haste,” are by Mary Ann Thomson (1834 – 1923), a native of London who eventually moved to Philadelphia and...
by superadmin | Sep 13, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre The God of Abraham praise Hymn 401, The Hymnal 1982 So much of our musical heritage in the Christian Church finds roots in Jewish liturgical customs. For a start, the Psalms of David are the oldest hymns we...
by superadmin | Sep 12, 2016 | Pentecost Meditations, Pilgrimage Blog
Mark Laubach St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun Hymn 140, The Hymnal 1982 “Wilt thou forgive that sin, where I begun,” was conceived by its author, John Donne (1573 – 1631), not as a hymn, but as a poem, entitled...
