Product Description
It is the hope and prayer of both the author and composer that this small collection of hymns will be used of God to encourage His children to pray as they sing and to sing as they pray. The 14 hymns in this collection were written in two stages-in 2000-02, and a decade later in 2011-13. On the page opposite the printed hymn, the reader will find textual and musical comments intended to enrich the understanding and enjoyment of each hymn. The Rev. Eric J. Alexander, former senior minister of the St. George's-Tron Church, Glasgow, Scotland authored the hymn texts and provides commentary on each of them. Dr. Paul S. Jones, prior organist and music director of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, composed the tunes and offers insight about the musical settings.
Publication Date: 2013
Topics: hymns, music, prayer
Scripture Reference: Romans 12:1, Psalm 23:1, Psalm 24:10, 1 John 4:10, Acts 2:18b, 1 John 3:1a, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 3:14, Acts 4:24, 1 Corinthians 2:12, Philippians 2:8, Lamentations 3:23b, Isaiah 6:3b, Luke 11:1b
Table of Contents:
- O Lord God, How Great Your Mercy
- Jehovah is my Shepherd True
- King of Glory
- My Gracious Lord, Your Love is Vast
- Send Down Your Spirit, Lord
- What Manner of Love
- Lord, We Bow Before your Glory
- A Prayer of Approach to God
- Sovereign Lord of All Creation
- Almighty God, We Come to You
- Lord Jesus Christ, How Far You Came
- Mighty God and Gracious Lord
- Lord God, Your Radiant Glory Shines
- Teach Us to Pray
Eric J. Alexander was an ordained minister in the Church in Scotland for over 50 years, spending many of those years as senior pastor in the historic St. George’s Tron Church in the center of Glasgow. He was a regular speaker at the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, the Keswick Convention, and was the Bible expositor at the Urbana Conference of Intervarsity Fellowship. Known for his Christ-centered, spirit-filled preaching, Eric is considered by many to be one of the finest expositors of the 20th century.
Dr. Paul S. Jones was previously the Organist and Music Director at Tenth Presbyterian Church. He holds the Doctor of Music degree in conducting and a Master's degree in piano from Indiana University, where he was a doctoral fellow. Dr. Jones is president of Paul Jones Music, Inc. (www.pjonesmusic.us) a corporation advancing artistic, functional church music for the 21st-century church.
Number of Pages: 38
