Through The Hymnbook

Guest (Male): The chimes are ringing when morning gilds the sky, and I welcome you to the organ loft for the special program through the hymn book. You know, through the hymn book started back in the 1950s and has been a subsidiary of the radio ministry a visit with the Joneses. Well, in this edition of through the hymn book, you are going to be hearing from a book entitled Worship and Praise. And this was published back in 19 31 by the Hope Publishing Company. And you will find that as Reverend Bert Jones is playing, there will be many, many favorites that you will that you will enjoy.

So, we're glad that you stopped by, and we hope that one of your favorites will be included in this Worship and Praise.

Reverend Bert Jones: And the Hope Publishing Company of Chicago, Illinois published a book, a modest size book of uh let me see all about 300 songs. And it was called Worship and Praise. Song number three is joyful, joyful, we adore thee. A good song in a good book. When this book was sent to me by one of my radio listeners, Ruth Klotz of East Pembroke, New York, it had a familiar look to me. And I remembered suddenly that it was used as the church hymnal in one of my father's country churches many, many years ago. It's a good book.

It has so many, many songs that are hard to find now. Here's one that has a great message. Just when I need him, Jesus is near. Just when I falter, just when I fear, ready to help me, ready to cheer, just when I need him most. The music says the words, just when I need him most. Just when I need him most. Jesus is near to comfort and cheer. Just when I need him most. A great musical message from the year 1908 coming to you and to me this very hour. Turning across the pages in Worship and Praise published in 1931, I come to page 48 and it's the hymn widely used today.

Great is thy faithfulness, oh God, my father. I was sort of surprised. I had forgotten that it is as new as it is. It was just written in 19 23. So, in this book from 1931, you see uh it was a pretty new song. And possibly this was one of the newest or the first publications of the song. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me. A beautiful song written long years ago by Fanny Crosby. Someday the silver cord will break, and I know more as now shall see. But oh the joy when I shall wake within the palace of the king.

I know more shall sing, but oh the joy when I shall wake within the palace of the king. And I shall see him face to face until the story saved by grace. Now some of the beautiful flutes take this duet for us. And I shall see him face to face. A lovely song from 1907 comes next. It's called who will our pilot be? We sail along to the harbor light over the great life sea. The breakers roar and the waves dash high. And who will our pilot be? We sail along. There are souls, they say, dangers from which to flee.

We face the storms with a heavy heart. Who will our pilot be? And the answer comes the Christ will our pilot be. A wonderful guide is he. So, we'll sail, sail, sail, sail. Christ will our pilot be. We'll sail, sail, sail, sail. Christ will our pilot be. We are just pausing for a moment to let you know that you are enjoying through the hymn book. And in this edition, the late Reverend Bert Jones is playing from a book that is called Worship and Praise. It was published back in 1931 by the Hope Publishing Company. And it certainly includes so many beautiful songs.

We'd like to remind you that if you are enjoying through the hymn book, be sure to take time to write through the hymn book, Post Office Box 575, Erie, Pennsylvania, the zip code 165 12. And let us know that these hymns are a blessing to you. Delightful setting of for God so loved the world from 1920. The verse begins. A story sweet and wondrous like heavenly music swells in chimings clear to all who will hear. Ring out the gospel bells. And then comes the quotation. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him, whosoever believeth in him should not perish, should not perish but have everlasting life.

Since it talks about the gospel bells in the church, I shall play it on the chimes. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him, whosoever believeth in him should not perish, should not perish but have everlasting life. Great to hear a large congregation sing that song. Here's a beautiful song written by WC Poole who was a a Methodist minister. Music by his friend BD Ackley. It's called Sunrise. Mr. Poole was inspired to write this when at retirement time at Methodist Conference, everyone was talking about the sunset of life.

But he preferred to look beyond the sunset here and see the sunrise over there. And so he wrote when I shall come to the end of my way, when I shall rest at the close of life's day, when welcome home I shall hear Jesus say, oh that will be sunrise for me. Sunrise tomorrow, sunrise tomorrow, sunrise in glory is waiting for me. I could just continue playing song after song in this book which was a song book in one of my father's churches when I was a little boy and was just starting to take piano lessons.

And I guess I made my way through this hymn book many, many times. Here's a great militant song, music by Ira D. Sankey. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. Here's a book. Here's a song that is very seldom found now. It is a musical setting of the poem by the American poet Sydney Lanier. It was copyrighted first in 1884 by Mary D. Lanier. And the music was written by Peter C. Lutkin. And it describes an experience in the life of Christ. Listen to it. Into the woods my master went clean, forspent, forspent. Into the woods my master came forspent with love and shame.

But the olives, they were not blind to him. The little gray leaves were kind to him. The thorn tree had a mind to him. When into the woods he came. Of course, in this poem he's thinking of the woods as the the lovely Garden of Eden. Out of the woods my master went and he was well content. Out of the woods my master came content with death and shame. When death and shame would woo him last. From under the trees they drew him last. Twas on a tree they slew him last. When out of the woods he came.

It seems that an English horn or an oboe would take this solo very effectively. And that poem, of course, without the music is found in many books of English literature. Here's a great song. I enjoy this so much and especially the chorus is so fitting. It was copyrighted in 1925 and I play the chorus for you now. Prayer changes things. Prayer changes things. No matter how heavy the burden you bear, if you cast on Jesus, he'll carry you there. And nothing can hinder the soul that will dare for prayer changes things. Prayer changes things. Prayer changes things.

No matter how heavy the burden you bear, if you cast it on Jesus, he'll carry you there. He'll carry your care and nothing can hinder the soul that will dare for prayer changes things. It is a special joy to have had you in the organ loft for this edition of through the hymn book. Besides writing to box 575 Erie, Pennsylvania, which we would be happy to have you do, you may also write to the email address for through the hymn book. And the email address is organhymns at aol.com. Thanks for being here and keep singing.