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Display Title: No room for mirth or trifling here First Line: No room for mirth or trifling here Scripture: Philippians 2:12 Date: 1868 Subject: Consecration | Of self to God; Hell | ; Pleasures | Worldly; Renunciation of the World | ; The Way of Salvation | Repentance and Reception of Christ
- Charles Wesley
- No room for mirth or trifling here
- Public Domain
- Hymnology Pioneer
- Focus on The Second Coming
- Christmas Hymn After All?
Watts’s father issued a challenge. He told Watts that if he struggled with the songs they sang, then he ought to do something about it. Perhaps he should attempt to write something different. This moment set Watts on a lifelong pursuit to write lyrics that exalted Christ and reminded Christians of their hope in his saving work on the cross. This de...
While “Joy to the World”is primarily sung at Christmas, it’s not about the incarnation. Rather, the song tells the story of Christ’s return—his secondcoming. We know this for at least three reasons. First, the song speaks of the whole earth receiving her King: Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare h...
So why do we sing this song at Christmas? It is clearly a song about Christ’s second coming—when the full expression of his glory will be revealed. It doesn’t really have anything to do with the Christmas story. Or does it? After all, there is no second coming without a first coming. This song is all about the fulfillment of what Christ came to do ...
may Jesus Christ be praised! 2 When mirth for music longs, this is my song of songs: may Jesus Christ be praised! God's holy house of prayer hath none that can compare with: Jesus Christ be praised! 3 No lovelier antiphon in all high heaven is known than, Jesus Christ be praised! There to the eternal Word the eternal psalm is heard:
Come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright. Oh, shine all around us by day and by night. Jesus, the light of the world. 2 Joyful, all you nations, rise. Jesus, the light of the world. Join the triumph of the skies. Jesus, the light of the world. [Refrain] 3 Christ, by highest heav'n adored.
- George D. Elderkin
- Jesus, the Light of the World
- Charles Wesley
Stanzas 1 and 2 depict a world in need of Christ, including “the poor and them that mourn,” an allusion to the Beatitudes (Matthew 2:3-4); “the faint and overborne”; numerous passages encourage Christ’s followers to not be faint-hearted, including I Thessalonians 5:14, Galatians 6:9, and Hebrews 12:3; and those who are “sinsick and ...
Short Guide No 17: What are the Arguments For and Against Revising Hymn Texts? ‘Nothing changes here’ or ‘All the changing scenes’? Why would we ever ‘revise’ the words of familiar hymns?
Aug 3, 2024 · Mirth in the Bible refers to a state of joy or cheerfulness, often associated with celebration and happiness. It is frequently mentioned in relation to feasting and rejoicing in God’s blessings, as seen in passages like Ecclesiastes 3:13, where enjoying life’s pleasures is encouraged.
