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Nov 5, 2017 · The hymn is based on 1 Timothy 1:17, “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise is the only hymn that remains in use of the numerous poems and hymns Smith wrote. He had a considerable reputation as a poet.
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When/Why/How: This hymn is used as a song of response, and is especially suited to a service of confession and forgiveness, or an adult baptism. If more than one hymn is desired, try pairing it with another joyful song of response, such as “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less,” or, for contrast, a peaceful one, such as “Amazing Grace.”
The obvious scriptural foundation for stanza one is I Timothy 1:17: "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." (KJV) The central metaphor of light suggests the transcendence of the One who was known as I AM. Stanza one refers to this One as "light inaccessible hid from our eyes."
Adam Our Father And Our Head. Adore And Tremble For Our God. Alas And Did My Savior Bleed. Alas My Aching Heart. All Glory To Thy Wondrous Name. All Mortal Vanities Begone. All Ye That Love The Lord Rejoice. Almighty Ruler Of The Skies. Am I A Soldier Of The Cross.
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Thomas Ken (1637–1711), who crafted these plain and profound words in the late 1600s, wrote them as the final and “doxological” stanza of three hymns he published, first for students at Winchester College at Oxford University. Ken, who was an Anglican minister, royal chaplain, and eventually bishop, first penned verses for his students at Wincheste...
What, then, has been the power of these 25 words? Why have they endured, and for many become one of the most basic and repeated expressions of the Christian faith? For one, our God is indeed the one from whom all genuine blessings flow. He himself is the Blessed One (1 Timothy 1:11; 6:15), the only one in whom is fullness of joy and pleasures forev...
This blessed God is also sovereign over all. He is both the singular source of all true good, and he is the Almighty. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all nature, and all the heavenly hosts above, and “all creatures here below.” Here and there, above and below, he is God and “does all that he pleases” (Psalm 115:3). As the great humbled king of B...
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.“The Doxology” has served as a ready-made form, and occasion, for Christians to connect the very purposes of God in all he does with our heart’s deepest desire. God made our hearts to ache for happiness. And he made the world, and us, to glorify him. And in this act of praise (which “The Doxology” directs and assi...
NLT In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. KJV But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a ...
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Feb 23, 2023 · Within an hour, the hymn was complete, and Blessed Assurance was born. The lyrics of Blessed Assurance are a powerful testimony to Crosby’s faith in Christ and her unwavering confidence in His salvation. The opening lines declare, “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! / Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!”.
