Hymns must teach core doctrine with clarity ... even though it involved great suffering, was done out of love. You can hear 4- and 5-year olds sing ... ‘Gethsemane, Jesus loves me.’ ...

The hymn is still used today paired with a number of different tunes. As well as “Somervell” and “Gerontius”, it is often sung to “Richmond” and “Billings”. This great hymn of ...

Watts has been described as “the liberator of English hymnody” as his hymns moved people away from simply singing Old Testament psalms, inspiring people to sing from the heart, with great ...