{Singing with the Saints} March Hymn Study: “Lord Who Throughout These 40 Days”

This month we are learning the hymn “Lord Who Throughout These 40 Days” written by English hymnist Claudia Frances Hernaman in 1873. Over the years Hernaman penned the text of over 150 hymns. She released several hymn collections, many intended for children. This most common hymn tune used with “Lord Who Throughout These 40 Days” is […]

{Singing with the Saints} January Hymn Study: “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”

This month we are learning an hymn fit for the Solemnity of Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord. “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” was written by Christopher Wordsworth in 1862 and uses Jakob Hintze’s tune Salzburg from 1678. Christopher Wordsworth was the nephew of famed poet William Wordsworth. The first verse of “Songs of Thankfulness […]