Songs in the Desert

"King of glory, King of peace" (Hymn 382) from Michael Monnikendam.

"Love bade me welcome," the poem by George Herbert, from Jessica Nelson.

Andrew Klein on "Ar hyd y nos" (All through the night).

"When in our music God is glorified" (Hymn 420) from Max Thornton.

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow" (Hymn 380, st. 3, called "The Doxology" in many places) from Mary Larew.

"Christ, mighty Savior, Light of all creation" (Hymn 34) from Sumner Jenkins.

"They cast their nets in Galilee" (Hymn 661) from the Rev. Wallace Adams-Riley.

"Come, thou fount of every blessing" from the Rev. Kara Slade

"The glory of these forty days" (Hymn 143) from Derek Olsen.

"Come, thou fount of every blessing" (Hymn 686) from Michael Smith.

An introduction to "Songs in the Desert" and "When I survey the wondrous cross" (Hymn 474) from David Sinden.

Songs in the Desert is coming! Download this episode (mp3). Songs in the Desert is a collaborative conversation on hymns. Which hymns speak to us and why? One of the ways I thought we could respond to the Church's invitation to a "holy Lent" would be to dive a bit deeper into the hymns of our faith. This year's conversation begins on Ash Wednesday and will continue every weekday in Lent.