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    Hymns of the Father: The Trinity Project, #1
    Hymns of the Father: The Trinity Project, #1
    Hymns of the Father: The Trinity Project, #1
    Ebook119 pages1 hourThe Trinity Project

    Hymns of the Father: The Trinity Project, #1

    By Cameron Frank, Preston Norman and Nathan Drake

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    Experience the Father through this collection of timeless hymns.

     

    In this refreshing collection, spend four weeks experiencing the presence and person of God the Father through a musical journey that begins at creation and ends in our response of worship.

     

    Go deeper than the hymnal and learn the inspiring and encouraging stories behind the hymns you know and love. Connect the words of the hymns to Scripture in a unique and thought-provoking way.

     

    Each week is structured to take you through a specific element of the Father's character and reflect on Him: Creation, Grace, Faithfulness, and Worship.

    Each day will focus on a different hymn, including the hymn's text, a brief history and testimony about the hymn, and a devotion based on truths found in the hymn and corresponding Scripture.

     

    Includes links for music, recordings, and more resources. This devotional makes a great gift for any hymn lover and is a great supplement to your hymnal.

     

    Creation

    • All Creatures of Our God and King
    • This Is My Father's World
    • Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
    • Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
    • For the Beauty of the Earth

    Grace

    • Amazing Grace
    • Grace Greater Than Our Sin
    • Here Is Love Vast as the Ocean
    • Nearer My God to Thee
    • Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

    Faithfulness

    • O God Our Help in Ages Past
    • Great Is Thy Faithfulness
    • Now Thank We All Our God
    • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
    • Revive Us Again

    Worship

    • To God Be the Glory
    • All Glory Laud and Honor
    • O For a Thousand Tongues
    • Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
    • Holy Holy Holy

    Order today and begin your unique devotional journey with the Father.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPreston Norman
    Release dateSep 1, 2021
    ISBN9798201309312
    Hymns of the Father: The Trinity Project, #1
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      Hymns of the Father - Cameron Frank

      Introduction

      Call me old-fashioned, but there’s just something different about these old hymns. Not that there isn’t great music written every single day now, but it just seems like you have to look a little harder for it.

      Much of the mainstream music of today’s world is filled with empty encouragement that feigns a profound message. But when you really break it down, you find a lot of filler. For those willing to look, there are incredible new songs published that explore the deep facets of God’s infinite character. Why is there such a disparity between what would appear to be the deep and the shallow?

      This may seem like a recent phenomenon, but as we study the history and stories behind these treasured hymns, we find a familiar pattern. Some of these hymns only made it into the mainstream long after their writers had passed away. Others may have avoided the spotlight altogether.

      But one common thread holds this collection and this devotional journey together: we can learn something valuable about the character of the Father.

      We believe in the Triune God. That is, we believe in the distinct Trinity made up of three persons: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This volume is centered on finding the Father through the hymns of our past.

      As we explore hymns written to celebrate creation, grace, and faithfulness, we see the Father’s hand at work. In all of this, we joyfully sing the words of truth, founded in Scripture, to echo the Father’s character. We culminate our time together in a week focused on setting aside distractions and simply worshiping Him for who He is: the God of creation, the God of grace, and the God who is faithful.

      Take time to rest in the familiar, while also reveling in the unknown. Over the next month, allow yourself to be inspired by the stories and testimonies of those who came before and left us some of the most poignant expressions of praise.

      Meditate on the questions throughout each day. Soak in the Scriptures that tie the themes together. Pray along with the prayers that close each week.

      In all things, seek the Father’s heart. The promise of Scripture is that our searching will never be in vain.

      You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

      Jeremiah 29:13

      Week I

      Creation

      In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

      Genesis 1:1

      DAY 1

      All Creatures of Our God and King

      All creatures of our God and King

      Lift up your voice and with us sing

      O praise Him, Alleluia

      Thou burning sun with golden beams

      Thou silver moon with softer gleam

      O praise Him, O praise Him

      Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

      Thou rushing wind that art so strong

      Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along

      O praise Him, Alleluia

      Thou rising morn in praise rejoice

      Ye lights of evening find a voice

      O praise Him, O praise Him

      Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

      Let all things their Creator bless

      And worship Him in humbleness

      O praise Him, Alleluia

      Praise praise the Father, praise the Son

      And praise the Spirit, three in One

      O praise Him, O praise Him

      Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

      History

      In the late 1100s and early 1200s, the Crusades were in full force. To reach acclaim in society would mean adopting one of two avenues: chivalry and knighthood, or pure mercantilism. Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone was born into a legacy of the latter. But he would choose a different path. Rather than Giovonni Bernardone, the silk magnate, we remember him in history as St. Francis of Assisi.

      St. Francis was born the son of a wealthy silk merchant, rising through the merchant class. He would inherit a life of excess and ease, as long as he stayed the course and honored the family name. Ultimately, he would do neither.

      He served a short term as a soldier, where he was eventually held captive for a year. When he returned to his home, he made a pretty radical claim: that he’d had a vision from Jesus, and that his job was to rebuild and restore the church. This began a new phase of unbridled generosity in St. Francis’ life.

      Known for his benevolence and adherence to a life of poverty, St. Francis renounced his family and sold everything in his possession. His father grew upset and tried to dissuade the young St. Francis from the life he was choosing, even to the point of beating him, but he wouldn’t recant his new direction.

      For the rest of his life, he was noted for his complete adherence to a life of poverty. It was said that he heard a sermon from Matthew 10, where Jesus sends out the disciples with the command to not take anything with them, and not accept any payment. Taking the words of Jesus at face value, he carved those words into every action of his lifestyle and lived them. He preached the gospel of repentance at every opportunity and to any who would listen.

      He was also a lover of nature and creation—most depictions of him include some sort of animal that he is caring for. His love for all living things was so great, there are many accounts of him preaching even to birds, reminding them that God loves even the smallest of His creation, and then compelling them to lift their songbird voices to the heavens to praise God.

      It would be from this sentiment that he would compose the words to the poem, the Canticle of the Sun, that Englishman William Draper would later paraphrase and set to music. Though not included in the original text, the repeated Alleluia in our modern versions further reinforces our imperative to lift our voice and sing praises to the Creator.

      Devotion

      The image of an Italian friar preaching to a flock of birds, reminding them of Jesus’ words in Matthew 6 and imploring them to lift their songbird voices in worship may be amusing, but there’s also a beautiful simplicity in that kind of faith. In a similar way, when St. Francis heard Jesus tell His disciples to give up everything, accept no payment and simply preach the gospel, he took Jesus at His word and lived that way for

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