Category Archives: Baptist

Tyndale and the Lord of the Rings

Posted on October 12, 2017 by middlingpoet

If you’re wondering what those two have in common, check out this video promoting a new Tyndale oratorio. It’s the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, after all!

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Locusts and Wild Honey

Posted on June 25, 2017 by middlingpoet

… for this feast day of the first “Baptist”:  Saint John the Baptist, the kinsman of Christ. Let thine example, holy John, remind us Ere we can meetly sing thy deeds of wonder, Hearts must be chastened, and the bonds … Continue reading →

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Bread of the World

Posted on April 3, 2017 by middlingpoet

I’ve posted this poem recently, but it bears repeating. Today is the Anglican day of commemoration for its author–Reginald Heber, poet and once bishop of Calcutta. Heber’s poetry is sung today all over Christendom, in both high and low churches. … Continue reading →

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Jesus Shall Reign

Posted on October 18, 2015 by middlingpoet

If you asked me for a shortlist of my favorite hymns, “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun” would be somewhere near the top. And I wouldn’t be alone—this hymn is one of the most well-known and well-loved songs in Evangelical … Continue reading →

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