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This hymn is one of many that use the crossing of the Jordan as a metaphor for crossing over into the heavenly land.. And the Lord said unto Joshua, |
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In some of these songs the inference is that death furnishes the instant of the crossover, but that is not in accordance with the plain words of Scripture. On the other hand, the metaphor can apply to the Second Coming of Christ, when the redeemed cross the barrier between their long pilgrimage on earth to the heavenly Land of Promise. There they can all join in "heavenly music" with the angel choirs.
- reference: 1849 Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus "Hymn 34. Heavenly Music"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 452. What Heavenly Music"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 452. What Heavenly Music"
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This rousing battle cry is a very small selection from a hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1749. Its title was "The Whole Armour of God", consisting of 16 stanzas. The 1749 hymn is an extended paraphrase of Paul's vivid description of the Christian warfare and the necessary weapons; with reference also to Romans 8:37..
"In all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us."
- reference: 1849 Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus "Hymn 31. Exhortation"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 616. Soldiers of Christ, Arise"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 616. Soldiers of Christ, Arise"
A look at the text of this hymn will show that it was certainly written by an Adventist, probably one of the Millerites; there were not as yet 'Seventh-day' Adventists. This hymn poem of expectation of the second coming of the Lord has been brought forward into successive hymnals of the Seventh-day Adventist Church seven times, from James White's first hymnbook published in 1849 to the current SDA hymnal.
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- reference: 1849 Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus "Hymn 21. The Jubilee Prayer"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 621. Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 621. Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children"
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William H. Hyde was an early Adventist (later Seventh-Day Adventist) who had been influenced by a group of fanatics. He was very sick with dysentery, and the doctor had given him very little hope of recovery. James White and his friend (later his wife) Ellen Harmon visited Hyde in Maine early in 1845 and persuaded him to leave those who were teaching error and bringing disrepute on the cause. They prayed for his restoration to health, and he was immediately and permanently healed.
Later he saw Ellen Harmon in vision and also read the account of her first vision. The following phrases from her vision show how the author received his stimulus from Ellen White's description of the heavenly land.
Stanza 1:
"A glorious light - far above the dark world
- on this path the advent people were travelling -
I saw most glorious houses - to be inhabited by the saints
- a pure river of water."
Stanza 2:
"A field of tall grass - living green - it waved proudly
- field full of all kinds of flowers -
mountains, on which grew roses
- the angels struck a note higher and sung again."
Stanza 3:
"He gave us harps of gold and palms of victory
- they were all clothed with a glorious white mantle -
the gate of the city - the pearly gate - all cried out, Alleluia
- the fruit of the tree of life."
Stanza 4:
"King Jesus
- upon His head were many crowns - His eyes were as flames of fire -
in a little while - clean hands and pure hearts
- and be at rest."
This hymn was one of Ellen White's favourites, for it reminded her of being used by God to bring visions to His people. She sang it just before her death in 1915.
- reference: 1849 Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus "Hymn 9. The Better Land"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 453. We Have Heard"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 453. We Have Heard"
Elizabeth Mills was reading a commentary by Bridges on Psalm 119:44: "So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever." Bridges had made the note, "We speak of heaven, but oh, to be there!" These words gave Elizabeth inspiration to write this hymn on the glories of the New Jerusalem.
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Elizabeth Mills, nee King, was born in Stoke Newington, North London, in 1805; and died in Finsbury Place, London, on April 21, 1829, only three weeks after writing the hymn, giving particular poignancy to the third stanza.
- reference: 1849 Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus "Hymn 3. Heaven"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 434. We Speak of The Realms"
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "Hymn 434. We Speak of The Realms"
Hymns, for God's Peculiar People, that keep the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus
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James White published the first hymnal of the Sabbath-Keeping Adventists in 1849. It contains 47 pages of words only for 53 hymns. This book was printed by Richard Oliphant of Oswego, New York. The fledgling group did not acquire its first press until 1952. Originally published in paperback, later copies were bound in brown leather lined with brown paper.
In the Review and Herald, November 25 1851 issue, appeared the following notice:
In the Review and Herald, November 25 1851 issue, appeared the following notice:
"A Hymnbook"
There are many calls for our little hymnbook,
but the small edition is exhausted, or nearly so.
We wish, therefore, to publish a larger collection
of hymns applicable to our faith and hope.
And we now invite all who feel interested in such a work
to forward to our address, appropriate hymns, either original or select.
We want a number of good hymns on the Sabbath.
If the friends will help,
we can have a choice hymnbook.
By the following July 1852
James White had finished the compilation of 139 hymns, titled..
Hymns for Second Advent Believers Who
Observe the Sabbath of the Lord.
James White had finished the compilation of 139 hymns, titled..
Hymns for Second Advent Believers Who
Observe the Sabbath of the Lord.
Often they were hundreds of miles from other Adventists, and because of their different beliefs were criticized, ridiculed, and even persecuted. A deep longing for the coming of Christ and the earth made new characterized a large portion of the hymns they loved to sing.
- reference: Companion to the Seventh-Day Adventist Hymnal "The First Hymnal"
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