Andy Miller III: It then enters into a different mystery right like you have a whole nother mystery of music, which I haven't thought about this enough, but like is in itself to me. A Look at the New Hymnal ”Our Great Redeemer’s Praise” with Jonathan Powers | Holy Conversations: The WCA Podcast. Just as I Am Without One Plea. Andy Miller III: yeah generally agreed upon those words, people in the method more kind of like Meta descriptions might call a Wesley prayer or something i'm not sure he actually said it, but then Nevertheless, I can establish an army. Our Great Redeemer's Praise: Jonathan's Seedbed Author Page: Jonathan's Twitter: @jonboy017.
They took time to sit down and answer some essential questions about the purpose of Our Great Redeemer's Praise and explain its timely release. This Eucharistic Feast. Promotional tools for a local church sponsorship campaign are available here. Hymn: O for a thousand tongues to sing. Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross. Andy Miller III: song or two included, I think I surrender. Awake My Soul and With the Sun. Andy Miller III: Sure, at some point, you will and and at that point, this would be a great him they'll pick up. As with Gladness Men of Old.
Andy Miller III: And I realized as excited as I was to present that piece, I was most excited about telling people about it. Our great redeemer's praise hymnal piano. Praise the Lord Ye Heavens Adore Him. Jonathan Powers: grab a handful just a select few songs that Julie tenant has put to rhyme and two meter that then are paired with familiar tunes so you can sing the Psalms you can actually sing the songs We said we really want to reclaim that. Jonathan Powers: i'm talking about more to story, I am i'm actually.
Jonathan Powers: But if you don't know those hymns and can't do them, you know it's still good for you to do that work print you know I don't think we do that enough as musicians. Jonathan Powers: Yes, great span of traditions are not traditional but of denominations that are still from the same heritage, you know. Jonathan Powers: kind of not having music and reading music is you get all kinds of iteration that even with hymns that happens, but. Andy Miller III: is in there, and maybe one other filmmaker one but anyways those are those are kinda like the Salvation Army contributions that they have made it what are some other ones that you are surprised by are you, you are delighted to learn from other traditions. Jonathan Powers: And you know songs that talk about the Cross but I mean what else where that takes us, though, is he ascended into heaven right and I like oh wait a second that's part of the story doesn't end with the resurrection. Our Great Redeemer's Praise: New Hymnal. From All that Dwell Below the Skies.
Andy Miller III: Why ahem know this is my question like, why do we need it like does anybody even use a hymnal Jonathan like, why should we even be thinking about printing a hymnal. Jonathan Powers: But we had like eight hymnal you know we took i'm probably going to miss something here so i'm giving more of an idea than the full truth. Our great redeemer's praise hymnal full. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. I Know Not Why God's Wondrous Grace. Jesus Savior Pilot Me.
Jonathan Powers: yeah or onward Christian soldiers, you know something like that to say, this is about the church and who the Church is and what the Church is doing so. Take Thou Our Minds Dear Lord. Jonathan Powers: my fingers on a hand rather than. Am I a Soldier of the Cross. Jonathan Powers: And so, also just the body of Christ so think of it as the body of Christ, many Members, but one body it's hard for us to visualize that physically right. Andy Miller III: For instance. Your Words to Me Are Life and Health. I Stand Amazed in the Presence. This hymnal brings together hymns from Wesley's rich theological reservoir, the holiness and charismatic movements, our African American heritage, the gospel era, contemporary favorites, as well as classic traditional hymns from throughout the history of the church. Come Down O Love Divine. Andy Miller III: At a camp meeting, but I would love to hear some of those ones that worked that you. Andy Miller III: back here so like it's interesting like that's a good a good, and I would often be surprised that go through there and final there's a couple of Salvation Army songs in here and and that that's a short little thing that meant it has a function.
Andy Miller III: it's like right right. Jonathan Powers: Yes, we're texts for this hymnal and then how we how we kind of expanded from that So what we did is We took our primary how many handles it was I can't remember off top my head. I Know God's Promise Is True. Jonathan Powers: Then you have creator of heaven and earth, you know the next line and so God, the father almighty and then creator of heaven and earth that's where you get like this is my father's world. Jonathan Powers: yeah I um, so this is gonna get really weird really quick that's what. Jonathan Powers: yeah come now found, but this is the version we're using because of the theology, is that you know what we're literally on the same page here. You can find out more about Bill's business at AND. Jonathan Powers: So, if you look at oh glad some light.
Jonathan Powers: Now here's the version, you know and love and there's nothing wrong with singing it that way, and doing that, but here's you know both iterations of this both expressions of it. Jonathan Powers: narrative that part of what are the narratives that we go to. There is something beautiful and meaningful to that.