Congregational Song Projects

 

(All hymn numbers refer to The Baptist Hymnal, 1991.)

 

I. List a hymn or gospel song which alludes to each of the following scriptures:

 

A.Leviticus 25:8-17 ('56 Hymnal) "We Have Heard the Joyful Sound" #581
B.Psalm 90"O God, Our Help in Ages Past" #74
C.Lamentations 3:22-23"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" #54
D.Matthew 4:18-20"Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult" #293
E.Isaiah 53:4-12"I Gave My Life for Thee" #606

 

II. Give a scriptural reference for the following hymn lines:

 

A.#354 "...graven on Thy hand"--"I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord"

Isaiah 49:16

B.#350 "By Spirit and the Word"--"The Church's One Foundation"

Ephesians 6:17, 1 Thessalonians 1:5

C.#354 "...as the apple of Thine eye."--"I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord"

Psalm 17:8

D.#350 "...one o're all the earth, ...one Lord, one faith, one birth; one holy name; one holy food, ...one hope..."--"The Church's One Foundation"

Ephesians 4:5

E.#209 "Cause Thy face to smile upon us, shine on us Thy light today"--"Great Redeemer, We Adore Thee"

Numbers 6:24-27, Psalm 31:16, Psalm 119:135

F.#389 "...Himself the cornerstone..."--"To Worship, Work, and Witness"

Ephesians 2:20

 

III.What are the Biblical allusions in the following hymns?

 

A.#2 "Holy, Holy, Holy"

Psalm 19:1-2 (st.4), Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelation 4:10-11 (st.2)

B.#6 "Immortal, Invisible"

Psalm 121:3-4 (st.2), Daniel 2:22 (st.4), 1 Timothy 1:17, 5:13-16 (st.1), Hebrews 1:10-12 (st.3)

C.#191 "I Know that My Redeemer Liveth"

Job 19:25 (st.1), John 14:2-3 (st.3), 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 (st.2), Colossians 3:1-4 (ref.)

D.#246 "Come to Jesus, Ye Who Labor" ('56 Hymnal)

Matthew 11:28-30; Jeremiah 46:11; Mark 7:25

E.#309 "Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve" ('56 Hymnal)

Psalm 6:2 (st.3), Mark 2:17 (st.4), Luke 15:11-20 (st.1), 18-20 (ref.)

F.#15 "Come Thou Fount"

Revelation 1:14 (st.3), 22:1-2 (st.1)

G.#317 "In the Hour of Trial" ('56 Hymnal)

Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 26:36-45; Genesis 3:19

H.#320 "The Rock That is Higher than I" ('56 Hymnal)

Psalm 23:4; Matthew 14:22-33; Isaiah 32:2, 40:31

I.#323 "Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy"

Genesis 32:10 (st.4), Isaiah 55:1, 6 (st.2), Matthew 11:28 (st.3), Revelation 22:17 (st.1)

J.#458 "Nearer, My God, to Thee"

Genesis 28:10-22, (v.12--st.2; vv.13-17--st.1' v.18--st.3)

K.#54 "Great is Thy Faithfulness"

Genesis 8:22 (st.2), Lamentations 3:23-24 (st.1, ref), 1 John 1:9 (st.3)