The Earliest Christian Hymn
JESUS, OUR MIGHTY LORD Jesus, our mighty Lord, our strength in sadness, the Father's conquering Word, true source of gladness; your name we glorify, O Jesus, throned on high; you gave yourself to die for our salvation. Good shepherd of your sheep, your own defending, in love your children keep to life unending. You are yourself the Way: lead us then day by day in your own steps, we pray, O Lord most holy. Glorious their life who sing, with glad thanksgiving, true hymns to Christ the King in all their living: all who confess his Name, come then with hearts aflame; the God of peace acclaim as Lord and Savior. —Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215), from his treatise THE TEACHER, English translation by F. Bland Tucker (1982), as collected by Calvin R. Stapert in A NEW SONG FOR AN OLD WORLD: MUSICAL THOUGHT IN THE EARLY CHURCH. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007, pp. 167-68. ISBN 978-0-8028-3219-1. Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.wqotw.org www.sbts.edu/icw =========================== WORSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK: To subscribe, unsubscribe, or view a complete index of worship quotes, please visit http://www.wqotw.org =========================== |