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Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus | Song Analysis
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Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus | Song Analysis

When hymn writers of the 1800s paired theology with melody, music was created that can still be sung by church congregations today. In fact, we did this as a church recently when we sang for the first time, Oh the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, a song originally published in 1875.

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How our Theology Informs our Doxology
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How our Theology Informs our Doxology

Broadly speaking, a doxology is any song sung within a corporate worship setting since what we are doing as we stand, and sing is ascribing praise to God! As we sing, our hearts and our minds should be fully engaged with the words we are singing.

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Abide (Dwell Songs) | Worship Song Analysis
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Abide (Dwell Songs) | Worship Song Analysis

Today, I want to focus on a song that we have sung a handful of times during our weekend gatherings called “Abide” which is written by a worship collective called Dwell Songs. The song centers around John 15:5 and has a simple message – depend on the Lord.

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