Category Archives: Will­iam D. Mac­La­gan

The Saints Of God! Their Conflict Past

This is the Sequence hymn  for All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) in the 1665 & 1738 Paris Missals. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed as a hymn … Continue reading

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It Is Finished! Blessèd Jesus

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in The English Hymnal (1906) where it is listed as a hymn for Good Friday and Easter Even: It is finished! Blessèd Jesus, Thou hast breathed thy latest sigh, Teaching … Continue reading

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Lord, When Thy Kingdom Comes, Remember Me

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in The English Hymnal (1906) where it is listed as a hymn for Good Friday: Lord, when thy kingdom comes, remember me; Thus spake the dying lips to dying ears; O … Continue reading

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Bread Of Heav’n! On Thee I Feed

This is the original text of the hymn as it appeared in The Star in the East (1824): Bread of Heav’n! on Thee I feed, For thy flesh is meat indeed. Ever may my soul be fed With this true … Continue reading

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