Stirring arrangement of In the Hour of Trial, perfect
for prelude, offertory, or other special service
music.
You may not have heard of Spencer Lane before. That's
probably due to the fact that this is his ONLY
composition! The humorous story of how it came about
is on hymnary.org:
"After a Sunday morning service at Saint James Church
in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lane’s pastor gave him
the hymns for the evening service. Lane didn’t care
for one hymn’s tune, so while his wife ...(+)
Stirring arrangement of In the Hour of Trial, perfect
for prelude, offertory, or other special service
music.
You may not have heard of Spencer Lane before. That's
probably due to the fact that this is his ONLY
composition! The humorous story of how it came about
is on hymnary.org:
"After a Sunday morning service at Saint James Church
in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Lane’s pastor gave him
the hymns for the evening service. Lane didn’t care
for one hymn’s tune, so while his wife cooked dinner,
he composed PENITENCE to be used instead; it was first
published in The Church Hymnal, by Charles L. Hutchins,
1874. This tune is Lane’s sole contribution to our
hymnals."
Too bad he never wrote more, because this one's a
pretty tune. Hope you enjoy it!
This sheet music is part of the collection of crosby3145 :
Assurance. It’s something
you can have as a
Christian—something you
should have as a Christian.
Yet many people don’t have
it—they fear their salvation
is something that can be lost.
This is a logical fear.
Heaven is a place with no sin,
and we are reminded whenever
we read through the Bible how
short of that standard we
fall.
Yet, it is an unnecessary
fear, one that arises out of a
mischaracterization of our
salvation. We’re not saved
for anything we’ve
done—“For all have sinned
and come short of the glory of
God.” (Romans 3:23).
We’re saved because of what
He’s done—“For God so
loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth on Him
should not perish but have
everlasting life.” Christ
took the penalty for our sin,
and though we are still
sinful, the sins we commit
after being saved do not cause
us to lose our salvation.
“My sheep hear my voice, and
I know them, and they follow
me, and I give unto them
eternal life; and they shall
never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of my
hand.” (John 10:27-28)
Now, if no man can snatch
Christ’s sheep (His
followers) out of his hand,
does that not include His
followers as well? After all,
what are we but men (or
women)? Are we somehow more
powerful than other men just
because we’ve been saved?
When Christ said no man could
snatch us out of His hand, He
meant no man—ourselves
included. This is why David
did not need to re-trust in
God when he committed adultery
with Bathsheba, why Solomon
did not get totally forsaken
when he turned aside after
other gods, why the disciples
did not need to get re-saved
when they abandoned Jesus at
His crucifixion. There are
consequences for sin, and
sinners experience it—all
the more the more they sin.
But because God is a loving
and forgiving God, the sin we
do once we are saved does not
require us to get saved again.
This is something worth
praising Him for!
The ten hymns in this
collection remind us of this
truth—that, and other truths
of God that we can be assured
of. “A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God” reminds us that God
never fails. “Is My Name
Written There?” concludes
with a resounding “Yes!”
“A Child of the King!”
reminds us that we’ve been
adopted, and our name’s
written down—permanently!
We are kept in His love, have
life from above, “Moment by
moment, O Lord, I am Thine!”
And of course, a collection
of hymns about assurance and
trust would not be complete
without “Blessed assurance,
Jesus is mine!” I hope you
enjoy!
Note: Blessed Assurance can be
found in the Praise Him!
Praise Him! collection.