Unrevealed Until Its Season: A Lenten Journey with Hymns

by James Howell

Overview

Hymns have always held a special place in the heart of author and pastor James Howell. In Unrepealed Until Its Season, Howell muses on phrases from various hymns during the forty days of Lent. Join Howell as he guides you to reflect on hymns during Lent and explore these themes: Merciful and Mighty: Hymns Praising God, Beautiful Savior: Hymns About Jesus, Prone to Wander: Hymns of Forgiveness, Thy Presence My Light: Hymns of Vision, With Joy Surround You: Hymns of Beauty, Stony the Road: Hymns of Holy Week, Love's Redeeming Work: Hymns of Easter This book includes a Leader's Guide for organizing and conducting weekly group meetings throughout Lent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780835819732
Publisher:	Upper Room Books
Publication date:	07/19/2021
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	352,833
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

James C. Howell is senior pastor, Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC. A native of Columbia, SC, he studied chemistry and physics at the University of South Carolina. He holds a PhD and MDiv from Duke University. Howell has published 20 books, including Why This Jubilee?, Yours Are the Hands of Christ, and Servants, Misfits, and Martyrs. Biking, hiking, and reading fill his spare time. He and his wife, Lisa, a photographer and community activist, have three grown children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: In the Bulb There Is a Flower 7

Day 1 Ash Wednesday: When I Survey 11

Day 2 Take My Moments 14

Day 3 Every Rung Climbs Higher 17

Day 4 His Faithful Follower I Would Be 20

First Week in Lent Merciful and Mighty: Hymns Praising God

First Sunday in Lent: God in Three Persons 24

Day 5 Here I Am 27

Day 6 Our God, Our Help 30

Day 7 How Great Thou Art 33

Day 8 And Take Me Home 36

Day 9 One Little Word Shall Fell Him 39

Day 10 A Place of Quiet Rest 42

Second Week in Lent Beautiful Savior: Hymns About Jesus

Second Sunday in Lent: Fairest Lord Jesus 46

Day 11 You Have Come to the Lakeshore 49

Day 12 Beyond the Sacred Page 52

Day 13 What a Friend We Have 55

Day 14 Jesus, Lover 58

Day 15 Cleft for Me 61

Day 16 Little Ones to Him Belong 64

Third Week in Lent Prone to Wander: Hymns of Forgiveness

Third Sunday in Lent: Raise Mine Ebenezer 68

Day 17 Ten Thousand Charms 71

Day 18 To Rid My Soul of One Dark Blot 74

Day 19 All Loves Excelling 77

Day 20 A Thousand Tongues 80

Day 21 It Is Well 83

Day 22 Feed Me Til I Want No More 86

Fourth Week in Lent Thy Presence My Light: Hymns of Vision

Fourth Sunday in Lent: Still Be My Vision 90

Day 23 Thou Traveler Unknown 93

Day 24 Everyone Born 96

Day 25 His Eye Is on the Sparrow 99

Day 26 While I've Breath 102

Day 27 Mystic Sweet Communion 105

Day 28 Lift High the Cross 108

Fifth Week in Lent With Joy Surround You: Hymns of Beauty

Fifth Sunday in Lent: Hearts Unfold Like Flowers 112

Day 29 Morning by Morning, New Mercies 115

Day 30 Purple Mountain Majesties 118

Day 31 The Song of Harvest Home 121

Day 32 Music for Thy Lord to Hear 124

Day 33 Of Tender Heart, Forgiving Others 127

Day 34 Our Sister, Bodily Death 130

Sixth Week in Lent Stony the Road: Hymns of Holy Week

Palm Sunday: The Stories of Jesus 134

Day 35 Save Us from Weak Resignation 137

Day 36 Wonderful Words 140

Day 37 Abide with Me 143

Day 38 Maundy Thursday: Handle Things Unseen 146

Day 39 Good Friday: O Sacred Head 149

Day 40 Were You There? 152

Easter Love's Redeeming Work: Hymns of Easter

Easter Sunday: Soar We Now 156

Easter Monday: I Come to the Garden Alone 159

Epilogue: Something God Alone Can See 163

Leader's Guide 167

Notes 187