Glorious Things

 

February 10, 2016



Have you had the experience that you hear a song once or twice and it runs through your head for days, or weeks?

It is not a rare occurrence, yet I have never heard or read an explanation for it.

The hymn, “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken,” has been my constant companion for over a year. It doesn’t leave me alone.

Actually, I am not sure I want it to. The melody is beautiful and the words are loaded with poetry and Christian meaning. They were written by John Newton who also wrote “Amazing Grace.”

Perhaps it is the mental images the words evoke as much as anything that make thi...



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