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Christians use more music than all the other religions of the world combined. The reason: not content with simply saying words, excited souls sing! And we have Someone about whom to get excited.

That Someone is know in Scripture by almost 50 different names and titles. All help us to better understand who he is and what He has done. Our hymn calls attention to three of these, Redeemer, David's Son, and King.

Scripture commands to both praise and thank. This hymn accents pr...

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Christians use more music than all the other religions of the world combined. The reason: not content with simply saying words, excited souls sing! And we have Someone about whom to get excited.

That Someone is know in Scripture by almost 50 different names and titles. All help us to better understand who he is and what He has done. Our hymn calls attention to three of these, Redeemer, David's Son, and King.

Scripture commands to both praise and thank. This hymn accents praising, a theme often ignored in Christian singing, and praying. Praising says: "Even if I have no reason to thank (but, of course, I do) or to repent (of course, I do) or to request (but I always have lots of these!) I would still need to admire, honor and adore God simply for the Three-In-One Being that He is. "Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, I will [still] praise You" wrote the anonymous author of Psalm 71.

But the praise of our prayers and songs needs to be translated into action: this hymn acknowledges Christ as King and kings are made to be obeyed! Since this is one of the few hymns that mentions children, may I urge that we adults (the only ones who will be reading this!) pay more attention to children than we often do: attend their concerts/sports events, learn their names, listen, really listen, when they talk and, most importantly, pray for them. And those of us who have no children or grandchildren can "adopt" one or more in our church or neighborhood. He gave them attention, "Thou didst accept their praises" should we do less?

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"All Glory, Laud and Honor" is based on verses written in the early Middle Ages. The Latin original, "Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit, rex Christe redemptor" was 78 lines long. It was written as a processional hymn. In the Middle Ages, it was the custom for the clergy and choir to process within the church as well as in the church square and town.

St. Theodulph of Orleans wrote "All Glory, Laud and Honor" while he was in prison, under suspicion of plotting against Emperor Louis I. L...

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"All Glory, Laud and Honor" is based on verses written in the early Middle Ages. The Latin original, "Gloria, laus et honor tibi sit, rex Christe redemptor" was 78 lines long. It was written as a processional hymn. In the Middle Ages, it was the custom for the clergy and choir to process within the church as well as in the church square and town.

St. Theodulph of Orleans wrote "All Glory, Laud and Honor" while he was in prison, under suspicion of plotting against Emperor Louis I. Legend has it that King Louis passed the prison during the Palm Sunday procession while Theodulph sang this hymn from his window, which so delighted the king that he was immediately liberated. However, the unfortunate truth is that he probably remained imprisoned until his death in 821, possibly of poisoning.

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