Music
Bible Lessons in the audio editions of the Christian Science Quarterly are followed by a hymn. Below you'll find some information about music included with current Bible Lessons.
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December
December 29, 2024 — Christian Science
Hymn 23: Blest Christmas morn (“Christmas Morn”)
Words: Mary Baker Eddy
Music: arr. from William V. Wallace
Performer: Larry Groce
Recording: Peace and Joy and Power, ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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December 22, 2024 — Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?
Hymn 511: It came upon the midnight clear
Words: Edmund H. Sears, adapt.
Music: Richard Storrs Willis
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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December 15, 2024 — God the Preserver of Man
Hymn 538: O come, all ye faithful
Words: Latin, 18th c.; tr. Frederick Oakeley and others
Music: John Francis Wade; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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December 8, 2024 — God the Only Cause and Creator
Hymn 350: Through the love of God our Saviour
Words: Mary Bowly Peters, adapt., © Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Welsh Melody
Performer: Rebecca Minor
Recording: Embraced, ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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December 1, 2024 — Ancient and Modern Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced
Hymn 539: O gentle presence (“Mother’s Evening Prayer”)
Words: Mary Baker Eddy
Music: Lisa Redfern; arr. CSPS, © 2010 The Christian Science Board of Directors, arr. © 2017 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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November
October / November 2024 — Thanksgiving
Hymn 585: This Is The Day The Lord Has Made
Words: Laura Lee Randall, alt. © 1932, ren. 1960 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Jonathan Roberts, © 2017 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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November 24, 2024 — Soul and Body
Hymn 136: I love Thy way of freedom, Lord
Words: Violet Hay; © 1931, ren. 1959 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Irish melody; arr. by H. Walford Davies
Performer: Larry Groce
Recording: Peace and Joy and Power, ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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November 17, 2024 — Mortals and Immortals
Hymn 547: O, sometimes gleams upon our sight
Words: John Greenleaf Whittier, alt.
Music: Peter B. Allen, © 2008 Peter B. Allen
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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November 10, 2024 –– Adam and Fallen Man
Hymn 513: It matters not what be thy lot (“Satisfied”)
Words: Mary Baker Eddy
Music: John Stainer
Performers: George and Charles Clements
Recording: Into the Day, ℗ George and Charles Clements
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November 3, 2024 — Everlasting Punishment
Hymn 528: Lord, Your mercy reaches higher than the heavens
Words: Para. Psalm 36:5–9 Carol Reed-Jones, © 2017 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Carol Reed-Jones, © 2017 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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October
October 27, 2024 — Probation After Death
Hymn 130: How wondrous is Thy mercy, Lord
Words: Psalm 36, Danish version, adapt., © 1932, ren. 1960 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Harnack O. C. Zinck
Performer: Larry Groce
Recording: On Joyful Wing, ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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October 20, 2024 — Doctrine of Atonement
Hymn 569: Saw ye my Saviour? (“Communion Hymn”)
Words: Mary Baker Eddy
Music: Désirée Goyette, © 2008 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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October 13, 2024 — Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?
Hymn 195: Not what I am, O Lord, but what Thou art
Words: Horatius Bonar, adapt
Music: Andrew D. Brewis, © Andrew Brewis
Performer: Andrew Brewis
Recording: Listen ... for Thy voice, ℗ 2018 Andrew Brewis
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October 6, 2024 — Unreality
Hymn 506: I will come before the Lord
Words: Charlene A. Beck, alt., © 2008 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Music: Scottish melody; arr. CSPS, © 2016 The Christian Science Board of Directors
Recording: Christian Science Hymnal: Hymns 430–603 (audio edition), ℗ The Christian Science Publishing Society
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