Participants: Danny Shelton (Host), Jim Gilley (Host)
Series Code: SF
Program Code: SF000024
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00:47 What a way to begin the Sabbath! Amen!
00:50 Together here in the house of the Lord. Amen! 00:53 And we're going to be singing praises to God tonight 00:56 as we are starting and getting ready to sing 01:00 and present to you the music of our new Pillars Two, album. 01:05 How many of you enjoyed Pillars One, 01:07 can I see your hands? 01:08 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. 01:10 I know it was great blessing to me. 01:12 And then when Danny Shelton, we were asking him, 01:15 what can we do next? 01:16 He said I want to us to go back and find the old hymns. 01:22 The hymns the beginning of the Advent Movement 01:26 and even further back than that, 01:28 the ones that those in the Advent Movement were 01:31 singing as their old hymns and bring them back 01:35 and teach them to our young people 01:37 and people that have never heard these songs before. 01:41 And so this was a very important time 01:43 and Danny you brought somebody onboard 01:45 to help with that, who is that person? 01:46 Well, we brought to Tim Parton for one 01:49 who is an internationally known pianist 01:52 and actually singer as well musician. 01:55 And of course we have our own ET Everett 01:57 and we have Bobby Bradley and then of course 01:59 we have C.A Murray, every time we got you 02:01 and Pastor John Lomacang and C.A and Mollie and Yvonne. 02:05 We all went over and Tim begin to play 02:07 some of these songs out of the books. 02:08 And when we first heard him, 02:10 I said I don't know about these songs 02:11 but as we listened to the words 02:13 they were so incredible. 02:15 We said, what can we do 02:16 with these songs to bring them to life again, 02:18 that's maybe some of them 02:20 had lain dormant for a hundred years. 02:22 What can we do? 02:23 And as we begin, Tim began to workout on them 02:24 and get arrangements. 02:25 We began to put together a project went really fast 02:28 actually and so I guess we are all ready. 02:31 We ready. We are get to... 02:32 And Tim Parton, why don't you come out? 02:35 And, all right. And what are we gonna do first? 02:41 "Jesus is coming again." All right. 03:11 Jesus is coming again! 03:16 Jesus is coming again! 03:23 Lift up the trumpet, And loud let it ring 03:33 Jesus is coming again! 03:38 Cheer up, ye pilgrims Be joyful and sing 03:44 Jesus is coming again! 03:49 Echo it, hilltops, proclaim it, ye plains 03:53 Jesus is coming again! 03:58 Coming in glory, the Lamb that was slain 04:03 Jesus is coming again! 04:08 Coming again, coming again, Jesus is coming again! 04:26 Heavings of earth, tell the vast, 04:29 wondering throng, Jesus is coming again! 04:37 Tempests and whirlwinds, the anthem prolong 04:43 Jesus is coming again! 04:52 Lift up the trumpet, and loud let it ring 05:01 Jesus is coming again! 05:06 Cheer up, ye pilgrims, be joyful and sing 05:10 Jesus is coming again! 05:15 Coming again, coming again, Jesus is coming again! 05:25 Coming again, Jesus is coming again! 05:41 Amen. 06:01 Glory be to the Father, 06:06 and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost 06:16 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be 06:28 World without end. Amen, Amen! 07:03 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 07:15 Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee 07:27 Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty 07:39 God in three persons, blessed Trinity! 08:00 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee 08:12 Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see 08:28 Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee 08:40 Perfect in power, in love and purity 09:03 As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be 09:15 World without end. Amen, Amen! 09:26 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 09:38 All Thy works shall praise Thy name, 09:43 in earth and sky and sea, 09:49 Thousands and ten thousands bowing down before Thee 10:00 You were and you are, And evermore shall be. 10:21 Amen! Amen. 10:42 Getty and Townend said that there are two reasons 10:45 that they write modern Hymns. 10:47 The first is to teach the faith. 10:50 The second is to try to create a more timeless 10:52 musical style that every generation can sing, 10:56 a style that relates to the past and the future. 11:00 In Christ Alone was written to make a statement 11:03 about the life and love of Christ. 11:22 In Christ alone my hope is found 11:27 He is my light, my strength, my song 11:32 This Cornerstone, this solid ground 11:38 Firm through the fiercest drought and storm 11:43 What heights of love, what depths of peace 11:48 When fears are stilled, when strivings cease 11:53 My Comforter, my all in all 11:59 Here in the love of Christ I stand. 12:11 In Christ alone, who took on flesh 12:17 Fullness of God in helpless babe 12:22 This gift of love and righteousness 12:27 Scorned by the ones He came to save 12:32 Till on that cross as Jesus died 12:38 The wrath of God was satisfied 12:43 For every sin on Him was laid 12:48 Here in the death of Christ I live 13:14 There in the ground His body lay 13:19 Light of the world by darkness slain 13:24 Then bursting forth in glorious day 13:30 Up from the grave He rose again 13:35 And as He stands in victory 13:40 Sin's curse has lost its grip on me 13:45 For I am His and He is mine 13:51 Bought with the precious blood of Christ 14:03 No guilt in life, no fear in death 14:09 This is the power of Christ in me 14:14 From life's first cry to final breath 14:20 Jesus commands my destiny 14:24 No power of hell, no scheme of man 14:30 Can ever pluck me from His hand 14:38 Till He returns to take me home 14:43 Here in the power of Christ I'll stand 14:48 No power of hell, no scheme of man 14:53 Can ever pluck me from His hand 15:01 Till He returns or calls me home 15:04 Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. 15:28 Wow, praise the Lord. 15:31 I'm gonna invite, I have a little kids choired 15:34 to help me and it's 15:35 from the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church 15:38 and along with my grandchildren. 15:40 And the song we're gonna be singing 15:41 "Tis love that makes us happy" 15:43 probably many of you have sing this song 15:46 in your Sabbath school classes growing up, 15:48 it was written by F E Belden. 15:50 And he wrote it in 1892. 15:54 And he was actually a nephew of James and Ellen White. 15:57 One of the most prolific Adventist writers, 16:00 wrote over 700 songs. 16:02 So right now we're gonna sing, 16:03 "Tis love that makes us happy." 16:28 This world is full of sorrow Of sickness, death, and sin 16:38 With loving heart we'll do our part. 16:43 And try some soul to win 16:48 And when this life is over And we are called above 16:58 Our song shall be, eternally Of Jesus and His love 17:12 God is love, we're His little children 17:18 God is love, we would be like Him 17:25 'Tis love that makes us happy 17:28 'Tis love that smoothes the way 17:31 It helps us mind, it makes us kind 17:35 To others every day 17:40 God is love, we're His little children 17:47 God is love, we would be like Him 17:53 'Tis love that makes us happy 17:56 'Tis love that smoothes the way 17:59 It helps us mind, it makes us kind 18:03 To others every day All right, kids. 18:08 Praise Him, praise Him All ye little children, 18:15 God is love, God is love 18:22 Praise Him, praise Him All ye little children, 18:28 God is love, God is love. 18:37 God is love, we're His little children 18:43 Sing with us. God is love, we would be like Him. 18:50 'Tis love that makes us happy 18:53 'Tis love that smoothes the way 18:56 It helps us mind, it makes us kind 19:00 To others every day 19:05 'Tis love that makes us happy 19:08 'Tis love that smoothes the way 19:11 It helps us mind, it makes us kind 19:15 To others every day 19:22 All ye little children, 19:28 Amen. Amen! 19:29 Okay, kids, thank you. 19:33 Thank you, thank you Jessie, then other grandson, 19:38 Jessie, you might, you probably used to seeing him 19:40 a lot smaller on the Kids Time. 19:43 Someday he will be tall as me 19:44 if he keeps growing, you know. 19:46 So I'm glad Jessie has taken up the guitar 19:49 and some other instruments as well as Haley. 19:51 And I'm so impressed with these young people 19:54 because they love Jesus. 19:56 They are willing to dedicate their talents 19:57 at a young age and they're learning the songs 20:00 that were learned in the very beginning of Adventism. 20:03 Some of the songs I think is wonderful. 20:37 There is a place of quiet rest 20:46 Near to the hear of God 20:52 A place where sin cannot molest 21:00 Near to the heart of God 21:06 O Jesus blest Redeemer Sent from the heart of God 21:21 Hold us, who wait before Thee Near to the heart of God 21:39 There is a place of comfort sweet 21:46 Near to the heart of God 21:53 A place where we our Savior meet 22:01 Near to the heart of God 22:07 O Jesus blest Redeemer Sent from the heart of God 22:21 Hold us, who wait before Thee 22:29 Near to the heart of God 22:58 There is a place of full release 23:06 Near to the heart of God, 23:12 A place where all is joy and peace 23:20 Near to the heart of God. 23:29 O Jesus blest Redeemer Sent from the heart of God 23:42 Hold us, who wait before Thee 23:54 Near to the heart of God 24:35 As we have mentioned, the second great revival 24:37 began really in the late 1700s. 24:41 This song "My faith has found a resting place" 24:44 really comes from the end of that great 18th century, 24:49 19th century rather 1800s of revival 24:52 about the time of Dwight L. Moody 24:54 when he was doing his work in Chicago. 24:56 It is interesting that such a wonderful song 24:58 is shrouded in controversy. 25:01 The first controversy is authorship. 25:04 Now depending on what hymnal you have, 25:06 the author's name is different. 25:09 In the Adventist hymnal 25:10 the author is listed as Lidie H. Edmunds. 25:14 But there is some very credible scholarship that says 25:18 Lidie H. Edmunds never existed. 25:22 That was just a pen name 25:24 for the writer Eliza Edmunds Hewitt. 25:28 So depending on what hymnal you have, 25:30 you'll have Lidie H. Edmunds or Eliza Edmunds Hewitt. 25:33 Many believe that Edmunds was just a fictitious name. 25:36 That happened many times for writers who wrote a lot. 25:39 They use several different names 25:40 and their publishers encourage them 25:42 to do that so that you didn't get a lot of material 25:44 from one writer but you got all of these different names. 25:47 That's controversy number one. 25:49 Controversy number two is the music. 25:52 The Adventist hymnal says Norwegian Melody. 25:55 But if you get another hymnal or do a little research, 25:59 it says that the melody was written 26:01 by William Kirkpatrick of Pennsylvania. 26:05 So it's either a Norwegian Melody 26:07 or William Kirkpatrick's melody. 26:09 And many times in the 1800s, 1700s, 26:12 popular tunes were sort of sanitized 26:16 and given religious overtones. 26:18 And controversy number three, 26:20 depending on what hymnal you have, 26:22 the song says I need no other argument 26:25 or I need no other evidence. 26:29 The Adventist hymnal says evidence, 26:31 and since I'm an Adventist I'm using evidence. 26:35 Now to be sure these are not great controversies, 26:38 they're just interesting little new answers 26:40 on this hymn which is a great hymn of the church, 26:43 which was written at the close of this 26:46 great century of hymn writing, 26:48 "My faith has found a resting place." 27:10 My faith has found a resting place 27:16 Not in device nor creed 27:21 I trust the Ever-living One That He for me shall plead 27:31 I need no other evidence I need no other plea 27:41 It is enough that Jesus died And rose again for me 28:00 Enough for me that Jesus saves This ends my fear and doubt 28:10 A sinful soul, I come to Him He'll not cast me out 28:20 I need no other evidence I need no other plea 28:31 It is enough that Jesus died And rose again for me 28:44 The great Physician heals the sick 28:49 The lost He came to save 28:54 For me His precious blood He shed 28:59 For me His life He gave 29:05 I need no other evidence I need no other plea 29:15 It is enough that Jesus died And rose again for me 29:36 My soul is resting on the Word The living Word of God 29:46 Salvation in my Savior's name Salvation thro' His blood 29:57 I need no other evidence I need no other plea 30:07 It is enough that Jesus died And rose again for me. 30:40 Together Let Us Sweetly Live is one of those hymns 30:45 that has always been around very little 30:48 as known as to where it was written 30:51 or prayer originated. 30:54 It has simply always been there. 30:56 But it was one of the favorites of early Adventists. 31:00 Joshua Hines, for instance recognized 31:03 the message of the song. 31:05 Part of which message says, 31:06 "I Am Bound for Canaan Land." Amen! 31:10 And so that was the Second Coming song 31:12 and he included it in a book of songs that he printed. 31:17 Joshua Hines realized not only that singing was good 31:21 but that publishing the words of music was something 31:25 that was very exciting. 31:26 And for people to actually see, 31:29 what the message of the song was. 31:31 Later on F. E. Belden included it about 1886, 31:36 I believe, in Hymns and Tunes, 31:39 one of the early Adventists Hymns notes. 31:42 And it has been included in most Adventist books 31:46 ever since, beautiful song. 32:00 Together let us sweetly live, 32:06 I am bound for the land of Canaan, 32:11 Together love to Jesus give 32:16 I am bound for the land of Canaan 32:21 O Canaan, bright Canaan, 32:26 I am bound for the land of Canaan, 32:30 O Canaan, it is my happy home, 32:35 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 32:45 Together let us watch and pray, 32:50 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 32:54 And wait redemption's joyous day 32:59 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 33:03 O Canaan, bright Canaan, 33:08 I am bound for the land of Canaan, 33:12 O Canaan, it is my happy home, 33:17 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 33:24 Our songs of praise shall fill the skies, 33:30 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 33:34 While higher still our joys shall rise, 33:40 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 33:54 Then come with me, beloved friend, 33:59 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 34:04 Oh, the joys to come shall never end, 34:10 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 34:16 O Canaan, bright Canaan, 34:21 I am bound for the land of Canaan, 34:29 O Canaan, it is my happy home, 34:35 I am bound for the land of Canaan. 34:40 I am bound for the land of Canaan. Amen! 35:05 There are few songs that capture 35:06 the essence of what pathos is more than 35:09 in the heart of Jesus. 35:11 Credit for writing this hymn is given to Alex Pugh. 35:14 The challenge is no one knows who Alex Pugh is? 35:17 Whoever she was, Alex Pugh, 35:19 was greatly used by the Lord to write one of the sweetest, 35:23 most tender and inviting songs from the Christian Era. 35:34 In the heart of Jesus There is love for you, 35:47 And love most pure and tender, Love most deep and true, 36:01 Why should you be lonely? Why for friendship sigh? 36:15 When the heart of Jesus Has a full supply? 36:41 In the mind of Jesus There is thought for you, 36:54 And warm as summer sunshine, Sweet as morning dew, 37:08 Why should you be fearful? Why take anxious thought! 37:22 Since the mind of Jesus Cares for those He bought? 37:46 In the home of Jesus There's a place for you, 38:00 And glorious, bright, and joyous, Calm and peaceful too, 38:14 Why then, like a wanderer, Roam with weary pace, 38:29 If the home of Jesus Holds for you a place? Amen! 39:01 Wow! Thank you. Have you all been blessed so far? Amen! 39:05 And again we give all credit to the Lord Jesus Christ 39:08 because I mean Reggie and Ladye Love, 39:11 Yvonne, you know, numbers of folks up here John, 39:13 and Melody Tamiami, these singers they are all, 39:17 we give all the credit to God because without Him 39:20 we would be nothing, we wouldn't even be here. 39:22 So all of this tonight, I'm so thankful 39:25 and Reggie and Ladye you all sing on the First Pillars 39:27 and all the songs, and I mean you just did 39:30 such a great job and Reggie you are saying 39:32 at the General Conference Session. 39:34 And any of you probably, you probably saw him 39:36 there singing, and from the Pillars One. 39:39 But we're gonna continue with this program 39:42 The Pillars of Our Faith hymns. 39:44 And we're gonna invite one of the, 39:45 to me is a guy, he is a brother. 39:47 I love him as a brother and he's been 39:50 such a blessing to me in my life. 39:52 He and his wife Angie, 39:53 I'm talking about Pastor John Lomacang, 39:55 the Pastor right here at the Seventh-day Adventist Church 39:58 locally, and Brother John is gonna minister to us. 40:01 Thank you, Danny. God bless you, John. 40:21 Don't you see my Jesus Coming? 40:27 Don't you see in yonder cloud? 40:34 With ten thousand angels round Him 40:40 See how they my Jesus crowd! 40:47 I am bound for the kingdom, 40:52 Will you go to glory with me? 40:58 Hallelujah! O praise ye the Lord! 41:08 Don't you see the saints ascending? 41:13 Hear them shouting thro' the air 41:20 Jesus smiling, trumpets sounding 41:25 Now His glory they will share 41:31 I am bound for the kingdom, 41:36 Will you go to glory with me? 41:42 Hallelujah! O praise ye the Lord! 41:48 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, 41:54 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, 42:02 Don't you see the heavens open? 42:07 And the saints in glory there 42:14 Shouts of triumph bursting around you 42:20 Glory, glory, every where 42:30 I am bound for the kingdom, 42:35 Will you go to glory with me? 42:40 Hallelujah! O praise ye the Lord! 42:47 Hallelujah! O praise ye the Lord! 43:13 Wow! What a message? Amen. 43:16 Jesus is coming again. Amen! I love that one. 43:19 And... oh, that is exciting song, it really is. 43:24 You can see why, those who sang it, 43:28 we're so excited about the Second Coming of Jesus 43:31 and so many of these Camille, are just that way. 43:35 The next song we're gonna be singing, 43:37 the choir we'll sing together is a medley of two songs, 43:41 we have heard which was the song that was written, 43:46 right about the same time that the Second Coming 43:51 was being pronounced. 43:52 It was written by William Hyde. 43:54 And this was the man who was present 43:57 when Ellen White had the vision. 44:00 You remember the vision that talked about 44:02 the language of Canaan and you remember 44:04 that song we sang in Pillars One 44:07 about the language of Canaan. 44:09 This man was there 44:11 and so he originally wrote this, 44:14 called this song, "A Better Land." 44:16 But it was changed to "We Have Heard." 44:20 And the hymn remained one of Ellen White's 44:23 favorites throughout her life. 44:26 Friends have noted that she sing it 44:29 through her final illness and even during 44:32 the last week of her life. 44:34 Perhaps we have heard it was so dear to her 44:37 because it reminded her of her first vision. 44:41 This was the vision where Christ Himself 44:44 gave her a tour of heaven. 44:46 Tim Pardon has joined this together with another song 44:50 that is almost ageless it's over 300 years old. 44:54 It was at least a 140 years old at the time 44:57 when this song was written and about 1850 45:00 it was a 140 years old already. 45:03 "It's where marching to Zion". Amen. 45:06 A song that was put together by Sir Isaac Watts. 45:12 And so now we're going to sing these two songs together. 45:54 We have heard from the bright, the holy land, 45:59 We have heard, and our hearts are glad, 46:04 For we were a lonely pilgrim band, 46:09 And weary, and worn, and sad. 46:14 They tell us the saints have a dwelling there 46:19 No longer are homeless ones, 46:23 And we know that the goodly land is fair, 46:28 Where life's pure river runs. 46:36 We have heard of the palms, the robes, the crowns, 46:40 And the silvery band in white. 46:45 Of the city fair, with pearly gates, 46:50 All radiant with light. 46:55 We have heard of the saints and the angels there, 47:00 With their harps of gold, how they sing, 47:05 Of the mount with the fruitful tree of life, 47:10 Of the leaves that healing bring. 47:15 We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion, 47:24 We're marching upward to Zion, 47:29 The beautiful city of God. 47:39 The King of that country, He is fair, 47:44 He's the joy and light of the place, 47:49 In His beauty we shall behold Him there, 47:55 And bask in His smiling face. 48:02 We'll be there, we'll be there in a little while, 48:07 We'll join the pure and the blest, 48:12 We'll have the palm, the robe, the crown, 48:17 And forever be at rest. 48:24 We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion, 48:34 We're marching upward to Zion, 48:39 The beautiful city of God. 48:44 We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion, 48:53 We're marching upward to Zion, 48:58 The beautiful city of God. 49:03 We have heard from the bright, the holy land, 49:09 That beautiful city of God, 49:15 City of God. Amen. 49:34 The Seventh-day Adventist Church 49:36 had not yet come together. 49:38 Even its name was over a decade in the future. 49:42 What an exclusive joy it must have been to be 49:46 musically transported to heavenly places 49:49 by singing such heavenly music. 49:58 What heavenly music steals over the sea! 50:08 Entrancing the senses like sweet melody! 50:18 "Tis the voice of the angels borne soft on the air 50:30 For me they are singing, their welcome I hear 50:50 On the banks of old Jordan, here gazing I stand, 51:02 And earnestly longing, I stretch forth my hand, 51:14 Send a convoy of angels, dear Jesus, I pray! 51:27 Let me join that sweet music, come take me away! 51:59 Though dark are the waters and rough is the wave, 52:09 If Jesus permit, the wild surges I'll brave, 52:19 For that heavenly music hat ravished me so, 52:32 I must join in that chorus! I will go! Let me go! 52:55 Ooh! Amen. 53:14 Edward Mote himself recalls that one day 53:16 we're walking down the street in his native London, 53:19 the chorus came to him, 53:20 "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand." Amen! 53:23 All other ground is sinking sand. 53:26 Mote was neither a preacher nor him writer 53:29 and certainly had no background that would lead 53:31 anyone to think that he had training to write a hymn, 53:34 especially hymn such as this on. 53:37 His innkeeper parents would not so much as allow 53:40 a Bible in his house. 53:42 It's a wonder that he was able to hear 53:44 some of the Gospel as a team 53:46 and give his life to God, but he did. 53:49 Amen. And he wrote this hymn. 53:52 "On Christ the Solid Rock." 53:54 Amen, amen. 54:23 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand 54:29 All other ground is sinking sand, 54:36 All other ground is sinking sand, 54:49 My hope is built on nothing less 54:54 Than Jesus' blood and righteousness. 55:01 I dare not trust the sweetest frame, 55:05 But wholly trust in Jesus' name. 55:11 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand 55:15 All other ground is sinking sand, 55:21 All other ground is sinking sand, 55:33 When darkness seems to hide His lovely face, 55:37 I rest on His unchanging grace. 55:44 In every high and stormy gale, 55:48 My anchor holds within the veil. 55:54 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand 55:58 All other ground is sinking sand, 56:04 All other ground is sinking sand, 56:14 His oath, His covenant, His blood, 56:16 Support me in the whelming flood. 56:20 When all around my soul gives way, 56:22 He then is all my Hope and Stay. 56:30 When He shall come with trumpet sound, 56:36 O may I then in Him be found. 56:42 Dressed in His righteousness alone, 56:48 Faultless to stand before the throne. 56:57 Rock I stand. All other ground is sinking sand. 57:04 All other ground is sinking sand. 57:10 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand 57:14 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand 57:18 All other ground is sinking sand. 57:24 On Christ the solid Rock, I stand. |
Revised 2014-12-17