Thanks for this article, Lloyd. I always find it fascinating that our most recent hymnal (1989) includes an alternate ending to the chorus of "Once Again We Come": "we will seek thy will divine" instead of "as the evening light doth shine." I think it shows that even then the church-historical apocalyptic self-understanding was fading away.
Thanks for this article, Lloyd. I always find it fascinating that our most recent hymnal (1989) includes an alternate ending to the chorus of "Once Again We Come": "we will seek thy will divine" instead of "as the evening light doth shine." I think it shows that even then the church-historical apocalyptic self-understanding was fading away.
Thanks. I've never noticed that. Yes, revealing.