The Hymn, “Abide with Me” – Dr. Paul Grime, 9/4/25 (2483)
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Dr. Paul Grime of Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne, IN
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne
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| 0:00.0 | The answer is an ecclesiastical one. |
| 0:03.0 | Good teaching, good liturgy, and kind hospitality. |
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| 0:23.8 | the Roman Empire. |
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| 0:56.2 | illinois 62234 a few weeks back my wife and I were discussing hymns that we'd like to suggest for singing at our funerals. |
| 1:20.3 | That's not a macabre or a maudlin practice. |
| 1:23.3 | It's actually a good topic for Christians. |
| 1:26.1 | And I have found, by the way, that pastors, for the most |
| 1:28.7 | part, welcome such ideas from their church members. Well, in my case, I thought of my confirmation |
| 1:35.4 | hymn, a kind of an old hymn for all the saints. And a recent hymn, we praise you and acknowledge you, |
| 1:41.7 | O God, to be the Lord. And how could I leave out a mighty fortress is our God? |
| 1:47.7 | But I also had to say that a very, very good hymn for a funeral is Abide with Me. |
| 1:54.8 | I'm Ken Sherb for Todd Wilkin on issues, et cetera, today, and we're going to be talking about that hymn, |
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