Why it's a good choice: This wonderful text is ideally suited for a baptism, with its focus on our hope on God and all the wonders that he offers us. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 ...

The opening of the hymn is based on Luke 24:29, “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent”, while the penultimate verse draws on 1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is thy ...

When was ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ written, and by whom? We explore the Welsh hymn’s origins, meaning, and lyrics. The beloved 18th-century Welsh hymn ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ (also ...