tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post871758630781192849..comments2023-09-11T07:27:52.420-05:00Comments on field stone cottage: Sunday's Hymn: How Sweet and Awful is the PlaceDorothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02432234458348984602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post-13736836278399799952009-02-09T04:48:00.000-06:002009-02-09T04:48:00.000-06:00I adore this hymn for its doctrine and truth. Glad...I adore this hymn for its doctrine and truth. Glad you posted it.Lisa Hellierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247624724011594390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post-64290396366706377532009-02-08T19:48:00.000-06:002009-02-08T19:48:00.000-06:00I was wondering if awful should be spelled aweful,...I was wondering if awful should be spelled aweful, or Isaac Watts meant 'terrible'.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674442023248471342.post-34970461854918830432009-02-08T18:53:00.000-06:002009-02-08T18:53:00.000-06:00This is one of those hymns that should come with a...This is one of those hymns that should come with a footnote I think. The way we use the word "awful" now is certainly not what was meant when Isaac penned the words 200+ years ago. How true the phrase is, though, when we understand it as "full of awe". <BR/><BR/>Thank you for this hymn, Dorothy. It certainly echoes the sermon I heard this a.m. which encouraged us to spread the gospel by 'word of mouth' - the way Jesus' fame spread through Galilee (Mark 1).AuntEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632926330058119348noreply@blogger.com