Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendor

[@graemerose4210]

All for love’s sake, becamest poor. Thank You Lord

[@TheCreepypro]

thank you Lord for coming

[@SuzanAtito]

Welcomed the new decade listening to this. Thank you Jesus!

[@michaelstertz3953]

What a great song of worship. True, substantial words and beautiful music.

[@fatfullday]

Stunning!

[@eileenscott8356]

Absolutely wonderful-the Holy Spirit. Ministered so much through the poem and singing was beautiful.

[@vickibaker8372]

God bless you all. Prayers for the youth

[@dorisstam1411]

Here’s what my late friend Chip Stam wrote (I knew Chip and his future-wife Doris back in UNC days; they sang at our wedding): “This hymn was written at a particularly difficult time in the history of the missions to China. Missionaries had been captured by the communist Red Army and released in poor health after over a year of suffering. Others had been captured never to be heard from again. In 1934 the young missionaries John and Betty Stam (my great aunt and uncle) were captured in Anhwei and beheaded. The news of these sorrows had reached the mission’s headquarters in Shanghai. Though this was a very dangerous time for both the Chinese Christians and the foreign missionaries, Frank Houghton decided he needed to begin a tour through the country to visit various missionary outposts. While traveling over the mountains of Szechwan, the powerful and comforting words of 2 Corinthians 8:9, “though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor,” were transformed into this beautiful Christmas hymn.” I love the musical gesture of the first line: “Thou who wast rich” descends, then we vault up each time we sing “beyond” - a melodic reminder that Christ descended to take us up, an ascent that begins in the here&now. Let your heart be filled with reverence. His descent is followed by an invitation stronger than death; as Jesus says after calling Lazarus from the tomb, “Unbind him and let him go!” Emmanuel, within us dwelling - Christ in us, the hope of glory.

[@andrewandalisonchapman4124]

Thank you for sharing this. We are reading Vol 3 of Broomhall's Hudson Taylor and seeing afresh the missionaries' willingness to lay down their lives for the gospel. A great thing!

[@Derek316]

thank you; this is a powerful testimony of godly men and women glorifying Jesus Christ

[@valleyoftears8964]

So beautiful!!!!

[@derekwalden1192]

Beautiful hymn, beautiful photographs, beautiful performance! :)

[@emmaliston9030]

This is one of my new favorites songs they did at the Christmas concert...amazingly beautiful!!!

[@shelleypalmer9845]

Where can I get this music arrangement for cello and piano?

[@songsofthespirit]

I think it is a violin. The sheet music including the violin part can be found in "The Mission Hymnal" here: www.gettydirect.com/UK-songbooks.aspx

[@christinemason2938]

Beautiful!