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Behind the Hymn: Man of Sorrows

March 13, 2016 Leave a comment

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We are in the Lent season and preparing for Easter Sunday. However, before we can reach the light we must pass through the darkness. Philip P. Bliss wrote both the text and tune to the haunting hymn, Man of Sorrows. The hymn is based on Isaiah 52-53. In these scripture passages, the prophet Isaiah, depicts the suffering servant. Man of […]

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Behind the Hymn: Man of Sorrows