Spiritual Songs by J.N. Darby / Kingston Bible Trust 1985 / Christian Hymnal & Song book / Hardcover black

Hardcover 1985

PAGES: 78

PUBLISHER: Kingston Bible Trust

LANGUAGE: English

The first Hymn, and the last four (two of which were finished, the other two being fragments), were found among Mr. Darby's papers, after his depar ture. One of these fragments is most interesting, as an example of his sympathy with children, which was such a sweet trait in his character. The first Hymn was quite unknown till thus found. Now, however, that the Lord's faithful servant is no longer with us, there is no further reason for its being withheld.

This Collection will afford rich enjoyment and blessing to every spiritual mind 5 but the Hymns being the free utterance of what the heart learned with God, are without that careful finish that would have been given to mere composition. This, however, increases their reality, and, hence, their attractiveness, for all who will appreciate their intrinsic excellence. On giving the ms. Book of his later Hymns to the Editor, the Author said There is one thing in all those: they are real. They are not composed perhaps one.

Hymns such as these will only be profitably read when, in communion of spirit, careful perusal and meditation are bestowed.

John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism. Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren,and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible.

He produced translations of the Bible in German "Elberfelder Bibel", French "Pau" Bible, Dutch New Testament, and English (finished posthumously) based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. It has furthermore been translated into other languages in whole or part.