If you live in metropolitan DC you may already recognize the Hermon Presbyterian Church. It is the quintessential white frame church with a center tower at the doorway, that you will see depicted in many illustrations, especially at Christmas time. It looks like a child's drawing of "The way churches are supposed to look".
If you are looking for a small church worship and community and you're in the DC area, you should visit. The congregation has a full mission ministry, and is a very welcoming place.
They are about to celebrate a milestone anniversary, and I am glad to be part of it, even if remotely, by having written an anniversary hymn for them to sing.
It is great to be able to be with the church in spirit, if not in person, for their special day. Here is how the new hymn came into being:
I worked with Andrew Corson, who is a church Elder and who grew up in the church. In response to my request for idea starters, Andrew provided Hermon’s beautiful and thoughtful Welcome Statement, as well as some photos of the current restoration work being done on the church. Andrew indicated that they like singing ROCK OF AGES, A MIGHT FORTRESS, and GOD OF AGES. So I selected from those ROCK OF AGES, to which I wrote their new anniversary hymn called: “God of Blessings, On This Day…” and emailed it to him in early December. I'm looking forward to hearing how the congregation enjoys singing it.
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