Martijn de Groot
Congregational singing of hymns mostly from three sound Calvinist churches: John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, California), C.H. Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (London) nowadays and Westminster Chapel (London) during the ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
My church in the Netherlands practices singing exclusively metrical Psalms in the service. More than twenty years ago we had a guest preacher, Dr. Pieter de Vries, who frequently quoted lines of English hymns from the pulpit, and my love for these hymns began! I started this channel originally just for myself, to learn the great old (and some newer) hymns by heart − in a very simple way. It is a tremendous blessing for me. I hope for many of my fellow Christians around the world as well. I’m grateful for the encouraging comments and messages I receive from all continents. Soli Deo Gloria!
John MacArthur 1939 – 2025
How Blest Is Life If Lived for Thee (1962)
Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him (1962)
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Who Is This So Weak and Helpless
Yet with the Woes of Sin and Strife
O Come, All Ye Faithful (1958)
60 YEARS AGO: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (1964)
My God How Wonderful Thou Art
I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
Breathe on Me, Breath of God (1966)
Lord It Belongs Not to My Care
O the Bitter Shame and Sorrow
Jesus Calls Us
A Sovereign Protector I Have (1961)
Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (1965)
Christ, from Whom All Blessings Flow (1965)
O Blessed Life, the Heart at Rest (1963)
Object of My First Desire (1956)
Hark! the Song of Jubilee (1964)
Rejoice, Believer, in the Lord (1964)
O Spirit of the Living God (1966)