Dear Editor,
What a very timely ‘Comment’ column in August’s en, ‘Hart to Heart: how are your times alone with the Lord at the moment?’!
The language used by Joseph Hart in his hymns might seem very dated, but with careful meditation there are tremendous truths to be discovered. He was obviously greatly affected when considering our Lord’s sufferings – as were the NT apostles ( such as Peter ‘redeemed by the precious blood of Christ’ and Paul, ‘the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me’).
It has to be said that some of Hart’s hymns are perhaps not really suitable for public singing, but on the other hand they can be most helpful for private devotions.
