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6 Reformation Day Printables and lesson

I know this post is a little late for this year but here are my favorite go to sites for Reformation day printables and crafts! Protesant Reformers Notebook  This link takes you to a post by the Notebooking fairy where note book pages are ready to print out with Reformers photos already on them! It's great for about 3rd grade and up! Home School Reformation lesson - this is a unit on the Reformation of the church on a home school website, it is not just the Lutheran Reformation, it covers many Reformers. It has lots of useful info and handouts. This is for older elementary or middle school ages children PIN the Beard PDF  it's just like pin the tail on the Donkey of pin the beard of a famous reformist instead! Great for young Sunday schoolers! Printable Coloring book  This reformation themed coloring book is perfect for ages 2 to kindergarten. 95 Thesis pdf  Just like the name implies it's the 95 thesis that you can print out and tape together like a scroll. I re

Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

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I had to write about a religious song for my Philosophy of Religion class and I wanted to share what I wrote with all of you! I love the idea of digging deeper into what the hymns we sing every week mean. Comment below and let me know your favorite Hymn. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing It’s funny how something written by a 22 year old pastor to enhance his sermon in the 1700s is a song we still can relate to today. Come Thou Fount of Every blessings is in hymnals, and sung by modern Christian artists today because it has timeless themes. On the musical Analysis  side it is very easy to learn because it uses chords that are easy to sing in tune and find. It starts on tonic, and directly goes to the dominant chord. You also get the subdominant chords and that is the variety you get in most hymns. Singability is important in a good hymn because the congregation needs to be able to sing it   The song is about grace, Christ’s love for us and the fact we are human and are go