Words Fitly Signed

A blog for church interpreters

  • Amazing Grace

    Amazing grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found;Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,I have already come;’Tis grace hath… Read more

  • Words Fitly Signed – It Is Well

    It Is Well When peace like a river, attendeth my way,When sorrows like sea billows roll;Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to knowIt is well, it is well, with my soul. RefrainIt is well, (it is well),With my soul, (with my soul)It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet,… Read more

  • Be Thou My Vision

    Proverbs 29.11: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. ‘But what does it mean?’ has been the litany of every church interpreter who has ever had to decipher the archaic language of some of the most popular hymns sung throughout the world. Many of these hymns were written… Read more