Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Thanks for joining the last three-part series on Lenten Season hymns. This “series” was not planned as I wrote in Vol. 310:

“In church last Sunday, as the soloist beautifully sang ‘What Wonderous Love Is This,’ I read the words projected on the large screen. The magnificent lyrics touched my heart and soul, and I felt a ‘ding-ding.’” That is what I call a divinely inspired message to write about a topic. Fortunately, the Lord is my assignment editor.

After the “Wonderous Love” hymn study received positive feedback, Vol. 311 featured another hymn, “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.” In that study, I shared my personal connection to the hymn. Since the quote “to sing is to pray twice” is traditionally attributed to St. Augustine, I offer one more Lenten hymn today, as next week is Palm Sunday, and that important event deserves attention.

While researching which hymn to feature, “The Glory of These Forty Days” kept coming up, so I took that as a sign. It turned out to be the perfect hymn for a Bible study, so praise God who guides this study.

After listening to numerous renditions, I selected these three: a male guitar solo, a professional-sounding church choir, and a female soloist.

The lyrics were written by St. Gregory the Great, a legendary pope who led the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604. His five verses recognize key figures in the Old........

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