This is a hymn for Holy Saturday. One line in the Apostle's Creed that we do not always says is "He descended to the dead." The tradition of the church through the centuries has understood the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter as the time when Jesus descended into hell to proclaim the good news and set free those who had been captive by the chains of death, especially those who had been faithful before Christ came. I had never heard a hymn on this topic so I decided to write one myself to the tune of Ebenezer (O the deep, deep love of Jesus).

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He Descended into Hell

This is a hymn for Maundy Thursday, based on the scripture passage from John 13. The tune is a Scottish folk tune called
“The Three Carls o’Buchanan” arranged by the Tannahill Weavers in the song “The Braes o’Balquhidder.”

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