{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Guideposts Articles","provider_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles","author_name":"Rick Hamlin","author_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/author\/rhamlin\/","title":"7 Favorite Hymns for Lent","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QaRrKwXOvH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/7-favorite-hymns-for-lent\/\">7 Favorite Hymns for Lent<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/7-favorite-hymns-for-lent\/embed\/#?secret=QaRrKwXOvH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;7 Favorite Hymns for Lent&#8221; &#8212; Guideposts Articles\" data-secret=\"QaRrKwXOvH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/articles.guideposts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/music-1.png","thumbnail_width":1540,"thumbnail_height":866,"description":"We don\u2019t necessarily think of Lent\u2014a season of reflection, prayer and often fasting\u2014as a time to sing. Don\u2019t we have to wait for all those \u201cAlleluias\u201d of Easter? No, we don\u2019t. There are so many hymns of Lent that can carry us through this lovely, spiritually rich season. They can show us the true meaning [&hellip;]"}