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Abide With Me
It has been stated that only the person who can face the prospect of death realistically is able to live this life with purpose and confidence. Such was the conviction of a rather obscure English pastor, Henry F. Lyte.
All Hail the Power
This hymn is often called the "National Anthem of Christendom." This text has been translated into almost every language where Christianity is known; and wherever it is sung, it communicates to the spiritual needs of human hearts.
Amazing Grace
At age 11 John Newton went to sea with his father, and was later drafted into England's Royal Navy.
A Mighty Fortress
One of the important benefits of the Reformation Movement
was the rediscovery of congregational singing. Luther had
strong convictions about the use and power of sacred
music.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
In 1861, along with Massachusetts Governor Andrews and a Unitarian Church Pastor, Julia and her husband, Dr. Samuel Ward were invited to watch a military review of federal troops.
Faith of Our Fathers
The 'faith of our fathers' referred to in this hymn is the faith of the martyred leaders of the Roman Catholic Church during the sixteenth century.
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
During the early part of the eighteenth century a young Welsh preacher, Howell Harris, was stirring Wales with his evangelistic preaching and congregational singing. In England the Wesleys and George Whitefield were conducting similar revivals and outdoor campaigns. One of the lives touched by Harris's preaching was William Williams.
Holy, Holy, Holy
An Oxford scholar, Reginald Heber was ordained into the Anglican Church, and became known as a man of 'rare refinement and noble Christian character'.
How Great Thou Art
The Original Swedish lyrics were inspired by a visit to a beautiful country estate on the southeast coast of Sweden.
I Will Sing the Wondrous Story
Francis H. Rowley was born in Hilton, New York. He became a Baptist minister and served churches in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
It Is Well With My Soul
The author of this hymn was a layman, a lawyer and professor of medical jurisprudence from Chicago who maintained a close friendship with D.L. Moody and other Christian leaders.
Jesus the Very Thought of Thee
This hymn comes from the height of the Middle Ages, a period of history often scornfully called 'The Dark Ages.' The spiritual and moral darkness of the Church reached a new blackness.
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
This meaningful hymn was written by a frail Scottish, Presbyterian woman of the past century, who, despite her physical frailties, was known throughout her community for her helpful, cheery nature.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
This hymn was written by Charles Wesley for the first service in the Foundry Meeting House in 1739, just one year after Charles's dramatic Aldersgate conversion experience.
Just As I Am
Without question, this hymn has touched more hearts and influenced more people for Christ than any other song ever written. The text was born within the soul of an invalid woman who wrote these words out of intense feelings of uselessness and despair.
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
A graduate of Princeton, Henry van Dyke became professor of English Lit. following a 20 year pastoral ministry.
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Isaac Watts's ambition, according to his own words, was as follows: 'My design was not to exalt myself to the rank and glory of poets, but I was ambitious to be a servant to the churches, and a helper to the joy of the meanest Christian.'
There Is A Fountain
William Cowper was a famous English writer, his father was a minister, and his mother from royalty.
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings has been sung all over the world. One writer has stated, 'Like a beam of sunlight it has brightened up the dark places of the earth.'
He Leadeth Me O Blessed Thought
It was in March of 1862, during the civil War that 28 year old Joseph Gilmore, son of a New Hampshire governor was supply preaching in an historic Philadelphia church.
In the Garden
As the light faded, I seemed to be standing at the entrance of a garden, looking down a gently winding path, shaded by olive branches. A woman in white, with head bowed, hand clasping her throat, as if to choke back her sobs, walked slowly into the shadows.
I Love to Tell the Story
Katherine Hankey was born in 1834, the daughter of a wealthy English banker. Though the members of her family were prominent members of the Anglican Church, they were always associated with its more evangelical faction. Her father was one of the influential members of the Clapham Sect.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Born in a log cabin in Kentucky, Thomas Chisholm began as a school teacher at age 16, although he himself had no high school or college education.
Day By Day
The waves of revival that swept the Scandinavian countries during the latter half of the nineteenth century were greatly influenced by the wealth of fine hymns which flowed from the pen of Lina Sandell.
Doxology
The four lines of the Doxology have been the most frequently sung words of any known song for more than three hundred years. Even today nearly every English-speaking Protestant congregation still unites at least once each Sunday in this noble ascription of praise.
Jesus Loves Me
Anna and Susan Warner were highly educated and deeply devoted Christian young women who lived all of their lives along the Hudson River in New York, in a lovely but secluded area apart from the busy world. Their home was near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
The Old Rugged Cross
This gospel hymn, a sentimental favorite of Christians and unsaved alike, was written by George Bennard in 1913. It is generally conceded to be the most popular of all twentieth century hymns.
O For A Thousand Tongues
Written on the first anniversary of his conversion, this has been the first hymn in all Methodist Hymn book editions but one.
O Worship the King
This hymn, written and published in 1833 in a hymnal entitled Christian Psalmody, is one of the finest from the early nineteenth century Romantic Era. It has often been called a model hymn for worship.
Rescue the Perishing
I was addressing a large company of working men one hot summer evening, when the thought kept forcing itself on my mind that some mother's boy must be rescued that night or not at all.
Rock of Ages
This hymn has been described as a 'hymn that meets the spiritual needs of all sorts and conditions of men from the derelict snatched from the gutter by the Salvation Army to Prime Minister Gladstone, at whose funeral it echoed through the dim spaces of Westminister Abbey.
Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
It is thrilling at Christmas to recall the events of our Savior's birth, or at Easter his triumph over death. Yet if He had never ascended to make intercession for us or had never sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within and to guide us, our relationship with God would be most incomplete.
Stand Up for Jesus
In the year 1858 a great city-wide revival swept across the city of Philadelphia. It was called The Work of God in Philadelphia. Of the participating ministers none was more powerful than the twenty-nine year old Episcopalian, Dudley Tyng.
To God Be The Glory
Fanny Crosby enrolled in New York City School for the Blind, later would say that she never wrote a hymn without first kneeling in prayer.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Though this hymn is not considered to be an example of great literary writing, its simply stated truths have brought solace and comfort to countless numbers of God's people since it was first written in 1857.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
This hymn by Isaac Watts, labeled by the well-known theologian Matthew Arnold as the greatest hymn in the English language, was written in 1707 for use at a communion service conducted by Watts.
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