Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
The hymn was written in 1864, by Robert Lowry, a poet and composer. Lowry was born in Philadelphia on March 12, 1826. From an early age he showed a great love for music. He served as minister at Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. He described the inspiration of the song by saying “One hot afternoon in July […]
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Elvina Mable Hall was born in 1818 in Alexandria, Virginia. She was twice married, to Richard Hall and later to Rev. Thomas Myers. She died in 1899. She said the hymn was “written on the fly-leaf of the New Lute of Zion, in the choir of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, in the spring of 1865.” She shared her lyrics to […]
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This popular hymn was written by Isaac Watts. Watts was born in 1674 and died in 1748. He would become a pastor and wrote poems and hymns to go with his sermons. He wrote over 600 hymns during his lifetime. Today we still know some of his songs such as At the Cross and Joy to the World. We don’t […]
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This beautiful song was written by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey in 1937. Dorsey was born on July 1, 1899 in Villa Rica, Georgia. The 1930s were a difficult time for him. In 1930, his wife and newborn son died. He later said, “I was doing all right by myself, but the voice of God whispered, ‘You need to change a […]
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Have you ever felt unfulfilled in your life? That was the struggle with Charles Davis Tillman. Born shortly after the end of the Civil War, to a Methodist Minister and his wife, he struggled to make his way in the world as a young adult. After committing his life to Christ, he spent his life working for the Savior. One […]
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This popular hymn was written without the intention of ever being published. Written for the English holiday, Whitmonday in 1865. Whitmonday is a day for festivals in Yorkshire. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould recalled, “one Whitmonday it was arranged that our school should join its forces with that of a neighboring village. I wanted the children to sing when marching from one […]
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Corrie Ten Boom had an amazing testimony for Christ. However, her faith and story came from the horrors of life that took place in Nazi Germany during World War II. Ten Boom was the only one of her family to survive the concentration camps. She later recalled a conversation she had with her father in which she could not imagine […]
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This is a new hymn to me, but I discovered it working on another project and was intrigued. Sadly, I’ve not been able to discover much about the origin of the hymn. The hymn, Sweet and Clear the Birds are Singing, first appeared in print in 1919, in the Hymnal for American Youth. The lyricist is unknown for his beautifully […]
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This rousing hymn was written by Eliza E. Hewitt, while she was an invalid. She was born on June 28, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After becoming a public school teacher, she received an injury that caused considerable health issues and spinal problems. Hewitt became bed bound for a period of time. During this time, she wrote many hymns that we […]
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This is another Gaither song, that Daddy and I have performed many times over the years. I love the message of this song. In her book, Something Beautiful, Gloria Gaither tells the story behind writing this song. This song was not inspired by one man, or even two men. No, this beautiful song was inspired by four men. Gaither tells […]
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This is a tune I’ve sung for as long as I can remember. However, there is so much meaning about our faith packed into this short tune. The song was written by Rev. Marvin V. Frey. Rev. Frey was born in Sherwood, Oregon. In addition to He is Lord, Rev. Frey also wrote other well-known choruses such as I Have […]
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Arise, My Love is a popular contemporary Easter song depicting the resurrection. The song is a hit for the Christian group Newsong, who are also known for the Christmas hit, Christmas Shoes. Eddie Carswell, is one of the original members of the group, which was founded in 1981. However, the group did not emerge on the world stage as Newsong […]
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Robert Lowry was born in Philadelphia on March 12, 1826. He graduated from Bucknell University and became a Baptist minister. In 1868, he became editor of the Sunday School hymn books, having succeeded William B. Bradbury. In 1874, Lowry was pondering the Easter story. One evening he read the passage in Luke 24 that says “he is not here, he […]
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Christ the Lord is Risen Today celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the conquering of death, when Jesus rose from the grave. Christ the Lord is Risen Today was written by Charles Wesley in 1739. The original version had eleven stanzas, but did not have the alleluia’s we know today. The hymn was first sung […]
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I’ve sung this song for years, but until I began to write this article I had no idea the story behind the song. The interesting factor! We are singing the author’s testimony. William R. Newell was born on May 22, 1868 in Savannah, Ohio. All who knew him considered him a “humble man”, however that was not how his life […]
Read more We are in the Lent season and preparing for Easter Sunday. However, before we can reach the light we must pass through the darkness. Philip P. Bliss wrote both the text and tune to the haunting hymn, Man of Sorrows. The hymn is based on Isaiah 52-53. In these scripture passages, the prophet Isaiah, depicts the suffering servant. Man of […]
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Stephen Adams felt the call to write gospel music from the tender age of eight years old. By the time he finished college, he was writing and performing with Doug Oldham, the Slaughters, and Bill and Gloria Gaither. On a way to a concert with these other performers, he began to ponder his career and how blessed he felt. During […]
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This is the song my dear friend was asking me to find, but she was so pleased to re-discover Beulah Land, Is This Not the Land of Beulah and Dwelling in Beulah Land. Sweet Beulah Land is the best known song referring to the land of Beulah to audience’s today. The song focuses on heaven and how wonderful it will […]
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This is one of the better known versions of a Beulah Land song to people today. The song was written by C. Austin Miles. After attending the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Philadelphia, Miles became a pharmacist. In 1892, he abandoned his pharmacy career and wrote his first Gospel song. He was following his life long dream […]
Read more Not a lot is known about this hymn. The records in the public domain attribute the song to William Hunter and states he wrote the song sometime before 1884. However, other records credit William B. Bradbury with writing the hymn. He is best known for providing the music for the children’s song, Jesus Loves Me. John W. Dadman wrote […]
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