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Behind the Hymn: Trusting Jesus

July 30, 2017 Leave a comment

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Trusting Jesus was written by Edgar Page Stites. The music was written by Ira D. Sankey. Edgar Page Stites was a direct descendant of John Howland, one of the Mayflower passengers. Stites served in the Civil War before becoming a riverboat pilot and later a missionary to churches in South Dakota. The poem first appeared in the newspaper. The poem […]

Behind the Hymn: Beulah Land

February 7, 2016 Leave a comment

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I have a dear friend that is named Beulah. Every time I see her she ask me to sing her song for her. When she first asked I was taken aback by this question and discovered there is not just one song about Beulah land. No, in actuality there a handful of songs about Beulah land. So this month we’re […]

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