Hymn Story: The King of all Kings
George Beverly Shea performed the song “The King of All Kings.” He released the song in 1954 alongside “If You Know the Lord.” The song was written by Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989), a singer and songwriter.…
Hymn Story: Out of the Depths I Cry to You
Out of the Depths I Cry to You is inspired by Psalm 130. The hymn was written by reformer Martin Luther. Luther was born in 1483, became an Augustinian monk in 1505 and ordained priest…
Hymn Story: Jesus! What a Friend of Sinners!
Jesus! What a Friend of Sinners! was written by J. Wilbur Chapman and first published in 1910. Chapman was born in 1859 in Richmond, Indiana and attended a Quaker Day School and Methodist Sunday School…
Hymn Story: Take Thou My Hand, O Father
Happy Father’s Day! Take Thou My Hand, O Father was written by Julie Katharina von Hausmann, a Baltic German Poet (born 1825). Daughter of a teacher she became a governess until ill health forced her…