Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
If you could see me now is a popular funeral song. The song is often erroneously credited to Don Moen. However, the song was written by Kim Noblitt. Kim Noblitt was a member of the music group Truth in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Kim worked with Roger Breland, the founder and director of Truth. Roger Breland lost his […]
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Dave Moody was preparing for the worship service he was to lead that evening in 1977. He sat down at the piano and began to worship God. A song came to him, and as he played the melody and words seemed to flow out of him. That evening he felt led to sing this song at the worship service. People […]
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This is Mama’s favorite song. In honor of her birthday this week, I thought I would cover the history of this song of praise. The song was written by Jack William Hayford, who is a pastor. Rev. Hayford is said to have composed over 400 songs, hymns and musical works. The inspiration for this song came from a 1977 vacation […]
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Recently, I heard a sermon relating the first days of the church of Christ to the uncertainty of our future as Christians in this world. The sermon ended by assuring us that although we live in an uncertain world today, one thing is for sure. Jesus Christ will return again one day just the way he promised. When I […]
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This hymn was written by Ralph Carmichael in the mid-1950s. Mr. Carmichael shares that his pastor, Lester Harnish, requested he write a new hymn to be used as an invitation each night for the upcoming revival. This revival was scheduled to last for two weeks and would be sung at the end of the sermon. At the beginning of the […]
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This hymn was written in 1952 by Rev. John M. Moore. Rev. Moore was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland on September 1, 1925. He shares that he was raised by godly parents and accepted Christ when he was sixteen years old. He studied the ministry in Glasgow, Scotland and served several churches in the area. Before immigrating to […]
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Edward Perronet was born in 1726 England, the grandson of a French immigrant. He followed in his father’s footsteps and entered the ministry. He became close friends with John and Charles Wesley, eventually leaving the Church of England and becoming a traveling Methodist minister. One story about Perronet says that Wesley encouraged him {Perronet} to preach, but he was resistant. […]
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This popular hymn was written by Fanny Crosby, author of over 8,000 hymns and songs. She often collaborated with composer William Doane. Doane wrote the music and then the melody was played for Crosby. Upon hearing the melody she said she felt it said, “Jesus, Keep me near the cross.” She said down and wrote the words for this hymn. […]
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I recently heard someone publicly say they did not like the song, “I Can Only Imagine.” Their reason was that they could not imagine dancing when we get to heaven. The scriptures include several references of dancing before the Lord. These include: “And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.” […]
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