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Behind the Christmas Song: As with Gladness Men of Old

January 5, 2020 Leave a comment

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As with Gladness Men of Old is considered an Epiphany hymn more than a Christmas hymn. William Chatterton Dix wrote the hymn on January 6, 1859 while recovering from an extended illness. He was bed bound at his home in Glasgow, Scotland and unable to attend that morning’s Epiphany service at church. While reading the account of the Epiphany or […]

Behind the Song Sunday: All Things Bright and Beautiful

August 17, 2014 One comment

This beautiful song was written by Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander for the children in her Sunday School class. The author was born Cecil Frances Humphreys in 1818 Dublin, Ireland. She was the daughter of an Irish Major. She began writing verse as a child. Young Fanny was very introverted, but showed interest in poetry and writing. Her earliest work […]

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Behind the Christmas Song: As with Gladness Men of Old

Behind the Song Sunday: All Things Bright and Beautiful