A wonderful reminder that everything is in our sweet Lord’s hands. If you’re not on the train, now’s the time to get on. If you’re on the train, it’s not too late to warn, beseech and encourage.
This happy song was recorded in 1940 by the Blue Sky Boys. Can you catch all of the words spelled?
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
This hymn was recorded by Red Foley in 1951. It was the first gospel recording to sell a million records. The song itself was written by Tommy Dorsey in 1939.
In regard to this song, Dan Snyder writes, “This song saved my life, I was a horrible drunk and drug addict from the age of 15 till I turned 38, and laid on my death bed.
The words of this song can give us a remembrance of a very different time. It’s been said that America was great because Americans were good. That goodness came from the foundation of Biblical morality which was based on the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule.
OF the fifty-nine elegant hymns written by Bishop Heber none are so widely known or so frequently sung as his missionary hymn. In 1819, a royal letter authorized collections to be taken in every church and chapel in England connected with the establishment, in furtherance of the Society for Propagating the Gospel.
The Church’s One Foundation was written in response to a serious heresy which surfaced in South Africa in the 1860’s. The hymn writer Samuel Stone patterned his verse on the phrase The holy Catholic church, the communion of saints found in the Apostles' Creed.
When Thou, My Righteous Judge Shalt Come. Lady Huntingdon not only left to the world one of the brightest examples of a life wholly consecrated to Christ, but also the above hymn, that has been echoing in the praises of the sanctuary for over a century.
This hymn is based on Psalm 103:1-6 and Psalm 150, and has been a beloved song of praise to God by individuals and congregations since it was first published in 1680.
“And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.