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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Written less than a year after his spiritual renewal at Aldersgate in 1738, these lines reflect Charles Wesley’s joy in his new relationship with God. Wesley wrote more than 6,500 hymns, but this...
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Go, Tell It On The Mountain
Songs of Christmas reflect the many facets of the Christmas story: Mary’s baby, the manger scene, the heavenly host, the shepherds, the wise men, and the star. Some are quiet songs, some rousing, some...
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When We Walk With The Lord
Daniel B. Towner, who wrote the melody to this song, inherited his love of music from his father, Professor J.G. Towner, a beloved vocalist and music teacher. While growing up, Daniel studied with...
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How Great Thou Art
The hymn had its beginning in 1886 in the mind of a Swedish lay preacher, Carl Boberg. A German translation appeared in 1907, and the singing of the German text spread throughout Germany. From the...
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Rejoice, The Lord Is King
In 1744, Charles Wesley wrote a hymn based on Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.” Rejoicing is central in many songs of praise and celebration. Christians have...
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God Hath Spoken By His Prophets
“God Hath Spoken by His Prophets” by George Wallace Briggs (1875-1959) was published in 1953 by the Hymn Society of America, who searched for new hymns to celebrate the printing of the Revised...
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Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart
Edward H. Plumptre, born in London in 1821, became a well-known Anglican scholar, author, theologian, and preacher. For many years he served as chaplain of King’s College, where he also taught...
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Redeemed, How I Love To Proclaim It!
Hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby wrote these lines in 1882. She and her husband, Alexander Van Alstyne, were living on Frankfort Street in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Fanny Crosby was an...
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Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
William Williams was born in Wales, the son of a farmer. His plans to be a physician were suddenly changed by the fervent preaching of Welsh evangelist Howell Harris. Williams was converted and soon...
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My Hope Is In The Lord
This is a twentieth century hymn, having been written in 1945 by Norman Clayton, who was born on January 22, 1903 in Brooklyn, New York, the ninth of ten children. He was converted at the age of six...
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My Faith Has Found A Resting Place
The music for “My Faith Has Found A Resting Place” was written by the prolific William J. Kirkpatrick, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1838. His father was his earliest music teacher, and William...
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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
The author of the hymn, Henry Jackson van Dyke, was born in Pennsylvania in 1852, and became pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. Henry later became professor of English...
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Advent
“Either from the beginning or near the beginning Christians held some days and seasons as sacred,” writes historian Kenneth Latourette in A History Of Christianity. The church year developed around...
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God Hath Spoken By His Prophets
“God Hath Spoken by His Prophets” by George Wallace Briggs (1875-1959) was published in 1953 by the Hymn Society of America, who searched for new hymns to celebrate the printing of the Revised...
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When Peace Like A River
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the ship’s captain called one of his passengers to the bridge and said, “To the best of my calculations, Mr. Spafford, this is where the tragedy occurred and your...
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All Glory, Laud And Honor
The mighty Charlemagne (742-814), King of the Franks, united most of western Europe under his crown. He was a visionary who advanced education and reformed the laws, economy, and culture of...
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My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less
Edward Mote was born into poverty on January 21, 1797, in London. His parents, innkeepers, wouldn’t allow a Bible in their house, but somehow Edward heard the gospel as a teenager and came to Christ....
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Fairest Lord Jesus
This hymn came from Germany and originally had six verses. It first appeared in 1677 in a hymnbook entitled Munster Gesangbuch, but the text of the hymn was in existence at least fifteen years...
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Crowning Jesus Lord Of All
The Hymn about the coronation of Jesus, not surprisingly, was written by an Englishman. Magnificent pageantry and historical remembrance are involved in a coronation. The lines of the hymn contain...
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Like A River Glorious
In 1876, while vacationing in the south of Wales, Frances Havergal caught a severe cold and suffered inflammation of the lungs. Told she might die, her response was: “If I am really going, it is too...
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