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God of Our Fathers -Daniel C. Roberts

God of Our Fathers -Daniel C. Roberts

  When the United States was preparing to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, every village, town, and city was planning a...

God of Our Fathers -Daniel C. Roberts

  When the United States was preparing to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, every village, town, and city was planning a...

Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

  William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) was born in 1731, the son of a minister in the Church of England. When he was only six years old, his mother died, and...

Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

  William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) was born in 1731, the son of a minister in the Church of England. When he was only six years old, his mother died, and...

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

  This hymn of commitment to the Lord was written as a poem for a New Year’s resolution by Mary D. James. She wrote it in her New Year’s letter...

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

  This hymn of commitment to the Lord was written as a poem for a New Year’s resolution by Mary D. James. She wrote it in her New Year’s letter...

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

  One cold, rainy night in London in 1853, nineteen-year-old Samuel T. Francis stood on a bridge over the Thames River. After the death of his father, he’d withdrawn from...

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

  One cold, rainy night in London in 1853, nineteen-year-old Samuel T. Francis stood on a bridge over the Thames River. After the death of his father, he’d withdrawn from...

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, translated by Jane L. Borthwick

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, tra...

  Two gifted women from two different countries gave the English-speaking world this beautiful hymn of comfort. “Be Still, My Soul!” was originally written in German by Katharina von Schlegel...

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, tra...

  Two gifted women from two different countries gave the English-speaking world this beautiful hymn of comfort. “Be Still, My Soul!” was originally written in German by Katharina von Schlegel...

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

    The exact date of the writing of "Open My Eyes That I May See" is unknown, but it first appeared in “Best Hymns No. 2,” published in 1895...

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

    The exact date of the writing of "Open My Eyes That I May See" is unknown, but it first appeared in “Best Hymns No. 2,” published in 1895...