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Jesus Saves -Priscilla Owens

Jesus Saves -Priscilla Owens

  This gospel song was written by someone who loved teaching children. Priscilla Owens was a Baltimore public school teacher for forty-nine years and was involved with the Sunday school...

Jesus Saves -Priscilla Owens

  This gospel song was written by someone who loved teaching children. Priscilla Owens was a Baltimore public school teacher for forty-nine years and was involved with the Sunday school...

O My Soul, Jehovah Praise -Arranged by Lowell Mason

O My Soul, Jehovah Praise -Arranged by Lowell M...

  A small committee of Presbyterian singers met in Pittsburgh to finish their work of nearly twenty years, compiling a book of metrical versions of the Psalms with music. It...

O My Soul, Jehovah Praise -Arranged by Lowell M...

  A small committee of Presbyterian singers met in Pittsburgh to finish their work of nearly twenty years, compiling a book of metrical versions of the Psalms with music. It...

Praise the Lord; with Exultation -Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Praise the Lord; with Exultation -Charles Haddo...

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the “Prince of Preachers,” was also a hymn writer. The Spurgeon Library at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Missouri has a section displaying his...

Praise the Lord; with Exultation -Charles Haddo...

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the “Prince of Preachers,” was also a hymn writer. The Spurgeon Library at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Missouri has a section displaying his...

For All the Saints -William W. How

For All the Saints -William W. How

  Hymns convey a sense of history to believers today, bringing to life the testimonies of Christians of generations past. This hymn, written by William W. How in 1864, remembers...

For All the Saints -William W. How

  Hymns convey a sense of history to believers today, bringing to life the testimonies of Christians of generations past. This hymn, written by William W. How in 1864, remembers...

Holy Ghost, With Light Divine -Andrew Reed

Holy Ghost, With Light Divine -Andrew Reed

This prayerful hymn that asks for the Holy Spirit to work in one’s heart was written by Andrew Reed in 1817. Reed was born in London in 1787 and became...

Holy Ghost, With Light Divine -Andrew Reed

This prayerful hymn that asks for the Holy Spirit to work in one’s heart was written by Andrew Reed in 1817. Reed was born in London in 1787 and became...

The Day is Past and Gone -John Leland

The Day is Past and Gone -John Leland

American Baptist preacher John Leland, known as Elder Leland, was quite active during the revival period of 1787-89 and baptized four hundred people. By the end of his ministry, he’d...

The Day is Past and Gone -John Leland

American Baptist preacher John Leland, known as Elder Leland, was quite active during the revival period of 1787-89 and baptized four hundred people. By the end of his ministry, he’d...