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Blessed Redeemer - Avis M. B. Christiansen

Blessed Redeemer - Avis M. B. Christiansen

Most hymns usually begin as a poem, and an existing tune is used, or a new tune is composed to fit the text. “Blessed Redeemer” began as a tune composed...

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Blessed Redeemer - Avis M. B. Christiansen

Most hymns usually begin as a poem, and an existing tune is used, or a new tune is composed to fit the text. “Blessed Redeemer” began as a tune composed...

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Little Is Much When God Is in It -Kittie Suffield

Little Is Much When God Is in It -Kittie Suffield

The words and music of this gospel hymn were written in 1924 by Kittie Suffield.  She had been invited to be the soloist for a week of special meetings in...

Little Is Much When God Is in It -Kittie Suffield

The words and music of this gospel hymn were written in 1924 by Kittie Suffield.  She had been invited to be the soloist for a week of special meetings in...

America the Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates

America the Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates

One summer day in 1893, a small group of professors from Eastern colleges stood at the top of Pike’s Peak. They had endured a long, strenuous mule-drawn wagon ride to...

America the Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates

One summer day in 1893, a small group of professors from Eastern colleges stood at the top of Pike’s Peak. They had endured a long, strenuous mule-drawn wagon ride to...

I Sing the Almighty Power of God - Isaac Watts

I Sing the Almighty Power of God - Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts (1674-1748), the author of “I Sing the Almighty Power of God,” is known as the “Father of English Hymnody.” A precocious child, he studied Latin at the age...

I Sing the Almighty Power of God - Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts (1674-1748), the author of “I Sing the Almighty Power of God,” is known as the “Father of English Hymnody.” A precocious child, he studied Latin at the age...

Stand Up!  Stand Up for Jesus - George Duffield, Jr.

Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus - George Duffield...

This hymn calls Christians to be courageous and take a stand for Jesus.  Dudley A. Tyng was one of the most fervent preachers in the northeastern United States during the...

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Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus - George Duffield...

This hymn calls Christians to be courageous and take a stand for Jesus.  Dudley A. Tyng was one of the most fervent preachers in the northeastern United States during the...

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Thine Is the Glory -Edmond L. Budry

Thine Is the Glory -Edmond L. Budry

"Thine Is the Glory" was first written in French by a Swiss pastor, Edmond L. Budry (1854-1932), in 1884. He was the pastor of the Free Church in Vevey for 35...

Thine Is the Glory -Edmond L. Budry

"Thine Is the Glory" was first written in French by a Swiss pastor, Edmond L. Budry (1854-1932), in 1884. He was the pastor of the Free Church in Vevey for 35...