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How to: Introduce New Songs

How to: Introduce New Songs

      With 980 selections in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, some are bound to be unfamiliar. These little-known songs are well worth taking the time and effort to learn,...

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How to: Introduce New Songs

      With 980 selections in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, some are bound to be unfamiliar. These little-known songs are well worth taking the time and effort to learn,...

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Ye Children, Seek His Face- Philip Doddridge

Ye Children, Seek His Face- Philip Doddridge

       Philip Doddridge was grandson of one John Doddridge of England, the latter of whom had been ejected from the established church by the Act of Uniformity in 1662....

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Ye Children, Seek His Face- Philip Doddridge

       Philip Doddridge was grandson of one John Doddridge of England, the latter of whom had been ejected from the established church by the Act of Uniformity in 1662....

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Nearer, My God, to Thee

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Lyricist Sarah Adams, though a shortened life of fragile health, lived forty-three productive years. She was widely known for literary and other artistic feats. Sarah and her sister Eliza, accomplished...

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Lyricist Sarah Adams, though a shortened life of fragile health, lived forty-three productive years. She was widely known for literary and other artistic feats. Sarah and her sister Eliza, accomplished...

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus- Louisa Stead

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus- Louisa Stead

Louisa immigrated to the United States as a young adult, living in Cincinnati, Ohio. There she married Mr. Stead, and the two were blessed with a daughter named Lily. When...

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'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus- Louisa Stead

Louisa immigrated to the United States as a young adult, living in Cincinnati, Ohio. There she married Mr. Stead, and the two were blessed with a daughter named Lily. When...

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In Humble, Grateful Prayer - Phoebe H. Brown

In Humble, Grateful Prayer - Phoebe H. Brown

“George Hinsdale, composer of psalm tune “Hinsdale,” died while his daughter was very young. With an additional loss of her mother, Phoebe was orphaned at age two. She “fell into...

In Humble, Grateful Prayer - Phoebe H. Brown

“George Hinsdale, composer of psalm tune “Hinsdale,” died while his daughter was very young. With an additional loss of her mother, Phoebe was orphaned at age two. She “fell into...

Hymnwriter's Story: James McGranahan

Hymnwriter's Story: James McGranahan

Psalm 100:2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.Though desiring to study musick, McGranahan's father discouraged the ambition, needing help on the farm. At age seventeen, James...

Hymnwriter's Story: James McGranahan

Psalm 100:2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.Though desiring to study musick, McGranahan's father discouraged the ambition, needing help on the farm. At age seventeen, James...