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Farewell! O Yes! Farewell! - Jehu Lewis Shuck

Farewell! O Yes! Farewell! - Jehu Lewis Shuck

Jehu Lewis Shuck (pronounced Shook) was the first American Baptist missionary to China. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 4th, 1812 – the same year Adoniram and Ann...

Farewell! O Yes! Farewell! - Jehu Lewis Shuck

Jehu Lewis Shuck (pronounced Shook) was the first American Baptist missionary to China. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 4th, 1812 – the same year Adoniram and Ann...

Ivory Palaces – Henry Barraclough

Ivory Palaces – Henry Barraclough

The gospel hymn “Ivory Palaces” may not often be associated with the Christmas season, but it certainly speaks of the Lord’s obedience to the Father to come to earth as a child...

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Ivory Palaces – Henry Barraclough

The gospel hymn “Ivory Palaces” may not often be associated with the Christmas season, but it certainly speaks of the Lord’s obedience to the Father to come to earth as a child...

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Out of the Depths: Hymns Born of Sorrow

Out of the Depths: Hymns Born of Sorrow

Countless hymns through the ages were composed as the outpouring of broken hearts. These humble souls found that the comfort found in Jesus was a supply ample enough to share....

Out of the Depths: Hymns Born of Sorrow

Countless hymns through the ages were composed as the outpouring of broken hearts. These humble souls found that the comfort found in Jesus was a supply ample enough to share....

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - William Williams

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - William Williams

  The Welsh people have a centuries-old reputation of being perhaps the most enthusiastic singers in the world. During the great spiritual revivals of Wales, the preaching was sometimes interrupted by the spontaneous...

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - William Williams

  The Welsh people have a centuries-old reputation of being perhaps the most enthusiastic singers in the world. During the great spiritual revivals of Wales, the preaching was sometimes interrupted by the spontaneous...

If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee - Georg Neumark

If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee - Georg Ne...

In 1641 twenty-year-old Georg Neumark (1621-1681) struck out from his home in the Thuringian forests, journeying to the University of Konigsberg where he intended to study law. With him was...

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If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee - Georg Ne...

In 1641 twenty-year-old Georg Neumark (1621-1681) struck out from his home in the Thuringian forests, journeying to the University of Konigsberg where he intended to study law. With him was...

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A Charge to Keep I Have – Charles Wesley

A Charge to Keep I Have – Charles Wesley

This hymn reflects the uncompromising character of the Wesleys, who faced much opposition and persecution in their ministry. Albert E. Bailey gives this account in “The Gospel in Hymns”: “If it was hard on...

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A Charge to Keep I Have – Charles Wesley

This hymn reflects the uncompromising character of the Wesleys, who faced much opposition and persecution in their ministry. Albert E. Bailey gives this account in “The Gospel in Hymns”: “If it was hard on...

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