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Praise to the Lord! the Almighty - Joachim Neander

Praise to the Lord! the Almighty - Joachim Neander

Ascribed a "magnificent hymn of praise to God," Joachim Neander (1650-1680) composed these lines in the year of his death. They stand in stark contrast to the praise of folly...

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Praise to the Lord! the Almighty - Joachim Neander

Ascribed a "magnificent hymn of praise to God," Joachim Neander (1650-1680) composed these lines in the year of his death. They stand in stark contrast to the praise of folly...

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May God Be With You

May God Be With You

Have you ever attended a church that ended its service with a song? Maybe the congregation. The hymn lyrics "God be with you till we meet again; by his counsels...

May God Be With You

Have you ever attended a church that ended its service with a song? Maybe the congregation. The hymn lyrics "God be with you till we meet again; by his counsels...

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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