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The Star-Spangled Banner -Francis Scott Key

The Star-Spangled Banner -Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key, the author of America’s national anthem, was born in 1779 in Maryland. His father had served as an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War....

The Star-Spangled Banner -Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key, the author of America’s national anthem, was born in 1779 in Maryland. His father had served as an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War....

He Leadeth Me -Joseph Gilmore

He Leadeth Me -Joseph Gilmore

  It was 1862, and the country was very uncertain because of the Civil War. Preacher Joseph Gilmore wanted the people to focus on the Lord’s guidance and chose the...

He Leadeth Me -Joseph Gilmore

  It was 1862, and the country was very uncertain because of the Civil War. Preacher Joseph Gilmore wanted the people to focus on the Lord’s guidance and chose the...

I Need Thee Every Hour -Annie S. Hawks

I Need Thee Every Hour -Annie S. Hawks

  “I Need Thee Every Hour” was first sung in 1872 at the National Baptist Sunday School Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was published a year later in Lowry...

I Need Thee Every Hour -Annie S. Hawks

  “I Need Thee Every Hour” was first sung in 1872 at the National Baptist Sunday School Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was published a year later in Lowry...

Come, Sinner, Come -William E. Witter

Come, Sinner, Come -William E. Witter

  William E. Witter, the author of this song of invitation, was born in New York in 1853. He was ordained by the Rochester Baptist Theological Seminary in 1884. He...

Come, Sinner, Come -William E. Witter

  William E. Witter, the author of this song of invitation, was born in New York in 1853. He was ordained by the Rochester Baptist Theological Seminary in 1884. He...

Take My Life, and Let It Be -Frances Havergal

Take My Life, and Let It Be -Frances Havergal

“Take My Life, and Let It Be” was written by British hymn writer Frances Havergal in 1874 and is considered by many hymn historians to be one of the finest...

Take My Life, and Let It Be -Frances Havergal

“Take My Life, and Let It Be” was written by British hymn writer Frances Havergal in 1874 and is considered by many hymn historians to be one of the finest...

Fairest Lord Jesus! & Beautiful Saviour! -translated by Joseph A Seiss

Fairest Lord Jesus! & Beautiful Saviour! -trans...

These two hymns that praise the beauty of Christ and His creation are two different translations of the same anonymous German hymn text. It first appeared in print in a...

Fairest Lord Jesus! & Beautiful Saviour! -trans...

These two hymns that praise the beauty of Christ and His creation are two different translations of the same anonymous German hymn text. It first appeared in print in a...