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Incomprehensible Love- Dr. Jesse Mercer

Incomprehensible Love- Dr. Jesse Mercer

  Dr. Jesse Mercer was born on December 16, 1769 in Halifax County, North Carolina into a large family with seven siblings. Though he was provided with limited opportunity to...

Incomprehensible Love- Dr. Jesse Mercer

  Dr. Jesse Mercer was born on December 16, 1769 in Halifax County, North Carolina into a large family with seven siblings. Though he was provided with limited opportunity to...

The Lord Thus Blesses Tracts - James and Sophia Linsley

The Lord Thus Blesses Tracts - James and Sophia...

  On May 5, 1787, James Harvey Linsley was born into a God fearing family in Northford, Connecticut. His family lived with the belief that God had given them a...

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The Lord Thus Blesses Tracts - James and Sophia...

  On May 5, 1787, James Harvey Linsley was born into a God fearing family in Northford, Connecticut. His family lived with the belief that God had given them a...

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O Send the Joyful Sound Abroad - Dan Taylor

O Send the Joyful Sound Abroad - Dan Taylor

Dan Taylor, founder of the New Connexion of General Baptists, was born December 21, 1738 near Northowram. At an early age, Taylor was proficient as a reader and would draw...

O Send the Joyful Sound Abroad - Dan Taylor

Dan Taylor, founder of the New Connexion of General Baptists, was born December 21, 1738 near Northowram. At an early age, Taylor was proficient as a reader and would draw...

Now, Ye Saints, Prepare to Sing- Samuel Deacon

Now, Ye Saints, Prepare to Sing- Samuel Deacon

  Samuel Deacon, Jr., knew what it meant to prepare your heart to sing and make music to the Lord as his hymn, “Now Ye Saints, Prepare to Sing” states....

Now, Ye Saints, Prepare to Sing- Samuel Deacon

  Samuel Deacon, Jr., knew what it meant to prepare your heart to sing and make music to the Lord as his hymn, “Now Ye Saints, Prepare to Sing” states....

The Hour-Glass - John Quincy Adams

The Hour-Glass - John Quincy Adams

The Hour-Glass – John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, wrote this hymn for the 200th anniversary of the First Congregational Church in Quincy,...

The Hour-Glass - John Quincy Adams

The Hour-Glass – John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, wrote this hymn for the 200th anniversary of the First Congregational Church in Quincy,...

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears

First published in 1849, these lines mark the first of any carols by an American writer and one of only two lyrics penned by Edmund Sears. “Although I was educated...

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears

First published in 1849, these lines mark the first of any carols by an American writer and one of only two lyrics penned by Edmund Sears. “Although I was educated...