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Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

  William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) was born in 1731, the son of a minister in the Church of England. When he was only six years old, his mother died, and...

Oh! For a Closer Walk with God - William Cowper

  William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) was born in 1731, the son of a minister in the Church of England. When he was only six years old, his mother died, and...

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

  This hymn of commitment to the Lord was written as a poem for a New Year’s resolution by Mary D. James. She wrote it in her New Year’s letter...

All for Jesus - Mary D. James

  This hymn of commitment to the Lord was written as a poem for a New Year’s resolution by Mary D. James. She wrote it in her New Year’s letter...

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

  One cold, rainy night in London in 1853, nineteen-year-old Samuel T. Francis stood on a bridge over the Thames River. After the death of his father, he’d withdrawn from...

O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus -Samuel T. Francis

  One cold, rainy night in London in 1853, nineteen-year-old Samuel T. Francis stood on a bridge over the Thames River. After the death of his father, he’d withdrawn from...

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, translated by Jane L. Borthwick

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, tra...

  Two gifted women from two different countries gave the English-speaking world this beautiful hymn of comfort. “Be Still, My Soul!” was originally written in German by Katharina von Schlegel...

Be Still, My Soul! -Katharina von Schlegel, tra...

  Two gifted women from two different countries gave the English-speaking world this beautiful hymn of comfort. “Be Still, My Soul!” was originally written in German by Katharina von Schlegel...

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

    The exact date of the writing of "Open My Eyes That I May See" is unknown, but it first appeared in “Best Hymns No. 2,” published in 1895...

Open My Eyes That I May See - Clara H. Scott

    The exact date of the writing of "Open My Eyes That I May See" is unknown, but it first appeared in “Best Hymns No. 2,” published in 1895...

He’s a Wonderful Saviour to Me -Virgil P. Brock and Blanche K. Brock

He’s a Wonderful Saviour to Me -Virgil P. Brock...

  This uplifting gospel song was the first of many written by the husband and wife team of Virgil and Blanche Brock. Virgil Brock was ordained when he was nineteen,...

He’s a Wonderful Saviour to Me -Virgil P. Brock...

  This uplifting gospel song was the first of many written by the husband and wife team of Virgil and Blanche Brock. Virgil Brock was ordained when he was nineteen,...