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Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour -Fanny Crosby

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour -Fanny Crosby

  The words for this song of invitation were written in 1868, and it first appeared in 1870 in “Songs of Devotion,” a collection compiled by William H. Doane. The...

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour -Fanny Crosby

  The words for this song of invitation were written in 1868, and it first appeared in 1870 in “Songs of Devotion,” a collection compiled by William H. Doane. The...

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart -Edward H. Plumptre

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart -Edward H. Plumptre

  The words to this uplifting hymn were written by Edward H. Plumptre in 1865, for the annual Choir Festival at Peterborough Cathedral in England. Plumptre was well-known as a...

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart -Edward H. Plumptre

  The words to this uplifting hymn were written by Edward H. Plumptre in 1865, for the annual Choir Festival at Peterborough Cathedral in England. Plumptre was well-known as a...

Jesus Is All the World to Me -Will L. Thompson

Jesus Is All the World to Me -Will L. Thompson

  The author and composer of this gospel song, Will L. Thompson, was born in 1847 in East Liverpool, Ohio. After graduating from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, he...

Jesus Is All the World to Me -Will L. Thompson

  The author and composer of this gospel song, Will L. Thompson, was born in 1847 in East Liverpool, Ohio. After graduating from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, he...

The Pilgrim’s Progress -John Bunyan

The Pilgrim’s Progress -John Bunyan

  The words of this hymn were written in the late seventeenth century by John Bunyan, the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” He was born in 1628, near Bedford, England, and...

The Pilgrim’s Progress -John Bunyan

  The words of this hymn were written in the late seventeenth century by John Bunyan, the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” He was born in 1628, near Bedford, England, and...

We’re Marching to Zion - Isaac Watts/Robert Lowry

  This hymn, written by Isaac Watts, was first published in 1707 and was entitled “Heavenly Joy on Earth.” Watts authored over 600 hymns and is known as “The Father...

We’re Marching to Zion - Isaac Watts/Robert Lowry

  This hymn, written by Isaac Watts, was first published in 1707 and was entitled “Heavenly Joy on Earth.” Watts authored over 600 hymns and is known as “The Father...

I Know Whom I Have Believed -Major Daniel Whittle

I Know Whom I Have Believed -Major Daniel Whittle

  This song of testimony was written in 1883 by American evangelist Major Daniel Whittle. He was a major in the Union Army during the Civil War and was addressed...

I Know Whom I Have Believed -Major Daniel Whittle

  This song of testimony was written in 1883 by American evangelist Major Daniel Whittle. He was a major in the Union Army during the Civil War and was addressed...