More About Jesus
October 19, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
The author of this hymn text, Eliza Edmunds Hewitt, was an invalid for an extended period of her life. Out of this experience she developed an intimate relationship with God and the Scriptures and a desire to share her feelings with others through writing. She became a prolific author of children’s poetry and Sunday school ... [Read more]
The Twenty-Third Psalm
October 13, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
This Is My Father’s World
September 17, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
This hymn is taken from a sixteen-verse poem written by the Maltbie D. Babcock and published posthumously in 1901. The first line of each of the sixteen stanzas begins with “This is my Father’s world.”
Maltbie D. Babcock was born in Syracuse, New York, on August 3, 1858 of a social... [Read more]
It Is Well With My Soul
September 15, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
This beloved hymn was written by a Presbyterian layman from Chicago named Horatio G. Spafford who b... [Read more]
He Whispers Sweet Peace To Me
September 14, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
Near To The Heart Of God
September 10, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
Life is often filled with unexpected problems or crises. Unrest and despair will darken the way of even the strongest saint. Yet the Christian—because of the refuge he has in God—should strive to maintain composure and stability in spite of stress and difficulties. We cannot escape the pressures and da... [Read more]
I Would See Jesus
August 25, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
Who?
August 24, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
He Leadeth Me
August 21, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
This beloved gospel hymn was written on March 26, 1862. The author, Joseph H. Gilmore, has left the following account:
I had been speaking at the Wednesday evening service of the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Corner of Broad and Arch Streets, about the 23rd Psalm, and had been especially impressed with the bless... [Read more]
How Firm a Foundation
August 19, 2009 by Jeremy Sarber · Leave a Comment
The authorship of the text has always been a mystery to hymnologists. Its first appearance was in 1787 in a hymnal, Selection of Hymns, published by Dr. John Rippon, pastor of the Carter’s Lane Baptist Church, London, England. Dr. Rippon was pastor of this important church for sixty-three years and was consid... [Read more]
