Hymn Stories

The Story Behind I’ll Fly Away:Albert E. Brumley has been described as the “pre-eminent gospel songwriter” of the 20th century with over 600 published songs….Continue reading

• Philadelphia-born Robert Lowry was a Baptist minister and professor at Bucknell University who became known for his hymn writing while ministering in Brooklyn. “Nothing…Continue reading

Count Your Blessings is a hymn written in 1897 by Johnson Oatman, Jr.Oatman was born on April 21,1856, in Lumberton, NJ to Johnson and Rachel…Continue reading

“Revive Us Again” was written by Scottish physician, Dr. William MacKay. He was born in 1839 and at the age of seventeen, left his humble…Continue reading

“God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” is a traditional English Christmas carol. It is also known as “Tidings of Comfort and Joy”, the phrase that ends…Continue reading

It was 203 years ago when “Silent Night” was first heard by Austrian villagers attending Christmas Eve mass in St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf. How…Continue reading

To God be the glory, great things he hath done! So loved he the world that he gave us his Son, who yielded his life…Continue reading

The hymn, We’ll Understand it Better By and By was written by Charles Albert Tindley who died at the age of 82 on July 26,…Continue reading

“Just As I Am” was written by Charlotte Elliot in 1835, first appearing in the Christian Remembrancer, of which Elliott became the editor in 1836. The final…Continue reading

The long days and nights of winter can sometimes be very tough to bear, especially the dreary dark days without sunlight.  Cabin fever can set…Continue reading