From where do you draw inner strength and peace? What soothes your inward-man? What breaks the chains and heals the soul? How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; … Continue reading How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
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Keeping Down Weeds!
It’s been time for a month or so to have plants out in the garden. In fact, you could be getting close to enjoying some of those fruits and veggies on your plate soon. Just last night at supper my wife and I had the sweetest, homegrown grape tomatoes and a diced Anaheim pepper on … Continue reading Keeping Down Weeds!
Send the Light
To hear this song played, click here. To see the sheet music for this arrangement, click here. Author Charles Hutchinson Gabriel is one of the most prolific names in American church music for the 20th Century. He wrote some 8,000 songs, many of which are still included in modern hymnals. He was born August 18, … Continue reading Send the Light
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,100 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 35 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading 2011 in review
Campbell’s Preface to “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs”
I’m sorry for being so long-gone from HymnalCollector.com. My wife and I are expecting our first child soon and so my books and the shelves upon which they sat were removed from our house and banished to the garage until such time as the living quarters were rearranged to make room for Baby (sex is … Continue reading Campbell’s Preface to “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs”
The Sun-Bright Road of Calvary
To listen to On the Sun-Bright Road of Calvary, click here. To see the music to On the Sun-Bright Road of Calvary, click here. The gospel song On the Sun-Bright Road of Calvary was written by Austin Taylor (1881-1973), a Kentucky-born and Texas-bred song writer, associated with churches of Christ. There is little published biographical … Continue reading The Sun-Bright Road of Calvary
When Storms Around Are Sweeping
To see the sheet music, click here. To hear the song, click here. Yes, another song arranged for male quartet singing. This song has several noteworthy moments for our consideration. My sight reading teacher, Clint Davis, shared this song with me one day as we were sitting on his living room couch talking about the … Continue reading When Storms Around Are Sweeping
A Christian’s Response to the Death of Osama bin Laden
“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the Lord see it and be displeased…” (Proverbs 24:17-18a) I know it’s Mother’s Day and that this isn’t the most fitting day to write an article about the death of an internationally hunted man, but it’s been … Continue reading A Christian’s Response to the Death of Osama bin Laden
Rearranged Songs / Nearer My God to Thee
To see the music under discussion, click here. To hear the music under discussion, click here. As Aaron noted in his comments on the song Crossing the Bar, he is familiar with the song, but not that arrangement. What does it mean to “re-arrange” a song? Typically, when a song is written it has a … Continue reading Rearranged Songs / Nearer My God to Thee
Crossing the Bar
Click for the sheet music to Crossing the Bar Click here to hear Crossing the Bar (music by Samuel Beazley). Sunset and evening star And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full … Continue reading Crossing the Bar
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