Some names we encounter just seem to strike us as humorous. I went to elementary school with Snodgrasses and Butkuses – and I confess, like all the other school-age kids, we chuckled at the names. My own last name was subject to a few taunts and jeers, so I suppose that I at least … Continue reading Jesus Paid it All
Songs in the Night
The Rock that Is Higher than I
The Scripture is rich with lithic pictures of God, depicting Him as “the Rock.” The Rock is not a pebble, not even a stone, but a great lithological edifice which dominates the horizon. It has roots that dig deep into the earth and a peak that stretches to the heavens. It was there when men … Continue reading The Rock that Is Higher than I
He Leadeth Me
In terms of tune, this is quite different what I grew up singing. Furthermore, it may strike some as unusual for a hymnal published by the gospel advocate in 1889 for an a capella-singing church to have a piano reduction in its pages. Oh, the interesting things we find when we look into our own … Continue reading He Leadeth Me
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
These words and this tune have been wedded together for generations of believers, bringing comfort and peace through reassurance that Jesus listens and the perspective that he can bear the burdens of our heart. This particular copy in the picture claims no ownership for the lyrics, but other sources tell us that they were written … Continue reading What a Friend We Have in Jesus
All Hail the Pow’r of Jesus’ Name
"Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!'" … Continue reading All Hail the Pow’r of Jesus’ Name
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
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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