“Lavender’s Blue” (sometimes called “Lavender Blue”) is an English folk song and nursery rhyme dating to the 17th century. It has been recorded in various forms since the 20th centuryContinue readingLavender’s Blue
Let Me Go, Lover
“Let Me Go, Lover!”, a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is basedContinue readingLet Me Go, Lover
Keep on the Sunny Side of Life
Keep on the Sunny Side, also known as Keep on the Sunny Side of Life, is a popular American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) with musicContinue readingKeep on the Sunny Side of Life
Baby the Rain Must Fall
“Baby the Rain Must Fall” is a song written by Elmer Bernstein and Ernie Sheldon and performed by Glenn Yarbrough after he left the Limeliters for a solo career. InContinue readingBaby the Rain Must Fall
Moonlight Bay
“Moonlight Bay” is a popular song. It is commonly referred to as “On Moonlight Bay”. The lyrics were written by Edward Madden, the music by Percy Wenrich, and was publishedContinue readingMoonlight Bay
Beautiful Dreamer
“Beautiful Dreamer” is a parlor song by American songwriter Stephen Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864). It was published posthumously in March 1864, by Wm. A. Pond &Continue readingBeautiful Dreamer
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” is a Christian hymn associated with Easter. Most of the stanzas were written by Charles Wesley, and the hymn appeared under the title “HymnContinue readingChrist the Lord Is Risen Today
Jesus Paid It All
Jesus Paid It All (also known as Fullness in Christ and I hear the Saviour say and Christ All and in All) is a traditional American hymn about the penalContinue readingJesus Paid It All
Were You There
“Were You There” was likely composed by enslaved African-Americans in the 19th century. It was first published in William Eleazar Barton’s 1899 Old Plantation Hymns. In 1940, it was includedContinue readingWere You There
At the Cross
At the Cross. This popular hymn was written by Isaac Watts. Watts was born in 1674 and died in 1748. He would become a pastor and wrote poems and hymnsContinue readingAt the Cross