“O Worship the King” draws upon the splendor of 19th-century monarchy as a metaphor for the magnificence of the Almighty. Attributes of an earthly monarch are magnified to communicate theContinue readingO Worship the King

In 1978, a young seminary graduate named Henry Smith was struggling to find work and coming to terms with a degenerative eye condition that would eventually leave him legally blind.Continue readingGive Thanks

Dwelling in Beulah Land The song was written by C. Austin Miles. After attending the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Philadelphia, Miles became a pharmacist. In 1892,Continue readingDwelling in Beulah Land

“I am Thine, O Lord” is one of many hymns written by Fanny Crosby, a prolific American hymn writer. The melody was composed by William Howard Doane. The former wasContinue readingI am Thine, O Lord

“A Charge to Keep I Have” Charles Wesley. In their recent book, Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and Their Hymns (Mercer University Press, 2008), authors C. Edward Spann and Michael E.Continue readingA Charge to Keep I Have

Dan Schutte, the song’s composer, never imagined the song “Here I Am Lord” would become so popular. Mr. Schutte was a 31-year-old Jesuit studying theology in Berkeley, Calif., when oneContinue readingHere I Am Lord

The Longer I serve Him -The song was written by Bill and Gloria Gaither. This well-known couple have written numerous Southern Gospel songs of our day including Because He Lives,Continue readingThe Longer I serve Him

We have come into His house to gather in His name to worship Him Author: Bruce Ballinger. Bruce Ballinger, passed away at the Lakeridge Health Center in Oshawa Ontario onContinue readingWe Have Come Into His House

“I’ll Fly Away” is a hymn written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection titled Wonderful Message. Brumley’s writingContinue readingI’ll Fly Away

“HYMN OF PROMISE” was written by Natalie Sleeth (1930-1992), an American church organist and composer. After the death of a close friend, she meditated on a line from T.S. Eliot’sContinue readingHYMN OF PROMISE