This is the fourth in a series on sacred hymns, the story behind them, their text, a recording, and a simple companion devotional.

“When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea, thou who rulest wind and water, stand by me.” – Charles Albert Tindley

Every Hymn Has a […]

This is the third of a series on sacred hymns, the story behind them, their text, a recording, and a simple companion devotional.

“God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.” ~William Cowper

Every Hymn Has a Story

William Cowper was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, […]

This is the second of a series on sacred hymns, the story behind them, their text, a recording, and a simple companion devotional.

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” – St. Francis of Assisi

Every Hymn Has a Story

St. Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. Although never ordained […]

This is the first of a series on sacred hymns, the story behind them, their text, a recording, and a simple companion devotional.

“Many a man who has labored in obscure places, practically unnoticed and un-praised by his own generation, has achieved a fame after his death that grows in magnitude with the passing years,” E. E. Ryden says of […]