What a Friend we have in Jesus was written by Joseph M Scriven, an Irish immigrant who moved to Canada as a young man. During his life, he faced many trials and disappointments but clung to God’s promise to provide for him and carry him through. The lyric,...
My Jesus I Love Thee was written by William Ralph Featherston, possibly at age 16 when he was a new believer. He was born in Montreal, Canada. The melody that is now most associated with this best-loved hymn is not the original written by Featherston. On the other...
Stand Up, Stand up for Jesus was a hymn that was sung often and heartily in the church I grew up in. It’s been so good to do a lyric video of this song, I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to get to it. And I am publishing this on the anniversary...
To God be the Glory is one of Fanny Crosby’s best-loved hymns. It is certainly No. 1 on my list. It is the song that most succinctly sums up the gospel in three short verses. No wonder it shows up on all the “favourite hymns” playlists....
Be Thou My Vision is a much loved Irish hymn and appears on this channel twice! (The first one just had four verses; here you have all five) The melody (Slane) is gorgeous and is used for several other hymns/folk songs. The version here was recorded in 1999 at The...
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