New Year Words of Assurances

Guidance, Answered Prayer, Forgiveness, Salvation, Victory
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Dec 27, 2008
 

Five scriptures of assurances from the Bible to begin the year with faith and hope, renewed by God’s assurances.
 
As everyone welcomes the New Year, months of new beginnings beckon. Cherished memories of the past linger on, but January draws a sign of moving on to another [...]

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Happy Christmas!

A Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
My thoughts for this festive holiday is found in ”Season’s Greetings” of Christmas Tidbits.
Despite our day to day challenges, it’s good to feel the peace and hope of Christmas, for it is the time when Jesus the Son of God chose to become a man by coming to earth to identify [...]

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Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss

Anne Steele, Hymn Writer, and Hans G. Nägeli, Composer
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Sep 1, 2008
 

History of the sacred song “Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss,” originally a poem by Anne Steele, Composed by Hans Nägeli and arranged by Lowell Mason.
 
The theme in this hymn “Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss” is that of reliance and thankfulness to God. God [...]

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O Perfect Love, a Wedding Hymn

Written by Dorothy Gurney, Composed by Joseph Barnby
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Aug 17, 2008
 

“O Perfect Love” is a solemn wedding hymn by writer Dorothy Gurney and composer Joseph Barnby, with two tune names “O Perfect Love” and “Sandringham.”
 
The wedding hymn “O Perfect Love” was written in 1883 by an English writer, Dorothy B. Gurney, who wrote only [...]

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O for a Closer Walk with God Hymn

Sacred Song Written by William Cowper, Composed by John Dykes
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Aug 17, 2008
 

Notes on the hymn “O for a Closer Walk with God” written by William Cowper and composed by John Bacchus, with hymn tune “Beatitudo.”
 
The story goes that William Cowper, the hymn author of “O for a Closer Walk with God,” lived a [...]

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley

English Composer, Organist and Teacher
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Aug 13, 2008
 

Biography of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the greatest sacred music composer and organist of his time, famous for tune Aurelia.
 
Samuel Sebastian Wesley, English composer, organist and teacher, was considered the greatest composer of church music during his time, in the English cathedral tradition between Purcell and Stanford.
His genius [...]

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The King of Love my shepherd is

Sacred Hymn Written by Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877)
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Aug 9, 2008
 

Notes on the hymn “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” text by Henry W. Baker, based on the Shepherd Psalm, of an ancient Irish melody.
 
Henry Williams Baker wrote “The King of Love My Shepherd Is,” a sacred hymn based on Psalm 23 of [...]

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Softly and Tenderly Hymn Notes

Sacred Song Written and Composed by Will L. Thompson (1847-1909)
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Notes on the hymn “Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” written and composed by Will L. Thompson.
 
This sacred hymn “Softly and Tenderly” was used widely as an “invitation hymn” in the
 
This sacred hymn “Softly and Tenderly” was used widely as an “invitation hymn” in [...]

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