Story Behind “Come, Thou Almighty King” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Come, Thou Almighty King" This is one of our most popular opening hymns, yet little is known of its background. The song...

Story Behind “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" One of the finest of harvest hymns is that written by Dean Alford, Come, ye thankful...

Story Behind “Count Your Blessings” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Count Your Blessings" This beautiful hymn was written by one of the prolific gospel song writers of the past century, a...

Story Behind “Crown Him With Many Crowns” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Crown Him With Many Crowns" This worshipful text is the combined effort of two distinguished Anglican clergymen, each of whom desired...

Story Behind “Day By Day” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Day By Day" The waves of revival that swept the Scandinavian countries during the latter half of the nineteenth century were...

Story Behind “Does Jesus Care” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, Does Jesus Care Frank E. Graeff was a minister in the Methodist denomination and served some of its leading churches, in...

Story Behind “Doxology” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Doxology" Nearly every English­ speaking Protestant congregation unites at least once each Sunday in this noble overture of praise. It has...

Story Behind “Each Step I Take” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Each Step I Take" Mother, that is a beautiful song. Lets write to America and get a copy. Those were the words...

Story Behind “Face To Face” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, Face To Face A pastor, his wife, and Grant Tullar had made their last call on the sick one afternoon in...

Story Behind “Fairest Lord Jesus” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus" Little is known of the origin of this cherished hymn. Associated with it are several popular legends which...

Story Behind “Come, Ye Disconsolate” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Come, Ye Disconsolate" Thomas Moore, who wrote the beautiful hymn was one of the strangest of all men to write hymns....

Story Behind “Come, Thou Fount Of Evry Blessing” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Come, Thou Fount Of Evry Blessing" Turning to the young Robert Robinson, the bleary-eyed gipsy fortune-teller pointed a quivering finger and...

Story Behind “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" While many hymns are born out of a particular dramatic experience, this hymn was simply the result...

Story Behind “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" A simple expression, prayed by an elderly woman at a prayer meeting one night, was the...

Story Behind “Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might" This stirring hymn was written by John Samuel Bewley Monsell, LL. D., who...

Story Behind “Fill My Cup, Lord” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Fill My Cup, Lord" Life was never to be a bed of roses for Richard Blanchard. A severe lung problem developed, and...

Story Behind “For the Beauty of the Earth” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth" This beautiful summer hymn, full of the spirit of field and forest, was written by...

Story Behind “From Greenlands Icy Mountains” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "From Greenlands Icy Mountains" Write something for us to sing at the service tomorrow morning, Dr. Shepley, vicar of Wrexham, said...

Story Behind “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken" None of the Christian hymn-writers has had a history so remarkable as that of John...

Story Behind “God Be with You ‘Til We Meet Again” Hymn

Story Behind The Hymn, "God Be with You 'Til We Meet Again" Often we hear someone tell us glibly to have a good day! Would not...