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«Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing»: the hymn a wayward young man wrote three years after his conversion
Song: «Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing». Writer: Robert Robinson (1735–1790). Year: 1758 (tune «Nettleton», ~1813). The context: the…
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Las historias detrás de las alabanzas que tocaron millones de vidas.
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“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”: the hymn a blind pastor wrote in five minutes, on his sister’s wedding night
Technical details: Song: “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” (“Amor que no me dejarás”). Author: George Matheson…
“Rock of Ages”: the hymn of the pastor who fought with Wesley and died singing
Fact sheet: Song: “Rock of Ages”. Author: Augustus Montague Toplady (1740–1778). Year: 1763 (published between 1775 and 1776). Best-known…
“Abide With Me”: the hymn a dying pastor left on his last afternoon among his people
Technical details: Song: “Abide With Me”. Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847). Year: 1847. Best-known tune: “Eventide”, by William Henry…
“The Old Rugged Cross”: the hymn born from mockery that ended up sung around the world
Fact sheet: Song: “The Old Rugged Cross” (“La vieja cruz”) · Author and composer: George Bennard (1873–1958) · Year:…
Blessed Assurance: the hymn that was born in a few minutes from a woman who never saw the light
There are hymns written after years of work, with drafts, corrections, and doubts. And there are others that arrive…
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: The Battle Hymn of the Reformation
On April 16, 1521, a wagon rolled into the German city of Worms as crowds packed the streets to…
How Great Thou Art: the story of the hymn that was born from a storm in Sweden
It all began with a thunderclap. One summer afternoon in 1885, a young Swedish pastor was walking home when…
It Is Well: the story of the hymn a father wrote over the sea that took his daughters
The telegram carried only two words: “Saved alone.” Anna Spafford sent it from Wales to her husband in Chicago,…
Amazing Grace: the story of the slave trader who wrote the world’s most famous hymn
John Newton was the worst of the worst: a slave ship captain, a blasphemer feared even by his own…