Tag Archives: Popular Hymns

Many of the old hymns we find such comfort in today came from the experience of great tragedy and loss in the lives of their composers. Feelings of discouragement and even despair were poured out in the words of their music, but so also were feelings of comfort and contentment ...

Feelings of being alone or forgotten come to all of us at times, but someone is watching over us just the same. One couple who lived many years ago knew this truth firsthand, and their faith inspired a much-loved hymn still sung today. The couple’s name was Doolittle, and they ...

How many who profess Christ can say with assurance what Horatio Spafford wrote in his most famous hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul”? Why was Mr. Spafford well in his soul, and how can our souls be made well? —Philippians 3:13 On a very dry and hot summer Sunday evening ...

One of the most universally known hymns and one of my all time favorites is “Amazing Grace” by John Newton.  Trying to appease my curiosity about the number of renditions the song has been remixed, remade, or revived, I submitted a quick search into the ol’ Google search engine and ...