History of the Hymns

Dec 05 2022 1
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This podcast is a journey back in time through the eyes and minds and experiences of the author(s) of some of our most beloved hymns. Join us on this blessed adventure as we learn the history of how these sacred lyrics were penned many years ago.

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Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 1

Dec 05 2022 39 mins  
Fanny Crosby was "the most prolific of all nineteenth-century American sacred song writers". By the end of her career she had written almost 9,000 hymns, using scores of pen names assigned to her by publishers who wanted to disguise the proliferation of her compositions in their publications.It is estimated that books containing her lyrics sold 100 million copies. However

Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 2

Dec 05 2022 53 mins  
Fanny Crosby was "the most prolific of all nineteenth-century American sacred song writers". By the end of her career she had written almost 9,000 hymns, using scores of pen names assigned to her by publishers who wanted to disguise the proliferation of her compositions in their publications.It is estimated that books containing her lyrics sold 100 million copies. However

A Tribute To The Late Fanny Crosby [005]

Nov 17 2022 68 mins  
Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. By the end of the 19t

How Great Thou Art [004]

Oct 17 2022 44 mins  
Author - (English Words) Stuart K. Hine, 1899-Composer - Music Arrangement by Stuart K. Hine and Manna Music of Swedish Folk Melody"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable" - Psalm 145:3Contact us via email: [email protected] wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, In

Jesus Loves Me [003]

Oct 12 2022 14 mins  
Author - Anna B. Warner, 1820-1915Composer - William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868"And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them." - Mark 10:16Contact us via email: [email protected] wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free:

Rock of Ages [002]

Oct 03 2022 27 mins  
Author - Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778Composer - Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872"Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers . . . did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: And that Rock was Christ." - I Corinthians 10:1, 4Contact us via email: [email protected] wis

I Love to Tell the Story [001]

Sep 18 2022 27 mins  
Author - A. Katherine Hankey, 1834-1911Composer - William G. Gischer, 1835-1912"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." - Proverbs 11:30Contact us via email: [email protected] wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone a