Hymn

Faith to Trust God During Trials

A young woman named Anne Steele had encountered one trial and disappointment after another. Her mother died when she was three, and when she was nineteen she suffered a severe hip injury that left her an invalid. Eventually she fell in love and...

Hymn, Joy, Thanksgiving, Trials

A Hymn for Every Person

The Weatherman’s Hymn—There Shall Be Showers of Blessings

The Contractor’s Hymn—The Church’s One Foundation

The Tailor’s Hymn—Holy, Holy, Holy

The Politician’s Hymn—Standing on the Promises

The Optometrist’s Hymn—Open...

Humor, Hymn

Praise Choruses

An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was.

“Well,” said the farmer, “It was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of...

Humor, Hymn, Music, Praise, Worship

Renamed Hymns

Sometimes singing hymns can be convicting. Here are some you can sing without a tinge of guilt:

I Surrender Some

There is Scattered Cloudiness in My Soul Today

There Shall Be Sprinkles of Blessings

Onward, Christian...

Humor, Hymn

Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Ira Sankey was traveling on a steamer down the Delaware river when he was asked to sing. He led the group in singing “Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us.” When he finished, a man stepped from the shadows and asked, “Did you ever serve in the Union...

Hymn, Music, Safety

God Will Take Care of You

James Cash Penney (who started J. C. Penney stores) made some unwise commitments and became very depressed. He worried so much that he developed shingles. He went to see his doctor who admitted him to the hospital, but his condition became worse...

Encouragement, Faith, Hymn, Perspective, Worry

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Thomas Obediah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. He received his education in a little country schoolhouse, and at age 16 began teaching there. He was saved at age 27, and with no college or seminary training was...

Blessings, Faithfulness, Gratefulness, Hymn

Come Thou Fount

“It was a bright Sunday morning in 18th century London, but Robert Robinson’s mood was anything but sunny. All along the street there were people hurrying to church, but in the midst of the crowd, Robinson was a lonely man. The sound of church...

Hymn, Repentance, Restoration