Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
2019/04/18

Surgery Update

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Yesterday was a pretty big day for me. It was two weeks after surgery and I got to go in and get the splint off and see what was going on u...
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2016/02/02

History of a Song: April - “He is Risen”

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The beautiful words for this hymn were written by Cecil F. Alexander (1818-1895) and the music was written by Joachim Neander (1650-1680). ...
2011/05/27

History of a Song: May - "Reverently and Meekly Now"

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The words for this hymn were written by Joseph L. Townsend (1849-1942) and the music was written by Ebeneezer Beesley (1840-1906) The text f...
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2011/02/25

History of a Song: February - “Lord, I Would Follow Thee”

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The lyrics of this song were written by Susan Evans McCloud. She was born in 1945 and currently lives in Provo, Utah. She is best known fo...
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2010/05/02

History of a Song: May - “Give, Said the Little Stream”

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This song was written by Franny Crosby Van Alstyne. Frances Jane Crosby was born in Putnam county, New York on March 24th, 1820. Althoug...
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2010/04/11

History of a Song: April - “I’ll Be A Sunbeam” (a.k.a. “Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam”)

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This song was imagined from the mind of Nellie Talbot. Unfortunately, there is very little known about her- I was able to find very limite...
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2010/03/30

Music and the Soul

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Music has always been a balm to my soul. I have used songs to help propel myself into the deepest pockets of despair and to pull myself, f...