One Hundred and One Hymn Stories
Carl F. Price
102 chapters · 3 h 47 min · English
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Carl F. Price, a pioneering hymnologist, historian, and author, says, "Every real hymn has its story, if only we could discover it.." This book takes behind the scenes with glimpses of the hymn writers to give us those stories. The hymns range from those from familiar hymnologists such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts to earlier writings such as from Saint Stephen the Sabaite, and Bernard of Cluny. Here you will find the story behind "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," "Onward, Christian Soldiers," "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1 Dedication and Preface 4 min 2 My Faith Looks up to Thee by Ray Parmer, 1808-1887 2 min 3 Peace, Perfect Peace by Bishop Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825 - 1906 2 min 4 Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life by Frank Mason North, 1850 - 2 min 5 Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing by Walter Shirley, 1725 - 1786 2 min 6 Hark, thee Voice of Jesus Calling by Dantet Marcuh, 1816 - 1909 2 min 7 I Love to Steal an Hour Away by Phebe Hinsdale Brown, 1783 - 1861 2 min 8 Praise to the Holiest in the Height by John Henry Newman, 1801 - 1890 2 min 9 How Are Thy Servants Blest, O Lord by Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719 2 min 10 Depth of Mercy Can Thee Be by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 11 O Little Town of Bethlehem by Phillips Brooks, 1835 - 2893 2 min 12 Another Year Is Downing by Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836 - 1879 3 min 13 Just as I Am, Without One Plea by Charlotte Elliott, 1789 - 1871 2 min 14 "Almost Persuaded," Now to Believe by Phillip Bliss, 1838 - 1876 2 min 15 The Whole Worth Was Lost in the Darkness of Sin by Phillip Bliss, 1838 - 1876 2 min 16 Blest Be the Tie That Binds by John Fawcett, 1739 - 1817 2 min 17 Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide by C.D. Martin 2 min 18 O Beautiful for Spacious Skies by Katharine Lee Bates, 1859 - 2 min 19 Fling Out the Banner, Let It Float by George Washington Doane, 1799 - 1859 2 min 20 Glory Be to the Father 2 min 21 I was a Wandering Sheep by Horatius Bonar, 1808 - 1889 2 min 22 Come, O Thou All-Victorious Lord by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 23 Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing by James Edmeston, 1791 - 1867 2 min 24 There's a Friend for Little Children by Albert Midlane, 1825 - 1909 2 min 25 I'm But a Stranger Here by Thomas Rawson Taylor, 1807 - 1835 2 min 26 From Every Stormy Wind that Blows by Hugh Stowell, 1799 - 1865 2 min 27 Our Thought of Thee Is Glad with Hope John Greenleaaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 3 min 28 Servant of God, Well Done by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 2 min 29 God of Our Fathers, Known of Old by Rudyard Kipling, 1865 - 2 min 30 My Lord, Now Full of Sweet Contennt by Madame Guyon, 1648 - 1717 2 min 31 Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet by William Cowper, 1731 - 1800 2 min 32 Jesus, Lover of my Soul, by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 33 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 2 min 34 All Glory, Laud, and Honor by Saint Theodulph, - 821 2 min 35 The Day of Resurrection by John of Damascus 3 min 36 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name by Edward Perronet, 1726 - 172 2 min 37 Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus by George Duffield, Jr., 1818 - 1888 2 min 38 From Greenland's Icy Mountains by Reginald Heber 1783 - 1826 2 min 39 O Love that Will Not Let Me Go by George Matheson 1842 - 1906 2 min 40 Now Thank We All Our God by Martin Rinkart, 1586 - 1649 2 min 41 Golden Harps Are Sounding by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 2 min 42 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah by William Williams, 1717 - 1791 3 min 43 Thy Life Was Given for Me by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 3 min 44 Come Unto Me, Ye Weary by William Chatterton Dix, 1837 - 1898 2 min 45 Welcome, Happy Morning, Age to Age Shall Say by Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus 530 - 609 3 min 46 Shepherd of Tender Youth by Clement of Alexandria, ca. 170 - 220 3 min 47 Flung to the Heedless Winds by Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546 2 min 48 Behold the Saviour of Mankind by Samuel Wesley, 1662 - 1735 2 min 49 Onward, Christian Soldiers by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834 - 3 min 50 Tell Me the Old, Old Story by Katherine Hankey, (1866) 2 min 51 Jesus, They Blood and Righteousness by Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, 1700 - 1760 3 min 52 Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Loard by Julia Ward Howe, 1819 - 1910 4 min 53 Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 2 min 54 Lead, Kindly Light, Amid th' Encircling Gloom by John Henry Newman, 1801 - 1890 3 min 55 Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 56 In the Cross of Christ I Glory by John Bowring, 1792 - 1872 2 min 57 Oft in Danger, Oft in Woe by Henry Kirke White, 1785 - 1806, Frances Sara Collquhoun, 1809 - 1877 2 min 58 My Country, 'Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 - 1895 2 min 59 O Say, Can You See by the Dawn's Early Light by Francis Scott Key, 1779 - 1843 2 min 60 Jerusalem the Golden by Bernard of Cluny, 12th Century 2 min 61 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 62 Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn by John Byrom, 1692 - 1763 2 min 63 I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath by Isaac Watts, 1694 - 1748 3 min 64 Break Thou the Bread of Life by Mary Ann Lathbury, 1841 - 1913 2 min 65 There Is a Land of Pure Delight by Isaac Watts, 1694 - 1748 2 min 66 Strong Son of God, Immortal Love by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809 - 1892 2 min 67 Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessing by Elizabeth Codner 3 min 68 O Jesus, Thou Art Standing by Bishop William Walsham How, 1823 - 1897 2 min 69 Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me by Edward Hopper, 1818 - 1888 2 min 70 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Robert Robinson, 1735 - 1790 2 min 71 Sow in the Morn Thy Seed by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 2 min 72 Glorious Things of The Are Spoken by John Newton, 1725 - 1807 2 min 73 Hark, My Soul, It Is the Lord by William Cowper, 1731 - 1800 2 min 74 Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear by John Keble, 1792 - 1866 2 min 75 The Morning Light Is Breaking by Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 - 1895 2 min 76 Take My Life, and Let It Be by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 2 min 77 I Think, When I Read That Sweet Story of Old by Jemima Luke, 1813 - 1906 2 min 78 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God by Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546 3 min 79 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow by Bishop Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1710 2 min 80 What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Joseph Scriven, 1820 - 1886 2 min 81 O God, My Powers Are Thine by Frederick Watson Hannan, 1865 - 2 min 82 Alas, and Did My Saviour Bleed by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 2 min 83 The Sands of Time Are Sinking by Anne Ross Cousin, 1824 - 1906 3 min 84 Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid by Saint Stephen the Sabaite, 725 - 794 3 min 85 The Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day by Thomas of Celano, ? - 1255 2 min 86 O King of Kings, O Lord of Hosts by Henry Burton, 1840 - 2 min 87 Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still by Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 1863 3 min 88 Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow by Bernhardt Severin Ingleman, 1789 - 1862 2 min 89 The Spacious Firmament on High by Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719 2 min 90 Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me by Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740 - 1778 2 min 91 Abide with Me, Fast Falls Eventide by Henry Francis Lyte, 1796 - 1847 2 min 92 Christ for the World We Sing by Samuel Wolcott, 1813 - 1886 2 min 93 Forward, Be Our Watchword by Henry Alford, 1810 - 1871 2 min 94 Come, Thou Almighty King - Author Unknown 2 min 95 He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought by Joseph Henry Gilmore, 1834 - 2 min 96 Hail to the Lord's Anoinnted by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 2 min 97 We Plow the Fields, and Scatter by Matthias Claudius, 1740 - 1815 2 min 98 The God of Abraham Praise by Thomas Olivers, 1725 - 1799 2 min 99 Nearer, My God, to Thee by Sarah Flower Adams, 1805 - 1848 2 min 100 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 2 min 101 Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun by Bishop Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1711 2 min 102 God Be with You Till We Meet Again by Jeremiah Eames Rankin, 1828 - 1904 2 min
