Hymn History
"O Holy Night"
A parish priest in a small French town commissioned a local poet and wine commissionaire, Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure, to write a poem for the village’s Christmas Eve mass. Cappeau read...
Read More“I Don't Know About Tomorrow” by Diana Leagh Matthews
Ira Stanphill was an accomplished musician and minister. Ira served with 9 different organizations in the capacities of youth director, music director and pastor. He preached across America, and in...
Read More“All my Tears”
Sorry I was not able to get the Oct newsletter out last month, my pc went, then it was a week before I could get a new one, then we had a vacation planned to our cabin in Maine and another week to...
Read MoreBehind I Need Thee Every Hour
The Pandemic Continues, I was recently reading an article on a survey of the effect this pandemic has had on a lot of our population here in the US. The prevalence of...
Read More"The Gospel Train"
One night trying to think of a hymn or song for the newsletter, while reading about the song keep your eyes on the sparrow, I feel asleep. I had a dream about an old small town railroad...
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