Stephen Foster has been called “the most famous song writer of the nineteenth century”. “Some Folks” is one of over 200 songs he wrote, including “Oh! Susanna”, “Camptown Races”, “Old Folks at Home” (“Swanee River”), “My Old Kentucky Home” and Continue Reading →
I’ve heard it said, “If you can’t play with words you’ll never be able to work with words.” The same might be said of songs: “If you can’t play with songs you’ll never be able to work with songs.” In Continue Reading →
Proverbs says, “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the Lord.” That verse does not teach that it is stupid or wrong for people to prepare and work. It simply makes it clear that Continue Reading →
This is a song of bright encouragement and exhortation using words straight from Psalm 20 — “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” Please give the song a Continue Reading →
This is a classic Bible song known and loved by young and old. It carries the enthusiasm of someone getting to know Jesus for the first time and the joyful report of someone who has been getting to know Jesus Continue Reading →
I knew this song was a success even before I heard it. How? My wife learned it long ago in Sunday School and all these years later it still makes her happy — proof it’s a good song for kids Continue Reading →
I love the saying, “God is good all the time. All the time God is good.” I suspect the people who really love that saying have found a good answer to this question: “Why does God in the Old Testament Continue Reading →
This wonderful old “kid’s” song encourages us to check our thinking about praise — what it is, why do it, how to do it, when to do it and what to teach about it. I think most of us understand Continue Reading →
This song is a short “jingle” from the same writer that gave us “Are We Downhearted”. Such songs are NOT huge concert pieces. They are meant to be taught by “adults” to “kids of all ages”, sung with friends and Continue Reading →
There’s a time when it is just plain silly to be positive and happy. Then, there is all the rest of the time. Here is a song that has a proper place at ANY time. Give it a sing-along listen Continue Reading →