This song dates back at least to the mid 1800’s. It has been published in print and through recordings many times, with a wide variety of lyrics, melodies and arrangements. Many lean toward pensive and somber. Some are a bit Continue Reading →

It has been said, “Jesus Christ did not come to make bad people good; he came to make dead people alive.” Good news: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! MUCH GLADNESS! Give this classic gospel hymn a listen, then come back and we’ll talk Continue Reading →

It is human nature for a person to enjoy a variety of things. It is not hard to imagine that the same person who enjoys a fancy dinner of filet mignon followed by an evening at the opera might also, Continue Reading →

Here is another song by musician/evangelist Philip P. Bliss. (He also wrote “Let The Lower Lights Be Burning” — a visually rich plea for believers be lights in this world, partnering with the Father, to guide seekers to salvation through Continue Reading →

Isaac Watts lived about three hundred years ago in England and has been called the “Godfather of English Hymnody”. He did not earn that title for writing the most songs ever. Though Watts wrote a respectable 750 hymns, a younger Continue Reading →

This “MusicMinister” song site pairs “Bible songs” with “Bible lessons” – a practice that has been done for centuries. Isaac Watts, an English pastor who has been called “the greatest name among hymn-writers” wrote a number of hymns to accompany Continue Reading →

Our song “Though Jericho Pleasantly Stood” is an artful and thought-provoking study on the miracle of “getting right with God.” This hymn is not nearly as well known as “Amazing Grace” but they resemble each other in depth of truth Continue Reading →

Over a century ago a lady named Mary Wheeler wrote the lyrics to this song, providing people in her day a fresh occasion to think about Daniel and lions. Singing it with you today gives us our own fresh occasion Continue Reading →

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” [Psalm 118:24] This is a favorite verse from among many greats found in Psalm 118. Please give it a sing-along listen, then come Continue Reading →

Carrie Ellis Breck is credited with having written over fourteen hundred hymns. Probably her best-known hymn is “Face To Face (With Christ My Savior)”. This one, “When Love Shines In” appeared in at least 118 hymnals, so it, too, has Continue Reading →