Away in a Manger – written in 1883
AWAY IN A MANGER written in 1883 The Story Children enjoy Christmas more than any other time of the year, and most adults share in...
View ArticleGentle Mary Laid Her Child – written in 1919
GENTLE MARY LAID HER CHILD written in 1919 The Story Joseph Cook (1859-1933) entered a Christmas carol-writing contest in 1919. He was not known as a poet,...
View ArticleSweet Little Jesus Boy
SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY written in 1932 The Story Most people think of this song as a Negro spiritual from the south in the mid-1800s. The lyrics...
View ArticleBeautiful Star of Bethlehem – written in 1938
BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM written in 1938 The Story This Christmas song was written by the late R. Fisher Boyce (1887-1968) in a middle Tennessee milk barn in...
View ArticleShine, Jesus, Shine – written in 1987
SHINE, JESUS, SHINE written in 1987 The Story The most famous of all contemporary British Christian songwriters is Graham...
View ArticleAwesome God – written in 1988
AWESOME GOD written in 1988 The Story Rich Mullins (1955-1997), the author of this praise song, relished in doing the...
View ArticleLord, I Lift Your Name On High – written in 1989
LORD, I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH written in 1989 The Story Rick Founds (1954 – ) wanted to major in music at college, but his high school choral teacher talked...
View ArticleThere Is None Like You – written in 1991
THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU written in 1991 The Story Lenny LeBlanc (1951 – ) hadn’t been to church in 20 years. He figured he didn’t need religion....
View ArticleShout To The Lord – written in 1993
SHOUT TO THE LORD written in 1993 The Story Darlene Zschech (1965 – ) of Sydney, Australia, had written this worship song, but she...
View ArticleCome Into His Presence – written in 1999
COME INTO HIS PRESENCE written in 1999 The Story While vacationing with his family in Sedona, Arizona, Lynn Baird (1952 – ) decided to take a walk...
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