Philip Paul Bliss was born in July 1838. They were hard times. He had little formal education and was taught from the Bible of and by his Mother. At age 10, while selling vegetables to help support the family, Bliss first heard a piano. He had always loved music, and his parents had allowed him to develop his passion for singing. Eventually in life, he became a bass-baritone Gospel singer. Bliss left home at the age of 11 to make his own living…working in timber camps and sawmills. ...

WONDERFUL GRACE OF JESUS , is certainly one of the most inspiring hymns in our hymnals, and one that has been used effectively as a choir selection, or a song requested and enthusiastically sung by the whole congregation. It was written and composed by one of the significant, twentieth-century hymnwriters in North America. Haldor Lillenas was born in November, 1885 in the beautiful fjord country of Bergen, Norway. He immigrated to the US with his family who settled in South Dakota before...

In the letter to the Hebrews chapter 6 and verse 19, we are confidently assured that, “ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure .” It was with the inspiration of this truth that Priscilla Owens was moved to write our hymn for today… WILL YOUR ANCHOR HOLD or sometimes titled WE HAVE AN ANCHOR . Priscilla was born in 1829 and became established in her career as a public-school teacher lasting for 49 years. Yet for more years than that, she was a Sunday School Teacher...