Classic Hymns From The Shadowlands

In the Garden sometimes rendered by its first line I Come to the Garden Alone is a gospel song written by American songwriter C Austin Miles 18681946 a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at HallMack publishers for 37 years According to Miles greatgranddaughter the song was written in a cold dreary and leaky basement in Pitman New Jersey that didnt even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden The song was first published in 1912 and popularized during the Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns of the early twentieth century by two members of his staff Homer Rodeheaver and Virginia Ashersource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiIntheGarden1912songI play it a little different Lyrics1 I come to the garden aloneWhile the dew is still on the rosesAnd the voice I hear falling on my earThe Son of God discloses2 He speaks and the sound of His voiceIs so sweet the birds hush their singingAnd the melody that He gave to meWithin my heart is ringing RefrainAnd He walks with me and He talks with meAnd H

Standing on the promises of Christ my KingAuthor Russell Kelso Carter 1886Tune Standing on the promises of Christ my KingPublished in 378 hymnalssource hymnary httpshymnaryorgtextstandingonthepromisesofchristmykiLyrics1 Standing on the promises of Christ my kingthrough eternal ages let his praises ringglory in the highest I will shout and singstanding on the promises of GodRefrainStanding standing standing on the promises of God my Saviorstanding standingIm standing on the promises of God2 Standing on the promises that cannot failwhen the howling storms of doubt and fear assailby the living Word of God I shall prevailstanding on the promises of God Refrain3 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lordbound to him eternally by loves strong cordovercoming daily with the Spirits swordstanding on the promises of God Refrain4 Standing on the promises I cannot falllistening every moment to the Spirits callresting in my Savior as my all in allstanding on the promises of God Refrain

Just a Closer Walk with Thee is a traditional gospel song that has been performed and recorded by many artists Performed as either an instrumental or vocal A Closer Walk is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 57 which states We walk by faith not by sight and James 48 Come near to God and he will come near to youThe precise author of A Closer Walk was unknown until recently although Peterson claimed that was not the case Circumstantial evidence strongly suggested it dated back to southern AfricanAmerican churches of the nineteenth century possibly even prior to the Civil War as some personal African American histories recall slaves singing as they worked in the fields a song about walking by the Lords side Horace Boyer cites a story that repudiates this claim statingOn a train trip from Kansas City to Chicago Morris exited the train on one of its stops

Amazing Grace is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton 17251807 Newton wrote the words from personal experience He grew up without any particular religious conviction but his lifes path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination He was pressed conscripted into service in the Royal Navy and after leaving the service he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade In 1748 a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal Ireland so severely that he called out to God for mercy a moment that marked his spiritual conversion He continued his slave trading career until 1754 or 1755 when he ended his seafaring altogether and began studying Christian theologysource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiAmazingGrace Lyrics1Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like meI once was lost but now am found Was blin

Blessed Assurance is a wellknown Christian hymn The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe KnappCrosby was visiting her friend Phoebe Knapp as the Knapp home was having a large pipe organ installed The organ was incomplete so Mrs Knapp using the piano played a new melody she had just composed When Knapp asked Crosby What do you think the tune says Crosby replied Blessed assurance Jesus is mineThe hymn appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmers Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany a magazine printed by Dr and Mrs W C Palmer of 14 Bible House New York City The popular song reflects Crosbys walk of faith as expressed by the apostle Paul in Philippians 121 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gainLyricsStanza 1Blessed assurance Jesus is mineO what a foretaste of glory divineHeir of salvation purchase of God Born of His Spirit washed in His bloodRefrainThis is my story this is my song praising my Savior all the day long this is my story this is

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnodist Robert Robinson Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757 In the United States the hymn is usually set to an American folk tune known as Nettleton composed by printer John Wyeth or possibly by Asahel Nettleton In the United Kingdom the hymn is also often set to the tune Normandy by C Bost The Nettleton tune is used extensively in partial or full quotation by the American composer Charles Ives in such works as the First String Quartet and the piano quintet and song The Innatesource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiComeThouFountofEveryBlessingLyrics1 Come thou Fount of every blessingtune my heart to sing thy gracestreams of mercy never ceasingcall for songs of loudest praiseTeach me some melodious sonnetsung by flaming tongues abovePraise the mount Im fixed upon itmount of Gods redeeming love2 Here I find my greatest treasurehither by thy help Ive comeand I hope by thy good pleasuresafely to

Thomas O Chisholm wrote the poem in 1923 about Gods faithfulness over his lifetime Chisholm sent the song to William Runyan in Kansas who was affiliated with both the Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing Company Runyan set the poem to music and it was published that same year by Hope Publishing Company and became popular among church groups1 The Biblical lyrics reference Lamentations 322232 The song was exposed to wide audiences after becoming popular with Dr William Henry Houghton of the Moody Bible Institute and Billy Graham who used the song frequently on his international crusades3 Since the middle 20th century this hymn has been the university hymn of Cairn University which was formerly Philadelphia Biblical University and prior to that Philadelphia College of Bible founded in 1913The phrase great is thy faithfulness comes from the Old Testament Book of Lamentations 323 These exact words occur in both the King James Bible and the Revised Standard Versionsource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiGreatI

Ive Got Peace Like a River is an AfricanAmerican spiritual Spirituals began on the fields and the slaves would sing to pass the time of day It was also a great way to pass messages along and share the gospelThis song uses water as a simile to describe peace joy and lovesource Diana Leagh Matthews httpdianaleaghmatthewscomivegotpeacelikeriverLyrics1 Ive got peace like a river Ive got peace like a riverIve got peace like a river in my soulIve got peace like a river Ive got peace like a riverIve got peace like a river in my soul2 Ive got love like a riverIve got love like a riverIve got love like a river in my soulIve got love like a riverIve got love like a riverIve got love like a river in my soul3 Ive got joy like a riverIve got joy like a riverIve got joy like a river in my soulIve got joy like a riverIve got joy like a riverIve got joy like a river in my soul

Immortal Invisible God Only Wise is a Christian hymn with words by Walter Chalmers Smith usually sung to the tune St Denio originally a Welsh ballad tune which became a hymn under the name Palestrina in Caniadau y Cyssegr 1839 edited by John Roberts of Henllan 180718761 Of this hymn musicologist Erik Routley has writtenImmortal Invisible should give the reader a moments pause Most readers will think they know this hymn the work of another Free Kirk minister But it never now appears as its author wrote it and a closer look at it in its fuller form shows that it was by no means designed to be one of those general hymns of praise that the parson slams into the praiselist when he is in too much of a hurry to think of anything else but a hymn about the reading of Scripture Just occasionally editorial tinkering changes the whole personality of a hymn it has certainly done so heresource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiImmortalInvisibleGodOnlyWiseLyricsImmortal invisible God only wiseIn light inaccessible hid from o

Written by Johnson Oatman Jr in 1898 Music Composer Chas H Gabriel 1902 Meter 8888Im pressing on the upward wayNew heights Im gaining every dayStill praying as Im onward boundLord plant my feet on higher groundRefrainLord lift me up and let me standBy faith on Heavens tablelandA higher plane than I have foundLord plant my feet on higher groundMy heart has no desire to stayWhere doubts arise and fears dismayThough some may dwell where those aboundMy prayer my aim is higher groundI want to live above the worldThough Satans darts at me are hurledFor faith has caught the joyful soundThe song of saints on higher groundI want to scale the utmost heightAnd catch a gleam of glory brightBut still Ill pray till heavn Ive foundLord plant my feet on higher ground

The Old Rugged Cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and songleader George BennardThe Old Rugged Cross has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of Ernest Tubbs 1952 gospel album it has been performed by some of the twentieth centurys most important recording artistssource wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiTheOldRuggedCrossLyricsOn a hill far away stood an old rugged CrossThe emblem of suffring and shameAnd I love that old Cross where the dearest and bestFor a world of lost sinners was slainSo Ill cherish the old rugged CrossTill my trophies at last I lay downI will cling to the old rugged CrossAnd exchange it some day for a crownOh that old rugged Cross so despised by the worldHas a wondrous attraction for meFor the dear Lamb of God left His Glory aboveTo bear it to dark CalvarySo Ill cherish the old rugged CrossTill my trophies at last I lay downI will cling to the old rugged CrossAnd exchange it some day for a crownIn the old rugged Cross staind with blood so div

It Is Well With My Soul is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss First published in Gospel Songs No 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss 1876 it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowshipsSource Wikipedia httpsenwikipediaorgwikiItIsWellwithMySoulLyricsWhen peace like a river attendeth my wayWhen sorrows like sea billows rollWhatever my lot Thou hast taught me to sayIt is well it is well with my soulRefrainIt is well it is wellWith my soul with my soulIt is well it is well with my soulThough Satan should buffet though trials should comeLet this blest assurance controlThat Christ has regarded my helpless estateAnd hath shed His own blood for my soulMy sin oh the bliss of this glorious thoughtMy sin not in part but the wholeIs nailed to the cross and I bear it no morePraise the Lord praise the Lord O my soulFor me be it Christ be it Christ hence to liveIf Jordan abo

In 1872 the hymn by which Hawks is most widely known I Need Thee Every Hour was written It is said to have been translated into more foreign languages than any other modern hymn at the time of her death2 Hawks stated For myself the hymn was prophetic rather than expressive of my own experiences for it was wafted out to the world on the wings of love and joy instead of under the stress of personal sorrowsource wikipediaPiano by Karin Schaffer Bass and MidiOrgan Programmed by The NomadLyrics1 I need thee every hourmost gracious Lordno tender voice like thinecan peace affordRefrainI need thee O I need theeevery hour I need theeO bless me now my SaviorI come to thee2 I need thee every hourstay thou near bytemptations lose their powerwhen thou art nigh Refrain3 I need thee every hour in joy or paincome quickly and abideor life is vain Refrain4 I need thee every hourteach me thy willand thy rich promisesin me fulfill Refrain