Hymns

Story behind the Hymn It is well with my Soul

Story behind the Hymn It is well with my Soul

Life can be so unpredictable—joys and sorrows, beautiful blessings and distressing difficulties can come unexpectedly. Our life’s dreams and plans can change in an instant. We all know this to be true. So how can we find peace amid such turbulence? Horatio Spafford knew something about life’s unexpected challenges. He was a successful attorney and…

Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy
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Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy

1. Brightly beams our Father’s mercy;From his lighthouse evermore,But to us he gives the keepingOf the lights along the shore. [Chorus]Let the lower lights be burning;Send a gleam across the wave.Some poor fainting, struggling seamanYou may rescue, you may save. 2. Dark the night of sin has settled;Loud the angry billows roar.Eager eyes are watching,…

LEAD ME TO CALVARY

LEAD ME TO CALVARY

King of my life, I crown Thee now,Thine shall the glory be;Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,Lead me to Calvary. Refrain:Lest I forget Gethsemane,Lest I forget Thine agony;Lest I forget Thy love for me,Lead me to Calvary. Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,Tenderly mourned and wept;Angels in robes of light arrayedGuarded Thee whilst…