Welcome to Preparing Our Hearts for Worship podcast. Join us as we explore the history of the author's writing of another old hymn and hear the related music and stories that brought them to us. Today as we are looking at “The Unclouded Day” a happy hymn that tells us of a happier time in the future when the lives of Christians will be changed in the twinkling of the eye.

Today as we look at this beautiful hymn, “My Jesus I love Thee”, we'll see how it expresses our love and gratefulness to the Lord Jesus Christ for assurance of our salvation from Hell and our rewards in Heaven.

Preparing Our Hearts for Worship Podcast, where we share old time hymns and their authors looking for the history, stories and the inspiration of the creating of these wonderful old hymns we have sang in our churches throughout Christianity. These hymns have deep meaning and beautiful music that moves our souls. Today we look at a song that profoundly proclaims the basic principals of our relationship with Christ. With theological truths, in a memorable and unique way, “Jesus Paid it All” is one of these beloved hymns.

Preparing Our Hearts for Worship Podcast is where we talk about the history of old time hymns and their authors. Today we are doing something a little different. We create and produce all the music you hear on here even the back up music and believe it or not I have written a song and I'd like to share it here today. It's a song that describes my condition before I knew Christ and His love for me.

Preparing Our Hearts for Worship Podcast is a podcast where we talk about the history of old time hymns and their authors. We learn about the inspirations and scriptures that brought these songs to us. Today we are looking at a song about heaven. This subject is dear to all of us who call ourselves Christians. When The Roll is Called Up Yonder

This week we are looking at “God Will Take Care of You”. Civilla Durfee Martin was a schoolteacher with simple musical experience. She and her husband, Walter Stillman Martin (1862-1935), often wrote gospel songs for revival meetings. “God Will Take Care of You” is an example of their teamwork.

On Preparing Our Hearts for Worship we are researching the history of old time hymns and authors to learn about the inspiration, and the scriptures behind the writing of the hymns. Today we are looking at “Footsteps of Jesus” written by Mary Bridges Canady in 1871.

Our song this week, “Farther Along” deals with a Christian’s disappointment at a seemingly unfair situation. In a world where this is what most of us are experiencing, we tend to ask God why we’re put in such a crisis.

Today we are looking at one of the most beautiful Christian songs ever written. It is one of our favorite songs to play and hear. Face to Face History and authorship.

Today we learn about one of my favorite songs from history. Precious Memories is a great old song that lends it self to beautiful harmony. I'm doing a Saxophone duet playing both the alto and the tenor sax. We also discuss the history and spiritual significance of the original words of this song by John Fillmore Wright in 1925.