In 1910 Julia Johnston wrote “Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord” or “Grace Greater Than Our Sin.” The lyrics express the unending grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This hymn is a commentary on Romans 5, particularly in Romans 5:20b, which says: “But where sin abounded, grace did much more bound.” The lyrics express the dark, despairing world we live in until we accept the grace “There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.”

This week we're looking at a song about the light of salvation. Our version of the song is set to a southern gospel music style. “Send the Light” is a song which uses the call of Paul’s vision in which a Macedonian asked him to come over and help them in order to encourage us to sound forth God’s message of salvation. The text was written and the tune was composed both by Charles Gabriel.

“My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” is both the title and the first line of the hymn which was one of Edward Mote’s wonderful legacies to Christian collections. Published in 931 hymnals, this tune has since touched many Christian hearts as they listen to it and sing it. Founded on lyrics that exude hope and assurance that God will be with us until the end. And although we may travel on rough roads, we have countless trials and troubles, He serves as the solid rock we can cling to. Christ is the sole means of our salvation. Our hope is truly built on nothing less than Jesus.

This week we are looking at a song that shows the radiance of our Lord Jesus Christ in our lives as He makes our lives better in this life and leads us on our path to our wonderful home in Heaven.

When DL Moody told the story of the shipwreck one treacherous stormy night on lake Erie when 200 lives were lost because the warning lights on the rocks went out. The story inspired Philip Bliss to wright this song.

A song which encourages us to pray to the Lord so that He will hear our pleas and receive our prayers by associating prayer to being in a beautiful garden is "The Beautiful Garden of Prayer". The text was written by Eleanor Schroll who was born in 1878 at Newport, KY.

George Bennard was born into a very modest family in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1873. His father passed away during George’s teen years, leaving the youth with a lot of family responsibilities. As a result, he became a coal miner, as was his father before him. Later, and for a number of years, he and his wife worked with the Salvation Army.

“Wayfaring Stranger” comes to us from the southern Appalachian Mountains and has been traced back to the late 1700s. The song has been associated with groups living in the Southeastern United States thought to be of mixed European, African and First American ancestry. These families come from Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia, which includes portions of East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and eastern Kentucky.

This week we are looking at the most marvelous aspect of our existence. We are looking at an event that transformed our future as a people.

Sin caused our down cast for all our eternity. Then our Lord came and made Himself a substitute for our deserved punishment. AtCalvery.

A song which talks about our life with Christ when we appear in glory is “All That Thrills My Soul”. The text was written, and the tune was composed both by Thoro Harris, a hymn writer and organist. In it he shares the Lord's presence, love, grace, mercy, redemption, provision and strength and how these really thrill his soul. And he concludes by sharing the hope that we have for the future when together we will praise and glorify our King. What a thrill that will be!|