December’s Seasonal Delights Series.
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Joy
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Although the town I grew up in wasn’t large enough for the ballet school I attended to put on a full Nutcracker ballet, several times we would do portions of the ballet. One of my favorite memories was when we would do the Waltz of the Flowers. Just hearing that piece makes me want to dance again. December’s Seasonal Delights Series.
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December Seasonal Delights Series.
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November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. Today’s song was written in 2022 by Chris Tomlin. Featured are just a few parts of the song. One of my favorites and a good reminder of why I can be truly thankful. A blessed Thanksgiving to all!
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November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series.
The hymn “Just as I Am” was written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835. It was first published in the Christian Remembrancer in 1835. The music was later composed by William B. Bradbury in 1849. The hymn was inspired by a conversation Elliott had with a minister who told her to “Just come to him as you are”. For those of you who remember the Billy Graham crusades, this song was always sung at the end as people came down to the staging area in response to the gospel message.
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November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. The hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” was written in 1923. Thomas O. Chisholm wrote the poem, and William M. Runyan composed the music for it that same year. The hymn was published in 1923 by Hope Publishing Company.
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November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. The “Praise God from Whom all blessings flow” doxology was written in 1674 by Thomas Ken, an English bishop. It was originally the final verse of two longer hymns, “Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun” and “Glory to Thee, My God, This Night,” which he wrote for students at Winchester College. Ken’s original hymns were for private use, as many at the time believed only Scripture should be sung in church. The doxology was first published in a 1695 edition of a prayer manual Ken wrote for his students.
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The hymn “This Is My Father’s World” was written by Maltbie D. Babcock in 1901. It was published posthumously in a collection of his writings titled Thoughts for Every-Day Living.The familiar hymn version was created by Franklin L. Sheppard, who set the poem to music in 1915 and adapted it to the version published in that year.
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November’s
Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. Two verses from “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds” are today’s hymn. Written in 1779 by John Newton who before he became saved was a slave trader. He also wrote the much loved hymn, “Amazing Grace.” An example of a life changed by the loving grace of Jesus Christ.
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