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Daily Graces 2025 #1256 #245

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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.

Daily Graces 2025 #1254 #243

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November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. “Bringing in the Sheaves” was written in 1874 by Knowles Shaw, who was a singer, evangelist, and farmer. The hymn’s lyrics are based on Psalm 126:5,6- “Those who sow in tears shall harvest with joyful shouting. One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” I chose an image in the manner of the famous painting The Gleaners by Jean-Francois Millet.

Daily Graces 2025 #1250 #239

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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.

Daily Graces 2025 #1243 #232

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November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. Today’s hymn, features one of the verses of “It is Well with my Soul” which was written in 1873 by Horatio G. Spafford.This is a much loved hymn by many. Written by Spafford as he was on his way to meet his wife after she was the only survivor of a shipwreck that took the lives of his 4 daughters. You can find the full story online.