Carl Boberg, a 26-year-old Swedish minister, wrote a poem in 1885 which he called “O Store Gud” (”O Mighty God”). The words, literally translated to English, said:
When I the world consider
Which Thou has made by Thine almighty Word
And how the web of life Thou wisdom guideth
And all creation feedeth at Thy board.
Then doth my soul [...]
Take Two
Revisiting the story behind “Jesus Loves Me”, perhaps the best known children’s hymn of all time. The reason we’re doing this is that, when I did it in HymnStories #2, I didn’t have a version of the music with the lyrics that was cleared for play in a podcast. Now that more music is [...]
The Lifespring! show has once again been nominated for a People’s Choice Podcast Award! The award organizers are encouraging everyone to vote ONCE A DAY from October 23, 2008 through November 6, 2008 for all of their favorite shows. Please vote each day for Lifespring!, and all your favorite shows. Voting is at http://PodcastAwards.com. Thank [...]
Bouncing back– that’s a quality to be cultivated, because life is full of struggles. How do we become resilient? Unsinkable? Joyful amid the blows and burdens of life? This hymn tells us:
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord, He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved, He giveth me [...]
