Song Scoops

I am fascinated by God-inspired song stories...these glimpses of composers that we might see, but maybe not so readily. May they feed our curiosity about our God's musical purposes for us! It’s a history adventure, as we hunt for the circumstances that coalesced to create the songs we love! Be a detective, and tell me what song "scoops" you may know that I don't...yet. Hopefully, you will also discover why you would want to offer a song to God each week. Enjoy!

Saturday, January 27, 2018

When He Comes In Glory By and By -- A.A. Westbrook

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He’s nearly anonymous, but not quite. Arthur Allen Westbrook was evidently a 24-year old Oklahoman who wrote and published multiple s...
Saturday, January 20, 2018

When the Roll is Called Up Yonder -- James M. Black

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He probably had imagined a scene, perhaps like this picture (a Francesco Botticini masterpiece) , in which he and others would answe...
Monday, January 15, 2018

I'll Fly Away -- Albert E. Brumley

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He felt a little like he was staring through prison bars, as he slowly made his way through the cotton field. That’s what Albert Edwa...
Saturday, January 6, 2018

‘Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer -- Fanny Crosby

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She may have been a senior citizen, but she didn’t act like your typical retiree. Was she depressed about an apparent rift in her mar...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

Did You Think to Pray? -- Mary Ann Pepper Kidder

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What would a 55-year old New York City woman need to pray about? Mary Ann Pepper Kidder did not leave a record of what circumstances ...
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