Classic Hymns from The Shadowlands

I love old hymns, heck I love new hymns. And I use them for moments of quiet reflection and while studying. One thing I love to do, is record music, I've recorded hundred and hundreds of songs, 4 albums for 3 different independent bands, and several albums of my own work. I would like to pass along, for free, my musical musings, to help you as you wander through the Shadowlands. Cheers, The Christian Nomad http://TheChristianNomad.com

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In The Garden - 01 - Volume #1

"In the Garden" (sometimes rendered by its first line "I Come to the Garden Alone" is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles (1868–1946), a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at Hall-Mack publishers for 37 years. According to Miles' great-granddaughter, the song was written "in a cold, dreary and leaky basement in Pitman, New Jersey that didn't even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden." The song was first published in 1912 and popularized during...

Oct 25, 2018•4 min

Standing On The Promises - 02 - Volume #1

Standing on the promises of Christ my King Author: Russell Kelso Carter (1886) Tune: [Standing on the promises of Christ my King] Published in 378 hymnals source: hymnary https://hymnary.org/text/standing_on_the_promises_of_christ_my_ki Lyrics: 1 Standing on the promises of Christ my king, through eternal ages let his praises ring; glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Savior; standing, standi...

Oct 25, 2018•3 min

Just A Closer Walk With Thee - 03 - Volume #1

Just a Closer Walk with Thee is a traditional gospel song that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals. The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 5:7 which states, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and James 4:8, "Come near to God and he will come near to you." The precise...

Oct 25, 2018•3 min

Amazing Grace - 04 - Volume #1

Amazing Grace is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). Newton wrote the words from personal experience. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (conscripted) into service in the Royal Navy, and after leavi...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

Blessed Assurance - 05 - Volume #1

Blessed Assurance is a well-known Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe Knapp. Crosby was visiting her friend Phoebe Knapp as the Knapp home was having a large pipe organ installed. The organ was incomplete, so Mrs. Knapp, using the piano, played a new melody she had just composed. When Knapp asked Crosby, "What do you think the tune says?", Crosby replied, "Blessed assurance; Jesus is mine." The hymn appeared in ...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing - 06 - Volume #1

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnodist Robert Robinson. Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757. In the United States, the hymn is usually set to an American folk tune known as "Nettleton", composed by printer John Wyeth, or possibly by Asahel Nettleton. In the United Kingdom, the hymn is also often set to the tune "Normandy" by C Bost. The "Nettleton" tune is used extensively in partial or full quotation by the ...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

Great is Thy faithfulness - 07 - Volume #1

Thomas O. Chisholm wrote the poem in 1923 about God's faithfulness over his lifetime. Chisholm sent the song to William Runyan in Kansas, who was affiliated with both the Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing Company. Runyan set the poem to music, and it was published that same year by Hope Publishing Company and became popular among church groups. [1] The Biblical lyrics reference Lamentations 3:22-23. [2] The song was exposed to wide audiences after becoming popular with Dr. William Henry ...

Oct 25, 2018•4 min

I’ve Got Peace Like a River - 08 - Volume #1

I’ve Got Peace Like a River is an African-American spiritual. Spirituals began on the fields and the slaves would sing to pass the time of day. It was also a great way to pass messages along and share the gospel. This song uses water “as a simile” to describe peace, joy and love. source: Diana Leagh Matthews http://dianaleaghmatthews.com/ive-got-peace-like-river/ Lyrics: 1 I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul. I've got peace like a rive...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

Immortal Invisible - 09 - Volume #1

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise is a Christian hymn with words by Walter Chalmers Smith, usually sung to the tune, "St. Denio", originally a Welsh ballad tune, which became a hymn (under the name "Palestrina") in Caniadau y Cyssegr (1839) edited by John Roberts of Henllan (1807-1876).[1] Of this hymn, musicologist Erik Routley has written: "[Immortal, Invisible] should give the reader a moment's pause. Most readers will think they know this hymn, the work of another Free Kirk minister. But it...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

Higher Ground - 10 - Volume #1

Written by ?Johnson Oatman, Jr. in 1898 Music Composer?: ?Chas. H. Gabriel? (1902) Meter?: ?8.8.8.8 I’m pressing on the upward way, New heights I’m gaining every day; Still praying as I’m onward bound, “Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.” Refrain: Lord, lift me up and let me stand, By faith, on Heaven’s tableland, A higher plane than I have found; Lord, plant my feet on higher ground. My heart has no desire to stay Where doubts arise and fears dismay; Though some may dwell where those abound,...

Oct 25, 2018•1 min

The Old Rugged Cross - 11 - Volume #1

The Old Rugged Cross is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard . The Old Rugged Cross has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of Ernest Tubb 's 1952 gospel album; it has been performed by some of the twentieth century's most important recording artists.... source: wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Rugged_Cross Lyrics: On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross The emblem of suff'ring and shame And I love that ol...

Oct 25, 2018•3 min

It Is Well With My Soul - - 12 - Volume #1

It Is Well With My Soul is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss . First published in Gospel Songs No. 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships. Source Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Is_Well_with_My_Soul Lyrics: When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows r...

Oct 25, 2018•4 min

I Need Thee Every Hour - 13 - Volume #1

In 1872, the hymn by which Hawks is most widely known, "I Need Thee Every Hour", was written. It is said to have been translated into more foreign languages than any other modern hymn at the time of her death. [2] Hawks stated:— "For myself, the hymn was prophetic rather than expressive of my own experiences, for it was wafted out to the world on the wings of love and joy, instead of under the stress of personal sorrow." source: wikipedia Piano by Karin Schaffer, Bass and Midi-Organ Programmed b...

Oct 11, 2018•2 min

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