One Hundred and One Hymn Stories
Carl F. Price
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Length 3 h 47 min
Chapters 101
First published 1923
Carl F. Price, a pioneering hymnologist, historian, and author, says, "Every real hymn has its story, if only we could discover it.." This book takes behind the scenes with glimpses of the hymn writers to give us those stories. The hymns range from those from familiar hymnologists such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts to earlier writings such as from Saint Stephen the Sabaite, and Bernard of Cluny. Here you will find the story behind "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," "Onward, Christian Soldiers," "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Dedication and Preface Read by Larry Wilson 3:48
2
Peace, Perfect Peace by Bishop Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825 - 1906 Read by Cel Pena 1:58
3
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life by Frank Mason North, 1850 - Read by Cel Pena 1:57
4
Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing by Walter Shirley, 1725 - 1786 Read by Cel Pena 1:55
5
Hark, thee Voice of Jesus Calling by Dantet Marcuh, 1816 - 1909 Read by Cel Pena 2:09
6
I Love to Steal an Hour Away by Phebe Hinsdale Brown, 1783 - 1861 Read by TotalEcho 2:21
7
Praise to the Holiest in the Height by John Henry Newman, 1801 - 1890 Read by TotalEcho 2:24
8
How Are Thy Servants Blest, O Lord by Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719 Read by TotalEcho 2:27
9
Depth of Mercy Can Thee Be by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by TotalEcho 2:04
10
O Little Town of Bethlehem by Phillips Brooks, 1835 - 2893 Read by BettyB 2:09
11
Another Year Is Downing by Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836 - 1879 Read by nighthawks 2:43
12
Just as I Am, Without One Plea by Charlotte Elliott, 1789 - 1871 Read by Larry Wilson 2:08
13
"Almost Persuaded," Now to Believe by Phillip Bliss, 1838 - 1876 Read by Larry Wilson 1:57
14
The Whole Worth Was Lost in the Darkness of Sin by Phillip Bliss, 1838 - 1876 Read by sgoetz73 2:11
15
Blest Be the Tie That Binds by John Fawcett, 1739 - 1817 Read by Rebecca Lindsey 2:22
16
Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide by C.D. Martin Read by Shelly Weingart 2:08
17
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies by Katharine Lee Bates, 1859 - Read by BettyB 1:49
18
Fling Out the Banner, Let It Float by George Washington Doane, 1799 - 1859 Read by Cel Pena 1:47
19
Glory Be to the Father Read by Rebecca Lindsey 2:21
20
I was a Wandering Sheep by Horatius Bonar, 1808 - 1889 Read by Corrie Giffone 2:09
21
Come, O Thou All-Victorious Lord by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by Corrie Giffone 2:29
22
Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing by James Edmeston, 1791 - 1867 Read by Corrie Giffone 2:22
23
There's a Friend for Little Children by Albert Midlane, 1825 - 1909 Read by Corrie Giffone 2:07
24
I'm But a Stranger Here by Thomas Rawson Taylor, 1807 - 1835 Read by Corrie Giffone 2:27
25
From Every Stormy Wind that Blows by Hugh Stowell, 1799 - 1865 Read by Cel Pena 2:05
26
Our Thought of Thee Is Glad with Hope John Greenleaaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 Read by nighthawks 2:46
27
Servant of God, Well Done by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 Read by Cel Pena 1:39
28
God of Our Fathers, Known of Old by Rudyard Kipling, 1865 - Read by Shelly Weingart 2:28
29
My Lord, Now Full of Sweet Contennt by Madame Guyon, 1648 - 1717 Read by Cel Pena 2:05
30
Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet by William Cowper, 1731 - 1800 Read by Larry Wilson 2:10
31
Jesus, Lover of my Soul, by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by Larry Wilson 2:00
32
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Read by Larry Wilson 2:09
33
All Glory, Laud, and Honor by Saint Theodulph, - 821 Read by Shelly Weingart 2:02
34
The Day of Resurrection by John of Damascus Read by nighthawks 2:46
35
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name by Edward Perronet, 1726 - 172 Read by Larry Wilson 2:03
36
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus by George Duffield, Jr., 1818 - 1888 Read by Larry Wilson 2:11
37
From Greenland's Icy Mountains by Reginald Heber 1783 - 1826 Read by Cel Pena 1:57
38
O Love that Will Not Let Me Go by George Matheson 1842 - 1906 Read by Larry Wilson 1:53
39
Now Thank We All Our God by Martin Rinkart, 1586 - 1649 Read by Holls 1:56
40
Golden Harps Are Sounding by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 Read by Holls 2:00
41
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah by William Williams, 1717 - 1791 Read by Alan Mapstone 2:47
42
Thy Life Was Given for Me by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 Read by Holls 2:52
43
Come Unto Me, Ye Weary by William Chatterton Dix, 1837 - 1898 Read by Holls 2:00
44
Welcome, Happy Morning, Age to Age Shall Say by Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus 530 - 609 Read by nighthawks 3:11
45
Shepherd of Tender Youth by Clement of Alexandria, ca. 170 - 220 Read by proboomer 2:32
46
Flung to the Heedless Winds by Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546 Read by Holls 2:05
47
Behold the Saviour of Mankind by Samuel Wesley, 1662 - 1735 Read by Larry Wilson 2:09
48
Onward, Christian Soldiers by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834 - Read by Alan Mapstone 3:00
49
Tell Me the Old, Old Story by Katherine Hankey, (1866) Read by Larry Wilson 1:57
50
Jesus, They Blood and Righteousness by Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, 1700 - 1760 Read by Robert Gordon 2:32
51
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Loard by Julia Ward Howe, 1819 - 1910 Read by BettyB 3:32
52
Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Read by Larry Wilson 1:56
53
Lead, Kindly Light, Amid th' Encircling Gloom by John Henry Newman, 1801 - 1890 Read by Alan Mapstone 2:35
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Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by GodsDreamer 2:03
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In the Cross of Christ I Glory by John Bowring, 1792 - 1872 Read by GodsDreamer 1:59
56
Oft in Danger, Oft in Woe by Henry Kirke White, 1785 - 1806, Frances Sara Collquhoun, 1809 - 1877 Read by GodsDreamer 2:07
57
My Country, 'Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 - 1895 Read by BettyB 2:08
58
O Say, Can You See by the Dawn's Early Light by Francis Scott Key, 1779 - 1843 Read by BettyB 2:06
59
Jerusalem the Golden by Bernard of Cluny, 12th Century Read by proboomer 2:10
60
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by Holls 2:07
61
Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn by John Byrom, 1692 - 1763 Read by Robert Gordon 2:25
62
I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath by Isaac Watts, 1694 - 1748 Read by Robert Gordon 2:38
63
Break Thou the Bread of Life by Mary Ann Lathbury, 1841 - 1913 Read by Holls 2:06
64
There Is a Land of Pure Delight by Isaac Watts, 1694 - 1748 Read by Robert Gordon 2:15
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Strong Son of God, Immortal Love by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809 - 1892 Read by Robert Gordon 2:26
66
Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessing by Elizabeth Codner Read by Robert Gordon 2:44
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O Jesus, Thou Art Standing by Bishop William Walsham How, 1823 - 1897 Read by Robert Gordon 2:27
68
Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me by Edward Hopper, 1818 - 1888 Read by Robert Gordon 2:21
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Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Robert Robinson, 1735 - 1790 Read by Robert Gordon 2:29
70
Sow in the Morn Thy Seed by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 Read by jomb 1:38
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Glorious Things of The Are Spoken by John Newton, 1725 - 1807 Read by jomb 1:44
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Hark, My Soul, It Is the Lord by William Cowper, 1731 - 1800 Read by jomb 1:30
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Sun of My Soul, Thou Saviour Dear by John Keble, 1792 - 1866 Read by jomb 1:36
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The Morning Light Is Breaking by Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 - 1895 Read by jomb 1:47
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Take My Life, and Let It Be by Frances Ridley Havergal 1836 - 1879 Read by proboomer 2:16
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I Think, When I Read That Sweet Story of Old by Jemima Luke, 1813 - 1906 Read by Robert Gordon 2:09
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God by Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546 Read by Alan Mapstone 2:41
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Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow by Bishop Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1710 Read by Rebecca Eden Walker 2:22
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Joseph Scriven, 1820 - 1886 Read by Holls 1:53
80
O God, My Powers Are Thine by Frederick Watson Hannan, 1865 - Read by Robert Gordon 2:12
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Alas, and Did My Saviour Bleed by Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Read by Larry Wilson 2:21
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The Sands of Time Are Sinking by Anne Ross Cousin, 1824 - 1906 Read by DShieber 2:35
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Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid by Saint Stephen the Sabaite, 725 - 794 Read by Robert Gordon 2:33
84
The Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day by Thomas of Celano, ? - 1255 Read by Larry Wilson 2:20
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O King of Kings, O Lord of Hosts by Henry Burton, 1840 - Read by Robert Gordon 2:24
86
Faith of Our Fathers, Living Still by Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 1863 Read by Robert Gordon 2:37
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Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow by Bernhardt Severin Ingleman, 1789 - 1862 Read by Larry Wilson 2:18
88
The Spacious Firmament on High by Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719 Read by Larry Wilson 2:22
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Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me by Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740 - 1778 Read by Holls 1:56
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Abide with Me, Fast Falls Eventide by Henry Francis Lyte, 1796 - 1847 Read by Beeswaxcandle 2:17
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Christ for the World We Sing by Samuel Wolcott, 1813 - 1886 Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:58
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Forward, Be Our Watchword by Henry Alford, 1810 - 1871 Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:52
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Come, Thou Almighty King - Author Unknown Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:48
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He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought by Joseph Henry Gilmore, 1834 - Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:51
95
Hail to the Lord's Anoinnted by James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:44
96
We Plow the Fields, and Scatter by Matthias Claudius, 1740 - 1815 Read by Beeswaxcandle 1:56
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The God of Abraham Praise by Thomas Olivers, 1725 - 1799 Read by Beeswaxcandle 2:01
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Nearer, My God, to Thee by Sarah Flower Adams, 1805 - 1848 Read by Beeswaxcandle 2:09
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Hark, the Herald Angels Sing by Charles Wesley, 1707 - 1788 Read by Beeswaxcandle 2:02
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Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun by Bishop Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1711 Read by Larry Wilson 2:17
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God Be with You Till We Meet Again by Jeremiah Eames Rankin, 1828 - 1904 Read by Larry Wilson 2:15
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