Heritage Hymns Podcast
1) He Keeps Me Singing
We know that Luther Bridgers wrote it, but history debates the when and the why. Regardless of such historical detail, we as Bible-believers have all been enjoyed by this joyous anthem. Hear the sto...Show More
2) Hallelujah Chorus
Bankrupt and on the verge of complete failure "The Messiah" became reality in but 24 days of musical genius. This is the story of George Frederic Handel in this episode of Heritage Hymns
3) Christ Arose
Dr. Robert Lowry did not want to be known as a musician; he wanted to be remembered as a preacher. However, we remember him as a great hymn writer, and his song is an essential song on a sacred resur...Show More
4) Farther Along
Were are not really sure who the first believer was to say it out loud, but we have all felt it and thought it. Why should we worry about the prosperity of those around us? We are headed to Heaven o...Show More
5) Great is Thy Faithfulness
Only in Christ could a song written about God's faithfulness in Franklin, Kentucky, encourage a missionary couple from Chicago as they gave their lives for Christ in China. This is the story of "Grea...Show More
6) The Old Rugged Cross
Do you cherish the old rugged cross? If you do, you are bound to cherish this great hymn. Here's the story of George Bennard, the author of "The Old Rugged Cross."
7) I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow contributed to the American poetic lexicon in a nation-altering way, but he also wrote a hymn sponsored by his private pain. Here's the story of "I Heard the Bells on Chris...Show More
8) The Love of God
The next time you sing this classic the dark hours of your life, think of a Jewish Rabbi who wrote it during the dark ages of genocide, who, as still incomplete, understood something of the love of Go...Show More
9) Grace Greater than our Sin
Julia Johnstone's life story is the story of the hymn. Unlike other hymn stories, there is no great circumstance underlying its authorship-- just a Christian who loved Christ and understood grace. ...Show More
10) Sweet Hour of Prayer
Today’s story is the tale of influence— the influence of a blind, lay preacher in a trinket shop in England…and the influence of a seasoned song writer on a universally-known singer. This is the stor...Show More