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Come Thou Fount Hymn Story | Victory Baptist Carthage MO

On a bright Sunday morning here in Carthage, Missouri, the sanctuary at Victory Baptist Church fills with the warm sounds of familiar praise. As the pianist begins the introduction, voices across the pews lift in unison: “Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my...

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty: The Story Behind the Hymn

Discover the remarkable story behind Joachim Neander’s 1680 masterpiece — written in exile in a limestone cave in Germany, rooted in Psalms 103 and 150, translated by Catherine Winkworth in 1863, and still ringing out in churches 345 years later. Plus: the extraordinary Neanderthal connection.

Goodness of God: The Story Behind the Song

Discover the true story behind Bethel Music’s ‘Goodness of God’ — how Jenn Johnson sang it into her phone on a country road after adopting her son Ryder Moses, and how it became Song of the Year at the 2023 GMA Dove Awards and a #1 Billboard Gospel hit through CeCe Winans.

Holy, Holy, Holy: The Story Behind the Hymn

Holy, Holy, Holy: The Story Behind the Hymn

Holy, Holy, Holy: The Story Behind the Hymn How a young Anglican vicar's Trinity Sunday assignment gave the global church one of its most enduring confessions of faith — and how a Victorian composer's perfect melody made it immortal A Song Already Being Sung Most...

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I Exalt Thee: The Story Behind the Song

I Exalt Thee: The Story Behind the Song

I Exalt Thee: The Story Behind the Song How a young man's private moment with God — and a song he almost never shared — became one of the most beloved worship anthems in church history The Unfinished Chorus That Changed Everything It was the end of a long night at a...

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