Hymn Story I Love to Tell the Story Hymn Lists by book of Bible Arabella Katherine Hankey (1834-1911) was born into a family both devout and prosperous.  As to religion, they were Anglicans of the Clapham Sect—a group of Christians under the influence of William Wilberforce, one of England's leading abolitionists and proponents of missionary [...]

Hymn Story I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord Hymn Lists by book of Bible Timothy Dwight, the author of the hymn, "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord," was an amazing man.  He is best known as the President of Yale University.  Yale has had many presidents in three centuries, but only a few have been memorable.  Timothy [...]

Hymn Story I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Hymn Lists by book of Bible I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Andrew Bonar (1808-1889) was a clergyman in the Church of Scotland.  He came from a long line of clergy, and two of his brothers were also clergy.  A prolific author, he wrote a [...]

Hymn Story I Am Thine, O Lord Hymn Lists by book of Bible Two people collaborated to write "I Am Thine, O Lord"—a song that quickly became a favorite in Christian circles, and remains so in many places today.  Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote the words and William Doane (1832-1915) composed the music. Doane was a [...]

Hymn Story How Great Thou Art Hymn Lists by book of Bible Carl Boberg was a Swedish lay preacher who, among other things, published a Christian newspaper and served for a dozen years in the Swedish parliament.  He wrote the original version of this song in 1886, and entitled it "O Store Gud," which means [...]

Hymn Story How Firm a Foundation Hymn Lists by book of Bible John Rippon was pastor of Carter's Lane Baptist Church in London for more than half a century.  Rippon loved hymns, and his hymnal, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, became a best-seller among Baptist churches in England and America. You would [...]

Hymn Story Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Hymn Lists by book of Bible This hymn was written by Jennette Threfall a century and a half ago.  If you had known Jennette, you might have pitied her, because as a child she was orphaned and as an adult she suffered an accident that rendered her an invalid.  But [...]

Hymn Story Holy Spirit, Truth Divine Hymn Lists by book of Bible Samuel Longfellow (1819-1892), the younger brother of the more famous poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was educated at the Harvard Divinity School and served as a Unitarian pastor for many years.  In his later years, he refused to be known as Unitarian, and simply [...]