“Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling”: Will Thompson’s invitation hymn
Will Lamartine Thompson, an Ohio songwriter, published "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" in 1880. It became one of the most famous invitation hymns, sung at…
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An art teacher’s choice: the story behind “I Surrender All”
"I Surrender All" was written by Judson W. Van DeVenter, an American art teacher and musician who struggled for years between a career in art and…
Written by an invalid who felt useless, sung at thousands of altar calls: “Just As I Am”
Charlotte Elliott, an English woman living with long-term illness, wrote "Just As I Am" in 1835. The hymn became the anthem of Billy Graham's crusades, sung…