To God Be the Glory!
There are some who are ‘early birds’ while others are ‘night owls.’ You’ve heard that the ‘early bird’ gets the worm, and the ‘night owl’ keeps vigil through the evening hours. We all have our preferences when it comes to the morning watch or the late night. Some are early to bed, early to rise …
Summer nights at the baseball game almost always start off with the umpire shouting, “Play Ball!” But just minutes before he utters that infamous phrase you’ll likely hear the words to our National Anthem sung by an individual, quartet or small chorus. “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light what so proudly …
Have you ever read a bedtime story to your child? You know the routine; before we can read a story, you need to get ready for bed, brush your teeth, get another drink of water, and then crawl in bed for a ‘bedtime story.’ Sometimes those stories are made up from our imaginations, but many …
The following account is one man’s record of how we came to know and love “Silent Night.” The accompanying video (YouTube) is sung acapella by St. Thomas Boy’s Choir. They’re singing this song in its original language, German. The story is told… In 1818, a roving band of actors was performing in towns throughout the Austrian Alps. …
The following is an ongoing list of songs covered on the Singing Blog. Each article that examines the history and background of a hymn is listed here by song title. If you don’t see a song and would like to know more about its background, let me know. Songs “A Common Love”…August ’14 “Abide with …