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The Story Behind “Come, Thou Fount of Every Ble...

A converted hairdresser's apprentice, an 1813 folk tune, and the line "prone to wander": the story behind Come, Thou Fount, now hymn 1001 in our hymnbook.

The Story Behind “Come, Thou Fount of Every Ble...

A converted hairdresser's apprentice, an 1813 folk tune, and the line "prone to wander": the story behind Come, Thou Fount, now hymn 1001 in our hymnbook.

Come, Come, Ye Saints: The Hymn Born on the Trail

All Is Well: The Story Behind “Come, Come, Ye S...

The story behind ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’—written in a muddy Iowa camp in 1846—and how to play this pioneer hymn like you mean it.

All Is Well: The Story Behind “Come, Come, Ye S...

The story behind ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’—written in a muddy Iowa camp in 1846—and how to play this pioneer hymn like you mean it.

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Be Still, My Soul: The Story Behind the Hymn Th...

The story behind 'Be Still, My Soul'—a German text, a Scottish translation, and Sibelius's Finlandia—plus how to play it with reverent restraint.

Be Still, My Soul: The Story Behind the Hymn Th...

The story behind 'Be Still, My Soul'—a German text, a Scottish translation, and Sibelius's Finlandia—plus how to play it with reverent restraint.