History of the Hymns

a culmination of gospel music history by Tim Cantrell and Johnny Walker

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This podcast is a journey back in time through the eyes and minds and experiences of the author(s) of some of our most beloved hymns. Join us on this blessed adventure as we learn the history of how these sacred lyrics were penned many years ago.

12/06/2022

Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 1

Fanny Crosby was "the most prolific of all nineteenth-century American sacred song writers". By the end of her career she had written almost 9,000 hymns, using scores of pen names assigned to her by publishers who wanted to disguise the proliferation of her compositions in their publications. It is estimated that books containing her lyrics sold 100 million copies. However, due to the low regard for lyricists in the popular song industry during her lifetime, and what June Hadden Hobbs sees as "the hypocrisy of sacred music publishers" which resulted for Crosby in "a sad and probably representative tale of exploitation of female hymn writers", and the contemporary perception that "Crosby made a very profitable living off writing songs that were sung (and played) by the masses", like many of the lyricists of the day, Crosby was exploited by copyright conventions that assigned rights not to the lyricist but to the composer of the music... Crosby was paid a flat fee of one or two dollars a hymn". In her 1906 autobiography, Crosby insisted she wrote her hymns "in a sanctified manner", and never for financial or commercial considerations, and that she had donated her royalties to "worthy causes". Crosby set a goal of winning a million people to Christ through her hymns, and whenever she wrote a hymn she prayed it would bring women and men to Christ, and kept careful records of those reported to have been saved through her hymns. Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

40 min
12/06/2022

Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 2

Fanny Crosby was "the most prolific of all nineteenth-century American sacred song writers". By the end of her career she had written almost 9,000 hymns, using scores of pen names assigned to her by publishers who wanted to disguise the proliferation of her compositions in their publications. It is estimated that books containing her lyrics sold 100 million copies. However, due to the low regard for lyricists in the popular song industry during her lifetime, and what June Hadden Hobbs sees as "the hypocrisy of sacred music publishers" which resulted for Crosby in "a sad and probably representative tale of exploitation of female hymn writers", and the contemporary perception that "Crosby made a very profitable living off writing songs that were sung (and played) by the masses", like many of the lyricists of the day, Crosby was exploited by copyright conventions that assigned rights not to the lyricist but to the composer of the music... Crosby was paid a flat fee of one or two dollars a hymn". In her 1906 autobiography, Crosby insisted she wrote her hymns "in a sanctified manner", and never for financial or commercial considerations, and that she had donated her royalties to "worthy causes". Crosby set a goal of winning a million people to Christ through her hymns, and whenever she wrote a hymn she prayed it would bring women and men to Christ, and kept careful records of those reported to have been saved through her hymns. Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

53 min
11/17/2022

A Tribute To The Late Fanny Crosby [005]

Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century, she was a household name. Crosby was known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers" and as the "Mother of modern congregational singing in America", with most American hymnals containing her work. Her gospel songs were "paradigmatic of all revival music", and Ira Sankey attributed the success of the Moody and Sankey evangelical campaigns largely to Crosby's hymns. Some of Crosby's best-known songs include "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour", "Blessed Assurance", "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", "Rescue the Perishing", and "To God Be the Glory". Some publishers were hesitant to have so many hymns by one person in their hymnals, so Crosby used nearly 200 different pseudonyms during her career. Featured Song: He Hideth My Soul Words: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Music: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

1h 8m
10/17/2022

How Great Thou Art [004]

Author - (English Words) Stuart K. Hine, 1899- Composer - Music Arrangement by Stuart K. Hine and Manna Music of Swedish Folk Melody "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable" - Psalm 145:3 Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

44 min
10/12/2022

Jesus Loves Me [003]

Author - Anna B. Warner, 1820-1915 Composer - William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 "And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them." - Mark 10:16 Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

15 min
10/03/2022

Rock of Ages [002]

Author - Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Composer - Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872 "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers . . . did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: And that Rock was Christ." - I Corinthians 10:1, 4 Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

27 min
09/19/2022

I Love to Tell the Story [001]

Author - A. Katherine Hankey, 1834-1911 Composer - William G. Gischer, 1835-1912 "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." - Proverbs 11:30 Contact us via email: timothydcantrell@gmail.com Anyone wishing to purchase the music featured on our podcast can contact: Dallas Christian Sound, Inc. at www.dallaschristiansound.com or by phone at Toll Free: 800-654-5918

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History of the Hymns

History of the Hymns

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Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 1

Hymns From The Late Fanny Crosby, Part 2

A Tribute To The Late Fanny Crosby [005]

How Great Thou Art [004]

Jesus Loves Me [003]

Rock of Ages [002]

I Love to Tell the Story [001]

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