Yes, you are right Jeannie. His voice will forever be in my memory. What a man. And yes, I think he was on Billy Graham's programs. But, my parents had a record of him singing. And they played it over and over. With good reason.

And thanks for joining this thread.

Thanks Suzanne. I can hear this old tune running in my mind. And thanks for dropping by. Hope you will add more songs when they come to your mind. I think this is a good thing to do. The new songs are fine but we can be blessed by recalling some old ones with old memories of how the Lord has blessed.

One more good oldie ....

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
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There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.
There is no place where earth’s sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth’s failings
Have such kindly judgment given.

There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;
There is healing in His blood.

There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.

For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.

’Tis not all we owe to Jesus;
It is something more than all;
Greater good because of evil,
Larger mercy through the fall.

If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.

Souls of men! why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts! why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?

It is God: His love looks mighty,
But is mightier than it seems;
’Tis our Father: and His fondness
Goes far out beyond our dreams.

But we make His love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify His strictness
With a zeal He will not own.

Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Savior who would have us
Come and gather at His feet?

He Has made me Glad
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I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart
I will enter His courts with praise
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made
I will rejoice for He has made me glad
He has made me glad (2X)
I will rejoice for He has made me glad, glad, glad
He has made me glad (2X)
I will rejoice for He has made me glad

How true this song is ...

This is the key ...

We must be broken in order to be filled. We must have OUR dreams broken and then we can open the door. Then HE can give us a dream. He will fill our lives much better than we ever could have imagined.

"Tell It To Jesus"




Edmund S. Lorenz wrote the words and music to the beloved hymn “Tell It to Jesus” in a German hymnal called Frö­liche Bot­schaft­er, published in 1876. Lorenz came from an Adventist family that emigrated from Russia to America. He was educated at Otterbein, Union Biblical Seminary, Yale, and the University of Leipzig before he was ordained. Later, he opened a music publishing company in Dayton, Ohio called Lorenz and Company.



Jeremiah E. Rankin translated this beloved hymn into English and published it in a hymnal called Gates of Praise in 1880. Rankin was born in Thornton, New Hampshire, and was educated at Middlebury College in Vermont and then at Andover Theological Seminary. He was the pastor of several churches in the New England area before he settled at First Congregational Church in Washington, D.C. for 15 years. Later, he was the president of Howard University.



“Tell It To Jesus”




Are you weary, are you heavy hearted?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Are you grieving over joys departed?

Tell it to Jesus alone.



Refrain



Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus,

He is a Friend that’s well known.

You’ve no other such a friend or brother,

Tell it to Jesus alone.



Do the tears flow down your cheeks unbidden?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Have you sins that to men’s eyes are hidden?

Tell it to Jesus alone.



Refrain



Do you fear the gathering clouds of sorrow?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

Are you anxious what shall be tomorrow?

Tell it to Jesus alone.



Refrain



Are you troubled at the thought of dying?

Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus.

For Christ’s coming kingdom are you sighing?

Tell it to Jesus alone.



Refrain





“Tell It To Jesus” is a beloved hymn because it speaks of the faithfulness of the Lord to be there for His children.





“Tell It To Jesus”

I love the 4th verse of And Can It Be:

No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
Bold I approach th'eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Wow, Redwood, this is a great idea. I wish I'd come in here sooner. It's like a singspiration. Way cool!

Hope you will stop by more often and add some of your favorites.

It can get rather lonely here ... singin to myself.