Anna Bartlett Warner, author of "Jesus Loves Me," was born on August 31, 1827, in Long Island, New York. Her father, a wealthy lawyer, lost most of his fortune in the 1837 depression, forcing the family to move to their summer home near the Hudson Continue Reading
Hymn Study: The Old Rugged Cross
George Bennard, author and composer of "The Old Rugged Cross," was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on February 4, 1873. As a young boy, George moved to Iowa with his family. Before he was sixteen years of age, his father passed away, and George was left Continue Reading
Hymn Study: It Is Well with My Soul
Horatio G. Spafford, author of "It Is Well with My Soul," was born in North Troy, New York, on October 20, 1828. As a young man, he established a successful legal practice and enjoyed financial success. Several months before the Chicago Fire of Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Rock of Ages
Augustus M. Toplady, author of "Rock of Ages," was born on November 4, 1740, in Farnham, England. He became a Christian at the age of sixteen while on a trip to Ireland. After attending Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, Toplady was ordained an Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Jesus Loves Even Me
Philip P. Bliss, author of "Jesus Loves Even Me," was born on July 9, 1838, in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. He grew up in extreme poverty on a farm in a lumber camp. In 1850 Bliss became a Christian and shortly thereafter joined a church in Tioga Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Blessed Assurance
Frances Jane Crosby, author of "Blessed Assurance," was born on March 24, 1820, in Putnam County, New York. At the age of six weeks Fanny became blind due to improper medical treatment. In spite of her blindness, however, she wrote over eight Continue Reading