Category Archives: Song Stories
Featured Song – “There Is a Peace That Cometh After Sorrow”
Most of the lyrics to this song were written in 1897 by Jessie Rose Gates. I first heard these beautiful words in the testimony of missionary Darlene Deibler Rose. If you have never read her book, Evidence Not Seen, or … Continue reading
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Featured Song – Revive Me, Lord
This song began with just a few lines that I jotted down in a sermon notebook. “Revive me, Lord. Stir my heart anew. Revive me, Lord. Make me more like You. Reveal my sin. Restore my joy. Refine me with … Continue reading
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Featured Song – “Follow Their Faith”
I am very blessed to be the wife of a pastor, the daughter of a missionary, the sister of a missionary pastor, and the granddaughter of a missionary. As a rather astonished man once told me when I shared how … Continue reading
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Featured Song – “Let the Children Come”
Several years ago, after a week of Vacation Bible School, I was challenged by Bro. Howard Caldwell (Seeing Truth Ministries) to write a song about the importance of children coming to Jesus, with a specific focus on Matthew 18. This … Continue reading
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Featured Song – “The Desire of My Heart”
Throughout this week and next, I want to share a little bit about each of the songs in my new songbook. Some of these are songs I wrote many years ago, and some are much more recent. As I look … Continue reading
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How Can I Sing? – New Sheet Music & Video
Several years ago, I heard a message preached on Psalm 137. It stirred my heart and got me to thinking of how difficult it can be to “sing the Lord’s song in a strange land”. We know that the exile … Continue reading
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New Song for the New Year – “This Is Your Mission Field”
I wrote this song recently at the request of a good friend, Pastor Keith Troyer. The theme of their church’s missions conference (which our family was privileged to be a part of) was “Reaching Our JerUSAlem“. There was a good, … Continue reading
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How Can It Be? A Christmas Solo
I wrote this song to sing in a Christmas program at my church. I wanted to have a song that would share the testimony of Mary from the first chapter of Luke. I have always loved the response that Mary … Continue reading
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Christian Wedding Music
Finding Christian wedding music can be a real challenge! If you have a desire to have music that is lovely and romantic, but that also honors Christ and doesn’t sound like the world, it can be difficult to find. I … Continue reading
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Stand In the Gap
The Lyrics Wickedness is everywhere, No one even seems to care, But God still seeks today For a man who will not compromise Who’ll boldly stand against the lies, Oh, can you hear Him say, “Who will stand in the … Continue reading
