Notes on the Notes

Notes on the Notes – Sept. 30, 2012

Great Shepherd of Your People (VU 398) – The words for this hymn were written by John Newton in 1769.   Newton was born in July, 1725.  His mother, a devotedly pious woman, died when he was only seven years of age.  He was only formally “schooled” from the ages of 8 to 10.  Newton was […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 23, 2012

VU #371 – Open My Eyes, That I May See – This hymn was written by Clara H. Scott in 1895 and is her most well-know hymn.  In 1882, she pub­lished the Roy­al An­them Book, the first vol­ume of an­thems pub­lished by a wo­man.   She was born in 1841 in Elk Grove, Illinois and died […]

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