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Gospel Hymns No. 2

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Columbus Dispatch

Traditional gospel hymns find an audience outside of church

Debra James Tucker knows enough about gospel music to fill multiple hymnals, but no song can top “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” “I sing because I’m happy / I sing because I’m free,” the chorus, written ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Precious memories of gospel hymns

I have always drawn strength from old Southern gospel hymns. I was reared in the stone house that once belonged to my grandparents, and it stood beside that little country chapel my mama so loved. If ...
Christianity Today

The Gospel in the Great Hymns

Not long ago a radio speaker declared that a good Bible hour is better than a dozen sermons. One may be justified in saying also that a good evangelical hymn is better than much of the preaching one ...
Los Angeles Times

John W. Peterson, 84; Music Publisher Wrote 1,000 Gospel Hymns

John W. Peterson, 84, who wrote more than 1,000 gospel hymns in a musical career that began before World War II, died Sept. 20 of cancer at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Peterson’s compositions ...
PBS

Reba McEntire—My Chains Are Gone: Hymns and Gospel Favorites

Two-time Grammy-winning country music superstar Reba McEntire shines in concert. Two-time Grammy-winning country music superstar Reba McEntire shines in concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium in ...
The Spectrum

Gospel choir gives new sound to Mormon hymns

SALT LAKE CITY - A mostly black gospel choir in Utah is bringing a vibrant new sound to familiar Mormon hymns and shining a light on the increasingly global component of a faith that has more than ...