My Savior First Of All

This week's video features another hymn by the great hymn writer Fanny Crosby, "My Savior First Of All." The music was composed by John R. Sweney. I've written about Fanny…

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Nocturne in E-flat major

This week's video presents Nocturne in E-flat major, H 24 by Irish pianist and composer John Field. Field was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1782. He was taught early on…

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Moment by Moment

This week's video features the hymn, "Moment by Moment." The text was written by Major Daniel Webster Whittle. He served with Company B of the 72nd Illinois Infantry during the…

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What Child Is This?

With today's video I present the final installment in this year's Christmas celebration with the well-known hymn, "What Child is This?". The tune is one of the most recognizable of…

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That Beautiful Name

Today's video features the hymn, "That Beautiful Name." Very little is known of the author of this hymn. The lyrics were written sometime around 1916 by Jean Perry. All we…

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