The developer of this site, Robert (Bob) Cottrill, went home to be with his Saviour on the 31st of August 2019, after a short illness. Bob’s work is being re-published at wordwisebiblestudies.com, so feel free to go there to read, share, and comment.Robert Cottrill 1941-2019
Words: Frances Jane (“Fanny”) Crosby (b. March 24, 1820; d. Feb. 12, 1915)Music: John Robson Sweney (b. Dec. 31, 1837; d. Apr. 10, 1899) Note: This gospel song was first published in 1880. I can remember, back in the 1960s, singing this lovely hymn with a men’s choir, and recall the powerfully reverent feel of […]
Words: William Orcutt Cushing (b. Dec. 31, 1823; d. Oct. 19, 1902)Music: Robert Lowry (b. March 12, 1826; d. Nov. 25, 1899) Note: William Cushing’s parents were Unitarians (a group that does not recognize the deity of Christ), and as a boy he was taught by the Unitarian clergyman in his town. However, as he […]
Words: Anne May Sebring Murphy (b. Nov. 11, 1878; d. March 30, 1942)Music: Anne May Sebring Murphy Note: Some sources give the first name as Anna. And some hymn books attribute this 1908 gospel song to Mrs. William L. Murphy (Anne Sebring’s married name). The couple was married in 1896. You can read a longer […]
