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  1. calliebdean
    22 August 2009 @ 8:25 am

    Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog and allowing me to discover yours! There are so many great stories about the creation of even our most familiar hymns, and we (unfortunately) do not know very many of them. I’m excited to discover more through your blog entries.

    • rcottrill
      22 August 2009 @ 9:22 am

      You’re right that most church-goers sing the hymns week by week, with little awareness of where they came from. But learning a bit about that can enable us to sing with better understanding. It’s my goal to enable folks to do that.

  2. john f headen
    20 March 2014 @ 7:43 am

    I live in Samuel O’Malley Gore Cluff’s village. What do you want to know about him?

    • rcottrill
      20 March 2014 @ 8:18 am

      How interesting, John! I love it when reader’s who have some personal connection with a hymn writer get in touch. Sometimes I learn added facts that way that aren’t generally available. In Pastor Cluff’s case, do you happen to know the dates of his birth and death (i.e. the day and month, in both 1837 and 1910)? Also, I believe he wrote something like a thousand hymns, but only one has continued in common use. Is there a book where others can be found? Thanks for any help you can give.