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Stories about Hymn
by Jon Phillip La Foy
This is a history podcast that covers the events that led to the development of Christian hymns and [email protected] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stories-about-hymn/support
Episodes
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Episode 27 - Come as You Are
I know! It's been a long time; I'm sorry. But don't worry, I'm not off the air, just busy living life. More episodes will come out soon!
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Episode 26 - A Rock of Shelter
The mythicization of hymns isn't new. We learn this in this episode about a very common song we sing today. However, the story is still amazing and very applicable to our daily lives. Whether true or not, this story is uplifting and continues to praise God. Here is a link to the hymn of this…
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Episode 25 - A Fateful Night
It's been too long! Trying to catch up on the last few months, in this story we discuss the tragic circumstances that created a song we commonly sing to help encourage us. An incident in this hymn author's life allowed him to pen these words to help encourage his own mother, and now we can sing…
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Episode 24 - Tears of Joy
This is a new, new song. In an attempt to highlight some of those beautiful new hymns that are coming out, I tell the story of one woman's struggle to have and maintain her marriage, and the dark moments it brought her to. But in the end, she wrote dozens of songs to help others in their trying...
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Episode 23 - Christ Stilling the Tempest
Mary Baker, survivor of a dying family. After witness the death of many close relatives, living through near financial ruin onset by natural disasters, and her doubts of God's grace, she is given a life changing opportunity that she took advantage of to see revival and glorify God. And she gave…
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Episode 22 - Interview with Randy Petersen
This is a special episode. I have a wonderful conversation with Randy Petersen, author of Be Still My Soul, one of the first books I started reading about hymn histories. He was the first one who made these stories "real" for me, so it was a privilege to speak with the author for so long. I hope...
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Episode 21 - God is Always Good
This is our first, of hopefully many, modern songs. This one comes straight from the Hamilton Family. In this episode, you'll learn how tragic events led to one of the most sung Hamilton songs, and how we are reminded that God is always good.
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Episode 20 - A Long, Cold Night
In this episode you'll listen to the story of a song from one of my favorite hymn authors and composers, because this man did both. His life ended tragically and earlier than this world deserved, but through modern inventions, his work lives on and continues to glorify God.
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Episode 19 - Christmas in July
It is time for an origin story, that is, MY origin story. In this episode, you'll learn how a Christmas hymn from France, which has its own story, helped create the Stories about Hymn podcast. Here is the link to the video of Joan Baez singing this hymn in its original language:...
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Episode 18 - Three Stories, Two Men, One Song
It's the most patriotic time of the year... in America. I thank the Lord for leading Ben Everson to record a cover of the American national anthem just one month before I planned on covering its history. In this episode, you'll learn, if you don't know already, the deeper history of the song that...
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Episode 17 - Something to Sing About
This is another wonderful history that does not have a sad story behind it. It is simply about a man who was lost, got saved, and was so sure and thankful for his salvation that he made a song about it. It cannot get much better than that. A few admin notes: The sound quality of the last episode,...
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Episode 16 - One Thousand Years
Many of our song's stories are epic by nature. Some of them are even too good to be believable. Often, this is the case. However, that does not mean there isn't some truth worth retelling! Listen how one hymn took nearly one thousand years to be completed, from pen to music sheet. While this…
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Episode 15 - Oh, Those Pearly Gates
Sometimes, life is short. But that does not mean God should not get the glory. In this episode, we learn how a crippled young woman who died at an early age glorified God through her hymns. And it wasn't just her life that led to the creation of this hymn, but it was also the death of another....
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Episode 14 - Day of Preparation
We've learned how political events can inspire people to write music. In this episode, we learn how a political event has overshadowed the context of one man's song. Graduation day, that is, the day of march, is one to celebrate for sure. For one person, it was worth writing a whole new song…
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Episode 13 - Struggle, Deliverance, Calm
Political struggles are never easy, especially when your national identity are on the line. Jean Sibelius knew this and fought against the chains of oppression in the best way he knew how: music! You can listen to a recreation of his finale tableau here: https://youtu.be/F5zg_af9b8c The second...
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Episode 12 - Africa's Greatest, A Man with a Heart
This is our first missionary themed episode. Here, we learn the struggles one man had to endure during his life as a missionary. Nearly one third of his life he spent trudging across the the African continent, facing extreme dangers most of us can only imagine. But, he did it happily and with a...
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Episode 11 - Endings Are Not Always Happy
Learn how one man had to quickly mature at a young age and how this aided him in his spiritual life. But, things were never easy for Robert and it would later affect him in his older years. As promised in the episode, here are the lyrics for this song. however, after uploading the episode, I...
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Episode 10 - Raw and Grotesque
What do you do when your plan for life fails? Your career is shattered and you get to a point you can't even take care of yourself and you end up living with and older couple as your caretakers. That's what happened to this hymn story's author in the mid-1700s. Learn what he did, Who he looked…
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Episode 9 - There are no Coincidences
Learn how Envina Hall's lack of attention turned into a worship of God and a praise of His sacrifice for us. It is interesting how a "coincidence" can bring two unrelated compositions into relation.
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Episode 8 - Blindness is a Gift
Fanny Crosby's whole life is worthy of a hymn story. After writing thousands of songs as a blind woman, her life is full of many smaller stories too. In this story, it was one particular service in a prison that created the words in this hymn. Listen and learn how our "disabilities" were given as...
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Episode 7 - Words of Comfort
Nadia was a special woman. In this second dedication to her, learn how her story provided comfort to her friends and those who know her story.
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Episode 6 - Dedication
This song is dedicated to the life of someone who had cancer. Faith has the victory, because it was her faith that has healed her. She no longer has cancer and is now at home; she is now in heaven.
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Episode 5 - Trusting in Sorrowful Times
In another sad story, we learn that we can always trust God, no matter how sorrowful times are. Let's face it, we will run into a storm at some point, so why not trust in God now, in the storm, and after it? Listen to this story about Louisa Stead's beautiful song.
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Episode 4 - A Shield of Faith
In a tune that urges Christians to fight the spiritual battle, the song "Faith is the Victory" by John Yates is a reminder that during our hard times, with have a shield of faith to protect us. Listen through the song to hear a bonus story.
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Episode 3 - The Power of Music
Music is a very powerful and influential tool. God expects us to give Him music, but it was also given to us to lift our spirits.
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Episode 2 - A Not so Merry Christmas
A few days late, here is the next episode about one of my favorite Christmas carols, "I Head the Bells on Christmas Day."
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Episode 1 - A Deceiving Tune
This is our first episode and covers the song "Day by Day" by Carolina Berg. Learn the history, listen to the words, then trust God and give Him the glory.
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Episode 0 - Introduction
This is an introduction that sets the ground for future episodes. There's no music or history here, but keep listening and there will be. I also want to see how many people are interested in such a topic. Please leave any feedback where applicable.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a history podcast that covers the events that led to the development of Christian hymns and [email protected] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stories-about-hymn/support
HOSTED BY
Jon Phillip La Foy
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This is a history podcast that covers the events that led to the development of Christian hymns and [email protected] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stories-about-hymn/support
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