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February 26GOD BE WITH YOUJeremiah E. Rankin, 1828–1904The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (Romans 16:20)It is my joy in life to find at every turning of the road,The strong arms of a comrade kind to help me onward with my load.And since I have no gold to give, and love alone canContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 25BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDSJohn Fawcett, 1740–1817Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. (1 John 2:10)“We just cannot break the ties of affection that bind us to you dear friends.” As Mary Fawcett assured the little congregation at Wainsgate, England, of theContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 24SAVIOR, TEACH ME, DAY BY DAYJane E. Leeson, 1807–1882If anyone loves Me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14:23)It is wonderful to have experienced God’s gift of love in days past, but the real challenge of victoriousContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 23LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHERTraditional SpiritualThey devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer … All the believers were together and had everything in common. (Acts 2:42, 44)The local church has been described as a laboratory where believers learn to love one another regardlessContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

Henry Ward Beecher, (born June 24, 1813, Litchfield, Conn., U.S.—died March 8, 1887, Brooklyn, N.Y.), liberal U.S. Congregational minister whose oratorical skill and social concern made him one of the most influential Protestant spokesmen of his time. He was the eighth of the Rev. Lyman Beecher’s 13 children and showed little promise at various schools until he went to AmherstContinue reading “Henry Ward Beecher”