Songs in the Night : Inspiring Stories behind 100 Hymns Born in Trial and Suffering
by Gariepy, HenryFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Eerdmans Pub Co
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Summary
Songs in the Night gathers one hundred biblical, historical, and contemporary examples of those who turned their sorrows into songs. Henry Gariepy vividly describes these songs, their authors, and the circumstances in which the songs were written. He has also divided these hymns into thirteen sections according to theme - a structure that lends an important devotional element to his work. Reading the stirring stories behind these great songs of faith will make them all the more meaningful to everyone who still sings them today.
Author Biography
Colonel Henry Gariepy is National Literary Consultant for The Salvation Army in the United States.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xvii |
| Songs of Faith | |
| It Is Well with My Soul--A Song in the Storm | p. 3 |
| He Giveth More Grace--Added Grace in Added Affliction | p. 5 |
| His Eye Is on the Sparrow--An Invalid's Secret of Joy | p. 7 |
| What a Friend We Have in Jesus--Comfort for a Sick and Distant Mother | p. 9 |
| Peace, Perfect Peace--Composed at the Bedside of a Dying Relative | p. 11 |
| Joni's Song--A Song from a Wheelchair | p. 13 |
| 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus--From a Husband's Tragic Drowning | p. 15 |
| My Faith Looks Up to Thee--In a Time of Illness and Loneliness | p. 17 |
| I Must Tell Jesus--An Answer to a Heart Cry | p. 19 |
| Leaning on the Everlasting Arms--Comfort for the Grief-Stricken | p. 21 |
| Rock of Ages--In the Fury of a Storm | p. 23 |
| God Will Take Care of You--Born upon a Bed of Affliction | p. 25 |
| Blest Be the Tie That Binds--A Sadness of Farewell | p. 27 |
| Songs of Prayer | |
| Lead, Kindly Light--In Gloom upon the High Sea | p. 31 |
| O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee--Attacking Social Injustice | p. 33 |
| Dear Lord and Father of Mankind--Prayer for Sanity and Serenity | p. 35 |
| Sweet Hour of Prayer--A Song Carved in the Darkness | p. 38 |
| I Need Thee Every Hour--God's Prevenient Grace | p. 40 |
| Precious Lord, Take My Hand--From the Loss of a Wife in Childbirth | p. 42 |
| Songs of Salvation | |
| Just as I Am--The World's Greatest Soul-Winning Hymn | p. 47 |
| In Times like These--Amid the Death and Destruction of War | p. 50 |
| The Love of God--From the Wall of a Mental Institution | p. 52 |
| Let the Lower Lights Be Burning--From the Story of a Shipwreck | p. 54 |
| He the Pearly Gates Will Open--From a Night of Spiritual Struggle | p. 56 |
| Songs of the Cross | |
| The Old Rugged Cross--The Most Popular Hymn | p. 61 |
| In the Cross of Christ I Glory--The Preeminence of the Cross | p. 63 |
| Beneath the Cross of Jesus--From One Who Followed the Way of the Cross | p. 65 |
| When I Survey the Wondrous Cross--Contemplating the Meaning of Calvary | p. 67 |
| Am I a Soldier of the Cross?--A Painful Memory | p. 70 |
| He Never Said a Mumblin' Word--Pain Set to Music | p. 72 |
| Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?--From the Cauldron of Calvary | p. 75 |
| Into the Woods My Master Went--Renewal in the Mountain | p. 78 |
| Songs of Devotion | |
| O Love That Will Not Let Me Go--A Classic Forged out of Blindness | p. 83 |
| Take My Life and Let It Be--A Prayer Lived Out in Life | p. 85 |
| Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee--A Light from the Dark Ages | p. 87 |
| Strong Son of God--The Death of a Friend | p. 89 |
| Near to the Heart of God--A Comfort in Grief | p. 91 |
| More Love to Thee--In the Loss of Children | p. 93 |
| Thou Art Enough for Me--Written from a Sickbed | p. 95 |
| Angels, from the Realms of Glory--A Song of Worship out of Suffering | p. 97 |
| Silent Night--From a Broken Organ | p. 99 |
| Songs of Testimony | |
| Amazing Grace--From Slave Ship Owner to Preaching Salvation | p. 105 |
| Since Jesus Came into My Heart--Written with a Pen Dipped in Pain | p. 108 |
| Through It All--Disappointed in Love | p. 110 |
| Take the Name of Jesus with You--The Secret of a Pain-Ridden Life | p. 112 |
| There's Within My Heart a Melody--From a Calamitous Loss of Wife and Children | p. 114 |
| The Family of God--The Family in Time of Trouble | p. 116 |
| Jesus Loves Me--From the Story of a Dying Child | p. 118 |
| I Love to Tell the Story--During a Long Period of Recovery | p. 120 |
| I Have Seen His Face in Blessing--When a Loved One Suffers | p. 122 |
| No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus--Healing from a Broken Marriage | p. 124 |
| Fanny Crosby--Queen of Sacred Song | |
| A Wonderful Savior--A Light out of Darkness | p. 129 |
| To God Be the Glory--From the Night Watches | p. 131 |
| Rescue the Perishing--A Song from the Slums | p. 133 |
| I Must Have the Savior with Me--A Presence in the Darkness | p. 134 |
| Blessed Assurance--The Most Cherished Hope | p. 136 |
| Songs of Praise | |
| Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee--A Majestic Melody out of Deafness | p. 141 |
| How Great Thou Art--Inspired by a Thunder and Lightning Storm | p. 144 |
| All Creatures of Our God and King--Celebrating God's Creation | p. 146 |
| My Redeemer--From the Wreckage of a Train | p. 148 |
| Showers of Blessing--In a Prisoner-of-War Hospital | p. 150 |
| Sunshine in My Soul--Sunshine in the Darkness | p. 152 |
| Songs of Service | |
| Brighten the Corner--In Confining Circumstances | p. 157 |
| So Send I You--A Setting of Loneliness and Despair | p. 159 |
| Stand Up for Jesus--A Deathbed Challenge | p. 161 |
| His Way with Thee--In Despair and Rebellion | p. 164 |
| Songs of Life After Death | |
| Abide with Me--A Presence at Eventide | p. 169 |
| In the Sweet By and By--Prescription from a Drugstore | p. 171 |
| Nearer My God to Thee--Cradled in Sorrow and National Tragedy | p. 173 |
| Mansion over the Hilltop--Circumstances of Depression | p. 176 |
| Shall We Gather--Life at the River of Death | p. 178 |
| When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder--A Young Girl Is Called Home | p. 180 |
| Because He Lives--Assurance in Time of Difficulty | p. 182 |
| Beyond the Sunset--Blindness Transcended by Spiritual Sight | p. 184 |
| Songs of History | |
| A Mighty Fortress Is Our God--Battle Hymn of the Reformation | p. 189 |
| Now Thank We All Our God--A Table Grace in Time of War | p. 192 |
| Once to Every Man and Nation--The Gathering Storm Clouds of War | p. 194 |
| The Church's One Foundation--Cauldron of Doctrinal Dispute | p. 196 |
| I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day--From the Despair of the Civil War | p. 198 |
| Faith of Our Fathers--Remembering the Martyrs | p. 200 |
| We Gather Together--Thanksgiving out of the Oppression of War | p. 202 |
| America the Beautiful--Our Heritage of Freedom | p. 204 |
| Songs in the Bible | |
| Great Is Thy Faithfulness--From the Saddest Book in the Bible | p. 209 |
| There Is a Balm in Gilead--From a Nation's Suffering | p. 211 |
| Paul and Silas in Prison--Midnight in the Dungeon | p. 213 |
| I Know That My Redeemer Lives--Job's Song in the Night | p. 215 |
| Songs of an Army | |
| My Life Must Be Christ's Broken Bread--In the Aftermath of War | p. 219 |
| Believe Him! The Holy One Is Waiting--War Time in London | p. 222 |
| O God, If Still the Holy Place--Renewal in Affliction | p. 224 |
| O Love upon a Cross Impaled--Contemplation of the Cross | p. 226 |
| Greater Things--From a Time of Discouragement | p. 228 |
| Savior, If My Feet Have Faltered--A Sterner Cleansing | p. 230 |
| I Know Thee Who Thou Art--In the Hour of Bereavement | p. 232 |
| Except I Am Moved with Compassion--In the Midst of Poverty and Destitution | p. 234 |
| I Have No Claim on Grace--In an Air Raid | p. 236 |
| In the Secret of Thy Presence--Between the Hammer and the Anvil | p. 238 |
| I'll Trust In Thee--In the Eventide of Life | p. 240 |
| No Home on Earth Have I--Amid a Painful Parting | p. 242 |
| I'm in His Hands--An Affirmation during Illness | p. 245 |
| All My Days and All My Hours--In a Chinese Labor Camp | p. 247 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 249 |
| Alphabetical List of Songs | p. 251 |
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