A.B. Simpson and Hymn Writing

A.W. Tozer: “Simpson’s songs were more than songs; they were slogans. Their value to the Society (the Christian & Missionary Alliance) lay in their power to compress into a single sentence a cluster of dynamic ideas and set those ideas singing in the hearts of believing men. Simpson – consciously or unconsciously, I am not sure which – was a master sloganeer, the greatest ever … Continue reading A.B. Simpson and Hymn Writing

A “Personal Narrative” of Jonathan Edwards

Edwards (1703 – 1758) wrote of what took place in 1721: “The first instance that I remember of that sort of inward, sweet delight in God and divine things that I have lived much in since, was on reading those words (1 Timothy 1:17) “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever, Amen.” As … Continue reading A “Personal Narrative” of Jonathan Edwards