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Even though there may be things to lament about the current condition of our country, there is so much more to be thankful for, and our national anthem is a reminder to me to play my positive part in this noble land - a gift to us from God's own hand! Happy Independence Day Batswana betsho! 🇧🇼 Song by Dawn Chorus

My love for hymns has brought me to partner with this unbelievably talented brother of mine, Olebile Curb Samoka, as he shares his passion and gift with the world. Add him as a friend to hear more of his work and look out for a page that he'll be opening very soon!

Ep. 2

Pastor Kabelo Kemoabe gives his opinion on happy socks in this episode 😂

There Is A Fountain

This song took the wind out of me! 🤣 It needs a lot of lung power so please accept 1 stanza The Story Behind the Hymn: William Cowper (pronounced “Cooper”) was one of the few hymn writers that was also a recognized secular poet. This much-beloved and yet tormented literary figure was born in his father’s rectory at Great Berkhampstead, England, on Nov. 26, 1731. His father, George II, was a chaplain. His mother died when he was 6 years old. Cowper was first sent to a boarding school at Markyate. It was here he first began suffering from frequent emotional difficulties. He was transferred to Westminster where he was much happier. After graduating, he was apprenticed to a solicitor. In 1754, Cowper was called to the Bar, yet he never actually practiced law. He was nominated in 1763 to the Clerkship of Journals of the House of Lords. Just as Cowper’s career seemed assured, tragedy struck. When he was interviewed for the position, he suffered a panic attack. As a result, he was not awarded the position, a loss that led to a state of deep depression. He was treated at St. Alban’s Hospital and took up residence with the Rev. Morley Unwin in Huntingdon. During this time, his depression slowly lifted and he developed a lifetime friendship with Unwin’s wife. Unwin passed away in 1767, and John Newton, author of the famous hymn, “Amazing Grace,” persuaded Mrs. Unwin and her family along with Cowper to move to Olney, where he was the vicar of a small parish. Newton and Cowper developed a close friendship over the years, and began a joint publication that became very influential, The Olney Hymns. During his depression, Cowper wrote one of his most beloved and most controversial hymns, “There is a Fountain Filled With Blood.” It was most likely written in 1771, first published in Conyers’s Collection of Psalms and Hymns in 1772 and republished by Cowper and Newton in 1779 for The Olney Hymns. Based on Zechariah 13:1, “On that day a fountain sha

I Will Follow Thee My Savior

There's not much background to this hymn unfortunately. Nevertheless, it's one of my favorites! This hymn is dated 1866 in Songs of Pilgrimage: a hymnal for the Churches of Christ (Boston, 1886), edited by Horace Lorenzo Hastings (1831-1889) and attributed to a James Lawson (in some later books ‘Rev. James Lawson’). However, Gordon Taylor points out (1989, p. 90) that in The Revivalist (1872), edited by Joseph Hillman, the words and music are said to be by ‘Jas. L., Elginburg, C.W.’.

Shall We Gather At the River

Henry Burrage, in his "Baptist Hymn Writers and Their Hymns" (Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston & Co., 1888), records: The hymn “Shall we gather at the river” was written one afternoon in July, 1864, when Dr. Lowry was pastor of the Hanson Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. The weather was oppressively hot, and the author was lying on a lounge in a state of physical exhaustion. He was almost incapable of bodily exertion, and his imagination began to take itself wings. Visions of the future passed before him with startling vividness. The imagery of the Apocalypse took the form of tableaux. Brightest of all were the throne, the heavenly river, and the gathering of the saints. While he was thus breathing heavily in the sultry atmosphere of that July day, his soul seemed to take new life from that celestial outlook. He began to wonder why the hymn-writers had said so much about “the river of death,” and so little about “the pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” As he mused, the words began to construct themselves. They came first as a question, of Christian inquiry, “Shall we gather?” Then thy broke out in chorus, as an answer of Christian faith, “Yes, we’ll gather.” On this question and answer the hymn developed itself. The music came with the hymn. The author never has been able to tell which had priority of birth. They are twins. When song had formulated itself, the author sprang up, sat down at his organ, played the tune through, and sang the first stanza and the chorus. Then he wrote it out (pp. 430–431). NB: Pardon the unpolished voice 😅 I just didn't want to delay it any longer.

When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder

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When He Cometh

#007 #Hymns #Project300 #ChristInSong #Setswana

Watch Ye Saints

#006 (led by Rre Wizzy Gaone) #Hymns #Project300 #ChristInSong #Setswana

How Sweet Are The Tidings (led by Thobo)

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World of Harmony

This was the last track I did on FruityLoops. I think my admiration for Hans Zimmer is evident here, together with my early influence of rock music.