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| Music at First Baptist Church, Mayodan |
| Minister of Music Steve Lawson Email: slawson@reidsvillereviewcom |
| Join us and be part of the Music Ministry at First Baptist Church, Mayodan. Our 8:30 a.m. Early morning worship service has a Praise Team that is always looking for new talent who can sing or play an instrument. They practice each week on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Also, First Baptist has a Chancel Choir that sings every Sunday during the 11:00 a.m. Worship service. The choir practices each week on Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary |
Born out of a spirit of revival
Steve Lawson
Music Minister
"I will sing the wondrous story of the Christ who died for me,
How He left His home in glory for the cross of Calvary."
Francis Rowley was the 32-year-old pastor of First Baptist Church of
North Adams, Massachusetts when the wrote the words to "I Will Sing
the Wondrous Story."
Rowley later provided the following account of the song's origin:
"In 1886, my church and community were experiencing a period of
unusual interest in religious matters, and I was assisted by a remarkable
young Swiss musician by the name of Peter Bilhorn. One Sunday
following the evening service, he asked, "Why don't you write a hymn for
me to set to music?" During the night, these verses came to me. The
original poem began, "Can't you sing the wondrous story?" However,
when the song was first published by Ira Sankey in 1887, the phrase was
changed to "I will sing . . ."
Bilhorn was 21 years old when he supplied the music to Rowley's text.
He had accepted Christ only one year prior to this, during a revival
meeting held by renowned evangelist Dr. Dwight Pentecost and musician
George Stebbins.
Bilhorn had been a major attraction in Chicago musical circles since the
age of 15. Following his conversion, he devoted his considerable talents
to various forms of Christian service.
Feeling the need for a small, portable organ for use in street meetings,
Bilhorn designed a folding organ weighing only 16 pounds and started its
manufacture in 1887. The venture proved most successful, and the organs
were widely used around the world.
Bilhorn was not only a skillful songwriter, penning an estimated 2,000
gospel songs in his career, but also an earnest soul-winner. One night,
while conducting revival meetings in a small Wisconsin town, he retired to
his room early. Not able to sleep, he felt strangely compelled to dress,
take his folding organ and start walking down the street, even though it
was bitterly cold.
Spotting a gleam of light from a basement window, he knocked and was
admitted. He found a group of men gambling.
Bilhorn set up his organ and began singing, “Where is My Wandering Boy
Tonight?”
As a result of his late-night ministry, six of the men made their peace with
God that night.
Rowley and Bilhorn presented “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story” to Ira
Sankey as a gift. He was so impressed with the merit and usefulness of
the song that he included it in his next compilation of gospel songs in
1887. It quickly became one of the most popular songs of the entire
collection.
“God sent His singers upon the earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of men,
And bring them back to heaven again.”
American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Steve Lawson
Music Minister
"I will sing the wondrous story of the Christ who died for me,
How He left His home in glory for the cross of Calvary."
Francis Rowley was the 32-year-old pastor of First Baptist Church of
North Adams, Massachusetts when the wrote the words to "I Will Sing
the Wondrous Story."
Rowley later provided the following account of the song's origin:
"In 1886, my church and community were experiencing a period of
unusual interest in religious matters, and I was assisted by a remarkable
young Swiss musician by the name of Peter Bilhorn. One Sunday
following the evening service, he asked, "Why don't you write a hymn for
me to set to music?" During the night, these verses came to me. The
original poem began, "Can't you sing the wondrous story?" However,
when the song was first published by Ira Sankey in 1887, the phrase was
changed to "I will sing . . ."
Bilhorn was 21 years old when he supplied the music to Rowley's text.
He had accepted Christ only one year prior to this, during a revival
meeting held by renowned evangelist Dr. Dwight Pentecost and musician
George Stebbins.
Bilhorn had been a major attraction in Chicago musical circles since the
age of 15. Following his conversion, he devoted his considerable talents
to various forms of Christian service.
Feeling the need for a small, portable organ for use in street meetings,
Bilhorn designed a folding organ weighing only 16 pounds and started its
manufacture in 1887. The venture proved most successful, and the organs
were widely used around the world.
Bilhorn was not only a skillful songwriter, penning an estimated 2,000
gospel songs in his career, but also an earnest soul-winner. One night,
while conducting revival meetings in a small Wisconsin town, he retired to
his room early. Not able to sleep, he felt strangely compelled to dress,
take his folding organ and start walking down the street, even though it
was bitterly cold.
Spotting a gleam of light from a basement window, he knocked and was
admitted. He found a group of men gambling.
Bilhorn set up his organ and began singing, “Where is My Wandering Boy
Tonight?”
As a result of his late-night ministry, six of the men made their peace with
God that night.
Rowley and Bilhorn presented “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story” to Ira
Sankey as a gift. He was so impressed with the merit and usefulness of
the song that he included it in his next compilation of gospel songs in
1887. It quickly became one of the most popular songs of the entire
collection.
“God sent His singers upon the earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of men,
And bring them back to heaven again.”
American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow