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1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build; my shield and hiding-place; My never-failing treasury, fill'd
John Newton, 1778 According to the Dictionary of American Hymnology, "Amazing Grace" is John Newton's spiritual autobiography in verse. In 1725, Newton was born in Wapping, a district in London near the Thames. His father was a shipping merchant who was brought up as a Catholic but had Protestant sympathies, and his mother was a devout Independent, unaffiliated with the Anglican Church. She ...
Prestige, Westbound, Mercury, Savoy, Muse, HighNote, Telarc. Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the "Eubie Blake Jazz Award" in 1982.
Allmusic. [1] How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats is a studio double album by American rock band the Charlie Daniels Band. The album sees the band performing Christian hymns in their style. According to Daniels, "I didn’t want to do it in a churchy way, [...] I wanted to do it like CDB would do it." [2]
Citizen Way, formerly known as The Least of These, is an American contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band from Elgin, Illinois. [1] Ben Blascoe retired from the band in 2015. [1] [2] The band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2016 and Josh Calhoun left after that time. In December 2019, David Blascoe posted on social media that ...
Thasunda Brown Duckett (born July 22, 1973) is an American businesswoman who serves as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of TIAA. [1] [2] She is a former CEO of Chase Consumer Banking, [3] a division of JPMorgan Chase, and a member of the board of directors of Nike. Duckett is also a member of The Business Council 's Executive ...
Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1946) [1] [2] is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars were defeated by No. 4 Duke with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA tournament on Friday, making them the second top seed to go home early.