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A companion volume to 101 Hymn Stories, this is an inspiring collection of the stories behind your favorite hymns. The events that motivated these hymns are brought to life in inspiring detail. Some of the hymns included are: "My Jesus, I Love Thee," "Joy to the World," "Trust and Obey," and "Worthy is the Lamb."

53 Leave It There Author and Composer—Charles A. Tindley, 1851–1933 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalm 42:5 One day a worried parishioner approached Charles Tindley for a word of comfort. The kindly pastor replied: “Put all your troubles in a sack, take ’em to the Lord, and leave ’em there.” This homespun response was the spark that later prompted the pastor, Charles Tindley, to