This incredible story of faith belongs to Horatio Gates Spafford (1828-1888). The song that came to define the new Lamb Of God era, and open Ashes Of The Wake, was the monstrous Laid To Rest – a song that was built on Mark’s new approach to songwriting at the time. "I was playing in a country band at a tavern, a dance hall, in Battle Creek, when I wrote the song," Overholt said. “I came in with the opening riff and it just built from there,” Mark tells us. This song was written by the great German reformer Martin Luther. Much like Job, he placed his trust in God during his life’s prosperity, but also during its calamities. Jaxon’s kidney got infected by E.coli virus and he had to have blood transfusions and go on dialysis. The song dates back to the late 1990s, born from a period of apathy within Matt’s home church, Soul Survivor, in Watford, England. Singing cowboys, Billy Graham, John Wayne, Elvis and a song about God's restorative power. It is a wonderful song full of wonderful meaning, just like so many of Berlin’s songs are. Before Vikki Cook of Sovereign Grace Ministries wrote the tune in 1997, this rarely heard text was typically paired with hymn tunes (including the tune to “Sweet Hour of Prayer”) that give the words a mournful quality. AND Berlin wrote words and lyrics for most of his songs–AMAZING. "Why God selected me to write the song, I don't know. Felix Mendelssohn was born on 3 February 1809, in Hamburg, at the time an independent city-state, in the same house where, a year later, the dedicatee and first performer of his Violin Concerto, Ferdinand David, would be born. In 1764, he was ordained as an Anglican priest and wrote 280 hymns to accompany his services. The song was written by the great Thomas Dorsey who also wrote Peace in the Valley, another early Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers song. Probably, one of the greatest hymns written by the greatest man of the greatest period of German history is the song "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God". Julie, From a Distance is a song I have been singing for the longest time especially inspired by the Rebecca Malope version.I have always credited a Julie Gold at performance and radio play…but now seeing the story behind the song is such a blessing on its own. Jonathan and Melissa Helser of Bethel Music wrote it as a powerful declaration over the life of their friend’s son, Jaxon. Who Wrote It Is Well With My Soul? We’ll come back to the text later, but the first point to be made is how the tune brings that text alive. Let us look briefly at the man, Martin Luther. As I said, you can't make this kind of story up. The testimony of the song ‘Raise A Hallelujah’ is extraordinary. A devout Christian who’d immersed himself in Scripture, many years of his life were joyous. I drank a lot, was a profane individual and I needed a Savior." 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