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--Laura

O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 (NKJV)

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--Laura

O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 (NKJV)

All Things Bright and Beautiful is a song near and dear to my heart for reasons that this forum may not understand. And although it makes me cry, it gives me comfort.

Laura, thanks for sharing these songs. This is a wonderful thread!!!

Blessings,
Pam

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"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 NKJV

Pam, I'm so glad this thread touched you.

Sometimes when reviewing photos after a shoot, one photo will bring a hymn to mind, and I find myself humming or singing it. I'm sure I'll be posting more along the way.

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--Laura

O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 (NKJV)

This is one of our elder's favorite hymns. I like it very much, too. Thanks, Laura.

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"that in all things he might have the preeminence." Colossians 1:18

I don't have the words but I like "We saw thee not" & Because he lives, I can face tomorrow". Plus a whole bunch more.

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Romans 3:3-4
1 Timothy 4:16
2 Timothy 2:21
2 Timothy 4:5

We saw Thee not when Thou didst come
To this poor world of sin and death
Nor yet beheld Thy cottage home
In that despised Nazareth.
But we believe Thy footsteps trod
Its streets and plains, Thou Son of God.
But we believe Thy footsteps trod
Its streets and plains, Thou Son of God.

We saw Thee no when lifted high
Amid that wild and savage crew
Nor heard we that imploring cry,
"Forgive, they know not what they do!"
Yet we believe the deed was done
That shook the earth and veiled the sun
But we believe the deed was done
Which shook the earth and veiled the sun.

We gazed not in the open tomb
Where once Thy mangled body lay.
Nor saw Thee in that upper room
Nor met Thee on the open way.
But we believe that angels said,
"Why seek the living with the dead?"
But we believe that angels said,
"Why seek the living with the dead?"

We walked not with the chosen few
Who saw the from the earth ascend;
Who raised to Heav'n their wondering view
Then low to earth all prostrate bend
But we believe that mortal eyes
Beheld that journey to the skies;
But we believe that mortal eyes
Beheld that journey to the skies!

Knowles Shaw was a member of the church of Christ and was a preacher. Here's part of his biography.

Very soon thereafter he began attending the services of the church of Christ at Flat Rock. There he heard the preaching of Gabriel McDuffie and Elder George Campbell. Then on September 13, 1852 he confessed Christ before witnesses and put his Lord on in baptism at the hands of George Thomas, an elder in the congregation.

For the next two years he worked as a farm hand for one of his neighbors, Mr. George R. Finley. Finley had a daughter by the name of Martha, who very soon won his heart. Knowles and Martha were married on the 11th of January, 1855. They gave birth to their first child, Georgie Anne on the 3rd day of June, 1856, and then another daughter, Mary Elizabeth was born October 31st, 1858. Then a son, John Albin, was born in February 18, 1862. All three were born in Rush County, Indiana. Another son, Carey W., was born at Edinburgh, Indiana, February 26, 1864; and Knowles Shaw, jr., was born at Lebanon, Ohio, February 14, 1869. The last two died in early infancy; the former on the 25th of July, 1865; the latter on the 13th of August, 1869; both at Lebanon, Ohio. His eldest daughter, Georgie Anna, when nearly fourteen years of age, was taken dangerously ill, while her father was engaged in a very interesting and successful meeting at Wellsburgh, West Virginia. Her condition became alarming, and her father was summoned home; and a few days after his return, she calmly closed her eyes in hope and trust, on the 29th of December, 1869; to open them, doubtless, in the presence of Him to whom she had given her heart in holy obedience. Two of his children died in the same year; three within about four years.

Only a few days before the birth of Mary Elizabeth, Knowles was called upon to make some comments at a worship services. It marked the first of many occasions he was called upon to comment on scripture, and to bring the occasional lesson. His new found talents also helped him in the area of family provision. He began teaching in a district school, where he was both teacher and pupil, as he saw the need to broaden his horizons with study. He also began seeking places where he might preach from time to time.

With his musical skills and his heart from preaching the gospel, invitations began coming in from all about the country. By 1861 he had been preaching for two years, and was already baptized many into Christ. Over the next nineteen years of his ministry he baptized between eleven and twelve thousand people into Christ.

Knowles Shaw had a marvelous ability to reach people of ever social level in any community where he would be called to labor. He worked tirelessly in Gospel Meeting efforts. He preached at least twice every day, and three times on Sundays. During the day when not with the brethren he could be seen going from business to business, introducing himself, and inviting people to attend.

With a personal history of alcohol abuse, as well as witness to its destruction, he became a strong voice for the Temperance movement. He organized chapters of the Temperance movement in many of the cities where he worked. In his last work in Columbus, Mississippi, he organized a local chapter that included over 1800 members. He truly believed that alcohol was the single most destructive element in American society, and encouraged responsible thinking citizens to ban together against it. In cities where he visited for gospel meetings, he would often be in contact with city leaders who operated Temperance movements in their own towns.

However his most effective work was seen in his gospel meeting efforts. His talent with music, as well as preaching the powerful message of the gospel made him virtually a "one-man show." As being one who believed in the use of musical instruments in worship, he was often seen at the piano, in buildings where they existed for the first thirty minutes of any gathering. He would play and sing music, most of which he had written. Then he would get up and preach as convicting a sermon as could be offered concerning the need for obedience to the call of the gospel. Very soon he became known as, “The Singing Evangelist.”

His versatility and talents sometime made him the focus of negative criticism from some. He had some peculiarities in his speech and worship leadership. He referred often to his experience with the shame and abuse of alcohol. One preacher visiting a service where Shaw preached stated that over sixty-nine times in the lesson Shaw made reference to his early years of debaucherous living: playing the fiddle for balls; going to theaters; drinking alcohol; etc. In the same lesson twenty-seven times he made references to five times where he went to the cemetery to bury members of his broken home. Yet, in all his idiosyncrasies, no one could argue his success.

His determination to preach the truth of the gospel is also worthy of comment. Often when entering into a community where he would speak, the first night or two would see the presence of denominational ministers from many churches in the community. He would take the false doctrines of denomination to task by exposing their falseness in light of Scriptures. When many thought he would have made concessions in view of a desire to impress a dignitary or church leader of great importance in a community, he shunned not to declare the whole counsel of God in his preaching, often times alienating the town's "respected religious authorities."

His talent in music was perhaps his greatest calling card. He began to compose music soon after he began to preach. During his preaching career he published at different times five Sunday-school singing books: 1st. “Shining Pearls,” 1868; 2nd. “Golden Gate,” 1871; 3rd. “Sparkling Jewels,” 1871; 4th. “The Gospel Trumpet,” 1878; 5th. “The Morning Star,” 1878. He wrote many songs, that are now standards in most song books. One of his later pieces, “Bringing in the Sheaves,” was dedicated to the memory of A. D. Fillmore, and has proved to be the most popular of his songs, and gives promise of living for many years to come. He also wrote the music for the much loved song, "We Saw Thee Not."

During the preaching career of Knowles Shaw, he lived and worked regularly in three or four different areas of the country. He lived for a time at Rushville, Indiana; Lebanon, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; and lastly at Columbus, Mississippi.

In May of 1878, Shaw left his Columbus, Mississippi home to attend to a Gospel Meeting in Dallas, Texas. It commenced on May 4th and lasted for thirty days. At the end of the meeting where there was recorded one hundred twelve additions, he answered a call to McKinney, north of Dallas for a meeting. On the morning of the June 7th, Knowles, along with the preacher from Dallas, Kirk Baxter, set out for McKinney on a Texas Central Railroad passenger train. During the trip, Baxter had been visiting with Shaw when he left him and went forward to another compartment. While passing through his attention was called to by a Methodist minister, Mr. Malloy, whom he knew from Dallas. They struck up a conversation. Very soon the two were joined by Shaw, at which time he was introduced to Mr. Malloy. Malloy asked about the success of the eminent Shaw when he responded, “It is a grand thing to rally people to the Cross of Christ.” These were Shaw’s last words.

Just then, the train jumped the track, and the car where the three men were sitting began rolling down an embankment. According to reports later, rotting crossties and a broken rail caused the car to flip three times before landing in some standing water forty feet below the track, and about one mile south of the station at McKinney, Texas. When people began climbing out, it was soon noted by Baxter that Brother Shaw was no where to be found. He saw Mr. Malloy, who told him that Shaw had saved his life by pushing him out of harms way during to wreck. When Baxter returned to the car, he saw part of it under water. At that location he noted a hand sticking out of the water pointing upward. It was the hand of Knowles Shaw. Upon pulling his dead body from the wreckage it was noted that he had a deep cut on his head. There were many people injured, some severely, but only one person died, Knowles Shaw. The nationally known and great evangelist was now dead. The brotherhood, and even the nation was in shock.

His body was returned to Dallas briefly for a funeral. Thousands were in attendance there. His body was then returned to his home in Rushville, Indiana. There waiting at the train station was his mother, who in tears claimed the body of her lost son. His wife and family did not arrive until a few hours later. The funeral was held on the 13th of June. No church building was large enough for the service, so the body taken to the Courthouse Square.

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"that in all things he might have the preeminence." Colossians 1:18

Wow, interesting and it does make you think about life and how hard some have it or think they have it.

Thank you brother, that was great reading.

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Romans 3:3-4
1 Timothy 4:16
2 Timothy 2:21
2 Timothy 4:5

You are very welcome, brother. Glad you liked it. I enjoyed finding it. Here's the link to the full bio.

http://www.therestorationmovement.com/shaw.htm

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"that in all things he might have the preeminence." Colossians 1:18

One of my favorites:

None of Self and ALL of Thee
O, the bitter pain and sorrow That a time could ever be,
When I proudly said to Jesus "All of self, and none of Thee,"
All of self and none of Thee, All of self and none of Thee,
When I proudly said to Jesus "All of self and none of Thee."

Yet He found me; I beheld Him Bleeding in tha' accursed tree,
And my wistful heart said faintly, " Some of self, and some of Thee,"
Some of self and some of Thee, Some of self and some of Thee,
And my wistful heart said faintly "Some of self and some of Thee".

Day by day His tender mercy Healing, helping, full and free,
Bro't me lower while I whispered "Less of self and more of Thee,"
Less of self and more of Thee, Less of self and more of Thee,
Bro't me lower while I whispered "Less of self and more of Thee."

Higher than the highest heavens, Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lord, Thy love at last has conquered " None of self, and all of Thee/"
None of self and all of Thee, None of self and all of thee,
Lord, Thy love at last has conquered "None of self and all of Thee."


Theo.Monod. Arr. James McGranahan. Arr.

This is not in the books we now use. It is in my old 1955 Majestic Hymnal.

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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10