SONG ORIGINS MENU

Pat Gaines loved music, and she loved spritual music best of all. Here are some articles she wrote about the origins of beloved Christmas carols, classic hymns, modern hymns, and southern spirituals.

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Amazing Grace • Awesome God • Battle Hymn of the Republic • Because He Lives • Dem Bones • Go Tell It on the Mountain • How Great Thou Art • It is Well with My Soul • O Little Town of Bethlehem • One Day at a Time • Open My Eyes That I May See • Ring the Bells of Heaven • Silent Night • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot • The Old Rugged Cross • What a Friend We Have in Jesus