Ira Sankey

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Hymn History: Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us

August 3, 2022
"To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out." - John 10:3 We are thrilled to...
With tears in his eyes, Moody said said: "Sankey, where did you get that hymn? I never heard the like of it in my life." I was also moved to tears and arose and replied: "Mr. Moody, that's the hymn I read to you yesterday on the train, which you did not hear." Then Mr. Moody raised his hand and pronounced the benediction, and the meeting closed. Thus "The Ninety and Nine” was born." Image to lead to and audio and written account of this hymn history

Hymn History: The Ninety and Nine

June 29, 2022
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains,...