At The Cross Hymn - Reggae - Pastor Kelly Ouma (Alas and Did My Savior Bleed)

A 1707 hymn performed by Pastor Kelly Ouma
Album - Hymns R Beautiful (October 2010)
www.kellyouma.com

1707 Hymn by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Chorus by Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901

[The hymn that is believed to have led Fanny Crosby close to God]

Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748) wrote as many as 600 hymns, including Joy to the World and Alas and Did My Savior Bleed. The stories behind many of his songs are unknown, but the singing of his beautiful music over the past four centuries, has resulted in several heartwarming tales being documented. Below are two of those accounts.

John Vassar (1813-1878) was a lay pastor and missionary. He had the habit of going from house to house to distribute tracts and tell people about Jesus. At one particular house, when a woman slammed the door in his face, Mr. Vasser wearily sat down on her doorstep and began to sing the Isaac Watts song, Alas and Did My Savior Bleed. Upon hearing the beautiful words of the hymn, the woman opened the door, opened her home to the evangelist, and opened her heart to Jesus, accepting Him that day as her Savior.

During her lifetime, Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) was one of the best known women in America. She is still well known today as the blind woman who wrote more than 8,000 hymns, including Draw Me Nearer, Blessed Assurance, To God Be The Glory and Take the World but Give Me Jesus. In 1851, when Fanny was 31, she attended a Methodist revival meeting. It was there while the congregation sang the last line of Isaac Watt's song, Alas and Did My Savior Bleed, that Fanny prayed the words of the hymn "There Lord, I give myself away..." and found herself a changed woman. From that day until this, many souls have found their way into the Kingdom because of Fannies songs.

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[jairockification]

i never thaught find a version in reggae style for this hymn ,really beauty,i´m from mexico and here we sing it in spanish and different styles ,really cool this version ,GOD BE PRAISED EVERYWHERE

[osvaldo8236]

´´muito bonito o ritimo eu gosto muito,estou orando pelo seu ministerio.Pastor Kelly Ouma

para que o Senhor Jesus possa lhe Abençoar grandemente. Osvaldo;

Brasil

[OneParticleCharged]

@rupertidiotmurdoch white noise

[rupertidiotmurdoch]

@OneParticleCharged  MAGNIFICENT!!!!!

This will cast the devil out of you.

Know Jesus Know Peace

No Jesus No Peace

Keep listening and you will Know Jesus and Peace

[edge78a]

@GTXEXFILES Beautifully put my friend,we are free to choose and i'm glad i choose Jesus. All music is a gift from God and it's original purpose was for praise

[GTXEXFILES]

@OneParticleCharged Take it easy man..If this music sooo hurts you..Easy bro..Just don't listen to it..and you have your peace. We live in a democratic world right to free speech, right to think and right to comment like you did....So Take it easy

[OneParticleCharged]

CCHHEEZZYY!! Talk about destroying a musical art form. I'm at a loss as to how someone could take a lively, rebellious, energetic music like Reggae and make it so totally boring. Wanna sing praises to Jesus go right ahead. Do it with your boring hymns among your kooky congregations and leave Reggae music alone. Reggae fights against everything you -un-like Christ- Christians stand for.You are trying to take a music based in reality and use it to sing about fantasy...that's why it doesn't work.

[graemephillips]

Booyakasha!