Unknown School Superintendent in St. Joseph (Missouri) - November, 1886
from My Life and Sacred Songs, pages 296-297:
" One evening in November, 1886," says the superintendent of a boys' school, " I was walking along a street in St. Joseph, Missouri, when I saw before me a great crowd gathered around a door. On coming nearer I saw that it was at the entrance of the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association. In the doorway stood some young men, singing. Just as I came near enough to hear, they began to sing : A ruler once came to Jesus by night, 'lo ask Him the way of salvation and light; The Master made answer in words true and plain, Ye must be born again. When they came to the chorus the sword of the… more >>
Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 296-297. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432216151622 accessed: 5 February, 2025
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Ye Must be Born Again
written by W.T. Sleeper, George Coles Stebbins |
performed by Unknown males |
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Date/Time | November, 1886 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | outdoors |