Nothing Between

Nothing Between

By: Charles Albert Tindley

 

Nothing between my soul and the Savior,

Naught of this world's delusive dream;

I have renounced all sinful pleasure,

Jesus is mine; there's nothing between.

Nothing between my soul and the Savior,

So that His blessed face may be seen;

Nothing preventing the least of His favor,

Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

 

Nothing between, like world pleasure,
Habits of life though harmless they seem,

Must not my heart from Him e'er sever,

He is my all; there's nothing between.

Nothing between my soul and the Savior,

So that His blessed face may be seen;

Nothing preventing the least of His favor,

Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

 

Nothing between, like pride or station,

Self or friends shall not intervene,

Tho' it may cost me much tribulation,

I am resolved; there's nothing between.

Nothing between my soul and the Savior,

So that His blessed face may be seen;
Nothing preventing the least of His favor,

Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

 

Nothing between, e'en many hard trials,

Tho' the world against me convene;

Watching with prayer and much self denial,

I'll triumph at last, with nothing between.

Nothing between my soul and the Savior,

So that His blessed face may be seen;

Nothing preventing the least of His favor,

Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

 

Charles Albert Tindley was born on July 7, 1851, in Berlin, Maryland.

Charles Tindley, who is known as one of the "founding fathers of American Gospel Music", was the son of a slave father and a free mother. At age 17, he taught himself to read and write. While attending night school and earning his divinity degree through a correspondence course, Charles worked as a janitor. In 1902, he became pastor of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the church where he had worked as a janitor.

One day, while Charles was in his study preparing a sermon, a gust of wind blew some papers over top of his work. "Not now," he thought to himself, "let nothing between." And the theme of this hymn was created.

At the time of Charles' death in 1933, his church had 12,500 members. The Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in Philadelphia was named after him. Charles wrote over 40 hymns during his lifetime, some of which include the following:

"I Know the Lord Will Make a Way"

"I'll Overcome Some Day"

"I'm Going to Die with My Staff in My Hand"

"Leave It There"

"Let Jesus Fix It for You"

"Lord, I've Tried"

"Some Day"

"Stand by Me"

"The Storm Is Passing Over"

"We'll Understand It Better Be and By"

"What Are They Doing in Heaven?"

 

Is there anything between you and the Lord? If so, make it right. Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

 

In His forever abounding love,
Ashley

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

~Romans 8:38-39

 



Happy Father's Day

A father is respected because

He gives his children leadership...

Appreciated because

He gives his children care...

Valued because

He gives his children time...

Loved because

He gives his children the one thing

They treasure most - himself.

 

Daddy, you're my hero and you always will be, you're someone I admire, you're someone I'll always need, you're someone who will always hold a special place in my heart, and you're someone I will always love. You're such a godly, kind, honorable, compassionate, and selfless man, and I'm privileged to call you my father. I love you daddy! 

Be a blessing to your dad today and every day.

With much love in Christ Jesus,

Ashley

Proverbs 20:7

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Calling All Pianists~~~A New Piano Book

Calling all pianists!! I'm so thrilled to share with you that 'With a Joyful Noise' has released a new piano solo book for late-intermediate to early-advanced pianists. Whether you are your church's pianist or you simply enjoy learning new music for personal enjoyment and reflection, finding new music books is always a joy. Coming from a church pianist who knows the struggle of finding new offertories, Amanda Tero has taken timeless songs and woven advanced techniques into simple, relaxing settings.

The songs in the piano solo book are commonly known as “invitation songs,” and the messages ring true. Have we laid all on the altar for God to control? Have we acknowledge our need for Christ and turned fully to Him? Have we truly surrendered all to Him? Are we daily seeking to be near Him so that we can say in assurance, “It is well with my soul?” Are we eagerly awaiting His eternal plans for us or do we still cling to that which will one day fade away?

Listen to all of the songs on YouTube.

About the Book

Level: Late-intermediate/Early Advanced

Pages: 37

Song List ​(click on the link to listen to samples)
Is Your All on the Altar - Come, Ye Sinners - I Surrender All - Near the Cross -
It is Well With My Soul - Near to the Heart of God - Jerusalem, my Happy Home

Buy the Book

Visit www.withajoyfulnoise.com or email Amanda at withajoyfulnoise@gmail.com for more information on purchasing your own copy (digital or print).

About the Arranger

Amanda Tero is a born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, currently living and teaching in Mississippi. She has played piano since 1998, studying under Karen Tero, Donna Hopkins, and Shelley Hayes. The Lord has given her opportunities to be involved in accompaniment, congregational playing, hymn-arranging, and recording since 1999.

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Giveaway

Since not all blog-readers are pianists, there are two giveaways going on, so no one is left out! First, you may enter for a physical copy of Amanda's piano solo CD, The Solid Rock. Second, you may enter to win a print copy of Surrender for yourself. Note: these giveaways are open to U.S. Residents only (non-U.S. residents may enter the giveaway for Surrender if they would like to win a digital copy instead).

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Be sure to hop by the other great blogs that are featuring Surrender on their blogs this month!

~ Bookish Orchestrations ~ Creating Precious Moments ~ Jessa's Whimsical Writings ~ Honey Rock Hills ~ The Destiny of One ~ Ready to be Offered ~ Thoughts on Life ~ Reading in June ~ Kelsey's Note Book ~ Peculiar on Purpose ~

                                                     

I Must Tell Jesus

"I Must Tell Jesus"

By: Elisha A. Hoffman

I must tell Jesus all of my trials, I cannot bear these burdens along. 

In my distress He kindly will help me. 

He ever loves and cares for His own. 

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! I cannot bear my burdens alone. 

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

 ~~~~~

I must tell Jesus all of my troubles, He is a kind, compassionate friend.

If I but ask Him, He will deliver, make of my troubles quickly an end.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! I cannot bear my burdens alone. 

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

~~~~~

O how the world to evil allures me. O how my heart is tempted to sin. 

I must tell Jesus and He will help me, over the world the vict'ry to win.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! I cannot bear my burdens alone.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

~~~~~

Many New Testament promises have corresponding verses in the Old Testament that reinforce their power. When Peter, for example, said "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (1 Peter 5:6-7), he was but restating David's words in Psalms 55:22: "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."  
Elisha A. Hoffman loved those verses. He was born May 7, 1839, in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. His father was a minister, and Elisha followed Christ at a young age. He attended Philadelphia public school, studied science, then pursued the classics at Union Seminary of the Evangelical Association. He worked for eleven years with the association's publishing house in Cleveland, Ohio. Then, following the death of his young wife, he returned to Pennsylvania and devoted 33 years to pastoring Benton Harbor Presbyterian Church. 
Hoffman's pastime was writing hymns, many of which were inspired by pastoral incidents. One day, for example, while calling on the destitute of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, he met a woman whose depression seemed beyond cure. She opened her heart and poured on him her pent-up sorrows. Wringing her hands, she cried, "What shall I do? Oh, what shall I do?" Hoffman knew what she should do, for he had himself learned the deeper lessons of God's comfort. He said to the woman, "You cannot do better than to take all your sorrows to Jesus. You must tell Jesus." Suddenly the lady's face lighted up. "Yes!" she cried, "That's it! I must tell Jesus." Her words echoed in Hoffman's ears, and he mulled them over as he returned home. He drew out his pen and started writing

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus! 
I cannot bear my burdens alon;
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

Hoffman lived to be 90, telling Jesus his burdens and giving the church such hymns as "What A Wonderful Savior," "Down at the Cross," "Are You Washed in the Blood?," "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms," and a thousand more.
Taken from "Then Sings My Soul" by Robert J. Morgan

Farewell, and may the peace of God fill your mind.
Ashley

It Is Well with My Soul

It Is Well with My Soul

By: Horatio G. Spafford

When peace like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows, like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to sway,

"It is well, it is well, with my soul."
It is well, with my soul, it is well, it is well, with my soul.

~~~~~

My sin, O the bliss of this glorious tho't, my sin not in part but the whole

Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul!

It is well, with my soul, it is well, it is well, with my soul.

~~~~~

O, Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend,

"Even so" it is well with my soul.

It is well, with my soul, it is well, it is well, with my soul.

~~~~~

When the great Chicago fire consumed the Windy City in 1871, Horatio G. Spafford, an attorney heavily invested in real estate, lost a fortune. About that time, his only son, age 4, succumbed to scarlet fever. Horatio drowned his grief in work, pouring himself into rebuilding the city and assisting the 100,000 who had been left homeless.

In November of 1873, he decided to take his wife and daughters to Europe. Horatio was close to D.L. Moody and Ira Sankey, and he wanted to visit their evangelistic meetings in England, then enjoy a vacation.

When an urgent matter detained Horatio in New York, he decided to send his wife, Anna, and their four daughters, Maggie, Tanetta, Annie, and Bessie, on ahead. As he saw them settled into a cabin aboard the luxurious French liner Ville du Havre, an unease filled his mind, and he moved them to a room closer to the bow of the ship. Then he said good-bye, promising to join them soon.

During the small hours of November 22, 1873, as the Ville du Havre glided over smooth seas, the passengers were jolted from their bunks. The ship had collided with an iron sailing vessel, and water poured in like Niagara. The Ville du Havre tilted dangerously. Screams, prayers, and oaths merged into a nightmare of unmeasured terror. Passengers clung to posts, tumbled through darkness, and were swept away by powerful currents of icy ocean. Loved ones fell from each other's grasp and disappeared into foaming blackness. Within two hours, the mighty ship vanished beneath the waters. The 226 fatalities included Maggie, Tanetta, Annie, and Bessie. Mrs. Spafford was found nearly unconscious, clinging to a piece of the wreckage. When the 47 survivors landed in Cardiff, Wales, she cabled her husband: "Saved Alone."

Horatio immediately booked passage to join his wife. En route, on a cold December night, the captain called him aside and said, "I believe we are now passing over the place where the Ville du Havre went down." Spafford went to his cabin but found it hard to sleep. He said to himself, "It is well; the will of God be done." He later wrote his famous hymn based on those words.

The melody for "It Is Well," titled VILLE DU HAVRE, was written by Philip Bliss who was himself soon to perish, along with his wife, in a terrible train wreck in Ohio.
Taken from "Then Sings My Soul" by Robert J. Morgan
 

Psalms 34:19

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all."
Thinking on things above,
Ashley