George Beverly Shea Singing Old Rugged Cross

I must tell jesus.

George beverly shea singing old rugged cross.

Tracks of disc 1. George bennard was a native of youngstown ohio but was reared in iowa after his conversion in a salvation army meeting he and his wife became brigade leaders before leaving the organization for the methodist church. He had sung the old time hymns for seventy years. Shea was often described as america s beloved gospel singer and was considered the first international singing star of the gospel world as a consequence of his solos at billy graham crusades and his exposure on radio records and television.

It is no secret. As a methodist evangelist bennard wrote the first verse of the old rugged cross in albion michigan in the fall of 1912 as a response to ridicule that he had. His father was a preacher and his mother the church pianist. He had appeared on most of the billy grahams crusade shows.

George beverly shea february 1 1909 april 16 2013 was a canadian born american gospel singer and hymn composer. George beverly shea winchester ontario 1 de febrero del 1909 103 años es un compositor y cantante cristiano ganador de un grammy awards el 11 de febrer. In fact in his first autobiography then sings my soul published in 1968 george beverly shea billy graham s great soloist and one of my musical and spiritual heroes recounts a story about the first time he heard the old rugged cross. George beverly shea how great thou art 1969.

All that thrills my soul. He passed away on april 16 2013. When god is near. George beverly shea is considered by evangelist billy graham as his personal favorite gospel singer.

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