Pastor Doug Nicely and Gary focus their conversation on hymns written by Martin Luther including the Easter hymn “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands.”

Pastor Doug Nicely and Gary begin a series of Easter hymn stories. This week they talk about the American preacher, Robert Lowry, who became a popular writer of gospel music in the mid- to late-19th century. His best-known hymns include “Shall We Gather at the River”, “Christ Arose!”, “How Can I Keep from Singing?” and “Nothing but the Blood of Jesus”