February 4, 2017 (Saturday)
I heard the hymn, “Brighten the Corner,” many times when I was a child. Its message came through to me loud and clear: you can make a difference in this world. Jesus said, “You are the light of the world,” and this song puts His message into focus. It’s up to you. Will you become what Jesus wants you to be?
(From hymnary.org:) Early in her life, Ina Duley Ogdon had hoped to preach on the Chautauqua circuit. However, her father’s illness forced her to abandon her plans for an evangelistic career, in order to care for him at home. She wrote these encouraging words showing how one can serve the Lord in many different ways and circumstances. In other words, make the best of where you find yourself. She wrote over three thousand hymns, anthems, cantatas, and miscellaneous verse.
LISTEN TO BURL IVES SING THIS HYMN