You will not be the same after you experience this extraordinary tour of Wales, Scotland and England, learning about the history of our wonderful heritage of English hymns. Sharon and I absolutely cherished this experience.

— Keith Lancaster

the Bulls Pen


  • Forgotten Verses…#5

    I once heard Dr. Jerry Rushford tell a story about the origins of the hymn, “Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing.”  Somewhere along in the annals of history in 20th century Churches of Christ, someone decided to change the title… Continue reading

  • Forgotten Verses…#4

    One of the most beautiful hymns of all time is “Fairest Lord Jesus.”  And while it achieved a prominent place in American hymnody over the last 150+ years, in my estimation it achieved an even greater place of prominence in… Continue reading

  • Forsaken Verses…#3

    I’m sitting in a meeting in Irving this morning (as I was all day yesterday) and I remembered I failed to post yesterday. So, I’ll drop a short post here on a song where we’ve deleted a whole phrase that… Continue reading