This gorgeous, uplifting, and hope-filled piece by Elaine Hagenberg was brought to the attention of the Havergal Trust by a subscriber named Philip. Lyrics (The “Alpha and Omega” chorus is not by Frances but was adapted from Rev. 21:5-6.) Light after darkness, gain after loss, Strength after weakness, crown after cross;Sweet after bitter, hope after fears, Home after wandering, praise…
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All Things New – Choral piece by Elaine Hagenberg
Site Redesign
Redesigning the Havergal site was necessary. After the parent theme that we originally built the site on stopped being supported, we knew it needed to be done. Eventually, the theme broke completely, and the site only displayed some small, sad text: “Come back later.” We’re excited to have a flexible, robust site where we can easily make changes and hopefully…
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On Yielding to God
“James Mountain, a minister in England and a contemporary of Frances said ‘our souls should be like aspen leaves, responsive to the least breath of the Spirit.’ Dear one, be one of the Lord’s aspen leaves; don’t wait for great strong blasts, but yield to the least whisper from Him of ‘this is the way, walk ye in it.’ And…
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Our Lips Kept for Jesus.
When one has given a glimmer of the tremendous difference between having Christ and being without Christ ; when one gets but one shuddering glimpse of what eternity is, and of what it must mean, as well as what it may mean, without Christ ; when one gets but a flash of realization of the tremendous fact that all these…
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Something Old, Something New
Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) was born a pastor’s daughter. Her father sacrificed in order to provide a fine education for his children. Frances’ formal education ended at 17, with one term at a young woman’s school in Germany, where, for the first time in its history, the school awarded a student first prize, Frances being the recipient of that award. …
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