🎶I Am Resolved🎶
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
This hymn expresses the determination of a sinner who has accepted Christ as his Savior. He has resolved to follow Christ and God’s Word, putting his sins behind them. This ought to be the ultimate goal for every Christian.
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Author: Palmer Hatrsough
Born: May 7, 1844, Redford, Michigan.
Died: October 24, 1932, Plymouth, Michigan.
Hymn History:
Palmer Hatrsough was born in Michigan on May 7, 1844 to Wells and Thankful Palmer Hartsough. Palmer Hartsough was a dedicated musician who pursued music education at Kalamazoo College and Michigan State Normal, teaching singing in rural areas and traveling to six states.
Palmer Hartsough became a renowned author, editor, lyricist, and librettist who worked as a traveling singing teacher and music director. He joined the Fillmore Music Company in Cincinnati and served as music director at Bethel Mission and 9th Street Baptist Church. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1906 and lived in Plymouth, MI.
Hatrsough composed this hymn as a tribute to Francis Edward Clark, who founded the Christian Endeavor movement —an interdenominational group that offered guidelines for leading a Christian life and serving the local church. As Ohio’s official delegation song, James Henry Fillmore started writing the tune for the song prior to the 1896 World Endeavor Convention. The hymn was first performed at the convention and later published in the “Praise Hymnal”, a Fillmore collection.
You can listen to the hymn here:
https://youtu.be/viaDDYvoUZw?si=lbbYhgA3hD0JSoPU
References:
- https://hymnary.org/person/Hartsough_P
- https://www.afrankvoice.com/hymns-history/i-am-resolved
