Great Gospel Songs Trivia

1. Complete the missing word in the first line of the hymn 'Glory To His Name', also known as 'Down At the Cross'. "Down at the cross where my Savior _____"

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Glory to His Name'

Answer: died

The missing word is 'died'. 'Glory To His Name', also known as 'Down At the Cross', was written by Elisha Hoffman in 1878. Hoffman was born May 7, 1839, in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. He died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1929, at age 90.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'It Is Well With My Soul'

Answer: river

The missing word is 'river'. 'It Is Well With My Soul' was written by Ho­ra­tio G. Spaf­ford in 1873. Spafford was born Oc­to­ber 20, 1828, in North Troy, New York and died Oc­to­ber 16, 1888, in Je­ru­sa­lem, of ma­la­ria. He is buried in Je­ru­sa­lem.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'I Know Whom I Have Believed'

Answer: grace

The missing word is 'grace'. 'I Know Whom I Believed' was written by Daniel Mebster Whittle in 1883 and James Mc­Gran­a­han composed the music. Whittle was born No­vem­ber 22, 1840, in Chic­o­pee Falls, Mass­a­chus­etts and died March 4, 1901, in nearby North­field where he is buried, according to Cyberhymnal.org.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'The Solid Rock'

Answer: less

The missing word is 'less'. 'The Solid Rock', also known as 'My Hope is Built', was written by Edward Mote in 1834. Mote was born January 21, 1797 in Upper Thames Street, London and died November 13, 1874 in Horsham, Sussex where he is buried.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Nearer, My God, to Thee'

Answer: cross

The missing word is 'cross'. 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' was written by Sarah Flower Adams in 1841. Adams was born at Harlow, Essex, Great Britain on February 22, 1805 and she died in London on August 14, 1848. She is buried at Fos­ter Street Cemetery, near Harlow.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'When We All Get to Heaven'

Answer: love

The missing word is 'love'. 'When We All Get to Heaven' was written by Eliza Edmunds Hewitt in 1898. She was born June 28, 1851 in Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia and died Ap­ril 24, 1920 in her home city. Hewitt is buried at the Wood­lands Cem­e­te­ry in Phil­a­del­phia.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder

Answer: no more

The missing words are 'no more'. 'When the Roll is Called Up Yonder' was written by James M. Black in 1893. Black was born Au­gust 19, 1856, in South Hill, New York and died De­cem­ber 21, 1938, in Will­iams­port, Penn­syl­van­ia. Hymnary.org reports he is buried at Wild­wood Cem­e­te­ry in Will­iams­port.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Take My Life and Let It Be'

Answer: consecrated

The missing word is 'consecrated'. 'Take My Life and Let It Be' was written by Frances R. Havergal in 1874. Havergal was born December 14, 1836, in Astley, Worcestershire, Great Britain and died June 3, 1879, in Caswall Bay, Swansea. She was the daughter of Rev. W. H. Havergal, according to Hymnary.org. Her father married Jane Head, the fifth daughter of William Head of East Grinstead, according to Wikipedia.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms'

Answer: fellowship

The missing word is 'fellowship'. 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms' was written in 1887 by Anthony J. Showalter and Elisha Hoffman with Showwalter composing the music. Showalter was born May 1, 1858, in Cherry Grove, Virginia while Hoffman was born May 7, 1839, in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus'

Answer: bear

The missing word is 'bear'. 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' was written by Joseph Medlicott Scriven, an Irishman who immigrated to Canada in 1846. Scriven was born Sep­tem­ber 10, 1819, in Sea­pat­rick, Coun­ty Down, Ire­land and died Au­gust 10, 1886, in Port Hope, Ontario. He is buried at the Pen­gel­ly Cem­e­te­ry, near Port Hope.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'I'd Rather Have Jesus'

Answer: gold

The missing word is 'gold'. 'I'd Rather Have Jesus' was written by Rhea F. Miller in 1922. Miller was born in Brooktondale, New York, in 1894 and died in 1966 in Chilicothe, Ohio. She was the only child of her parents, Martin and Bertha Ross.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'There Is Power in the Blood'

Answer: burden

The missing word is 'burden'. Lewis Edgar Jones wrote 'There is Power in the Blood', sometimes known more simply as 'Power in the Blood', in 1899. Hymnary.org states the old-time classic has been published in 273 hymn books over the years.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'I Serve a Risen Savior'

Answer: today

The missing word is 'today'. 'I Serve a Risen Savior', also known as 'He Lives', was written by Alfred Henry Ackley in 1933. Ackley was born January 21, 1887, in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania, and died July 3, 1960, in Los Angeles.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Standing on the Promises'

Answer: ring

The missing word is 'ring'. 'Standing on the Promises' was written by Russell Kelso Carter, who also composed the music, in 1886. Cyberhymnal.org reports Carter was born No­vem­ber 18, 1849, in Bal­ti­more, Ma­ry­land and died Au­gust 23, 1928, in nearby Ca­tons­ville. Carter is buried at Green­mount Cem­e­te­ry in Bal­ti­more.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Count Your Blessings'

Answer: tossed

The missing word is 'tossed'. 'Count Your Blessings' was written by Johnson Oatman Jr. in 1897 and Edwin Excell composed the music. According to Hymnary.org, Oatman was born in 1856 in Medford, New Jersey, the son of Johnson and Ann Oatman. He died September 25, 1922, in Norman, Oklahoma. He is credited with writing 5,000 Gospel songs, a number of which remain popular today.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Are You Washed in the Blood?'

Answer: cleansing

The missing word is 'cleansing'. Elisha Hoffman wrote the words to 'Are You Washed in the Blood?' and composed the music in 1878. According to the Website Wholesomewords.org, Hoffman was born May 7, 1839 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The Website reports his parents Francis and Rebecca Hoffman, were of German extraction and his father was an evangelical pastor, serving more than sixty years in preaching the Word.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Love Lifted Me'

Answer: peaceful

The missing word is 'peaceful'. 'Love Lifted Me' was written by James Rowe and set to music by Howard E. Smith in 1912 in Saug­a­tuck, Con­nec­ti­cut. Rowe was born Jan­u­a­ry 1, 1865, in Hor­ra­bridge, De­von­shire, Eng­land and died No­vem­ber 10, 1933, in Wells, Ver­mont. Smith was born in Connecticut in 1863 and died in 1918.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Rock of Ages'

Answer: Thee

The missing word is 'Thee'. Augustus Toplady wrote 'Rock of Ages' in 1763 and more than 250 years later the hymn remains immensely popular. Toplady was born in Farnham, Surrey, England, in 1740 and his father Richard Toplady was a commissioned officer in the Royal Marines. His father died when Toplady was still an infant. According to Wikipedia, his father participated in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741, during the course of which he died, "most likely of yellow fever, leaving Augustus' mother to raise the boy alone."

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'And Can It Be'

Answer: gain

The missing word is 'gain'. The ever popular hymn 'And Can It Be', also known as 'Amazing Love', was written by Charles Wesley. The son of an Anglican clergyman, Wesley was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, England on December 18, 1707, and died March 29, 1788. 'And Can It Be' was written in 1738. He was the younger brother of Methodist co-founder John Wesley.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed'

Answer: die

The missing word is 'bleed'. 'Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed', also known as 'At the Cross', was written by Isaac Watts in 1707. He was born July 17, 1674, in Southampton, England, and died November 25, 1748, in Stoke Newington, England. The popular chorus for the hymn was written by Ralph E. Hudson in 1885, according to Cyberhymnal.org. The hymn was a favorite of Fanny Crosby, the prolific author of 8,000 Christian hymns.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Holy, Holy, Holy'

Answer: Lord God

The two missing words are 'Lord God'. 'Holy, Holy, Holy!' was written by Reginald Heber. According to Hymnary.org, Heber was extremely intelligent "translating a Latin classic into English verse by the time he was seven." Heber was born into a "wealthy, educated family" in Malpas, Che­shire, Eng­land in 1783.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Great is Thy Faithfulness'

Answer: shadow

The missing word is 'shadow'. 'Great is Thy Faithfulness' was written by Thomas Obadiah Chisholm in 1923. He was born in a log cabin in Franklin, Kentucky, in 1866, according to the Website Umcdiscipleship.org. He died in 1960, at age 94.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Blessed Assurance'

Answer: Jesus

The missing word is 'Jesus'. 'Blessed Assurance' is just one of an estimated 8,000 Gospel hymns written by Fanny Crosby. (She was called Frances Jane Crosby at birth and married Alexander van Alstyne but continued to write under her maiden name.) Crosby was born March 24, 1820, in Brewster, New York, and she died February 12, 1915, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Amazing Grace'

Answer: wretch

The missing word, of course, is 'wretch'. 'Amazing Grace', one of the most popular hymns in the world, was written by John Newton, a former slave trader. Newton was born in 1725 in Wapping, the United Kingdom, and died in London in 1807. He wrote 'Amazing Grace' in 1779, and according to Wikipedia, he originally called it 'Faith's Review and Expectation'. The hymn, however, has come to be known by its opening phrase, 'Amazing Grace'.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'How Great Thou Art'

Answer: awesome

The missing word is 'awesome'. 'How Great Thou Art' is one of the greatest hymns of all time. Wikipedia reports it was voted the Number One hymn in the United Kingdom by the British Broadcasting Corporation's 'Song of Praise'. On top of this, Wikipedia reports 'How Great Thou Art' was ranked second (after 'Amazing Grace') on a list of the favorite hymns of all time in a survey by "Today's Christian" magazine in 2001.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Just As I Am'

Answer: shed for me

The three missing words are 'shed for me'. The Gospel classic 'Just As I Am' was written by Char­lotte El­li­ott, in 1835. The Website Cyberhymnal.org reports the lyrics first appeared in the publication The Christ­ian Re­mem­branc­er with Elliott becoming its editor in 1836.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Victory in Jesus'

Answer: glory

The missing word is 'glory'. 'Victory in Jesus' was written by Eugene Monroe Bartlett Sr. in 1939. He was born in Waynesville, Missouri, in 1885 and died in 1941. The Website Originofsongs.blogspot.ca describes Bartlett as "one of the founding fathers of southern Gospel music." In 1979 he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'Glory to His Name'

Answer: cried

The missing word is 'cried'. The music for 'Glory To His Name', also known as 'Down At the Cross', was composed by John Stockton, a musician and member of the church where Elisha Hoffman served as a pastor. However, little is known about Stockton. 'Glory To His Name' is unusual in the sense that in the vast majority of hymns written by Hoffman, he also composed the music.

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'It Is Well With My Soul'

Answer: sea

The missing word is 'sea'. The music for 'It Is Well With My Soul' was composed by Philip B. Bliss in 1876. He was born Ju­ly 9, 1838, in Clear­field Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia. Shortly after composing the music for the hymn, Bliss died in a tragic train wreck caused by a bridge collapse at Ash­ta­bu­la, Ohio. "He sur­vived the in­i­tial im­pact, but went back in­to the flames in an un­suc­ces­sful at­tempt to res­cue his wife," according to the Website Cyberhymnal.org. "The night be­fore that ter­ri­ble rail­road ac­ci­dent at Ash­ta­bu­la, he said to his au­di­ence, 'I may not pass this way again' then he sang a so­lo, 'I'm Go­ing Home To­mor­row.' This in­deed proved pro­phe­tic of his own home go­ing." Cyberhymnal.org goes on to state: "The re­mains re­trieved from the Ash­ta­bu­la dis­as­ter were placed in a com­mon grave marked by a cen­o­taph in the Ash­ta­bu­la Cem­e­te­ry. A cen­o­taph in mem­o­ry of the Bliss­es was al­so erect­ed in the cem­e­tery at Rome, Penn­syl­vania, Ju­ly 17, 1877."

From Quiz Gospel Greats -- 'I Know Whom I Have Believed'

Answer: own

The missing word is 'own'. Daniel Webster Whittle, writer of 'I Know Whom I Have Believed', was named af­ter Amer­i­can pol­i­ti­cian Dan­i­el Web­ster, according to Cyberhymnal.org. The Website reports Whit­tle reached the rank of ma­jor in the U.S. Ci­vil War and for the rest of his life was known as Ma­jor Whit­tle.

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