Gospel Greats -- 'Glory to His Name' Quiz

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.

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.

Answer: heart

The missing word is 'heart'.

Elisha Hoffman had heartache in his life. According to Wikipedia, in 1866, at the age of 26, Hoffman married Susan M. Orwig, who was 22 at the time. Ten years later, she died, leaving him a single parent of three sons. There's a happy ending as in 1879, at the age of 40, Hoffman remarried and the couple had a baby boy.

Answer: sin

The missing word is 'sin'.

Hoffman is credited with writing more than 2,000 hymns. In addition to 'Glory To His Name', four popular hymns of his are 'Leaning On the Everlasting Arms', 'What A Wonderful Savior', 'Are You Washed In the Blood?' and 'I Must Tell Jesus'.

Answer: within

The missing word is 'within'.

Although he wrote more than 2,000 hymns, Elisha Hoffman never attended a school of music. Hoffman's father, Francis A. Hoffman was a minister in the Evangelical Association for more than 60 years.

"Hoffman's musical education was obtained from his parents," Wikipedia reports. "Any musical instruction Hoffman received came from his experiences at his father's church or at home. In addition to singing at church, the Hoffman household had a daily family worship time, of which hymn singing was an important part. Hoffman, therefore, became very familiar with the musical and spiritual tradition of Evangelical hymnology at a very early age. It was during these times of family worship that Hoffman developed a love for sacred music and a belief that song was 'as natural a function of the soul as breathing was a function of the body'."

Answer: in

The missing word is 'in'.

According to Hymnary.org, Elisha Hoffman graduated from Union Seminary in New Berlin, Pennsylvania in 1868 and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. After graduation, Hoffman worked at the publishing branch of the Evangelical Association in Cleveland for eleven years. Later, he served as a pastor. In addition to serving as a pastor in Cleveland, Hoffman served at churches in Grafton, Ohio, Benton Harbor, Michigan and Cabery, Illinois.

Answer: glad

The missing word is 'glad'.

In addition to writing hymns, Elisha Hoffman also edited more than 50 hymnbooks. According to Wikipedia, some of the titles of the hymnbooks include 'The Evergreen', 1873; 'Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School', 1878; 'Temperance Jewels', 1879; 'Bells of Victory', 1888; 'Pentecostal Hymns No. 1', 1894; 'Favorite Gospel Songs: A Tune Book', 1894; and 'Jubilant Voices', 1907.

Answer: clean

The missing word is 'clean'.

Jeff Mowery of Hymnoftheweek.net describes 'Glory To His Name' as an "unusual" hymn about the cross.

Mowery explains things this way: "This particular song is one of those 'unusual' songs about the cross. Not unusual in its theology. Not unusual in its focus. But unusual in the sense that this is an upbeat song about the cross. Most of the time the songs about the resurrection are upbeat, and songs about the cross are more reflective and somber in nature and tone. This is the kind of song that makes you want to tap your toes, clap your hands, and praise the Lord. But isn't that what the cross should make us do - cause us to rejoice?"

Answer: fountain

The missing word is 'fountain'.

Wikipedia reports "legend has it Hoffman was reading about the crucifixion of Jesus in the Bible and began to think about how God saved men from their sins by allowing Jesus to die on the cross" when he penned the words to 'Glory To His Name'. The rest, as they say, is history.

Answer: complete

The missing word is 'complete'.

According to Hymnary.org, 'Glory To His Name' has been incredibly popular over the years with the old-time Gospel Great being published in more than 635 different hymn books.

Here are the words to the old-time Gospel Great 'Glory To His Name', also known as 'Down At the Cross':


"Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

Refrain:
Glory to His Name,
Glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within,
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name!

[Refrain]

Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name!

[Refrain]

Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior's feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!"