Angels to beckon me, nearer my God to thee!
Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee.
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Even though it be a cross that raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly,
Yet in my dreams I’d be nearer my God to thee
Nearer, my God, to thee; nearer to thee!
—Sarah Flower Adams 1841
Granny’s failing. We appreciate your prayers.
I hope you enjoyed Pap and Paul’s lovely harmony. The sound of it and the words written so long ago by Sarah Flower Adams are a true balm for my soul.
Tipper
Original singles released on Spotify.
Shepherd of My Soul (Album released in 2016).
The Wilson Brothers Words of Life Album released in the 70s.
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Keeping Granny and all of you in our hearts!
Dear Friends, It is so difficult to watch our loved ones fade away from us. From watching my father, mother, sister and 2 brothers. Also my 2 very best friends and in-laws, mother father and 4 siblings to my husband. He’s a lone survivor of his main family. Here’s where we all must trust our Lord and Savior to comfort not only our fading loved one, but your precious mother, grandmother, most beloved friend too many, Miss Louzine , but that He will also comfort each one of her dear family, friends and people who have known her. He will answer our prayers for this and we must have faith that He always knows what is right and best for all. Since I have known of Miss Louzine’s cancer, and even before that, I admired her talents, her faithfulness and all her remarkable accomplishments to life, to her family and friends she’s never even met. I’ve prayed for her and was so grateful God and you, Miss Tipper, have brought her into my life along with all of your family. She and my husband are one year apart. I felt she was a very blessed and dear friend to me. May God bless everyone today, tomorrow and always. Miss Tipper, We will be here for you all if need be for prayer and to lift you up in your hour of need. Jennifer L. PS: Please forgive me for such a Long letter. If you could please read it or let Miss Louzine, I’d greatly appreciate it. The girls had a lovely video with their Granny. What a sweet thing to do with her. To Granny,
THANK YOU LORD FOR SAVING MY SOUL
THANK YOU LORD FOR MAKING ME WHOLE
THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING TO ME
THY GREAT SALVATION SO RICH AND FREE. AMEN
Prayers for Granny and all of you. I love y’all.
What a difficult time for you all, even though it’s just a “see you soon” parting, it’s still hard. Please share with Granny how much we love her, too. praying for her and all y’all, too. I love you all so much. Jane in SC Hugs to you all.
Prayers and much love for Granny and your family. I am her 85 year old birthday twin in the Sandhills in North Carolina.
Dear Tipper and family,sorry to hear of Granny,s old cancer coming back,do hope and pray our Lord will ease her pains as he will hold her and comfort her,and I have so enjoyed her singing with Paul and I do love the old time hymns,I,m praying for your entire family,Joan Owen
Praying God’s loving mercies cover you all and Granny. I so enjoy hearing from and about Granny in your posts and videos. She is a familiar comfort and blessing.
Tipper, I am so very sorry. I have asked God for His perfect will for Granny. I have also asked God to comfort you all if that means Granny will soon walk out of this world and straight into the arms of Jesus. (((((Tipper)))))
Praying for Granny, and all of you! May the comfort only Jesus can give rest on you all.
Tipper, Prayers to your GrannyThis song is just beautiful. Your Pap and Paul did it justice and Grace in every way. God Bless and Biggest Hugs❤️
May I add, that is the sweetest rendition I’ve heard. Your daddy’s voice brings such peace to a body, especially mine! Thank you for sharing this in your time of sorrow. We so appreciate you all!
Praying for Granny and all who love her. ✝️
May the Lord be near and give you comfort. There are no words to bring y’all ease, but know your acorn people are praying earnestly for all y’all. Although we’re never ready to say goodbye, for this short season, the Lord stands with open arms waiting for us when it’s our time. He is so good! We never die when we know Jesus; we just take our last breath here and our first breath in the presence of our Savior. May you feel Him near!! Beulah Land I’m longing for you and someday on thee I’ll stand where my home will be eternal. Beulah Land sweet Beulah Land.
When the storms of life are raging, stand by me.
When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me;
When my life becomes a burden, and I’m nearing chilly Jordan,
O thou Lily of the Valley, stand by me.
Those are some of the words by a song written by Charles Albert Tindley 1905. We listen to the version sung by George Younce of the Cathedrals.
All is in God’s hands. May He give you strength, peace, and understanding as you go through this most difficult of times.
Praying for Granny and your family.
Phillip
I knew something was up in your household. I’m praying for peace and co fort for you all, my friends.
Joining and agreeing with all of you in prayer for Granny- Blessings
So sorry to hear that Granny is failing. Keeping her and your family in my prayers as you navigate this difficult season in her life.
That is my favorite hymn! It’s such a comforting song.
My prayers are with Granny and your family. You all have been through a lot recently. May God give you all peace and comfort.
I have no words good enough to comfort you & your family during this heartbreaking time with sweet Granny. It’s heartbreaking I know for all of the family, but I know when Granny’s time comes she will be joining her beloved husband & other family members in a perfect setting & perfect health. I know that is not much comfort to y’all right now as you watch her fail. I believe in my heart that the Lord is waiting to embrace her & make her whole again. My prayers are going out for Granny & your family.
Love you Granny ! Such grace you walked through life with. Thank you for sharing your memories, your love story, your treasures, and your love for the Lord. Such a role model for humans. I pray that you are not suffering. Though you wouldn’t complain!! Precious Memories has become one of my dearest songs. We will always support your family✨✨✨
God bless your precious family during this difficult time.
❤️
Granny is in our hearts and prayers. Thinking of all the family.
Praying for you all.
In times like your family is experiencing right now there are mixed emotions, uncertainty on even how or what to pray. Thankfully we have the Holy Spirit who intercedes for us to the Father. God is holding Granny even now. She is an amazing person. She has set an example of Christ to so many and loved her entire family with unfailing love. “ God, continue to give joy, which is our strength and your peace that passes all understanding to the entire family. In Jesus name, Amen”
Praying for you dear friends!
May God arms be felt as He carry’s you.
Praying for you dear friends!
I am so sorry to hear about Granny. She is a sweet soul. I know she has enjoyed her life. God has better planned for her than she can even imagine! May we all plan on seeing all our loved ones and friends again, one day soon! Jesus will soon be coming! What a day that will be!
Oh, Tipper! I am so sorry Granny is not doing well. I have her in my prayers every single night. We all know it’s not easy losing our loved ones. May God watch over your entire family and give you the strength to handle whatever comes. I very much enjoyed Pap and Paul singing Nearer My God to Thee, it’s one of my favorite hymns and they sang it beautifully. May God bless and keep you and your family and all your fans!
Trust God and everything will be okay. Either way Granny will be okay!
Prayers for sweet Granny. Thank you for sharing this beautiful song. God bless all of you.
Praying for Granny and all of the family. I really enjoyed the song.
Tipper and family,
We will stop on this beautiful day that the Lord has given us and pray for your precious mother and grandmother to these sweet children. We know God’s timing is ALWAYS right, but we are human to and want to hold on. She is so special to all of you and more special to the God she has served all her life. Lucky my husband always tells me that one of the greatest gifts that God has given us is memory. Just know our hearts aches for you all. The Lord bless you all and grant grace and peace.
Praying for dear granny and you all !
What a beautiful song to start my day with! These are difficult times we’re living in, so I find comfort in knowing one day, hopefully soon, we will all see Jesus face to face. What a glorious day that will be! Sending prayers for Granny and her family.
Praying for Granny and all your family. So blessed to have each other. enjoyed the song today! ❤️
Prayers for Granny & y’all through this most difficult time
There is a heavenly healing for those whose work is done. May the love and peace that God provides comfort your heart and give you strength and grace for coming days. Prayers for the family and Granny! How she must miss Pap….
Oh how I love to see Granny in your videos. I am praying that God give her comfort and strength for y’all. This has been a sad week and knowing that Granny is failing makes it even sadder. We would love to have her with us forever although I know that isn’t possible.
praying for Granny ease and comfort … it is hard to be excited to finally get to see Jesus when you hate to say goodbye to those who will be left behind (temporarily) none of you need give Youtube a second thought during this time–spend your time loving on Granny and serving her and doing the same for each other, your channels will still be there when you have walked this road through. I love Granny, as I do all of you—I know first hand what you are going through and will continue to lift you all in prayer and ask The Father’s loving arms be wrapped around each of you and hold you up when it feels like you can not stand alone(and we all know aside from Jesus we really can not stand alone). Thank you Paul for posting so many videos singing with Granny — to me her voice is just amazing, her love of God shines through in every word she sings.
Prayers of comfort for Granny and your family. The past several weeks have been such a difficult time for your family, and our country, to navigate. I pray you all feel God’s loving arms holding you tight.
Praying for grace and strength for Granny and the family ❤️
Diane and I are praying for Granny and all who know and love her. Her journey has been so productive as seen by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She has given you the gift of love which has been returned by those who love her.
Amazing harmony! My heart is breaking to hear that Granny is not doing well. I stopped reading and prayed for her and the family before I listened to the beautiful music.
Praying for Granny and your family.
Prayers for your family and friends. May you find joy in your memories and peace as you go through this experience.
Prayers for Granny!
Prayers for your mother.
Thanking God for the beauty of Granny’s life and of the one y’all have made together. Praying for more beautiful moments for all of you that you will be able to look back on and cherish in years to come, and enough peace to cover the hurt.
Sending prayers for Granny and your family.
Prayers for Granny and for all the family. May you all feel His arms of comfort and peace surrounding/holding you all.
We will definitely keep praying for Granny and all of you.
Tipper I will be praying more than ever for Granny and your family, in these days of uncertainty we all need to put all of our trust in God and I know I’m preaching to the choir on this but sometimes it helps to be reminded, may God bless you and your family I pray.
Dear Tipper and family,
My favorite memories of Granny is when she joined the family in singing one of the old songs. Her face always glowed with the love she had for her family. Our prayer is that she remains comfortable as our Lord calls her home.
Remembering your mama today. In every situation God is good. Blessed assurance!
Praying for Granny and your family.
Prayers for Granny
Praying for Granny and all your precious family❤️Sending love and hugs❤️
Sending up prayers for Granny and each of you. Jesus is walking this journey with her and with you…love to Granny and you all.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful song. So glad it is healing to you
We all are praying .
You all were on my mind before I saw this, this Sunday morning. Praying along side of you as Jesus walks with you. Much love to you all ❤️
Praying for you all. May the days ahead be gentle and peaceful. Cherish each day. Granny has had a good devoted family centered life.
Oh so sorry to hear about Granny. You’ve had an awful lot to carry lately. Praying for peace and comfort for you all.
Beautiful singing!! Praying for Granny and family!
Praying for Granny. And prayers for the family. Sending hugs too.
I’m praying for Granny – for peace and comfort as well as healing.
Praying for granny and for each of you today. Thank you for taking the time to share this song and post with all of us.
Simply this. Prayers for dear Granny.
Happy Sunday! What a beautiful song to start out praising our Lord. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Our prayers are for you Tipper and your family during this time. May God wrap his loving arms around Granny and peace surround you all.
Prayers for Granny & all of you.
Praying❤️
I am so sorry about you Mama. She is such a sweet, sweet lady. I will continue to pray for her and for you and the whole family. It breaks my heart to read that she’s failing. I hope she knows she is loved and admired by so many. Thank you for sharing your mama with us through her recipes, her stories of the past, her crocheting, and her beautiful singing voice. God bless.
I will remember Granny and the rest of you in prayer. Norman, I will also be praying for you and the other members that have asked for prayer. I ask for y’all to remember me, things going on causing me to have a lot of anxiety.
Praying for Granny and for all of you…
Much love,
Lisa
I am so sorry! A hard road. Praying.
What a beautiful way to start the Sunday morning, or any morning for that matter. Contemporary music doesn’t hold a candle to this older, traditional music, and Paul and Pap do such a wonderful job singing it. Their harmonizing is beautiful. In our daily lives, we should all strive to be nearer to our God. My prayers go out to you and your family, Tipper, especially for sweet Granny.
Amen, Amen, Amen! My old time country Baptist church still sings the old time traditional hymns. Give me that old time preaching, praying and singing.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that beautiful song. Thank you for posting it today.
Granny is in my daily prayers. I’m so sorry that she is not doing well. May she feel the ever presence
of God near to her & may He bring her joy & comfort during this time.
Prayers!!!
Prayers for Granny!
We are lifting Granny in prayer this morning. I used to sing that beautiful song with my Granny. Thank you.
Prayers said for Granny. God Bless Granny and all your family.