OCTOBER '25
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace." Her name was Helen Howarth Lemmel. She was born in England in 1863. She loved music and studied under the best vocal teachers of the time in both America and Germany. She married rich, but in the middle of her life she lost her vision and her husband abandoned her. She grew older and ended up living with government assistance in a single bedroom. She initially didn't find the words of this beloved hymn to be a song, but the Holy Spirit worked to bring it to life. This song was one of nearly 500 hymns that she wrote during her lifetime. She died blind and in love with her Jesus just two weeks shy of her 98th birthday. (Morgan, 2011) When you hear the phrase, "turn your eyes upon Jesus." what comes to mind? When you think of Jesus, what do you see? I'd like to press you on that second question- don...