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In 1954 the song found its way into the hands of george beverly shea, who sang it nearly 100 times during billy graham's 1957 new york crusade. It was voted the united kingdom's favourite hymn by bbc's songs of praise. Now the iconic words are performed in churches all across the globe.
In the early 1950s, a friend introduced george beverly shea and cliff barrows to the new hymn.
No singer before or since, i feel, has managed to come close to the level of. Besides having written numerous popular christian songs with his wife, gloria, he is also known for performing as part of the bill. When christ shall come, with shouts of acclamation, and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then sings my soul dvd w/ how sweet the sound cd george beverly shea's deep resonant voice has sung hope into the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout his long and legendary career.