It has been translated into more than 70 different languages including French, German, Arabic and Chinese, and is sung both on radio and Television throughout the globe. “Thank you, Lord was born in a railway carriage between Edinburgh and Glasgow and has been wonderfully used of God. The following description of the story behind Thank You Lord for Saving My Soul is taken from “A Great Little Man, A Biography of Evangelist Seth Sykes”, copyright 1958, written by Seth Sykes, Jr. Seth’s sermons led countless people to Christ and this hymn was most assuredly sung as a regular part of their services.
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The Sykes were somewhat like today’s media Christian innovators in that they used lantern slides and rousing hymns played by Bessie on a small, folding organ to gain the full interest of their crowds. In 1929 Sykes left his job and along with his wife became a full-time traveling evangelist. He also served as Secretary for the Tramway Christian Association where he was allowed to hand out Christian literature and Bibles. Seth Sykes began his career as a conductor and motorman for Glasgow Corporation Tramways. The Sykes home base was located in Glasgow, Scotland the third largest city in the United Kingdom. Source: Eva Sykes Campbell, daughter of Seth and Bessie Sykes. This was taken at Largs Ayrshire – they held children’s seaside services there for 9 years 1941 – 1949. Note the small folding organ that Bessie is playing. Seth and Bessie lead children to sing songs of the Savior. And even later, our church would use it as part of our worship service, particularly after someone came forward to give their life to Christ. Later on I know that we regularly sang it in our youth group. I recall learning this chorus in Vacation Bible School in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. But I’m not sure that I ever understood how profound these words really are. The tune is simple and the words are easy to sing. In times when I least expect it, I find myself humming the tune and repeating the words over and over: The tune and words are etched in my memory. Recently a chorus that I learned as a child just keeps ringing in my brain for no apparent reason.
Could this be the Messiah?”īackground: Sometimes things just pop into your head from the past and you don’t know why. John 4:29 (NIV) “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. A hardy thank you to Eva Sykes Campbell, daughter of Seth and Bessie, and Scott Sykes, their grandson who provided unique information that is included in my article. I am grateful to the Sykes family for their help in my research. Their legacy lives on through their music, through those who gave their lives to Jesus and through their descendants. The song still rings out in Christian communities all over the world. I have been moved by Seth and Bessie’s song “Thank You Lord for Saving My Soul” for over sixty-five years. Countless souls were saved as a result of their ministry. The Sykes conducted evangelistic meetings together all over the United Kingdom for more than twenty years. This book is dedicated to the memory of Seth and Bessie Sykes, traveling evangelists and song writers extraordinaire based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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