"In the Beginning" - Lucy Neeley Adams

In 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee I began to write answers for the question, "Why do people write songs?" Those stories first appeared on a radio program that I created: THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG aired on Christian radio station WWGM.

The program began as I sang six words, "I Love to Tell the Story" and said: "Hi friends, this is Lucy Adams and I tell the story behind the song." I continued the show for five minutes with a message that answered ... who, what, where and why of the hymn - plus a verse or two of the music. These programs continued to play for many years in various towns in Tennessee.

When I Was Just a Kid...Lucy Adams Part 1 (ChristianBookScout Blog)

When I moved to Cookeville, TN, I continued to tell the story of the origin of hymns in the local newspaper, the Herald- Citizen. Entitled, SONG STORIES, my column ran for five years. Cookeville Creative Writers chose me as the Writer of the Year in 1998. Then in the year 2000, my book, 52 HYMN STORY DEVOTIONS was published by Abingdon Press. It includes 52 stories surrounded by Scripture and a prayer. Each devotion closes with the words of the hymns'first verse. You will find in various stories, personal illustrations of my faith journey and how these hymns have effected my life. Therefore, the book is filled with more than history.

WELCOME to the world of great hymns of our Christian faith.

God bless you, Lucy