tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392209816631389858.post517984388753583568..comments2023-07-06T08:36:23.691-07:00Comments on Etymology of Hymns: Softly and Tenderly Jesus is CallingEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07119382255134814181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392209816631389858.post-7824574344040460682021-07-26T22:29:36.630-07:002021-07-26T22:29:36.630-07:00Did this story also inspire the song "Tie a Y...Did this story also inspire the song "Tie a Yelloow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree."<br /> This hymn has always been one of my favorites. My dad played it on his radio broadcast.Sung in German. He was a missionary and his program was called "Does get in der Schrift." Search the Scriptures. The so g never fails to bring tears to my eyes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425632135254685798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392209816631389858.post-67338470212085130502018-09-12T11:05:31.187-07:002018-09-12T11:05:31.187-07:00what was the story associated with this song? it i...what was the story associated with this song? it is about a son who punches his father, goes out and parties, then gets saved and writes a letter to his parents saying he got saved and that if they want him to come home they are suppose to tie a white handkerchief on the tree. A pastor walks up to the man on the train and says "Whats wrong" and he tells him the story and asks him to look to see if he can see a handkerchief. He laughs and says on every branch there is a white handkerchief and the parents are holding a big white bed sheet waving it all around.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585413265236547103noreply@blogger.com