A Quiet Knowing: Canticles for the Heart

by Ruth Bell Graham

Here are twelve instrumental renditions of ten traditional and two contemporary hymns containing strong Celtic and Appalachian influences produced by Jeff Johnson. Whether or not you recognize the melodies, and whether or not you know the words often attributed to these tunes, there is something that deeply resonates in the soul when listening to "A Quiet Knowing." Johnson, who also plays keyboards, is joined by Brian Dunning on flutes and accordian, John Fitzpatrick on violin, Tim Ellis on guitar, Gregg Williams on percussion, Phil Baker on bass and Jami Sieber on cello.

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First published January 22, 2002

About the author

Ruth Graham was born in China; her parents were American medical missionaries at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles north of Shanghai. Ruth was a Christian from an early age. She graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois, where she met her future husband Billy Graham. They were married on August 13, 1943 in Montreat, NC when she was 23. Her husband became a full time evangelist preaching the gospel all over the world. She loved to move behind the scenes, away from the spotlight, and helped him craft and research sermons and even books. She wrote as an emotional release, while her husband was so often on the road. Ruth convinced Billy to move the family to Montreat, near her parents, when their first child was on the way. Her ministry flourished in the mountains of western North Carolina, where she built the family homestead and raised five children. Ruth and Billy were married over 65 years and had 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Ruth Graham died at the age of 87.