An Inspiration Of Song - the story behind the song Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

[@sibesokalaluka2991]

I am watching this while in Algiers Algeria and it melts my heart seeing that God has been sending many people to this country. May all the missionaries carry on the work.

[@Ginnylarsen]

I'm so glad I found this today. In this world full of ugliness and evil, what a joy and beauty we find when we turn our eyes upon Jesus and what a story to inspire that! Thank you.

[@richmorasjnr4200]

As i was meditating on Solomons heart which was turned away from the God of his father David to the gods of his wives of the people of the ammonites,sidonites, Hittites and the daughters of pharaoh and God took his kingdom from him. This song dropped into my Spirit, "turn your heart upon Jesus" not on other gods.

[@ClauGutierrezY]

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. - Proverbs 31:10 Thanks for sharing this story, it fills my heart with joy and awe.

[@alicemitchell3668]

Amen! 🙏As I looked at her art work, my thoughts went to another song about Our Creator: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour 🙏

[@karinberryman2009]

How gutsy for 2 women to go to Algeria in the nineteenth century on their own! The most wonderful female missionary the world has never heard of!

[@SuperBlakes2]

This song has been playing in my mind for a few days now. I don't even know the song, except for hearing it years ago, on a Christian's KZbin channel. So encouraging, that God is speaking to me, as I seek and pray to him. And we never are, really alone. ❤️

[@karinsams37]

This video has provided the inspiration I needed. It was uplifting and comforting at the same time. A beautiful and gentle story of faithful men and women who pursued the calling of God on their lives. Blessings.

[@sharonthomas8714]

I found Lilias Trotter a few months ago through Elisabeth Elliot. Thank you for making this beautiful video and sharing it with the world.

[@jajawachu549]

Thank you for this story. You cannot begin to imagine how this story has encouraged me. How one woman touched the life of another without even her knowledge to a point of inspiration to a song that has transcended time.. Thank you for researching and sharing this amazing story. God bless you

[@bernhardramseyer2953]

I've had the privilege to work with Eva Longley. She has been truly an inspirational woman, humble and godly, always finding a way to share Christ! I immediately recognised her in the thumbnail picture of this video!

[@seenonyt2210]

Thank you for writing this! Your comment is also a blessing. God bless you 🙏

[@utterlynice1]

This song has been going through my mind since yesterday afternoon when brother Matt spoke about how momma turkey's look at their young babies and they are imprinted with her sound/voice, eyes, tone, and are alert to her. A man raised several clutches of turkeys and they imprinted him upon their mind and eyes. They would awake to His voice and he would talk to them until they fell asleep. Allowed them their rest and would come again. When it was time to take them out of the incubator, he put them in a round pen and just stood quietly. When they are frightened they peep and as soon as He peeped every one of them gathered at his feet!! The lesson the Lord wanted us to know was to imprint Him on us!!! Hallelujah Jesus!!

[@betsyhall5094]

This is one of my favorite hymns--since early childhood. My dad was a Song leader and my mom played the piano. She would hum this song around the house. As I have now raised my children and have grandchildren and have buried my parents, they are with Jesus!!!! I realize why I have loved this song so much!!! I have also through the last 38 year suffered from Systemic Lupus--it has not been kind. I have a lot of damage. I now live with my oldest son and his family in California. Leaving Arkansas. My kids have left the Christian faith that they were raised---God is not dine yet!! This song instills such peace!!! I go to it so often ---I see why my mom hummed is so often!!!! She was my best friend here on earth!!!

[@donnaml8776]

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[@75MalcolmX]

Lilias Trotter, St Teresa of Lisieux and many other women have a great understanding of the love of God and are able to describe it in wonderful ways

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

What a beautiful story! I always wanted to see Morocco. Such a beautiful country. God I just lift up to you any Christians in Algiers and all throughout the great continent of Africa. May they turn their eyes to You and feel the strength of your love for them. I pray especially for Nigeria where your people are being slaughtered by ISIS and have no way of protecting themselves! “But as for me, afflicted and in pain-may your salvation, God, protect me.” Psalm 69:29 If this is to be their fate Father, I ask them you will strengthen them to keep their eyes upon Your precious Son. Receive them O Lord and take vengeance upon their enemies! Your word says Vengeance is mine. I will repay! Romans 12:19

[@hicksinvestments]

Through the gentle and yet powerful words of Lilias Trotter , she walked with and demonstrated her Spiritual connection to Jesus above all things of earthly desires. She never saw what effects took hold from her deep and unwavering connection to follow the words of Jesus beyond the natural desires of mankind ! Such as how a refined and talented young woman with worldly beauty could find herself between the desires of a famous and perhaps a more talented man than she.

[@robertasims3741]

Beautifully said. Oh to get to the place that Lillas Trotter did....everything to God I give.

[@maeanderson_]

This is so beautiful, deserves way more likes than it’s received 💗 Really touched my heart. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus is my absolute favourite song.

[@emmadell]

Very nice!! I have always loved the song and have named my Bible Study after it.... now it has even more meaning for me....she wrote it while blind...✝️♥️

[@sheilastombaugh7372]

Thank you for sharing the story of these women of God and their ministry. I love to learn the story behind the hymns and this one was certainly beautiful.

[@sarahrickman6609]

God Bless this family for doing what most people wouldn't do. My heart goes out to them. Prayer for comfort of the Lord went up. Hes made whole now and awaits all the saints when the Lord takes us all home in the resurrection/rapture before the wrath of God begins.

[@johannabezuidenhout4252]

Lovely to know who had the inspiration to write that beautiful song. Bless you Jesus for people like that ❤

[@patriciacole8773]

Beautiful work in giving God’s love to kind hearted souls abroad. Well done Lillias. Please remember Ellen G. White. The most prolific American woman writer.

[@denisejones8782]

I was given a copy of Ms. Trotter 's book some years ago by a friend. It has been such a blessing to read when confronted by challenging times in my life. Lillian Trotter was an accomplished artist and was encouraged by John Ruskin, who was a Victorian polymath and a contemporary of hers, to pursue a career as an artist. She declined, to take the path to pursue the one God had called her to. Some would say she sacrificed fame and fortune, which she did by the World's standards, but gained a future beyond price with her precious Lord Jesus. A truly inspirational women.

[@oescholido]

Wow, this song popped up in my mind when I was just now writing my cousin to encourage her. She said she was going to write a book about the hurts she experienced since childhood.. Now I’ve discovered that the inspiration for this beautiful song is based on words from God’s blessed and sent illustrator and author. Woe. God is so awesome and Has perfect tact and timing. I want these mentioned books. I’ve sent a link to this video to my beloved, but hurting cousin. I believe she will find inspiration, although she has a Jehovah’s witness background, which typically causes negation that Jesus is God. I know that God means for me to share, come what may. He is glorious and I’m grateful for this glorious endowment He has granted.

[@mariaabreu8049]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story, I was listening to this song and this video come up. This was a incredible woman of God. We need to know more about other woman of God in our world, that will inspire us to follow their example. 😇😇❤

[@joannekooy2321]

Maria, I found this story searching for material for a song that goes with our women's Bible study "Twelve Women of the Bible" and "Twelve more Women of the Bible" There are stories and questions about other women and their struggles and triumphs. Check it out!

[@2happyhikers934]

Such a beautiful story of a beautiful, well-lived life.

[@cindyvincent6356]

Can’t explain how I got here except through divine appointment. 💕

[@juliegray3949]

Same 💖

[@sharonmooney4601]

I can truly say the same ... it was through God's Divine appointment that I arrived here this morning. Glory to God!

[@jeanniekessler6671]

Same, I was led to get the books she was talking about.

[@68elise]

God is good showing me something different about Him, how He works.

[@juliannamarcus]

Me too, and at a most difficult time of being estranged from my son and recently divorced.

[@Lori-zh2hv]

Thank you for sharing this story. I've became interested on old hymns that I used too sing but today in my church they don't sing much of them. Inspired by all you shared from missionary work, Word of God, her blindness which didn't stop her writing. Such a beautiful, humble true story to listen too! I am glad you did and shared it. God bless you all.

[@dorothysankeysimon8846]

It really is a divine appointment that I am here as well. I had previously watched the Lilias Trotter movie also divinely and had been so moved and now this. So now I want buy all of lilias trotter books. To top it all This song turn your eyes mean a lot to me ❤

[@AnneGarberKompaore]

Such an inspiration for me who serves in Burkina Faso.

[@seenonyt2210]

Hi Anne, I once met you at a dinner. Nice to see that you are still serving in Burkina Faso! From your playlists on KZbin I can guess some of the your circumstances. Keep going, God is still the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow! Best wishes and God bless you and yours!

[@AnneGarberKompaore]

@@seenonyt2210 Oh my goodness! I am not sure who you are or where you met me, but thank you!

[@seenonyt2210]

@@AnneGarberKompaore Thank you! Yes, I couldn't be more specific without compromising the anonymity of my username on KZbin. ;-)

[@murungicarolinemwebaze.279]

Thank you so much. I am persuaded its the Holy Spirit that has led me to this.

[@beverlymaharg1359]

Me also. Today I went with my sister to see "The Essential Church" The Covenant Keeper is always near."

[@donnaml8776]

Thank you for this video. Look to the things that are hard and might even be confusing and see where God is leading you. How beautiful a reminder - Jesus is in control. He is our Savior, defender, guide, it is His love that sustains us. Yes, truly it is in the difficult times that we can see Jesus most clearly.

[@tinytinymustrdseed]

How beautiful to listen and watch this... Thank you so much. Recently God has been reminding me even more that, my eyes need to be turned to Jesus, always not just when there are challenges. It's a good reminder🙌🏽. A good discipline. We were never meant to be living this life solo🙏🏼🤗 not if we want real peace, real joy. Thank You dear God for the many gifts You give to us, to help us on our journey 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😊

[@veronicaponteen4013]

Believe Holy Spirit led me here- divine alignment

[@brandystillwell1073]

Oh my heart ❤️ beautiful!

[@timothygreening875]

Thank you so very very much for sharing this, I am so glad I found this so amazing. What a testimony!! God Bless You ans each of you watching

[@theresecrouch2924]

What a beautiful story, isn't God amazing ❤

[@bridgetiliohan8053]

For the glory of God almighty loving story and testimony in Christ Jesus love Bridget your dear friend of the holy family

[@jodymoreen2997]

Inspiring video about the coming together of these woman that brought forth the hymn, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus- thanks for sharing! Hi to Sally & Brian Oxley, attended Faith Covenant Church when you were there. Blessings!

[@beckycaughel7557]

What a great thing to watch before I go to bed it’s brought me peace

[@penelopesmith3117]

What a lovely witness. Thank you, Ill remember these recounts next time I sing this song.

[@suzannecarrier287]

This film is priceless . ❤

[@22shannonleigh]

Wow ❤Thank you so much ! Praise you Lord 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@DonSalmonMusic]

What a wonderful story! It's amazing how the Lord worked out his perfect plan, to make this song come together!

[@begracious2me184]

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful illustration and story.

[@vasemacarokomanu]

Thank you so much for enlightening me, I love this song so much! Now that I know the background information, I love it even more!

[@diesel9650]

I love this, thank you for sharing

[@Truthtouch-ke4yv]

Hm.. It is not about money the life. This short film is another prove of a Blessings. Each of Souls shown proves it. Thank You for sharing. God bless You All.. 🙂❤️🌿

[@bethelshiloh]

What a lovely story. Beautiful water colors. Thank you for sharing.

[@BELINC7]

Thank you so much for this video, so simple calming, powerful, and inspiring, a real blessing to us.

[@veneraaringo2161]

Thank you for sharing this inspiring video re. this hymn .Blessings

[@margaretabu-ghazaleh6115]

Wow!!! What an inspiring story of a life well lived for Jesus!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us so that we can run our race well as we keep our eyes on Him.

[@sue9151]

Jesus Christ gives many Gifts to so many people and a lot Choose it for Good .

[@7ruijorge]

This was a wonderful story, very blessed to have seen it thank you.

[@Iamyinkadavies]

Profound.....so so profound Haleluyah Amen.

[@suzannewirsching1989]

Thank you Lord for your son❤

[@patriciadancy6781]

Thank you so much for This it truely Spoke to my heart truely thank you.

[@barbaracordrey5692]

This is so beautiful, and really blessed my heart, thank you 🙏💕🕊

[@9897655239]

Its such a wonderful song , still brings a tear to my eyes.

[@jartcreations9833]

Thank you for this inspiring story, God bless you all...

[@jamesreed7528]

So beautiful!! So Inspiring!!

[@joshuacherian6718]

Jesus is God no doubt about it,. The only one who overcame sin and death ... ☦️

[@jonathanjacobs1525]

TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3 LOOK FULL IN HIS WONDERFUL FACE For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6 …who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father… Galatians 1:4 AND THE THINGS OF EARTH WILL GROW STRANGELY DIM …forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before… Philippians 3:13 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 For we walk by faith, not by sight: 2 Corinthians 5:7 IN THE LIGHT OF HIS GLORY AND GRACE Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:4 …God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14 ANYONE CAN BE SAVED BY PLACING ALL OF THEIR FAITH IN THE BLOOD JESUS SHED ON THE CROSS AND HIS DEATH BURIAL & RESURRECTION FOR THEIR SALVATION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4

[@hongkongiii9569]

Only God gives us peace and hope

[@keithwallis1759]

As a strength against trmptatio this song camnot be beaten

[@KeishaSalmonArtist]

Wow. A wonderful story and life. ❤

[@beverleybrangman2191]

I also love to know the history behind hymns, thank you so much

[@susangoins3412]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@traiemaescott7073]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@pamdawson8598]

Thankyou so much.

[@allthings_araba23]

Thank you so much for this video ♥️

[@pe3429]

Here I am, too 🙏💛 Thank you

[@SirMillz]

The story of Lilias Trotter is breathtaking

[@SuperBlakes2]

That is lovely 💕

[@MsJfraser]

The hymn version is titled, "The Heavenly Vision".

[@lillianmcgrew217]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@JamesSharp-t4m]

Wow this is taking me away😮

[@garymetzger3088]

The things of God are foolishness unto the carnal mind. Open your heart to God and you will begin to really Live!

[@naohtrevor5340]

😭😭

[@michaelsabados3829]

At 10:49 I stopped, because the room she prayed in was a DOME just like God’s Firmament (Psalms 19:1), (the Earth is flat & immovable) & so I looked up Mark 10:49 & it was Christ Jesus telling a man to rise up and SEE & Estrada was BLIND! Mark 10:49-52 “49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.” I was 28 years old & demon possessed from child birth with spirits of sexual perversion - He saved me 2 years ago, I opened the Bible to read Genesis but I saw Matthew (but that’s near the end) - I asked Him to ‘take satan out of me’ & He pulled two lines of lead out my nose (I had gotten the nose swab, part of the MARK - not the wet MARK though 🪡). I opened the Bible the next day, it was Genesis I saw - God had opened my eyes like Saul being turned into Paul! Then one day I woke up & God pulled me out of my sleep & talked to me while I was AWAKE - He told me to call him just like Mark 10:49! ⬇️ The Most Important Message: Ancient Of Days & Jesus came together to send me a message as one. He propped me up in my bed half asleep & placed His message directly into my mind/existence & moved my fingers to write this (it felt like I was vibrating in His light & He won’t let me forget it - it’s like I memorized it in a couple minutes verbatim): ‘I was asked to call God, as he gave me the command. After I complied & asked for a call he answered & gave me a phone call. I was in disbelief for two seconds then I held up water in a white porcelain cup filled near the rim & listened to his still and quiet voice from the lips of the ripples of the waters.’ The message is as follows. He said: “Hello Michael. I wanted to congratulate you on your achievements. You have performed as you ought. You are set to the mission of spreading my word. You have resisted the enemy at all turns, even now you take up my sword & armor resisting the enemies lies fed into your ears. You have proved yourself to be a lion in my tribe of Judah. I have sent you upon this world to judge through sight on how wicked they have become as I calibrate my scales. What you are is not what you will become, no you are one of my sons. Be steadfast and relay these as warnings to come. 1. Any wicked man who should try to move another mountain is dumb. (Creating towers of Babylon around the world.) 2. Making a mountain out of a mole hill is a war that will never be won. (God sees this wicked generation as a molehill which will be leveled & overthrown.) 3. All those that are wicked are the ones who deny my son (Jesus). (Self explanatory.) 4. All those who pickup arms will die by the gun. (Those who should try to keep their lives shall lose it.) 5. All things I do for my pleasure but some of it is not fun. (God does not enjoy chastising his children with punishment.) Jesus & I have begun to sow reparations for the wickedness which has been sown. Thank you Michael. ♥️”

[@juniormoran6408]

❤🙏

[@kerryjean2223]

The Holy Bible scriptures tells us that Jesus Himself said that to enter or to even see the kingdom of heaven one MUST be born again of water and of the Spirit. Water is baptism by full emersion at an age of understanding and Spirit is to receive Gods gift of the Holy Ghost and Fire with the Holy Bible scriptures evidence of speaking in an unknown tongue as the Spirit gives utterance just like on the day of Pentecost. God is a Spirit and He seeketh such to worship Him. True worshippers worship in Spirit and in truth. Jesus also said "and these signs shall follow them that believe, in my name shall they cast out devil's, they shall speak in new tongues, they shall take up serpents, if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them and they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover". God is a God of signs, wonders and miracles even to this day. Jesus is the door. Jesus will soon be returning to the earth and His saints, those of us whom have chosen to obey His one true gospel to repent, and to be baptised in His name and to ask God for His gift of the Holy Ghost and Fire with the Holy Bible scriptures evidence of speaking in an unknown tongue as the Spirit gives utterance just like on the day of Pentecost, will be changed, raised in the twinkling of an eye, to meet Him in the air when He comes in great glory with His heavenly host to rule and reign the nations of the world with a rod of iron for 1000 years whilst Satan the devil is tied and bound and thrown into a bottomless pot so as not to get into the hearts and minds of man such as he does now and has ever since Adam and Eve chose to disobey God by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of both good and evil. Two thirds of the world's population is not going to survive even the great, terrible and wonderful day of the Lord's return. Save yourselves from this untoward generation and obey the directive of Jesus the Christ to be born again of water and of the Spirit. Ask God sincerely for the Holy Spirit by simply thinking about Him with your whole heart, mind, soul and strength saying hallelujah, hallelujah over and over again until you feel your tongue wanting to change and just let it. You will suddenly be speaking in a language that you have never been taught nor learnt, it is a pure language direct to God which can't be defiled with your natural mind which is at enmity with God. It is a tangible, undeniable experience whereby you will know that God is.

[@bettinabizer]

How God uses you to inspire others with his secrets and beauty-you can never assume and measure. What you pour will last for decades and centuries. Look at Liliths story

[@rhondakirk810]

Beautiful story. But misleading. I waited throughout the story.

[@valor101arise]

How did she loose her husband.???

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Im in neska Oregon by ophar

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Im writing new book

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Im Lord dude people don't stealing from me im dinosaur

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Ask Emmanuel Jesus Nazareth wo writing religion stay away from my writing

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

Im adam Noah son Joseph Achilles Ishmael Moses Isaiah gidian Jesus Bethlehem my writing im not Christian you got Jesus Nazareth and i mixed up he aint me my writing in holy bible

[@conniedrewery6217]

you are just aman dont compare yourself or call your self these names .there is only ONE JESUS HE DIED FOR OUR SINS AND ROSE FROM DEATH ,IS SITIING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF HIS FATHER GOD.WHERE WE WILL JOIN HIM IN HEAVEN WHEN WE DIE RISE TO A NEW LIFE ,ONLY AND ONLY IF WE GO TO JESUS THE ONE AND ONLY AND ASK FORGIVENESS OF ALL SINS AND NE TRY TO SIN NO MORE ,BUT SHOULD THE DEVIL TRICK US UP AND WE SIN WE ASK JESUS TO FORGIVE US FOR SINNING AND FOR LEARN FROM THE LESSON ASK GOD TO HELP US BE STRONG

[@timstim487]

Who cares?

[@gloriahuffman6612]

I'm hijacked by a 27-minute ad about my liver!!! It's unskippable. But no way am I going to let this monster eat my time like this. I don't have that kind of time in my day. I just won't wait to watch the video!!!!! [Tu6-22-21-0556E]