Southern Gospel Gathering August 2014 | Page 7

His mother-in-law was very sick and as he and Ruth (his sweetheart of over half a century) were driving home after a visit with Ruth’s mother. As the trip progressed Jim ask Ruth if she would start writing these words down.

“There is coming a day, when no heartache will come, no more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye.”

By the time they had reached their home the song was finished.

“I went to the piano and began to pick out the tune and the rest is history,” Hill recalled.

And what a history it is.

The song has literally circled the globe and has been translated into many different languages.

"Every week for over 50 years I have received letters, notes, and calls, commenting on how the song has been used by God to touch the hearts of millions," Hill said.

Six years ago I was invited by the Towne Boulevard Church of God to become their Senior Pastor. I knew the church well and also knew it was where Jim Hill had served as Worship Pastor and where in retirement he attended.

However, I had no idea that Jim and I would become very close friends.

You see, Jim Hill was not just a Gospel singer, distinguished member of the Southern Gospel Hall of Fame, one of the legendary original members of the Gaither Homecoming Family, but Jim Hill was a faithful servant of the church and a dedicated member of Towne Boulevard Church of God.

Every week, when he was in town, he would be found on the front row just to my left. Always supporting, always encouraging, always helpful in anyway possible.

What most think of when thinking of Jim Hill is…What A Day That Will Be…but when I think of Jim Hill, I think of his friendship, faithfulness and dedication to the local church. I think of his passion for Southern Gospel Music and his love for his pastor.

It has been a great joy for the SGG family to honor Jim at several of the SGG events in the last few years. He remains a loyal, vocal and present supporter of the Southern Gospel Gatherings.

We love you Jim Hill and thank you for the legacy of faithfulness and love you have given each of us who love this music!

Keep singing and we will one day, “Look upon His face, the one who saved us by His grace…What A Day That Will Be!”

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