Keeping the Faith: It almost seems to be an out of date concept these
days. After all, we live in an instant society. So it is rare to find people who
have dedicated over thirty years of their lives to keeping a ministry alive.But Jim and Beth Glass have done just that with this gospel group .
The group was established back in 1963 with a trio of women
(including Beth and her sister ) calling themselves The "Harmony" Trio -
singing at church functions in 1966 they traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to record
their first album.
With the addition of male vocals in 1969 the group started to expand.
The Dove Award nominations started in 1976 with "Here They Come", In
1977 with "One Way Flight" and in 1978 with "Free Indeed." Other songs,
consistent chart makers were, "Holy High and Lifted Up," "Help Wanted,"
"Somebody..s Coming," "One Day," and their latest, "He Was Thinking Of Me."
Family has always been a strong component in the group . Through all
the years, Beth..s husband, Jim has continued to manage the group, and the
Glass Children have carried on the Family Tradition, now including
grandchildren.
Getting the message out is the heart beat of the group, says Beth, "We
know where the blessings come from, and we know the blesser".
Current members are: Jim and Beth Glass, Jerry and Bethany Brown,
Caleb Brown, and Scott Lucas. They record for New Wine Records
and their latest recording is titled "Words of Hope." Their current
radio release is "God Knows.""May the Lord Jesus always bless you in everything you do to Glorify His Name"With the Love of the Lord,~The Telestials~Frequently Asked Questions:How To Pronounce Telestials - (te les' tials) or (tuh les' chulls) there are no Rs in Telestials
What Does Telestials Mean?
Telestials - In John 19:30 When Jesus on the Cross said "It is finished" the Greek word (transliterated/ Westcott-Hort) for finished was (tetelestai). While that would make a better story, I will go with the truth.
In about 1960 A group went to Atlanta, GA to record their first LP album. They were known as the "Harmony Trio" but decided to change their name to the "Celestials," notice the "C" instead of "T," well the printers didn't. And when the albums came back, all one thousand of them, a printing error had changed the name to the Telestials. I am sure they could have sent them back but, they didn't. And now you know where the name came from. A song on the Telestials "Words of Hope" Album tells all about it and is performed by a third generation Telestial, Caleb Brown. Below are the lyrics.~A TELESTIAL~Some people won’t even try to pronounce it, cause they mumble and they stutter when they try to announce it, They just say, here they are from Nashville, TennesseeThere’s a cute little story how it all came about, it’s on the World Wide Web you can go check it out, But let me tell you what being a Telestial really means to me.We’re blood bought sons and daughters of the living Lord.
We’re singing his songs of love from shore to shore.
We’re praying he’ll lead us, believing he’ll feed us, he never let us down before...A Telestial is an earthly traveler for the Heavenly Savior.Dad makes the bus go, and mom gets the clothes Ma Beth does the books and pappy charts the road,Me and Matt do this and that, and we all make the music ring.Yeah, I was just a baby when I first hit the road; guess I came in mighty handy when it came time to load, But I’m older now and it’s finally my turn to sing.We’re blood bought sons and daughters of the living Lord.
We’re singing his songs of love from shore to shore.
We’re praying he’ll lead us, believing he’ll feed us, he never let us down before...A Telestial is an earthly traveler for the Heavenly Savior.
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