Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- UNBROKEN
- "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" was popularized by the Carter Family, who recorded a landmark version in 1935 that helped carry the song to generations beyond the church pew.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BEULAH
- "Beulah Land" draws its name from the Hebrew word meaning "married", in the Book of Isaiah it describes a land of promise and belonging, a image gospel songwriters returned to again and again.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- JORDAN
- The River Jordan became one of gospel music's most enduring symbols, crossing it meant passing from struggle into rest, a metaphor woven into dozens of beloved songs.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CANAAN
- "Canaan" appears in hymns as the promised land beyond life's trials, echoing the biblical land of milk and honey that the Israelites journeyed toward for forty years.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Old Gospel Favorites, a free, large-print puzzle woven from the hymns that felt like home: porchlight harmonies, a circle unbroken, and wings that carry the soul.
About Old Gospel Favorites
On summer evenings, families gathered on porches and in small sanctuaries to lift familiar voices together, songs passed down without sheet music, learned by ear and held in the heart. "I'll Fly Away," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," and "In the Sweet By and By" grew out of the shape-note and revival traditions of rural America, stitching comfort into hard times. Their melodies still rise wherever gospel quartets tune up, bluegrass pickers trade verses, or a congregation finds its breath and sings as one.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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