Information On Jim Hill Song

Last year I posted a blog about Jim Hill and the song he wrote, "What A Day That Will Be." Well after I had posted it, some months later while going through some of my older posts, I noticed that a man had left a comment requesting information on how he could get in touch with Jim Hill. He told me that he wanted to use the song for a CD and he wanted to request to use it. Well I felt really bad that I didn't know he left a comment and he didn't have a e-mail that I could send him a message.

I still don't know how to get in touch with Jim Hill. But the other day we went to another church and I picked up a song book and started going through it. I saw an address at the bottom of the page in the book under Jim Hill's "What A Day That Will Be." I am posting the address just in case this man would come by to check out my blog again. If you or anyone else would like to use the song for a recording just send a letter requesting to use the song to the address below. I hope this can be of some help to someone who wants to use the song.

Ben Speer Music

P.O. Box 40201

Nashville, TN 37204

Jim Hill

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." Revelation 21:4

Most people, if I say the name Jim Hill, would say "who?" But if I say "What A Day That Will Be" (link goes to the words of the song), most people would say "I love that song." Last year I had the privilege of meeting Jim Hill. For a couple of years I had knew that Jim Hill was from around our area. I thought it was cool having someone who wrote a very popular Christian song from our area, but then I heard his testimony...

Jim Hill was saved (born again) at the same camp meeting that I have went to all my life. In fact Jim Hill married the daughter of the general superintendent of the church conference that I grew up in. Now that was very exciting for me to hear, but then he told the story of how the words to "What A Day That Will Be" was formed into a song.

He said that his mother-in-law became very sick. Of course sometimes when things like this happens we wonder why, but Jim Hill was a very new Christian at the time. So one day when he was coming home from work, he was asking God why this was happening to his mother-in-law. Then he said, words just starting filling his mind, but he did not have anything to write the words down. So when he got home he got out of the car and looked down and there was a old piece of cardboard. So he picked it up and wrote down the words to "What A Day That Will Be." The first person that Jim Hill sung the song for, was his sick mother-in-law.

You know this had to be a very hard time for Jim Hill and his family. But just the thought of if it had not happened, then we would not have the words to "What A Day That Will Be." The song has been an anthem of encouragement many times for many people. So maybe we should not tell people sometimes that they should not question God, because I believe if Jim Hill hadn't questioned why it was happening, then we would not have this beautiful song today.