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 Rich Mullins

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Original Name
Richard Wayne Mullins
Birth
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Sep 1997 (aged 41)
Lostant, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hollansburg, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Lot 483, South Pitman Addition
Memorial ID
5826174 View Source

Singer, Songwriter, Musician. Born near Richmond, Indiana, he began writing music at an early age. Talent of musical instruments came naturally to him. One song he wrote was made popular by Amy Grant in 1982, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord". He recorded an album called "Canticle of the Plains" in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, but based it in the American West. His song "Awesome God" has been the most well-known and loved by more people. He spent the last couple of years of his life teaching music to Navajo children on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Windrock, NM. He was devoted to the Navajo Nation and considered his teaching more important than making money. He also believed serving God, with his music and ministry, were above fame and fortune. He gave most of his earnings to charity. A quote of his from a question about how to stay strong in the faith – "Read your Bible, pray everyday, and you'll grow, grow, grow." When he would sign autographs, he would always write "Be God's" above his signature. Nine days before his death, he went to an old, abandoned church with a cheap cassette recorder and recorded nine songs with just his guitar. These songs became "The Jesus Record", and they reveal the inner peace he was finally feeling. Mullins was killed in an auto accident.

Singer, Songwriter, Musician. Born near Richmond, Indiana, he began writing music at an early age. Talent of musical instruments came naturally to him. One song he wrote was made popular by Amy Grant in 1982, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord". He recorded an album called "Canticle of the Plains" in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, but based it in the American West. His song "Awesome God" has been the most well-known and loved by more people. He spent the last couple of years of his life teaching music to Navajo children on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Windrock, NM. He was devoted to the Navajo Nation and considered his teaching more important than making money. He also believed serving God, with his music and ministry, were above fame and fortune. He gave most of his earnings to charity. A quote of his from a question about how to stay strong in the faith – "Read your Bible, pray everyday, and you'll grow, grow, grow." When he would sign autographs, he would always write "Be God's" above his signature. Nine days before his death, he went to an old, abandoned church with a cheap cassette recorder and recorded nine songs with just his guitar. These songs became "The Jesus Record", and they reveal the inner peace he was finally feeling. Mullins was killed in an auto accident.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Ron Buchinski
  • Added: 5 Oct 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5826174
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5826174/rich-mullins: accessed ), memorial page for Rich Mullins (21 Oct 1955–19 Sep 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5826174, citing Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Darke County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.