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Billings included Creation in his final collection, The Continental Harmony (published in 1794). The words are by Isaac Watts: the first stanza is from Psalm 139 and the second from hymn 19, book 2, of his Hymns.
The Benedicite (also Benedicite, omnia opera Domini or A Song of Creation) is a canticle that is used in the Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, and is also used in Anglican and Lutheran worship. The text is either verses 35–65 or verses 35–66 of The Song of the Three Children . [ 1 ]
There are more surviving chants by Hildegard than by any other composer from the entire Middle Ages, and she is one of the few known composers to have written both the music and the words. [7] One of her works, the Ordo Virtutum, is an early example of liturgical drama and arguably the oldest surviving morality play.
Pages in category "Traditional children's songs" The following 198 pages are in this category, out of 198 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The use of instruments in early Christian music seems to have been frowned upon. [5] In the late 4th or early 5th century, St. Jerome wrote that a Christian maiden ought not even to know what a lyre or flute is like, or to what use it is put. [6]
Andrew Peterson (born June 4, 1974) is an American Christian musician and author, who plays folk rock, roots rock, and country gospel music.. Peterson is a founding member of the Square Peg Alliance, a group of Christian songwriters.
Hymns and Spiritual Songs (London: J. Humfreys, 1707) Horae Lyricae: Poems, Chiefly of the Lyric Kind (2nd ed. 1709) Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children (1715) Guide to Prayer (1715; 4th ed. corr 1725) Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and Apply'd to the Christian State and Worship (1719)
The growth of the popular music publishing industry, associated with New York's Tin Pan Alley in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led to the creation of a number of songs aimed at children. These included 'Ten little fingers and ten little toes' by Ira Shuster and Edward G. Nelson and ' School Days ' (1907) by Gus Edwards and Will Cobb. [ 2 ]