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The hymn's lyrics refer to the heavenly host: "Thee we would be always blessing / serve thee with thy hosts above".. At its first appearance, the hymn was in four stanzas of eight lines (8.7.8.7.D), and this four-stanza version remains in common and current use to the present day, being taken up as early as 1760 in Anglican collections such as those by Madan (1760 and 1767), Conyers (1772 ...
The hymn's chorus repeats "I surrender all" three times, and an additional two times in the men's part. The entire hymn, if sung with each refrain and second-voice part, contains the word "surrender" 30 times, and the word "all" 43 times. [8] The hymn's first stanza stresses complete surrender: "All to him I freely give".
God of love" is an English confirmation hymn. It was written by Mary Fawler Maude in 1847. [1] [2] [3] The original is in seven stanza of four lines. It is usually abbreviated, and stanzas two and three transposed, as in the S.P.C.K. Church Hymns, 1871; the Hymnal Companion; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875; Thring's Collection, 1882, and other ...
The hymn's lyrics are inspired primarily by the 14th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, wherein the Twelve Apostles, when caught in a storm, see Jesus appearing to walk on water. In the account, Saint Peter attempts to walk toward Jesus while in the water, but begins to sink. Also referenced in the hymn is the same gospel's eighth chapter ...
"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). [1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal, written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [2]
These are the words as published by Robert Lowry in the 1869 song book, Bright Jewels for the Sunday School. [3] Here Lowry claims credit for the music, an iambic 8.7.8.7.D tune, [4] but gives no indication as to who wrote the words. These words were also published in a British periodical in 1869, The Christian Pioneer, [5] but no author is ...
Pat Boone - included in his album Hymns We Love (1957). [9] Rosemary Clooney - for her album Hymns from the Heart (1958). [10] Daniel Johnston - for his album 1990 (1990) The Martins - in their CD album An A Cappella Hymn Collection (1997) Amy Grant recorded a version of the song which appears on her 2002 studio album Legacy...
"In Christ Alone" is a popular modern Christian song written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music in the United Kingdom. The song, with a strong Irish melody, is the first hymn they penned together. [1] [2] The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. It was composed ...