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In Hong Kong, diverted version of "Jerusalem" is also used as the school hymn of St. Catherine's School for Girls, Kwun Tong and Bishop Hall Jubilee School. "Jerusalem" was chosen as the opening hymn for the London Olympics 2012, although "God Save the Queen" was the anthem
Alexander Ewing composed the tune for the Aberdeen Harmonic Choir for use with "For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country", another hymn derived from Neale's translation of De Contemptu Mundi. [6] The score first appeared in 1853 as a leaflet. In 1857 it was included in A Manual of Psalm and Hymn Tunes and it was published in 1861 in Hymns Ancient and Modern.
"Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt" is a German Christian hymn with lyrics written by the Lutheran Johann Matthäus Meyfart in 1626, and a melody possibly by Melchior Franck. Its theme is the New Jerusalem as the ultimate destination of the Soul, as the subtitle says "Ein Lied vom Himmlischen Jerusalem" (A song of the Heavenly Jerusalem).
The music video of the song has generated half a billion views on YouTube. It was later included on Master KG's second album of the same title, released in January 2020. [ 1 ] A single edit was released on streaming services on 10 July 2020, [ 2 ] after it went viral during mid-2020, garnering international reaction due to the #JerusalemaChallenge.
The hymn proved popular: in 1907, John Julian, in his Dictionary of Hymnology, stated it was the most popular Palm Sunday hymn in the English language at that time. [3] The hymn is viewed to be full of dramatic irony. [5] The third line of the first verse "Thine humble beast pursues his road" has been disliked by some hymn book editors.
[1] [3] Today, the hymn widely featured in hymnals across the world. The hymn was sung during the marriage ceremonies of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, and Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, [4] [5] and was the opening hymn of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee service in St Paul's Cathedral on 3 June 2022. [6]
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The third paragraph of the Birkat HaMazon, the Grace After Meals is completely about God blessing Jerusalem and rebuilding it. Lekhah dodi ( Hebrew : לכה דודי, "Come, my beloved"), written by Rabbi Shlomo Halevi is recited at Kabbalat Shabbat and makes many references to Jerusalem as the royal city and that it shall be rebuilt over its ...