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"Believe" reached number one in Iceland, Italy and Canada, becoming John's 18th number-one single in the latter country. In the United States, "Believe" became John's 15th number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart [ 2 ] and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it gave him a third straight top-20 single in the US.
"In Jesus Name (God of Possible)" debuted at number four on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart dated February 5, 2022. [15] The following week, the song debuted at number 30 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated February 12, 2022, [ 16 ] concurrently peaking at number 26 on the Christian Airplay chart, [ 17 ] and number one on the ...
"In My Time of Dying" (also called "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed" or a variation thereof) is a gospel music song by Blind Willie Johnson. The title line, closing each stanza of the song, refers to a deathbed and was inspired by a passage in the Bible from Psalms 41:3 "The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing, thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness".
The Irish rock band U2 wrote and recorded the song "God Part II" as an answer song to Lennon's "God". Included in U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum, "God Part II" reprises the "don't believe in" motif from Lennon's song and its lyrics explicitly reference Lennon's 1970 song "Instant Karma!" and American biographer Albert Goldman, author of the controversial book The Lives of John Lennon (1988).
The popular song reflects Crosby's walk of faith, as expressed by the apostle Paul in Philippians "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). Because of Crosby's lyrics, the tune is now called "Blessed Assurance". Phoebe Palmer Knapp
The most commonly used tune for "My Song Is Love Unknown" is called "Love Unknown". It was written by John Ireland in 1925 and reportedly was composed in 15 minutes on the back of a menu. [2] [4] Ireland's tune was credited with bringing the hymn out of obscurity which it had fallen into during Victorian times. [4]
The song's title refers to John of Patmos in his role as the author of the Book of Revelation. A portion of that book focuses on the opening of seven seals and the resulting apocalyptic events . In its various versions, the song quotes several passages from the Bible in the tradition of American spirituals .
The song is a satire of televangelism, released in a period when several televangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart, Robert Tilton and Jim Bakker were under investigation for promising financial success to their listeners, provided they sent money to them. The song reached No. 10 in Canada, No. 20 in the United Kingdom and No. 23 in the United States.