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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 ...
(Resurrection Hymn) 2003 Stuart Townend: New Irish Hymns 2, In Christ Alone Lyrics, Story: Seed You Sow Based on Luke 8:14-15: 2005 Kristyn Getty: Songs That Jesus Said — Solid Ground: 2002 Kristyn Getty: Tapestry — Speak, O Lord (Hymn for the Preaching of the Word) 2005 Stuart Townend: New Irish Hymns 4 In Christ Alone Lyrics, Story: Stop ...
Maude's hymn was suited to a confirmation service in the Church of England. In the U.S., the hymn does not seem to have been used in the Episcopal Church until 1872. By that time, it was already becoming familiar in such Presbyterian and Congregational churches as were using Charles Seymour Robinson's Songs for the Sanctuary, published in 1865.
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Gateway Worship performed the song on their album Living for You and added a chorus to the song, calling it "Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King". The hymn appears on Phil Wickham's album 'Sing-A-Long'. This song is also sung by Clark Davis in the film Love Comes Softly and is a recurring background music in the film.
The song's refrain follows a prayer ascribed to the 13th-century English bishop Saint Richard of Chichester: May I know Thee more clearly, Love Thee more dearly, Follow Thee more nearly. [3] The version in Godspell follows more closely the wording in Hymn 429 of the 1940 Hymnal: Day by day, Dear Lord, of thee three things I pray: To see thee ...
The hymn remains popular today and is included in many contemporary hymn books. In 2013, following a survey conducted by the BBC Television programme Songs of Praise, "And Can It Be?" was voted number 6 in the UK's Top 100 Hymns. [4] Diarmaid MacCulloch suggests that the hymn is one of the best-loved of Wesley's six thousand hymns. [5] "And Can ...
John Lennon had felt during his youth that "love had been the answer", and had written "The Word" as his "first expression" of the concept. He had felt that love was an "underlying theme of the universe", and that love was fundamental in many things, which had inspired the lyric "In the good and bad books that I have read". [3]