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Billy Sunday was born near Ames, Iowa.His father, William Sunday, was the son of a German Americans named Sonntag, who had anglicized their name to "Sunday" when they settled in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.William Sunday was a bricklayer who worked his way to Iowa, where he married Mary Jane Corey, daughter of "Squire" Martin Corey, a local farmer, miller, blacksmith, and wheelwright. [2]
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
The song follows a police officer stationed at Ground Zero [41] "Anniversary" The song is set in New York City on the one-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks and discusses how New Yorkers' lives have changed. [42] [43] "Zephyr and I" Refers to the "fireman’s monument, where all the fatherless teenagers go" [44] Velvet Revolver "Messages"
"Heaven by Then" is a song by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert featuring Blake Shelton and Vince Gill. It was released on November 10, 2022 as the second single from Gilbert's seventh studio album, So Help Me God .
God Almighty, King of nations. (Occasion or theme: Sovereignty of God.) 1872. Published in Under the Surface, 1874, and Life Mosaic, 1879. God doth not bid thee wait.. (Occasion or theme: God faithful to His promises.) 22 October 1868, at Okehampton. (P. 1869.) Published in Ministry of Song, 1869, and Life Mosaic, 1879. God of heaven, hear our ...
It's a rendition of the Billie Holiday classic "Gloomy Sunday" so incredible, you'd hardly know it came from a 7-year-old. This performance earned Angelina Jordan Asta a standing ovation on the ...
The song was also the first independently distributed single to notch a second week at number one since 1977 when the Kendalls spent four weeks at the top with "Heaven's Just a Sin Away." [ 2 ] Morgan told Billboard , "What the fans say and what we hear is that I make a big deal out of the little things in life.
She gave the lyrics to her pastor, Rev. George W. Schreck (or Rev. S. Barnes [4]), at the end of the church service. [5] Coincidentally, that same week the church organist (and coal merchant), John Grape (1835-1915), shared some new music, entitled "All To Christ I Owe," with the same pastor who thought the lyrics and song fit well together. [2 ...