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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
Perry wrote over 300 hymns. The following works are a selection. [3] [4] Hymns "See him lying on a bed of straw" (Calypso Carol) "O God Beyond All Praising" (to Holst's melody Thaxted) "Bring to the Lord a Glad New Song" (to Hubert Parry's tune Jerusalem) "When the angel came to Mary" (to the Sans Day Carol)
Writing songs for the pupils, his first musical, Jerusalem Joy, was performed at the school in 1973. Before giving up teaching in 1984 [ 4 ] he wrote 5 more musicals: Apostle , David , A Grain of Mustard Seed about the Sunday School pioneer Robert Raikes , Saints Alive and Greater than Gold . [ 5 ]
The first performance of the song was at a 1982 concert in Carnegie Hall. [1]The song was written in 1982 [2] by group member Peter Yarrow as a pacifist response to the 1982 Lebanon War, an intention was reflected in the lyrics "Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice justice and freedom demand, Light one candle for the wisdom to know when the peacemaker's time is at hand."
While a number of Marian hymns are written in Latin and English, [30] there are nine notable Marian hymns with German lyrics included in the 2013 Gotteslob, listed below: " Den Herren will ich loben" (I want to praise the Lord), 1954 text by Maria Luise Thurmair based on the Magnificat, to a 1613 melody by Melchior Teschner
The three verses of the song describe in turn, a crowd cheering Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Jesus's crucifixion on Good Friday, and the eventual "New Jerusalem" (Zion) of universal peace and brotherhood, which is foretold in Isaiah 2:4 [2] and Isaiah 11:6-9. [3]
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[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]