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Charlotte Elliott (18 March 1789 – 22 September 1871) was an English evangelical Anglican [1] poet, hymn writer, and editor. She is best known by two hymns, "Just As I Am" and "Thy will be done". [2] Elliott edited Christian Remembrancer Pocket Book (1834–1859) and The Invalid's Hymn book, 6th edition, 1854. [2]
Chisholm wrote over 1,200 sacred poems over his lifetime, many of which appeared in various Christian periodicals, and he served as an editor of The Pentecostal Herald in Louisville for a period. [9] In 1923, Chisholm wrote the poem " Great Is Thy Faithfulness " which he submitted to William M. Runyan who was affiliated with the Moody Bible ...
[4] [5] There are other similarities between Featherston's poem and camp-meeting songs published in the 1820s onward. [6] [7] [8] In 1876 Adoniram Gordon added music to Featherston's poem. Featherston died at the age of 27, well before his poem had become a well-known inspirational hymn. The poem is believed to have been his only publicly ...
"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. [1] [2] [3]
"I'll Fly Away" is a hymn written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection titled Wonderful Message. [1] [2] Brumley's writing was influenced by the 1924 secular ballad, "The Prisoner's Song". "I'll Fly Away" has been called the most recorded gospel song.
Christopher's A Song to David is an attempt to bridge poetry written by humans and divinely inspired Biblical poetry. [6] The Biblical David plays an important role in this poem just like he played an important role in Jubilate Agno [ 7 ] However, David in Jubilate Agno is an image of the creative power of poetry whereas he becomes a fully ...
Placide Cappeau (25 October 1808 – 8 August 1877) was a French poet and the author of the poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (1847), set to music by Adolphe Adam and known in English as the carol "O Holy Night" or "Cantique de Noël".
The Book of Genesis from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament: Retells the biblical story of the Fall of man through the perspective of Adam and Eve's discovery of their own sexuality. [35] "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" God Shuffled His Feet: Crash Test Dummies "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S. Eliot: Adapts elements of the ...