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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 ...
God of love" is an English confirmation hymn. It was written by Mary Fawler Maude in 1847. [1] [2] [3] The original is in seven stanza of four lines. It is usually abbreviated, and stanzas two and three transposed, as in the S.P.C.K. Church Hymns, 1871; the Hymnal Companion; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875; Thring's Collection, 1882, and other ...
"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). [1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal, written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [2]
"Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It!"—1882, music by William J. Kirkpatrick [28] "Rescue the Perishing, Care for the Dying"—1869, music by W. Howard Doane [29] "Safe in the Arms of Jesus"—1868, music by W. Howard Doane [30] "Saved by Grace"—1891, music by George C. Stebbins [31] "Savior, More Than Life to Me"—1875, music by W. Howard ...
The hymn appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmer's Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany, a magazine printed by Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Palmer of 14 Bible House, New York City. It appeared on page 36 (the last page) with complete text and piano score, and indicated it had been copyrighted by Crosby that year.
Pat Boone - included in his album Hymns We Love (1957). [9] Rosemary Clooney - for her album Hymns from the Heart (1958). [10] Daniel Johnston - for his album 1990 (1990) The Martins - in their CD album An A Cappella Hymn Collection (1997) Amy Grant recorded a version of the song which appears on her 2002 studio album Legacy...
These are the words as published by Robert Lowry in the 1869 song book, Bright Jewels for the Sunday School. [3] Here Lowry claims credit for the music, an iambic 8.7.8.7.D tune, [4] but gives no indication as to who wrote the words. These words were also published in a British periodical in 1869, The Christian Pioneer, [5] but no author is ...
"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]