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In its sixth chart week the song advanced to No. 6, [6] but dropped to No. 10 the next week. [7] In its eighth chart week "Hold Fast" dropped out of the top ten entirely, falling to No. 12. [8] The song dropped to No. 16 in its tenth chart week, [9] and then to No. 24 in its eleventh, [10] but jumped to No. 3 in its twelfth chart week. [11]
The song is frequently, though erroneously, cited as a traditional Quaker or Shaker hymn. The original composition has now entered into the public domain , and appears in several hymnals and song collections, both in its original form and with a revised text that omits most of the explicitly Christian content and adds a verse about solidarity ...
The hymn remains popular, [1] and is included in several hymnals across different denominations, including The Song Book of the Salvation Army (1986), The United Methodist Hymnal (1989), The Baptist Hymnal (1991) and Singing the Faith (2011). [6] It has often been used at the end of conferences, to inspire attendees for service. [3]
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Mary Jane "Jennie" Bain Wilson was born on a farm in Cleveland, Indiana in 1856, [1] the younger daughter of Robert Wilson and Mary Frances Russell Wilson. [2] She survived typhoid fever as a little girl, but her spine was damaged by the bacterial infection ("typhoid spine" was first described in the medical literature many years later). [3]
In the early 1940s, he served as associate pastor at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Bakersfield, California. [4] In 1949, he became music director at Bethel Temple in Fort Worth, Texas. [2] In 1956, he was the founding pastor of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Lake Worth, Florida. [5]
God is Here (Instrumental) 2002 — An Evening in Prague: Based on a melody by Lara Martin: God of Grace: 2003 Jonathan Rea: New Irish Hymns 2 — The Grace Song of Heaven: 2005 Kristyn Getty: Songs That Jesus Said — Hear All Creation: 2001 Margaret Becker: New Irish Hymns — He Is My Light Based on John 1:4-5, John 8:12: 2002 Kristyn Getty ...
The Sheltons – The first band to professionally record the song. [4] Their arrangement of the song was recorded on Halo records "Heart Felt Gospel" [5] in the late 60s, has been covered by numerous groups since. 1968 – The Inspirations [6] [7] [8] 1969–79 – The Oak Ridge Boys [9] 1991 The Lesters [10]