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"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken", also called "Zion, or the City of God", [1] is an 18th-century English hymn written by John Newton, who also wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace". Shape note composer Alexander Johnson set it to his tune "Jefferson" in 1818, [ 2 ] and as such it has remained in shape note collections such as the Sacred Harp ever ...
"Zion's Daughter" is a 1982 Christmas single by German band Boney M., the second single to be released off their Christmas Album, released in November 1981. It was a re-worked up-tempo version of See, the conqu'ring hero comes! , a chorus from Georg Friedrich Händel 's 1746 oratorio Judas Maccabaeus with English lyrics by Fred Jay.
"Tochter Zion, freue dich" (Daughter Zion, rejoice) is an Advent song in German. The text was written by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke , based on music derived from two of Handel 's oratorios. The song was published in 1826, assigned to the Entry into Jerusalem .
The term lute song is given to a music style from the late 16th century to early 17th century, late Renaissance to early Baroque, that was predominantly in England and France. Lute songs were generally in strophic form or verse repeating with a homophonic texture. The composition was written for a solo voice with an accompaniment, usually the lute.
The tune style or form is technically designated "gospel songs" as distinct from hymns. Gospel songs generally include a refrain (or chorus) and usually (though not always) a faster tempo than the hymns. As examples of the distinction, "Amazing Grace" is a hymn (no refrain), but "How Great Thou Art" is a gospel song. [52]
Gold Mouf is the second studio album by American rapper Lute.It was released on October 4, 2021, by Dreamville Records and Interscope Records. [2] The album includes guest appearances from labelmates JID, Cozz, and Ari Lennox, in addition to Little Brother, Saba, Westside Boogie, BJ the Chicago Kid, Blakk Soul, and Devn. [3]
Niyabinghi chanting [1] typically includes recitation of the Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known Christian hymns and adopted by Rastafarians. The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular ska, rocksteady and reggae music. Niyabinghi chants include: "400 Million Blackman"
The text of the hymn is based on the 48th Psalm and is replete with Christian symbolism, and its music is close to individual Voices of the Great Znamenny Chant. The melody of the anthem was used in a German song to the lyrics Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe ("I pray to the power of love") by Gerhard Tersteegen.