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"Man of Constant Sorrow" (also known as "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. It was titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. A version recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928 gave the song its current titles.
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 ...
This volume comprised songs "Composed on Divine Subjects", [1] and the hymn was given the heading "Godly sorrow arising from the Sufferings of Christ". [2] The traditional words have commonly been paired with the hymn tune "Martyrdom", [3] which is an adaptation of a traditional Scottish melody, attributed to Hugh Wilson. [4]
Endeavouer's Marching Song: Christian soldiers all, hear our Leader's call: F.J. Crosby: 1103: Onward, O Junior Endeav'rers: F.J. Crosby: 1106: Oh, help me tell the story: Edward Shiras: 1108: Our Christian Band: With cheerful songs and hymns of praise: Lyman G. Cuyler* 1112: Work and Pray: Let us work and pray together: Julia Sterling* 1118 ...
The Jubilee Singers sang a song with a similar chorus but with different tune and lyrics, entitled "Nobody Knows the Trouble I See," first published in 1872. The second line ("Nobody knows my sorrow") is changed in some renditions to be "Nobody knows but Jesus"; [5] found most often in American church hymnals.
The hymn was introduced in the church by apostle John Taylor, who learned the hymn in 1840 as a missionary in England. [1] Taylor included the hymn in the Latter Day Saints' Manchester Hymnal, which was used in England from 1840 to 1912. The hymn was also included in the church's 1841 hymnal published in Nauvoo, Illinois.
"Down in the River to Pray" (also known as "Down to the River to Pray," "Down in the Valley to Pray," "The Good Old Way," and "Come, Let Us All Go Down") is a traditional American song variously described as a Christian folk hymn, an African-American spiritual, an Appalachian song, and a Southern gospel song. The exact origin of the song is ...
The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.