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The twelve stanzas may be interpreted as follows: Twelve for the twelve Apostles. This refers to the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Sharp states that there were no variants of this line. [1] Eleven for the eleven who went to heaven. These are the eleven Apostles who remained faithful (minus Judas Iscariot), [1] or possibly St Ursula and her 11,000 ...
The song's origins are uncertain; however, its nearest known relative is the English folk song "The Twelve Apostles." [2] Both songs are listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as #133. Parallel features in the two songs' cumulative structure and lyrics (cumulating to 12 loosely biblical references) make this connection apparent.
The lyrics to this song first appeared in the 1780 English children's book Mirth ... 11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles. 12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the ...
The song "Belfast Brigade" using alternate lyrics is sung by the Lucky4 in support of the Irish Republican Army. The song "Up Went Nelson", celebrating the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, is sung to this tune. The Discordian Handbook Principia Discordia has a version of the song called Battle Hymn of the Eristocracy. [47]
Not much of the song makes much sense in the modern age, but knowing the rich history behind the elaborate song (which ends up totaling 364 gifts, by the way) puts the seemingly odd lyrics in ...
"John the Revelator" is a gospel blues call and response song. [2] Music critic Thomas Ward describes it as "one of the most powerful songs in all of pre-war acoustic music ... [which] has been hugely influential to blues performers". [3] American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930.
Monument of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles in Domus Galilaeae, Israel. Each of the four listings of apostles in the New Testament [26] indicate that all the apostles were men. According to Christian tradition they were all Jews. [27] [28] The canonical gospels and the book of Acts give varying names of the Twelve Apostles. The list in the Gospel ...
5. “New Recording 12, Jan 3, 2020” For longtime Posty fans, there’s nothing quite like the rush of the first few seconds of “New Recording,” during which the crackle and shuffle of a ...