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On Eagle's Wings" is a devotional hymn composed by Michael Joncas. Its words are based on Psalm 91 , [ 1 ] Book of Exodus 19, and Matthew 13 . [ 2 ] Joncas wrote the piece in either 1976 [ 3 ] or 1979, [ 1 ] [ 4 ] after he and his friend, Douglas Hall, returned from a meal to learn that Hall's father had died of a heart attack. [ 5 ]
Jan Michael Joncas (born December 21, 1951) is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, liturgical theologian, and composer of contemporary Catholic music [2] best known for his hymn "On Eagle's Wings". [3]
During the late 19th century, Cushing wrote the hymn titled, "Under His Wings." The words of this hymn reflected Cushing's personal suffering, and was inspired by Psalm 17:8, [1] which states “keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings.” Ira Sankey eventually added a tune to this piece.
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; Alma Redemptoris Mater; Angels We Have Heard on High; Anima Christi (Soul of my Saviour) Asperges me; As a Deer; As I Kneel Before You (also known as Maria Parkinson's Ave Maria) At That First Eucharist; At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing; At the Name of Jesus; Attende Domine; Aurora lucis rutilat; Ave Maria; Ave maris ...
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]
He was a member of the same Christian denomination, Methodist Episcopal Church as Owens, and was a prolific writer of hymn tunes and compiler of hymn collections. [2] The hymn has always been closely associated with the Boys' Brigade founded by Sir William Alexander Smith , which has the motto , "Sure and Steadfast". [ 3 ]
Jesus bids us shine, With a pure, clear light, Like a little candle, Burning in the night. In this world is darkness, So let us shine--You in your small corner, And I in mine. Jesus bids us shine, First of all for Him; Well He sees and knows it, If our light grows dim; He looks down from heaven, To see us shine--You in your small corner, And I ...
The hymns are split up by subject, such as theme (Commitment/Action, Love and Compassion, Hope, Freedom, Justice, Stewardship of the Earth) time (Morning, Evening, The Seasons, Harvest, Solstice and Equinox), origin (Music of The Cultures of the World, Words from Sacred Traditions, The Jewish Spirit, The Christian Spirit), holiday (Kwanzaa, Pesach / Passover, Hanukkah, Advent, Christmas ...