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  2. Green Grow the Rushes, O - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. The Deeper Meaning Behind the "12 Days of Christmas" Song - AOL

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    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 ...

  4. Children, Go Where I Send Thee - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Love Lifted Me - Wikipedia

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    The hymn's lyrics are inspired primarily by the 14th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, wherein the Twelve Apostles, when caught in a storm, see Jesus appearing to walk on water. In the account, Saint Peter attempts to walk toward Jesus while in the water, but begins to sink. Also referenced in the hymn is the same gospel's eighth chapter ...

  6. The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) - Wikipedia

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    "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).

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  8. Apostles in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Apostle - Wikipedia

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    The word apostle has two meanings: the broader meaning of a messenger and the narrower meaning of an early Christian apostle directly linked to Jesus. The more general meaning of the word is translated into Latin as missiō, and from this word we get missionary. [7] The term only occurs once in the Septuagint. [8]