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John Goss "Praise, my soul, the King of heaven" is a Christian hymn.Its text, which draws from Psalm 103, was written by Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte. [1] First published in 1834, it endures in modern hymnals to a setting written by John Goss in 1868, and remains one of the most popular hymns in English-speaking denominations.
SoftlyAndTenderly "Softly and Tenderly" is a Christian hymn.It was composed and written by Will L. Thompson in 1880. [1] It is based on the Bible verse Mark 10:49. [2]Dwight L. Moody used "Softly and Tenderly" in many of his evangelistic rallies in America and Britain.
"Wrestling Jacob", also known by its incipit, "Come, O thou Traveller unknown", is a Christian hymn written by Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley.It is based on the biblical account of Jacob wrestling with an angel, from Genesis 32:24-32, with Wesley interpreting this as an analogy for Christian conversion.
A member of the Church of Christ, [4] Thompson is best known as the writer and composer of hymns and gospel songs, to which he increasingly devoted his talents after his teenage years. His most well-known work is the classic and enduring gospel song " Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling " (1880) which has been translated into countless languages.
Yet there is room! The Lamb's bright hall of song: Horatius Bonar: Sankey records this as the first gospel song he composed (1874). [7] 432: The Handwriting on the Wall: At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords: Knowles Shaw: Sankey's arrangement of Shaw's original tune [8] 436: Oh, give thy heart to Jesus: W.O. Cushing: 438
While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Saviour, Saviour, Hear my humble cry. While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Let me at Thy throne of mercy, Find a sweet relief. Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. Saviour, Saviour, Hear my humble cry. While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ('Awake, calls the voice to us'), [1] BWV 140, also known as Sleepers Awake, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and popular sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 25 November 1731.
Wesley encountered Gerhardt's hymn sung by Moravians on his travels in the United States, and compiled it into the hymnal that he compiled for the people in Georgia where he lived for a while. [3] In his diary for 1737-05-07 he records "translated six hymns from the German while on a journey to another plantation". [3]