Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). [1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal , written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [ 2 ]
That's Just His Way (Of Telling Me He Loves Me) The Holy Hills of Heaven Calls Me; Then You Can Walk With Me; There Is No Darkness In Him; There's Nothing My God Can't Do (co-written with Jimmie Davis)(Vestal Goodman) They Didn't Take Him To Calvary; Things Are Gonna Be Better After While; Things I Learned At Mother's Knee, The; This Is My ...
In 1862, Bradbury found the poem "Jesus Loves Me". Bradbury wrote the music and added the chorus: "Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus Loves me ..." He died on January 7, 1868, in Bloomfield, New Jersey (now Montclair, New Jersey) at age 51. [1] He was buried in Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals .
"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a song originally recorded by the Scottish alternative band the Vaselines for their EP Dying for It. [1] It is a parody on the Christian children's hymn "I'll Be a Sunbeam", which has the opening line "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam."
The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
The music and lyrics were first printed in the 1907 Folk Songs of the American Negro, edited by Frederick J. Work. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The song has been recorded by artists including Yolanda Adams , Chanticleer , Kirk Whalum , Hank Jones , Little Richard , Cassietta George , John Fahey , the Mormon Tabernacle Choir , Barbara Hendricks , James Cleveland ...
The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland". [1] " Maitland" is often attributed to American composer George N. Allen (1812–1877), but the earliest known source (Plymouth Collection, 1855 [2]) shows that Allen was the author/adapter of the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," not the composer of the tune, and the tune itself was printed without ...