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When They Ring Those Golden Bells (also known as There's a Land Beyond the River or When They Ring the Golden Bells) is a prominent American gospel and bluegrass song written in 1887 by Daniel de Marbelle, a European immigrant, veteran of the American Civil War and Mexican War, and circus leader. [1]
Hughes wrote the song in 1999 as a response to how he felt after reading Philippians 2.The passage speaks about Christ's humility and how He willingly left His throne in heaven, came to earth as a man, and sacrificed Himself on the cross all because of His love for us.
Here I Am, Lord", [1] also known as "I, the Lord of Sea and Sky" after its opening line, is a Christian hymn written by the American composer of Catholic liturgical music Dan Schutte in 1979 and published in 1981. [2] Its words are based on Isaiah 6:8 and 1 Samuel 3:4. It is published by OCP Publications.
In 2019, an adapted version was released by the band Cageless Birds on their album We Bow, and appears on the Bethel Music album Victory, with Molly Skaggs singing the lead vocals in both songs. In 2020, Vika and Linda released a version as the lead single from their album, Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso). [7] [8]
Pete Seeger learned a version of this song from Doris Plenn, a family friend, who had it from her North Carolina family. His version made this song fairly well known in the folk revival of the 1960s. Seeger's version omits or modifies much of the Christian wording of the original, and adds Plenn's verse above.
The Garratts sold the Scripture in Song music catalogue to a US publisher. From 1998 to 2005, they lost most of the money from the sale, and one of their two children, Rachel, died of cancer at age 31. In 2002, their company, Scripture in Song Recordings Limited, was removed by the New Zealand Companies Office. [3] [6]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. John 6:40 “And this is the will of him that sent me,
John Brownlie [6] described the hymn's story in his book The Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary: [7] Charlotte's brother, the Rev. H. V. Elliott planned to hold a charity bazaar designed to give, at a nominal cost, a high education to the daughters of clergymen supported by St Mary Church: