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file. help. " Amazing Grace " is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ]
Canticle of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) Canticle of the Blessed Virgin (Magnificat) Canticle of the Three Children. Careworn Mother Stood Attending. Come, Creator Spirit. Come Down, O Love Divine. Come, Holy Ghost. Come, Lord, and Tarry Not. Come My Way, My Truth, My Life.
Saint Paul Church (Westerville, Ohio) - Angel room, Jesus Loves Me stained glass window. " 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 ...
"The Old Rugged Cross" has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of Ernest Tubb's 1952 gospel album; it has been performed by some of the twentieth century's most important recording artists, including Al Green, Andy Griffith, Anne Murray, Brad Paisley, Chet Atkins, Chris Barber, John Berry, Floyd Cramer, George Jones, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and June ...
In the United States "Rock of Ages" is usually sung to the hymn tune Toplady by Thomas Hastings as revised by Lowell Mason. In the United Kingdom the hymn tune Redhead 76 is most common. This tune is also called Petra, after Peter being referred to as the Rock by Christ, by Richard Redhead. Both tunes circulate in the churches of both countries.
The hymn's lyrics refer to the heavenly host: "Thee we would be always blessing / serve thee with thy hosts above".. At its first appearance, the hymn was in four stanzas of eight lines (8.7.8.7.D), and this four-stanza version remains in common and current use to the present day, being taken up as early as 1760 in Anglican collections such as those by Madan (1760 and 1767), Conyers (1772 ...
The hymn has been used by numerous composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. There is a version for organ, BWV 720, written early in his career, possibly for the organ at Divi Blasii, Mühlhausen. [20] He used the hymn as the basis of his chorale cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 written for a celebration of Reformation Day.
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. [2]