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Natalie Allyn Sleeth (née Wakeley; October 29, 1930 – March 21, 1992) was an American composer of hymns and choral music. [1]Sleeth was born in Evanston, Illinois.She began to study the piano at the early age of four.
Oh Promise Me is a song with music by Reginald De Koven and lyrics by Clement Scott. The song was written in 1887 and first published in 1889 by G. Schirmer, Inc. as an art song . It is believed that De Koven based the melody of "O Promise Me" partly on "Music Proibita", a popular song by Italian composer Stanislao Gastaldon .
Ancient Eastern hymns include the Egyptian Great Hymn to the Aten, composed by Pharaoh Akhenaten; [6] the Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal; [7] the Rigveda, an Indian collection of Vedic hymns; [8] hymns from the Classic of Poetry (Shijing), a collection of Chinese poems from 11th to 7th centuries BC; [9] the Gathas—Avestan hymns believed to have been composed by Zoroaster; [10] and the Biblical Book ...
" ' Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" is a Christian hymn with music by William J. Kirkpatrick and lyrics by Louisa M. R. Stead. [1] The lyrics were written in 1882. They appeared in Stead's Songs of Triumph. The song is included in many hymnals and has been recorded by many artists.
New Irish Hymns — He Is My Light Based on John 1:4-5, John 8:12: 2002 Kristyn Getty: Songs That Jesus Said — Holy Child, Who Chose the Hearts of Men: 2004 Kristyn Getty: New Irish Hymns 3: Lyrics: How Good, How Pleasing (Hymn for Unity) 2005 Margaret Becker: New Irish Hymns 4 — I Am Still Willing: 2002 Kristyn Getty: Tapestry — Imagine ...
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:
La Terre Promise is an oratorio in three parts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by the composer based on the French translation of the Vulgate by Silvestre de Sacy.It was first performed at L'église Saint-Eustache in Paris on March 15, 1900, with Jean Noté, baritone, Lydia Nervil, soprano, and the orchestra and chorus totaling 400, directed by a former pupil of Massenet, Eugène d ...
It was first set to music by Adams's sister, the composer Eliza Flower, for William Johnson Fox's collection Hymns and Anthems. [4] In the United Kingdom, the hymn is usually associated with the 1861 hymn tune "Horbury" by John Bacchus Dykes, named for a village near Wakefield, England, where Dykes had found "peace and comfort".