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Another popular version of the song was released by Johnny Cash in 2000 as part of his album American III: Solitary Man. [12] [13] Jack White performed the song as his character Georgia in the 2003 film Cold Mountain and the song was included on the film's soundtrack. [14] Natalie Merchant recorded a version on her 2003 album The House ...
The song is in strophic form, and consists of five quatrains in rhyming couplets. According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul and Silas were in Philippi (a former city in present-day Greece), where they were arrested, flogged, and imprisoned for causing a public nuisance. The song relates what happened next, as recorded in Acts 16:25-31:
Gospel Plow" (also known as "Hold On" and "Keep Your Hand on the Plow") is a traditional African American spiritual. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index , number 10075. The title is biblical, based on Luke 9:62.
"Jubilation" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka for his 1972 studio album of the same name. Anka wrote the song with Johnny Harris, who also produced the track. It was released in 1972 as a 7" single by Buddah Records. A gospel song, the lyrics of "Jubilation" find the protagonist preaching about religious themes. Making ...
"Gone at Last" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fourth studio album, Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), released on Columbia Records . Phoebe Snow and the Jessy Dixon Singers provide guest vocals, with Snow receiving credit on the single release.
The Sheltons – The first band to professionally record the song. [4] Their arrangement of the song was recorded on Halo records "Heart Felt Gospel" [5] in the late 60s, has been covered by numerous groups since. 1968 – The Inspirations [6] [7] [8] 1969–79 – The Oak Ridge Boys [9] 1991 The Lesters [10]
The lyrics and meter are remarkably similar to the first six stanzas of the Egyptian Great Hymn to the Aten [2] written around 1500 BC, which celebrates the rising sun. The lyrics include Biblical references, such as the drowning of Pharaoh and his people in the Red Sea and the defeat of Goliath. Some of the lyrics are said to have been ...
The song's origins are uncertain; however, its nearest known relative is the English folk song "The Twelve Apostles." [2] Both songs are listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as #133. Parallel features in the two songs' cumulative structure and lyrics (cumulating to 12 loosely biblical references) make this connection apparent.