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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 ...
"Lord of all Hopefulness" is a Christian hymn written by English writer Jan Struther, which was published in the enlarged edition of Songs of Praise [1] (Oxford University Press) in 1931. The hymn is used in liturgy, at weddings and at the beginning of funeral services, and is one of the most popular hymns in the United Kingdom. [2]
Fourth-century Christian burial depicted in relief at the Shrine of San Vittore in ciel d'oro, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. The Greeks and Romans practiced both burial and cremation, with Roman funerary practices distinctly favoring cremation by the time Christianity arose during the Principate. However, the Jews only ever buried their dead.
The Christian Songster: a collection of hymns and spiritual songs, usually sung at camp, prayer, and social meetings, and revivals of religion. Designed for all denominations (1858) [ 367 ] A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ: taken from the most approved authors, and adapted to public and private worship (1858 ...
Tell Me the Old, Old Story; There Is a Happy Land; There is Power in the Blood; There's a Friend for Little Children; There's a Meeting Here Tonight; Thine Be the Glory; Thine for ever! God of love 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
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In this book he paraphrased in Christian verse the entire psalter with the exception of twelve Psalms which he felt were unsuited for Christian usage. In 1738, John Wesley in his hymnal, A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, changed the first line of the text from "Our God" to "O God". Both Watts' original text and Wesley's rewording remain in ...
The hymn appears on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's 2006 documentary film When the Levees Broke. [49] This Krauss & Welch version was used during the final scene of the final episode ("And Away We Go," 2007) of the television series 7th Heaven. [48] The hymn is sung by mourners at a funeral in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. [49]