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The original hymn was written in 1860 by William Whiting, an Anglican churchman from Winchester, United Kingdom.Whiting grew up near the ocean on the coasts of England and at the age of thirty-five had felt his life spared by God when a violent storm nearly claimed the ship he was travelling on, instilling a belief in God's command over the rage and calm of the sea.
Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" (English translation "Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)") is a song originally written in German by Werner Scharfenberger and lyricist Fini Busch . A 1959 German-language recording by Lolita became an international hit in 1960–61.
The first known performance of the song is from the New Year's Eve 1994–1995 concert in Saalfeld, Germany.In the Sehnsucht tour, during this song, Flake usually sat in a small inflatable boat and sailed over the crowd who waves and bring the boat back to the stage after a short tour.
The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2] A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist. The singing or composition of hymns is called hymnody. Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymn books. Hymns may or may not include instrumental accompaniment. Polyhymnia is the Greco/Roman goddess of ...
Enheduanna (24th–23rd century BC) . Hymn of Praise of Enheduanna, only survives in fragments. [1]Homer (8th or 7th century BC) . Margites [2] [3] [4]; The Odyssey mentions the blind singer Demodocus performing a poem recounting the otherwise unknown "Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles", which might have been an actual work that did not survive.
A tall obelisk was built upon his grave with the words from the song and the following inscription: This monument was erected to the memory of Joseph M. Scriven, B.A., by lovers of his hymn, which is engraved hereon, and is his best memorial. Born at Seapatrick, Co. Down, Ireland, 10 Sept. 1819, emigrated to Canada 1844.
The results were published in the church's 1889 hymnal, and the hymn has been included in every subsequent edition of the church's hymnal. [1] In the LDS Church's 1985 English-language hymnal, it is hymn number 29. [3] The original tune Taylor sang before the martyrdom became lost in the years following Taylor's death.
The song is sung worldwide in nautical and traditional folk circles, and is often mistakenly thought to be a traditional song. [ 11 ] "Fiddler's Green" is a song from the album Road Apples by Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip , written for lead singer Gord Downie 's young nephew Charles Gillespie, who died before the album was released. [ 12 ]