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Lydia is a Biblical given name: Lydia of Thyatira, businesswoman in the city of Thyatira in the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles. She was the apostle Paul's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe. Lydia hosted Paul and Silas after their release from prison.
The name, "Lydia", meaning "the Lydian woman", by which she was known indicates that she was from Lydia in Asia Minor. Though she is commonly known as "St. Lydia" or even more simply "The Woman of Purple," Lydia is given other titles: "of Thyatira," "Purpuraria," and "of Philippi ('Philippisia' in Greek)."
The medley was named for the Age to Age album, which in turn took its name from the lyrics of "El Shaddai". Before releasing her album Behind the Eyes in 1997, Grant released a CD single of " Takes a Little Time "; the B-side was a newly recorded version of "El Shaddai".
"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (or "O God, Our Help in Ages Past") is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. It originally consisted of nine stanzas; however, in present usage the fourth, sixth, and eighth stanzas are commonly omitted to leave a total of six (Methodist hymn books also include the ...
The song was first recorded in 1969 on their self-titled album. Jim Croce would record the song again, this time without Ingrid, for his final album I Got a Name in 1973. [ 1 ] Jerry Reed 's cover of the song was released as a single in 1980 on his tribute album to Croce, and it peaked at 36 on the Billboard country chart.
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" is a 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen. [1] It first appeared in the Marx Brothers film At the Circus (1939) and became one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes. It subsequently appeared in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940), sung by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord.
From Luna to Lucie, there are plenty of girl names that start with "L" for new parents to consider. Here are the top 100, according to the SSA: Luna. Layla. Lily. Leah. Lucy. Lillian. Leilani ...
Lydia (whaling bark), a wrecked ship beneath King Street in San Francisco, California, US; MV Moonta, an Australian coastal passenger ship renamed Lydia in 1955 and Le Lydia in 1967; USS Lydia, a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Lydia, a cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919