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  2. Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Completed in December 1910 and published as the composer's Op. 123 by Stainer & Bell the next year, this setting of all six stanzas of the hymn uses completely new musical material, [18] with two main musical ideas, the first in major mode in triple metre ('Ye choirs of New Jerusalem') and the second in minor quadruple metre ('Devouring depths ...

  3. Dem Bones - Wikipedia

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    Both a long and a shortened version of the song are widely known. The lyrics are inspired by Ezekiel 37:1–14, in which the prophet Ezekiel visits the Valley of Dry Bones [2] and prophesies that they will one day be resurrected at God's command, picturing the realization of the New Jerusalem.

  4. The Holy City (song) - Wikipedia

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    The three verses of the song describe in turn, a crowd cheering Jesus Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Jesus's crucifixion on Good Friday, and the eventual "New Jerusalem" (Zion) of universal peace and brotherhood, which is foretold in Isaiah 2:4 [2] and Isaiah 11:6-9. [3]

  5. Charles L. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas , died in Kansas City, Missouri , and lived his entire life in those two cities.

  6. And did those feet in ancient time - Wikipedia

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    The poem's theme is linked to the Book of Revelation (3:12 and 21:2) describing a Second Coming, wherein Jesus establishes a New Jerusalem. Churches in general, and the Church of England in particular, have long used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace. [a]

  7. Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt - Wikipedia

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    "Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt" is a German Christian hymn with lyrics written by the Lutheran Johann Matthäus Meyfart in 1626, and a melody possibly by Melchior Franck. Its theme is the New Jerusalem as the ultimate destination of the Soul, as the subtitle says "Ein Lied vom Himmlischen Jerusalem" (A song of the Heavenly Jerusalem).

  8. Rubber Biscuit - Wikipedia

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    "Rubber Biscuit" started life as Charles Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of the Warwick School for Delinquent Teenagers while he was an intern there. Label credit for writing and composing the song was given to Chips lead singer Charles Johnson. The songwriting credit was expanded in the 1970s to include all of the Chips. [2]

  9. National anthem of England - Wikipedia

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    "Jerusalem" was used as a campaign slogan by the Labour Party in the 1945 general election when Clement Attlee said they would build "a new Jerusalem". The song is also the unofficial anthem of the Women's Institute, and historically was used by the National Union of Suffrage Societies. It has also been sung at conferences of the Conservative ...