Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus " ' Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" is a Christian hymn with music by William J. Kirkpatrick and lyrics by Louisa M. R. Stead. [1] The lyrics were written in 1882. They appeared in Stead's Songs of Triumph. The song is included in many hymnals and has been recorded by many artists.
"In Christ Alone" is a popular modern Christian song written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music in the United Kingdom. The song, with a strong Irish melody, is the first hymn they penned together. [1] [2] The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. It was composed ...
Sing to Jesus" is a Christian hymn by William Chatterton Dix. Dix wrote the hymn as a Eucharistic hymn for Ascension Sunday. [1] It is also commonly sung as an Easter hymn. It was originally titled "Redemption through the Precious Blood" and is based on Revelation 5:9. [1] Dix felt Church of England hymnals lacked sufficient Eucharistic hymns. [2]
The tune, originally a Silesian folk song, and the German text were printed together for the first time in 1842 by Hoffmann von Fallersleben and Richter under the name Schönster Herr Jesu (Most beautiful Lord Jesus). [4] [5] In 1850 the Danish hymnwriter B. S. Ingemann wrote Dejlig er jorden, which he set to the same melody. [6]
Jesus in the morning when I wake: 2 Jesus knows my cares: 3 Jesus, my Savior, calls in tones so clear: 3 Jesus, my Savior, when I stand and view: 2 Jesus, the Son, who came to save us: 2 Jesus, to thee I kneel in sweet submission: 2 Jesus, to thy mighty name: 1 Jesus, we plead in one accord: 2 Joy is springing in this soul of mine and a song is ...
Under His wings, oh, what precious enjoyment! There will I hide till life’s trials are o'er; Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me, Resting in Jesus, I’m safe evermore. Refrain. Stephen Manders adapted the music and words of Cushing's original hymn in his composition of the gospel piece. [3]
The composer Dorothy Ann Thrupp was born June 20, 1779, in London, and died in the same city in 1847. She compiled several hymnbooks for children.