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During droughts, the Ariki Paka (nobles) would dress in ceremonial clothing and pray for rainfall. [1] They chanted the following song: [ 1 ] E te uá, matavai-roa a Hiro-é
The title track considered those mysterious stone heads on Easter Island, with Stephen Miller asserting in his 2008 memoir Kristofferson: The Wild American, “The eerie title track, inspired by the famous stone figures on Easter Island, certainly contained some powerfully evocative Kristofferson lyrics but the underlying meaning of the song ...
"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" has been considered by many Christian hymnologists such as William Studwell, as being the most definitive church anthem for Easter. [10] It is an example where Roman Catholics and Anglicans cease using the word "Alleluia" during the period of Lent but restore it into their services on Easter Sunday. [5] Charles ...
Rejoice on March 31 with Easter songs and albums. Find popular Easter hymns, contemporary Christian and gospel favorite, and traditional Easter songs for church
"The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done" is a Christian hymn that is traditionally sung at Easter to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. It was originally a 17th-century Latin hymn, "Finita iam sunt proelia" ; the popular English-language version is an 1861 translation by the English hymnwriter Francis Pott .
That while with living voice He cries, The dead of other years might rise. Engorg'd in former years, their prey Must Death and Hell restore to-day: And many a captive soul, set free, With Jesus leaves captivity. Right gloriously He triumphs now, Worthy to Whom should all things bow; And, joining heaven and earth again, Links in one commonweal ...
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. For the majority of the world’s Christians ...
Several of their recordings of the song, sometimes under the name "Weigh, Hey and up She Rises", have gone viral on YouTube. [22] As a response, the band released the 2012 album Drunken Sailor, which includes the title track and a prequel that tells the earlier life of the drunken sailor called "Whores and Hounds". [23]