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Once to Every Man and Nation" is a hymn based upon the poem "The Present Crisis" by James Russell Lowell. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The original poem was written as a protest against the Mexican–American War .
Edgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 1880 – 8 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer. He is remembered today mainly for his liturgical anthem And I saw a new heaven, a popular work in the repertoire of Anglican church music, but during recent years Bainton's other musical works, neglected for decades, have been increasingly available in commercial recordings.
The poem was immediately successful, both critically and among readers, in part by invoking the country's past as a way to remind people of the present day to strive to be on the right side of history. [5] It rapidly became an anthem of the antislavery movement and was quoted by antislavery leaders such as William Lloyd Garrison and others. [3]
The lyrics exhort Irish people to stand up and fight for their land: "And righteous men must make our land a nation once again". It has been recorded by many Irish singers and groups, notably John McCormack , The Clancy Brothers , The Dubliners , The Wolfe Tones (a group with republican leanings) in 1972, the Poxy Boggards , and The Irish ...
O this glorious Yankee nation is the greatest and the best. We have room for all creation and our banner is unfurled, Here's a general invitation to the people of the world. Chorus: Then come along, come along, make no delay; Come from every nation, come from every way. Our lands, they are broad enough - don't be alarmed,
"Palms of Victory" has been published in several "standard" hymnals, between 1900 and 1966: the Methodist Cokesbury Worship Hymnal of 1923 (hymn no. 142, as "Deliverance Will Come"), [8] the Mennonite Church and Sunday-school Hymnal of 1902 (hymn no. 132), [9] the Nazarene Glorious Gospel Hymns of 1931 (hymn no. 132, as "The Bloodwashed Pilgrim"), [10] the African Methodist Episcopal hymnal of ...
Dry Bones" is a folk song, included in Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music under the heading "Social Music". On this collection it is sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1929). The song is also performed by alternative country duo The Handsome Family on their 2003 album Singing Bones .
The track was released spread over two sides of a 45-rpm single; Smith's organ is not heard until Part Two. The single reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1962. [5] [6] On the Hot R&B Sides chart, the track peaked at No. 4 [7]