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The popular song reflects Crosby's walk of faith, as expressed by the apostle Paul in Philippians "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). Because of Crosby's lyrics, the tune is now called "Blessed Assurance". Phoebe Palmer Knapp
Polichetti performed the song live at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City on November 14, 2009 with the ska-swing band Tri-State Conspiracy. [8] In 2011, Fox Television's hit-show Glee also did a cover of the song "Jesus Is a Friend of Mine". During the Regional competition, the group Aural Intensity sang the song. [1] [9]
In 2012, a new worship resource titled Worship and Song was published by Abingdon Press. Worship and Song is a collection of 190 songs from around the world, as well as prayers and other liturgical resources. It contains a musical version of Wesley's prayer; the music was composed by ministers Adam F. Seate and Jay D. Locklear. [15]
In the final part of the discourse (John 17:1-26) Jesus prays for his followers. This is the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels, and is known as the Farewell Prayer or the High Priestly Prayer. [6] [7] The key themes of the prayer are the glorification of the Father and petitions for the unity of the disciples through love. [2]
Evensong was initially sung entirely to plainsong.Musicians gradually created polyphonic settings of its music, especially of the Magnificat. [6]The first musical setting of the Book of Common Prayer, by John Marbeck, provided a simplified version of traditional chant settings. [7]
The June 1987 US release of "Mary's Prayer" afforded the single a peak of number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, while on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, the song rose as high as number 6. [7] Virgin Records US' promotion for the single included a full-page advertisement run in the music industry trade journals with an endorsement from Mike ...
Ariana spoke about the song to Apple Music's Zane Lowe, saying “It’s kind of like, okay, ‘I’ll play the bad girl, here’s your bad girl anthem.'"
The album was recorded live at New Song Christian Fellowship in Brentwood, Tennessee pastored by Dale Evrist, and released in 1997. The former Brooklyn Tabernacle lead vocalist draws on his gospel roots for twelve new arrangements of choral material including "Mercy Refused," "Worthy Worthy," "Jesus Is Mine", and nine other tracks.