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The original hymn was written in 1860 by William Whiting, an Anglican churchman from Winchester, United Kingdom.Whiting grew up near the ocean on the coasts of England and at the age of thirty-five had felt his life spared by God when a violent storm nearly claimed the ship he was travelling on, instilling a belief in God's command over the rage and calm of the sea.
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a Christian hymn. The hymn has been called the "National Anthem of Christendom ". [ 1 ] The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet , first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine , which was edited by the author of " Rock of Ages ", Augustus Toplady .
The hymn first appeared in Songs of Praise in 1931. [2] The hymn is sometimes performed by folk singers on account of the folk origins of its tune, notably by Martin Simpson during Prom 5 (Folk day - part 2) in the BBC Proms on July 20, 2008. [3] [4] An up tempo version can be found on Blyth Power's 1990 album Alnwick and Tyne. [5]
"There Is Power in the Blood" is a hymn written in 1899 by Lewis E. Jones. The song lends its tune to the 1913 song " There Is Power in a Union " by activist Joe Hill . "There is Power in the Blood" has been performed by Angela Primm, Dolly Parton , Marty Robbins , Alan Jackson and Bill and Gloria Gaither .
"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 ...
Despite this, Alford revised the hymn again in 1867 in Year of Praise. Alford was a moderate who attempted to keep good relations between non-conformists and the High Church Anglicans in the Church of England: "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" is commonly found in evangelical hymn books, as are Alford's "Forward be our watchword" and "Ten ...
"There Is Power in a Union" is a song written by Joe Hill in 1913. The Industrial Workers of the World (commonly known as the Wobblies) concentrated much of its labor trying to organize migrant workers in lumber and construction camps. They sometimes had competition for the attention of the workers from religious organizations.
It is the College song for St. Stephen's College, Delhi. It is also the School hymn for King Edward VI School, Southampton, which Isaac Watts himself attended, and the peal of the Southampton Civic Centre clock tower. Alan Hovhaness set the text to new music in his choral & organ work O God our help in ages past. [6]