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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 ...
The word came unto Noah, Go and build yourself an ark: 2 The word of the Lord can never fail: 4 The word that God has given, why should a man deny: 4 The world that God has given: 2 The youth of every land: 3 There are many mansions fair: 2 There are many souls in darkness living: 2 There are sorrows which for us are hard to bear: 3
The song was featured in Word Records's 1989 album, Our Hymns, and was sung by Amy Grant. [10] It went on to peak at the second position on the CCM AC chart and won Country Record Song of the Year at the 1990 GMA Dove Awards. [11] The hymn was also included in Alan Jackson's 2006 album, Precious Memories.
The unusual word Ebenezer commonly appears in hymnal presentations of the lyrics (verse 2). Various revised versions appear in hymnals, often changing phrases or replacing the reference to Ebenezer. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The version in Nazarene hymnals and those of the Holiness movement replaces "wandering" with "yielded," and "prone to wander" with "let ...
Because Thy promise I believe,-O Lamb of God, I come! Just as I am - Thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down; Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,-O Lamb of God, I come! Just as I am - of that free love The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, Here for a season, then above,-O Lamb of God, I come! [8]
"It's the idea that we all are in this world together, and are all in recovery together, from the trauma of this world and this life. We're not fighting alone. We're fighting together. We make this promise to God and to each other: to not give up. To not lose hope. To not give up fighting. To live for the most precious gift we have, which is ...
This article refers to the English version. The book was published on the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first LDS hymnbook, compiled by Emma Smith in 1835. Previous hymnbooks used by the church include The Manchester Hymnal (1840), The Psalmody (1889), Songs of Zion (1908), Hymns (1927), and Hymns (1948).
There has been much speculation over the exact identity of the precious angel the song is about. [8] There are hints that she is black, particularly the phrase that he and the angel are "covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves", referencing the slavery in Egypt of Dylan's Jewish ancestors and slavery of blacks in the United States before the American Civil War. [9]