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It was written as a "meditation on the Passion of the Holy Redeemer" with scriptural references from the New Testament. [3] The music for the hymn was written by Stainer, with the piece being titled "All for Jesus". [1] The hymn was intended as a closing chorus and also to be a part of The Crucifixion set aside for congregational singing. [4]
The song may be an allusion to both the apple tree in Song of Solomon 2:3 which has been interpreted as a metaphor representing Jesus, and to his description of his life as a tree of life in Luke 13:18–19 and elsewhere in the New Testament including Revelation 22:1–2 and within the Old Testament in Genesis.
In the following sortable table, the entries appear first chronologically based on writing or publishing of the text. The following columns feature the language, a translation of the beginning, the author of the text, a year of writing when known or assumed, the source of the melody, its year, a publication date followed by a hymnal name, and notes.
Possibly the earliest known version of "Give Me Jesus" was published in the United States in 1845 by the Rev. Jacob Knapp, a Baptist minister from New York. [1] By 1849 the Methodists published a version, and the song was popularized in the mid-nineteenth century through various camp meetings and hymnals.
3. The works and deeds of the Lord Jesus are most fully revealed in the New Testament. 4. The Psalms command new songs (Psalms 33:3, Psalms 40:3, Psalms 96:1, Psalms 98:1, Psalms 144:9, Psalms 149:1). Therefore, the argument goes, new songs concerning the works and deeds of Jesus from the NT are commanded and required for proper worship.
Celebration Hymnal: songs and hymns for worship, published by Word Music/Integrity Music (1997). [647] This is different from Celebration Hymnal for Everyone published by McCrimmon Publishing Co Ltd. (1994, 2005 with Supplement). Christian Life Hymnal, Hendrickson Publishers (2006) Favorite Hymns of Praise, Hope Publishing (1967)
In 1992, hymnologist Bert Polman has described it as an "essential hymn in the repertoire of most congregations today." [4] According to hymnary.org, it has been published in around 250 hymnals. [9] The poet John Betjeman described the hymn as "perhaps the strongest hymn of a robust outward-looking kind to come from a woman's pen". [10]
Simeon's Song of Praise by Aert de Gelder, c. 1700–1710. The Nunc dimittis [1] (English: / n ʊ ŋ k d ɪ ˈ m ɪ t ɪ s /), also known as the Song of Simeon or the Canticle of Simeon, is a canticle taken from the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verses 29 through 32.