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Frances Ridley Havergal (14 December 1836 – 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter. Take My Life and Let it Be and Thy Life for Me (also known as I Gave My Life for Thee) are two of her best known hymns.
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]
The sunshine I have found will fill each day with joy: 7 The wise men sought him and worshiped at his feet: 1 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
319–337: For Men Number Hymn Words Music Notes 319: Ye Elders of Israel (Men) Cyrus H. Wheelock: Thomas H. Bayly: 320: The Priesthood of Our Lord (Men) John Craven: John Craven: 321: Ye Who Are Called to Labor (Men) Mary Judd Page: Daniel B. Towner: 322: Come, All Ye Sons of God (Men) Thomas Davenport: Orson Pratt Huish: 323: Rise Up, O Men ...
Longfellow wrote the poem shortly after completing lectures on German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and was heavily inspired by him. He was also inspired to write it by a heartfelt conversation he had with friend and fellow professor at Harvard University Cornelius Conway Felton; the two had spent an evening "talking of matters, which lie near one's soul:–and how to bear one's self ...
Building on Josquin's treatment of the hymn's third line in the Kyrie of the Missa Pange Lingua, the "do–re–fa–mi–re–do"-theme (C–D–F–E–D–C) became one of the most famous in music history, used to this day in even non-religious works by composers including Simon Lohet, Michelangelo Rossi, François Roberday, Johann Caspar ...
"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (or "O God, Our Help in Ages Past") is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. It originally consisted of nine stanzas; however, in present usage the fourth, sixth, and eighth stanzas are commonly omitted to leave a total of six (Methodist hymn books also include the ...
"Lord of all Hopefulness" has also been given its own tune, Miniver (originally in The BBC Hymn Book 1951), written by Cyril Vincent Taylor which acknowledges Jan Struther by reference to her famous character "Mrs Miniver." [7] "Lord of all Hopefulness" was the opening hymn at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018.