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"Hymn to Her" is a song that was first released from British–American rock band the Pretenders' fourth studio album, Get Close (1986). It was written by Meg Keene, a high school friend of Pretenders' lead singer Chrissie Hynde. [2] "Hymn to Her" was released as a single in the UK and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
Open My Eyes, That I May See, 1895 Clara H. Scott (December 3, 1841 – June 21, 1897 [ 1 ] ), née Fiske, was an American composer , hymnwriter and publisher . [ 2 ] She was the first woman to publish a volume of anthems, the Royal Anthem Book , in 1882. [ 3 ]
Michael W. Smith features the song on his 2001 live worship album Worship. [6] Country artist Alan Jackson's recording of this song for his father-in-law's funeral in 2005 became the inspiration for his 2006 gospel album Precious Memories. [7] In 2018, the Christian singer Lauren Daigle recorded "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus", on her Look Up Child ...
The hymn originally appeared in the second edition of Songs of Praise (published in 1931), to the tune "Bunessan", composed in the Scottish Islands.In Songs of Praise Discussed, the editor, Percy Dearmer, explains that as there was need for a hymn to give thanks for each day, English poet and children's author Eleanor Farjeon had been "asked to make a poem to fit the lovely Scottish tune."
"Hymn" is a song from Ultravox's sixth studio album Quartet. Released as the album's second single on 19 November 1982, it reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart [ 1 ] and the Top 10 in Germany and Switzerland.
The music was arranged by composer Amanda Kennedy in 1883, for a song called "Star of the Sea". It is not to be confused with several similarly named carols, including an American folk carol named "Star in the East" and an English carol titled "Star of the East" or "Brightest and Best". [1] Judy Garland recorded the song in 1941.
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When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder is an 1893 hymn with words and music by James Milton Black.It is one of the most popular Christian hymns of all time. The song was inspired by the idea of The Book of Life mentioned in the Bible, and by the absence of a child in Black's Sunday school class when the attendance was taken. [1]