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Wesley wrote a unique piece of music entitled "Soldiers of Christ" for the hymn to be set to. [1] However the hymn has been set to other tunes as well. One of several tunes for the hymn is by William P. Merrill (1867–1954). However, in the United States the main alternative piece of music that is used for the hymn is "Diademata" by George Job ...
This hymn sums up what the Easter celebration is all about: "He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!" This choral version was recorded at the Old St. Paul's Church in Edinburgh for the album ...
"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (lit. ' A rose has sprung up ') is a Christmas carol and Marian hymn of German origin. It is most commonly translated into English as "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" and is also called "A Spotless Rose" and "Behold a Rose of Judah".
Robert Lowry (March 12, 1826 – 25 November 1899) was an American preacher who became a popular writer of gospel music in the mid-to-late 19th century. His best-known hymns include "Shall We Gather at the River", "Christ Arose!", "How Can I Keep from Singing?" and "Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus".
[3] [4] The hymn was subsequently published in the hymnal A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists, [5] and in 1754, it appeared in Harmonia Sacra, a hymnal compiled by Thomas Butts. [6] [7] The hymn was later edited by Martin Madan for inclusion in his Psalms and Hymns hymnal (1769) by removing the seventh, eighth and ...
"He" is a song about God, written in 1954. The song made the popular music charts the following year. The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan. The song was originally published by Avas Music Publishing, Inc.
"John Brown's Body" (Roud 771), originally known as "John Brown's Song", is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The song arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. According to an ...
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing" is a Christian hymn written by Charles Wesley. [1] [2] The hymn was placed first in John Wesley's A Collection of Hymns for the People Called Methodists published in 1780. It was the first hymn in every Methodist hymnal from that time until the publication of Hymns and Psalms in 1983. [3]