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Three of the best-known poems in the collection are "Praise for Creation and Providence", "Against Idleness and Mischief", and "The Sluggard". [3] "Praise for Creation and Providence" (better known as "I sing the mighty power of God") is now a hymn sung by all ages. [4] "Against Idleness and Mischief" and "The Sluggard" (better known as "How ...
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 ...
The hymn is widely performed in English-speaking congregations and assemblies. [1] The song follows the idea of the traditional English carol "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", which tells the gospel story in the first-person voice of Jesus of Nazareth with the device of portraying Jesus' life and mission as a dance.
"How I Got Over" is a Gospel hymn composed and published in 1951 by Clara Ward (1924–1973). Ward's original release sold 1 million copies [1] and is one of the best-selling gospel songs of all time.
(hymn no. 331). [11] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) included it in the 1995 hymnal supplement With One Voice. The United Methodist Church published it in its 2000 hymnal supplement, The Faith We Sing (hymn no. 2212), giving credit for the lyrics as well as the tune to Robert Lowry. [12]
The ideas of both the German Reformation and Counter-Reformation stimulated hymn and religious poetry writing among both Catholics and Protestants, e.g. the Lutheran hymns of Martin Luther, Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg, and Paul Gerhardt (oft used in the chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach), the Calvinist hymns of Gerhard Tersteegen, and the ...
"The Gospel Train (Get on Board)" is a traditional African-American spiritual first published in 1872 as one of the songs of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. [2] A standard Gospel song, it is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations and has been recorded by numerous artists. The first verse, including the chorus is as follows:
Songs of the Gospel (a supplemental collection of evangelistic hymns and songs, 1948) [530] Bless the Lord (1967) [531] The Hymn Book (1971), produced jointly with Anglican Church of Canada [24] Sing (1972) [25] Songs for a Gospel People (Supplement to THB, 1987) Voices United (1996) [532] More Voices (Supplement to VU, 2007) [533]