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Jesus carrying the cross "Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said" is an American Christian hymn written by Charles W. Everest. It was originally a poem published in 1833 but was later altered to become a hymn. [1] It was then edited by English hymnwriter Sir Henry Baker for inclusion in the Church of England's Hymns Ancient and Modern hymnal. [2]
Moody preached, Sankey sang; as part of his musical ministry, Sankey collected hymns and songs, and in 1873 published in England the original edition of Sacred Songs and Solos, a short collection of 24 pages containing some of the favourite hymns that Sankey had introduced during the first Moody and Sankey evangelistic tour of Britain, in 1873 ...
"Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben" ("now let us bury the body"; second word also spelled as "laßt" or "lasset") is a Lutheran hymn for funerals. Its text author is Michael Weiße . [ 1 ] It is for instance included in the Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch .
This is a list of original Roman Catholic hymns. The list does not contain hymns originating from other Christian traditions despite occasional usage in Roman Catholic churches. The list has hymns in Latin and English.
Edmund Dumas, "Weeping Savior" (1869), in Original Sacred Harp; uses Isaac Watts' "Alas and did my Savior bleed" for main lyrics [6] Fernand de La Tombelle: Les sept Paroles de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (1867)
The hymn has consistently been sung to a tune composed by Tullar, as originally sung in 1899. [1] Tullar originally composed the music for a different set of words, during an evangelistic campaign in Rutherford, New Jersey. [3] In his book Written Because, Tullar described how the composition had been inspired by an "almost-empty jelly dish": [2]
Many educational authorities used the book, and the national character of Songs of Praise was established and the book was adopted by a number of churches. Education Authorities and others began to press for the inclusion of extra hymns. By 1929 the question of enlargement had become urgent, and a special committee was formed to do the work.
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".