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[1] [2] The Salvation Army adopted the hymn as its favoured processional. [3] The piece became Sullivan's most popular hymn. [1] The hymn's theme is taken from references in the New Testament to the Christian being a soldier for Christ, for example II Timothy 2:3 : "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
"The Lord's My Shepherd" is a Christian hymn. It is a metrical psalm commonly attributed to the English Puritan Francis Rous and based on the text of Psalm 23 in the Bible. The hymn first appeared in the Scots Metrical Psalter in 1650 traced to a parish in Aberdeenshire. [1]
There are several relatively well-known hymns on the land of Beulah, whose similar titles can lead to confusion. Beulah Land, 1876, lyrics by Edgar Page Stites (1836–1921) and music by John R. Sweney. First line: "I've reached the land of corn [grain] and wine". [3] In this hymn, several themes from The Pilgrim's Progress are developed.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
The hymn appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmer's Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany, a magazine printed by Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Palmer of 14 Bible House, New York City. It appeared on page 36 (the last page) with complete text and piano score, and indicated it had been copyrighted by Crosby that year.
"Long Ago, Prophets Knew" was one of around 50 hymns written after 1950 to be included in the collection of 506 hymns. [4] Though the carol was written for Advent, it has also been used as a Christmas carol. [5] [6] Baptists use the carol in connection with Bible readings from 2 Samuel:7 and Romans 16:17-25. [7]
Psalm 84 is the 84th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English of the King James Version: "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!".The Book of Psalms forms part of the Ketuvim section of the Hebrew Bible [1] and part of the Christian Old Testament.