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John Goss. " Praise, my soul, the King of heaven " is a Christian hymn. Its text, which draws from Psalm 103, was written by Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte. [1] First published in 1834, it endures in modern hymnals to a setting written by John Goss in 1868, and remains one of the most popular hymns in English-speaking denominations. [2]
How Great Thou Art. " How Great Thou Art " is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled " O Store Gud " written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine from 1949.
The hymn's lyrics refer to the heavenly host: "Thee we would be always blessing / serve thee with thy hosts above".. At its first appearance, the hymn was in four stanzas of eight lines (8.7.8.7.D), and this four-stanza version remains in common and current use to the present day, being taken up as early as 1760 in Anglican collections such as those by Madan (1760 and 1767), Conyers (1772 ...
In her autobiography, Crosby wrote that this was her first hymn to be set to music by Lowry. [1] The hymn was first published in Brightest and best : a choice collection of new songs, duets, choruses, invocation and benediction hymns for the Sunday school and meetings of prayer and praise (edited by Dr. Lowry and W. Howard Doane) in 1875 by the New York publisher Biglow & Main.
Jan Struther. " Lord of all Hopefulness " is a Christian hymn written by English writer Jan Struther, which was published in the enlarged edition of Songs of Praise [1] ( Oxford University Press) in 1931. The hymn is used in liturgy, at weddings and at the beginning of funeral services, and is one of the most popular hymns in the United Kingdom.
"It Is Well With My Soul", also known as "When Peace, Like A River", is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss.First published in Gospel Hymns No. 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships.
1936. ( 1936) #665 in The Hymnal 1982. #333 in the NEH. #132 in the UMH. " All My Hope on God is Founded " is a well-known hymn, originally German, which was translated into English in 1899 and which established itself in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Composer, Lyricist. Awards. Inductee into Gospel Music Hall of Fame (1982) Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (August 18, 1856 – September 14, 1932) was an American composer and lyricist of gospel songs and gospel tunes. He is said to have written and/or composed between 7,000 and 8,000 songs, [1] many of which are available in 21st century hymnals.