Known Hymns Writer And Composer Part Six
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel bio
“Q come, O come, Emmanuel” (Latin: “Veni, veni, Emmanuel“) is a Christian hymn for Advent and Christmas Time compose The hymn has its origins over 1,200 years ago in monastic life in the 8th or 9th century. Seven days before Christmas Eve monasteries. It would be sung before and after Mary’s canticle, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46b-55).
The English translation of the Christmas carol came about in 1851 when priest and scholar John Mason Neale’s version featured in the pages of The Hymnal Noted – a key text in the history of hymns collected by hymnal documenter Thomas Helmore.
John Mason Neale love to read he read at meals, read walking, read driving, read everything that came to hand, and what he read he never forgot. He enter Trinity College in Cambridge in 1836.
He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge (A.B., 1840), was ordained deacon in 1841, and priest in 1842. In this year also he married Sarah Norman Webster. For a few months of 1842 he was incumbent of Crawley in Sussex, but after six weeks his health broke down due to a chronic lung disease and he was compelled to resign.John had many opportunities to see the misery of the poor in rural villages, some of whom died unattended.John had many opportunities to see the misery of the poor in rural villages, some of whom died unattended.
He had denounced churches that allowed the wealthy to box off sections of the church to separate themselves from commoners. Some of these elite folk even placed comfortable sofas in their boxes! The practice flatly contradicted the teaching of the Apostle James, who forbade Christians to give special seats to the rich (James 2:1-4). John’s appeals for the restoration of churches and for improved church architecture miffed other clergymen.
He was mauled at the funeral of one of the sisters. Crowds threatened to stone him or to burn his house.
Early in my Christian walk the Bible the tradition hymns came alive with me and beautify of the words became very real to me My mother and sibling sang around the piano and Church during Christmas, Even I brought up with these hymns they did not sense if anything nor did I care.
Until August 09 1976 I can only describe the worst day in my life and the best day in my. I was miserable SOB Scriptures declare,Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, Until acknowledge my sins before the Lord all burden was lifted from me it felt like four Mac trucks was lifted from me Scriptures also declares,I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin O Come O Come. Emmanuel was one those Hymns
Note or NB. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear.Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave.Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come tthee, O Israel. O come, Thou Key of David, come And open wide our heav’nly home;Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery.
Silent Night
It was 202 years ago when “Silent Night” was first heard by Austrian villagers attending Christmas Eve mass in St. Nicholas Church.
In 1816 by a young priest in Austria, Joseph Mohr, not long after the Napoleonic wars had taken their toll. The backstory is that the priest went for a walk before he wrote it, and he looked out over a very quiet, winter-laden tow.
Set to music composed by Franz Gruber became famous worldwide?”And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night” — Luke 2:8
Recent flooding of the nearby Salzach river had put the church organ out of commission, so Gruber composed the music for guitar accompaniment.
Mohr decided those words might make a good carol for his congregation the following evening at their scheduled Christmas eve service. The one problem was that he didn’t have any music to which that poem could be sung. So, the next day Mohr went to see the church organist, Franz Xaver Gruber. Gruber only had a few hours to compose a melody which could be sung with a guitar. However, by that evening, Gruber had managed to compose a musical setting for the poem. That the church organ was inoperable no longer mattered to Mohr and Gruber. They now had a Christmas carol that could be sung without an organ.
As said previous Silent night, holy night one those came alive when heard it during Christmas Eve even thou many during my youth. Since I like sharing what heard and read with my mother. She told once those words in the Bible and Hymns were always
Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to “Stille Nacht” (“Silent Night“).
Together with Joseph Mohr, a Catholic priest who wrote the original German lyrics, Gruber composed the music for the Christmas carol Silent Night. On Christmas Eve of 1818, Mohr, an assistant pastor at St Nicholas, showed Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816. He asked Gruber to set the poem to music. The church organ had broken down so Gruber produced a melody with guitar arrangement for the poem. The two men sang Stille Nacht for the first time at Christmas Mass in St Nicholas Church while Mohr played guitar and the choir repeated the last two lines of each verse. For a long time many thought that Silent Night.
The song was first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818, just a few hours after it had been written brought them to the organist Franz Gruber, who composed a simple melody for a guitar accompaniment.
But as heartwarming as this tale sounds, it’s not entirely true. Joseph Mohr actually wrote the lyrics to “Silent Night” several years before, in 1816.
Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been composed. Many fall quickly into obscurity. Not “Silent Night.”Translated into at least 300 language.
Mohr’s congregation was poverty-stricken, hungry and traumatized. So he crafted a set of six poetic verses to convey hope that there was still a God who cared. The song was apparently well-received by Mohr’s parishioners, most of whom worked as boat-builders and shippers in the salt trade that was central to the economy of the region.
The melody and harmonization of “Silent Night” is actually based on an Italian musical style called the “siciliana” that mimics the sound of water and rolling waves: two large rhythmic beats, split into three parts each.
On Christmas Eve 1918 first the Germans would sing one of their carols and then the British would sing one of our. In some places, German soilders emerged from their trenches, calling out “Merry Christmas” in English. Allied soldiers came out warily to greet them. In others, Germans held up signs reading “You no shoot, we no shoot.” Over the course of the day, troops exchanged gifts. One those songs Silent Nights Holy Night.
It started with German officer, Walter Kirchhoff, a tenor with the Berlin Opera.”He came forward and sang Silent Night in German, and then in English. In the clear, cold night of Christmas Eve, his voice carried very far.The song’s fundamental message of peace, even in the midst of suffering, has bridged cultures and generations. Great songs do this. They speak of hope in hard times and of beauty that arises from pain; they offer comfort and solace; and they are inherently human and infinitely adaptable.
Such classic rockers, including Bruce Springsteen, U2, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. Over the years, everyone from Frank Sinatra to Cyndi Lauper and Aretha Franklin have lent their talents.
Early in my Christian walk the Bible the tradition hymns came alive with me and the words became very real to me My mother and sibling sang around the piano and The Church my parents sang wonderful during my Christmas, Even I was brought up with these hymns they did not make sense me nor did I care.
Silent night, Holy night All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child Holy infant, tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, Holy night Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord at thy birth Jesus, Lord at thy birth. Silent night, Holy night Shepherds quake, at the sight Glories stream from heaven above Heavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah. Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/silent.htm
Away In Manger Fred Gealy (1894-1976
Away in a manger, no crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing, the poor Baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky
And stay by my side till morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me I pray
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven to live with Thee there
My Hope built nothing Less Than Jesus Blood His Rightousness Robert Critchleybv
Jesus With They Church Abide bio
Lord Speak To Me, That I May Speak Havergal, Frances Ridley
Come Long Expect Jesus bio
Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus was his most enduring Christmas hymn.
. Scripture allusions include the promised rest of Matthew 11:28, God as the strength of Israel in 1 Samuel 15:29 of Psalm 68:34, the prophetic hope and strength of Joel 3:16, the desire of all nations anticipated in Haggai 2:7, the heart-indwelling of the Spirit as in Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26, or Romans 5:5, or 2 Corinthians 1:22; and the complete sufficiency of the work of Christ in Ephesians 2:8 or 2 Corinthians 12:9.
Charles Wesley, (born December 18, 1707, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England—died March 29, 1788, London), English clergyman, poet, and hymn writer who, with his elder brother John, started the Methodist movement in the Church of England.Charles Wesley, the youngest and third surviving son of Samuel and Susanna Wesley,
ECharles was subject to greater extremes of emotion than his brother, and his spiritual despair and physical exhaustion in Georgia led him to return happily to England after only a few months’ stay. With the help of the Moravians, like his brother John, he found spiritual peace.
He became a very eloquent preacher for the Methodist cause and translated the gospel message into hymns, which became important means of evangelism.He published more than 4,500 hymns and left some 3,000 in manuscript; George Frideric Handel wrote music specifically for some of them. Among Wesley’s best-known hymns are “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today,” “Soldiers of Christ, Arise,” “Rejoice, the Lord Is King,” and “Jesu, Lover of My Soul.”
1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear Desire of ev’ry nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
2 Joy to those who long to see thee,
Dayspring from on high, appear;
come, thou promised Rod of Jesse,
of thy birth we long to hear!
O’er the hills the angels singing
news, glad tidings of a birth:
“”Go to him, your praises bringing;
Christ the Lord has come to earth.””
3 Come to earth to taste our sadness,
he whose glories knew no end;
by his life he brings us gladness,
our redeemer, Shepherd, Friend,
Leaving riches without number,
born within a cattle stall;
this the everlasting wonder,
Christ was born the Lord of all.
4 Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us for ever,
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne.
note verse 3-4 Come to earth to taste our sadness, he whose glories knew no end; by his life he brings us gladness, our redeemer, Shepherd, Friend,
Leaving riches without number, born within a cattle stall;this the everlasting wonder, Christ was born the Lord of all.
Born thy people to deliver, Born a child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal Spirit Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit Raise us to thy glorious throne. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
And I will shake all nations, so that the desire of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts. – Haggai 2:7
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus is perhaps one of my favorite Advent songs. Written by Charles Wesley in 1744, it focuses on the “long-expected Jesus” who was born to set us free from sin, and to bring us salvation by His death. Here are the lyrics:
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free; from our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art;dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.
Joy to those who long to see thee, Dayspring from on high, appear;
come, thou promised Rod of Jesse, of thy birth we long to hear!
O’er the hills the angels singing news, glad tidings of a birth;
“Go to him, your praises bringing; Christ the Lord has come to earth.”Come to earth to taste our sadness, he whose glories knew no end;
by his life he brings us gladness, our Redeemer, Shepherd, Friend.Leaving riches without number, born within a cattle stall;this the everlasting wonder, Christ was born the Lord of all. Thy people to deliver, born a child, and yet a King,born to reign in us forever, now Thy gracious kingdom bring.By Thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone; by Thine own sufficient merit, raise us to Thy glorious throne.
Wesley did not want to just paint a picture of Jesus in the manger; he wanted the entire Christmas story to have a personal application. Wesley wanted to impress upon God’s people that Jesus is not only the “desire of every nation,” but is also the personal “joy of every longing heart.” Jesus has the “government on his shoulders,” but he was born to reign personally “in us.
Furthermore she wrote, he wanted the entire Christmas story to have a personal application. Wesley wanted to impress upon God’s people that Jesus is not only the “desire of every nation,” but is also the personal “joy of every longing heart.” Jesus has the “government on his shoulders,” but he was born to reign personally “in.
Verse 1 Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free; from our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art;dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart
W If we are not careful, we will miss much of the meaning that this song so lyrically conveys. The first verse focuses on the fact that the coming of Jesus Christ fulfilled Israel’s longing for the Messiah. A few of the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled are Isaiah 7:14, which spoke of a virgin giving birth to a child whose name would mean Jeanette Taylor wrote “God with us;” Isaiah 9:6, which told of a child whose name would be called “Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, eternal Father, the Prince of Peace;” and Micah 5:2, which said that from Bethlehem would come a ruler whose “goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity.”
Hark The Angel Sing Bio
https://myfaithradio.com/2017/story-behind-hark-herald-angels-sing/ Many of the carols we sing have a rich theological tradition, and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” is no exception. It was written by Charles Wesley, who was an English Methodist leader and hymn writer. Wesley wrote over 6,000 hymns.
His goal in writing hymns was to teach the poor and illiterate sound doctrine. His brother, John Wesley, a famous theologian and founder of Methodism, said that Charles’ hymnal was the best theological book in existence. Some have noted that Methodism was born in song and Charles was the chief songwriter.
Known Hymns Writer And Composer Part Seven
I Need Thee Every Hour
Annie Hawks was an American poet and gospel hymnist who wrote a number of hymns with her pastor, Robert Lowry . He wrote the refrain I Need Every You Hour. He was musician and Pastor at Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn a gifted speaker His fondness for music was exhibited in his earliest years. As a child he amused himself with the various musical instruments that came into his hands. I need thee, oh, I need thee; Ev’ry hour I need thee!Oh, bless me now, my Savior;I come to thee!
A New York native, Hawks displayed a gift for verse at the early age of 14, contributing poems on a regular basis to a variety of newspapers. Though she composed over 400 hymn texts, Through Hawks was chiefly known as a writer of hymns. The hymn was prophetic rather than expressive of my own experiences, for it was wafted out to the world on the wings of love and joy, instead of under the stress of personal sorrow. Consider these words I need thee ev’ry hour,Most gracious Lord.No tender voice like thineCan peace afford. I need thee ev’ry hour;Stay thou nearby.Temptations lose their pow’rWhen thou art nigh. I need thee ev’ry hour,c In joy or pain.Come quickly and abide,Or life is vain. I need thee ev’ry hour,Most holy One.Oh, make me thine indeed,Thou blessed Son!
Every Hour” is the only hymn of hers that is still sung today. have a personal account of the genesis of “I Need Thee Every Hour”: Hawks writes, “One day as a young wife and mother of 37 years of age, I was busy with my regular household tasks during a bright June morning [in 1872]. Suddenly, I became so filled with the sense of nearness to the Master that, wondering how one could live without Him, either in joy or pain, these words were ushered into my mind, the thought at once taking full possession of me –
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