of-the-box musically and hence, in some ways, underappreciated in the scope and realm of worship music as a whole. While artists like Chris Tomlin, Hillsong (all its facets), Jesus Culture and Bethel Music are the most popular at the moment; it is nice for Phil to come along and ...
I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month. Today's featured hymn is"How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds"written byJohn Newton (1725-1807)& composed byAlexander R. Reinagle (1799-1877). John Newton had a difficult childhood. His...
piece of modern (Catholic) Epiphany poetry must be Eliots “Journey of the Magi”, of which we even have a recording of Eliot reciting on the radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVnuEWXQcg Gielgud was excellent at this too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT0vJKXTDKo 6 ...
The words of this hymn actually date back to 6th century Ireland. Originally it was not set to music at all, but was a monastic prayer calledRop t� mo baile, attributed to Dallan Forgaill. It wasn't until 1905 that Mary E. Byrne translated the lyrics from ancient Irish to English....