“Strange,” he pondered, “its appeal lay for me in freedom from human ties; — yet here is a distressed maiden thrown unsought upon my chivalry; and my only misgiving is the fear lest she vanish as suddenly as she came!” Converting his cloak into a pillion he invited the maiden to...
IWO JIMA, Japan —A U.S. Marine band struck up “The Marines’ Hymn” here Tuesday but the little crowd at first stood silent. “From the halls of Montezuma . . . ,” the band played, but no one sang. The Marine musicians played the hymn almost mournfully--not at all in the usua...
a lament for the misery of exile, of being sundered from a leader and a meaningful role in a community. So was it taught to me; so did I teach it to others
“There is remarkable faith and strength in today’s children. You can see their light and courage in their actions and examples. I pray for the children and for their families to be happy. I am so grateful for the love of our Savior and Father in Heaven for each of us.” Her counse...
When I was organist at Christ Church (Episcopal) Parish in Ontario, California (1967-1974), the Rector, Jon Hart Olsen, nearly fired me one Sunday for improvising on “Deep Purple” during the Communion. Truth be told, I played two phrases of the melody and moved on to a hymn tune. ...
41.You'r the Only Girl for Me 42.Goodbye My Love Goodbye 43.Kittiwake 44.Baby Baby 45.How Will it End 46.Rumblin' Heart 47.Did My Back Hurt Your Knife 48.Ceilings and Floors 49.Highway and a Song 50.If It Was That Easy
The superintendent minister opened his hymn-book, and the hymn was sung which had been sung in Wesleyan Chapels on New Year’s morn since the era of John Wesley himself. The organ finished with a clanguor of all its pipes; the minister had a few last words with Jehovah, and nothing ...
Christians of all kinds sing the hymn,Holy, Holy, Holy,which has the line “Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore, thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.” Who are all these saints, and how should we think of them?
Had it not been for that keen instinct there would have been no tale to tell of John Brown. The daughter says her earliest memory is of her father’s great arms about her as he sang to her his favourite hymn: Blow ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound: Let all the nations ...
In 1861, she authored the famous Civil War anthem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” which was first published in February 1862. Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for a “Mother’s Day for Peace” dedicated to the celebration of peace and the eradication of war. As expressed in ...