Some insist this hymn has no place in the carol-category, because Watts includednoelements of the Christmas story in the lyrics. But as Alyssa Poblete points out: This song celebrates what Christ came to do. And along with looking back at the grace accomplished in the past, we also look ...
O Lord”),A German Requiemfocuses on the living, beginning with the text “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” from theBeatitudes. This theme—transition from anxiety to comfort—recurs in all the following movements except movements IV and...
the source was Martin Luther’s hymn of the same name, the main hymn for Easter in the Lutheran church. The composition is based on the seven stanzas of the hymn and its tune, which was derived from Medieval models. Bach used the unchanged ...
I have thought about this many times, wondering why Jesus said in Luke 19:40 that if the people who were rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice were to hold their peace, “the stones would immediately cry out.” He knew in all of His infinite wisdom that if His Father created m...