The song’s singable, soaring melody, simple four-verse form, and lyrics that reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ have made it the model modern hymn. “The Gettys don’t ...
What factors contribute to making any hymn or worship song a “timeless beauty?” In the case of "Here is Love Vast as the Ocean," its powerful lyrics, a haunting melody, and association with a historic ...
1 I begin to sing of Demeter, the holy goddess with the beautiful hair. And her daughter [Persephone] too. The one with the delicate ankles, whom Hadês[1] seized. She was given away by Zeus, the ...
On the chart of October 11, 1997, Urban Hymns entered at No.1, as it started a mission that saw it become one of the UK’s 20 bestselling artist albums of all time. The key to The Verve’s rapid ...
Lawrence’s lyrics, “Hold on ... The Carter Family – Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) Taken from a famous hymn “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” The Carter Family brought this tune ...