Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon ...

O Christ our God, You ascended in Glory and gladdened Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Your blessing assured them that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. Kontakion ...

The Appalachian Christmas carol “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head” was collected from Hardin County in central Kentucky in the early 20th century but, as with so many other folk carols and hymns ...

Before joining the clan in an after-dinner frolic, 9-year-old Areldene Jenkins posed for a picture with her sister, Alice Jo, ...

After World War Two finished in 1945 life got better for children in Britain during the 1950s. The destruction of the war and evacuation had shown people how poor many children were. It was agreed ...

A British hymn, said to be Mahatma Gandhi's favourite ... on 26 January to mark the day in 1950 when it officially became a sovereign republic. The Beating Retreat ceremony, which originates ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

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1950s was a Golden Age for Westerns, featuring iconic films with strong social messages & ensemble casts. Westerns served as ...

He went on to explain that it was a corrupted portmanteau of the German schlim (meaning “slim”) and the Hebrew mazzal ...