The New York Times4y
THE SONGS OUR FATHERS SANG.; SOME OF THE GRAND OLD HYMNS WHICH WERE FAVORITES FORTY YEARS AGO.
But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...
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15 school hymns that were absolute anthems back in the day - and you can probably still remember the lyrics
Teachers would whip out hymn books or set up the old-school overhead projector, and we'd belt out the lyrics with all our might. In no time at all, we'd have the words memorised, no books or ...
Boston College8y
Commentary on the Revised Lyrics to "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
Possibly first translated into English by John M. Neale, Mediaeval Hymns, 1851, additional verses and alternative translations have been added over the centuries. The added verses all express ...