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History. "Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart" was written in 1978 by Henry Smith. The song was his only published worship song out of 300 unpublished compositions. [1] It was written after Smith had trouble finding work after graduating from university. He also suffered from a degenerative condition that eventually left him legally blind. [2]
Give Thanks is a live worship album recorded by American singer and songwriter, Don Moen. It was produced by Tom Brooks for Hosanna! Music, and became the label's bestselling release, with more than one million copies sold worldwide. [1] It was certified gold in February 1995 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in ...
Gloria in excelsis Deo. The melody in neume notation. " Gloria in excelsis Deo " ( Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn [1] [2] / Hymn of the Angels. [3] The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis ...
In 1862 in England, Jane Montgomery Campbell, who was proficient in the German language, started to translate a number of German hymns into English.She translated "Wir pflügen und wir streuen" into English as "We Plough the Fields and Scatter"; however, she did not make a strict translation from the original German but ensured retention of the hymn's original focus of giving thanks to God for ...
The hymn later gained popularity in the United States where it is used as part of Thanksgiving celebrations. The first verse is written as a celebration of the harvest, calling for people to give thanks to God for it. The last two verses are based on the Parable of the Tares, and discuss the last harvest at the Second Coming of Jesus.
The song does share some melodic elements with "Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart" by Henry Smith and later covered by Don Moen. [2] Billboard said that "Having turned tongue-in-cheek plugs for the YMCA and the Navy into top three singles, pop's top jinglesmiths here wax enthusiastic about the wide open spaces of the West. [3]
attributed to Johann Crüger. Published. 1647. " Now thank we all our God " is a popular Christian hymn. Catherine Winkworth translated it from the German " Nun danket alle Gott ", written c.1636 by the Lutheran pastor Martin Rinkart. Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 5142, was published by Johann Crüger in the 1647 edition of his Praxis pietatis melica.
Jan Struther. " Lord of all Hopefulness " is a Christian hymn written by English writer Jan Struther, which was published in the enlarged edition of Songs of Praise [1] ( Oxford University Press) in 1931. The hymn is used in liturgy, at weddings and at the beginning of funeral services, and is one of the most popular hymns in the United Kingdom.