Great Songs of the Church-Silent Night
I had mentioned some time ago that I wanted to do a series on great hymns as part of our Musical Monday. Well, I realize it is Wednesday night….but still….. We’ll begin our series with a selection of...
View ArticleGreat Songs of the Church-O Holy Night
We continue with our look at well-known Christmas hymns this week with O Holy Night. This is by far my favorite Christmas carol/hymn, even before I knew its history. Brief History via beliefnet.com: O...
View ArticleGreat Songs of the Church-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
This week’s selection of great songs of the Church has a bit of a complicated history. Written in 1739 by Charles Wesley (brother of John, founder of the Methodist church), it was originally set to the...
View ArticleGreat Songs of the Church-I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
yahoo images Our feature selection for Christmas week is Longfellow’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. This is one of my favorite songs altogether, primarily for verse four. As a matter of fact,...
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