As we pass through Thanksgiving and head to the holiday season 2022, we are talking about #92 For the Beauty of the Earth. We start with a quick quiz to test Angi's knowledge of the hymn. Then, we take a journey from a hymn in German to a Christmas carol to the version that we all know and love today. We even have a special visit from John Rutter (well...at least from his music).
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This week on Knowing Hymn, we discuss #97, Lead Kindly Light with text by (Saint!) Cardinal John Henry Newman and music by John Dykes. We talk about the stressful life of John Dykes and how the famous Swedish soprano, Jenny Lind, shaped his career. We talk about how John Henry Newman went from teaching at Oxford to becoming a Catholic Cardinal. And of course, we talk about the text to this beautiful hymn that points toward the everlasting Light that leads us through the storms of life.
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This week on Knowing Hymn, we discuss hymn #29, A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. We, of course, talk about the poet James Montgomery and the composer George Coles, but we also dive into the scriptural backing found in Matthew and the way this hymn features in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Steve attempts to sing it the way John Taylor sang it in Carthage jail - which is slightly different from how we have it in our current hymnbook! Take a listen!
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This week, Angi and Steve discuss rousing hymn #249, Called to Serve. We not only talk about the poet, Grace Gordon, and the composer, Walter Tyler, (or are those even their real names?!), but we also share several personal experiences surrounding this hymn and what it means to us. Join us to learn about the missing third verse and the mysterious fourth verse. If you have been a missionary, have a child on a mission, or have known a missionary, you need to know Called to Serve!
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Steve shares his new acquisition, a 1927 hymnbook! Then, Angi and Steve talk about hymn #120, Lean On My Ample Arm with text by Theodore E. Curtis and music by Evan Stephens. Hear all about Evan Stephen's work with the (then) Mormon Tabernacle Choir, including their trip to the World's Fair in Chicago and other milestones. Then Steve shares his rarely-heard arrangement of Lean On My Ample Arm for choir, piano, and 2 violins.
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