Hymn

Missouri has shut its doors to Jesus Christ, prayers, and religious hymns after being reportedly bullied by a private atheist group. The Tipton R-VI School District has decided to rid itself of anything connected with Christianity and even took down a photo of Jesus from its grade school library. The move comes after the Freedom From Religious Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the school board complaining about the practice of hymn singing during the annual high school awards program, Fox News…

the hymns and spiritual songs. In addition, during the Great Awakenings, songwriters would receive attention. For instance, Isaac Watts received attention. Watts was a remarkable songwriter who would relate the hymns to the singers. He composed hymns that were relatable. This theme from the First Great Awakening is present today: contemporary songwriters compose songs that reveal the singer could relate to, such as relating to a pain or rejoicing in Jesus. Furthermore, Watts would create hymns…

prophecy can be traced directly to his birth. Almost immediately after exciting his mother’s womb, the young god of light leapt up and exclaimed "Mine be the dear lyre and bended bow, and I will utter to men the unerring counsel of Zeus.” (Homeric Hymns, Apollo 115-181) The first words out of Apollo’s mouth declare his desire to act a voice for the counsel of the gods. Throughout antiquity, there were other prayers to Apollo which were met with a prophetic vision. The ancient Greeks would pray…

Del Borgo’s variations are based on William Billings’ patriotic hymn Chester. Primarily a self-trained musician, Billings is considered the most prominent composer from the First New England School. Blind in one eye and with uneven legs, the Boston native was a leather tanner by trade. As a teenager, Billings took music lessons from a local choirmaster and by the age of twenty-two, Billings had become a well-respected singing school teacher. At the age of twenty-four, Billings published the…

between 16 to 23 literary works over the span of a single decade, this was a huge feat for the time period (GA Writers Hall of Fame). Their first publication, Cherokee Hymns, was also the first book printed using Sequoyah’s syllabary. Many pocket sized copies were mass produced for the Cherokee people to learn the Christian hymns and to carry around in the pockets of their new "white man"…

Charles Wesley is one of the nineteen children of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and one of the ten that survived childhood. God used Charles Wesley to make hymns so that His love could to this dark world. Charles Wesley was born in December 18, 1707 in Epworth, England. Charles Wesley was a premature child, his first two months of life he laid there covered in wool. At nine years old Charles was sent to Winchester School where he became a King’s Scholar in 1721, and in the year 1725 He became…

Symphony and he was joined by guest musicians, The Elders. John Amos, a former National Football League player and famous “Roots” actor, narrated the evening which added to the concert put on by the symphony. Songs like “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Hymn to the…

On February 11 at 10:30am, I attended Aggieland Saturday, an open house for prospective students, and observed the Aggie band play. The band played a total of 4 songs and the last song being the Aggie War Hymn. Unfortunately, the performance didn’t contain the entire aggie band as I expected, but rather members from all the necessary subgroups were present. The key instruments were aerophones, membranophones, and idiophone. The major aerophones consisted of: clarinets, piccolos, trumpets,…

All over the world, from Ancient to present times, cultures have embraced the universal idea of magic. Through the use of texts originating from cultures and places all around the world, the theme of magic prevails, with variations within the cultures to differ the beliefs of magic, as well as similarities and recurring concepts to connect the theme of magic. A recurring concept in the subject of magic is the evil factor. The use of sorcery and magic leads to either the removing or blocking of…

God declares all the glory and wants us to praise Him. We sing songs to worship His name. Psalms contains the hymns of the Bible. Christians are commanded by God to sing praises unto Him. This book has broadened my worldview and has given me clearer understanding of music philosophy in the Bible and Psalms. I chose an interesting debate on Chapter 3, “Applause: For Whom Are You Clapping?” Is clapping appropriate during the service? Personally, I would call myself a traditionalist, but I’m not…