Which hymn, written by Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965, was the inspiration for a 'top ten' hit of 1972?
"editors of the hymn book ""Songs of Praise"" requested Eleanor Farjeon to write a further hymn text to the tune. This was ""Morning Has Broken"", and since 1931 the tune has become most familiarly identified with this hymn. In 1971, a version of ""Morning Has Broken"" was recorded by British singer Cat Stevens, helping popularize the tune. Bunessan (hymn tune) Bunessan is a hymn tune originally associated with the Christmas carol ""Child in the Manger"". It is named for the village of Bunessan in the Ross of Mull. Mary M. Macdonald (Màiri Dhòmhnallach in Scottish Gaelic) (1789–1872), who lived in"
"popularity of this recording. It reached number six on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, number one on the U.S. easy listening chart in 1972, and number four on the Canadian ""RPM"" Magazine charts. The hymn originally appeared in the second edition of ""Songs of Praise"" (published in 1931), to the tune ""Bunessan"", composed in the Scottish Islands. In ""Songs of Praise Discussed"", the editor, Percy Dearmer, explains that as there was need for a hymn to give thanks for each day, English poet and children's author Eleanor Farjeon had been ""asked to make a poem to fit the lovely Scottish"
"gramophone records. It seems likely that he composed it especially for Joyce and gave her the manuscript, as it wasn't published and doesn't appear in any catalogue entries. The Christmas Masque ""A Room at the Inn"" (written by Herbert and Eleanor Farjeon with music by Harry Farjeon) was broadcast five times between 1932 and 1945. And on 10 July 1942 his symphonic poem ""Pannychis"" (inspired by Eleanor Farjeon's short story of the same name) was played at The Proms, conducted by Basil Cameron. Farjeon regarded the symphonic poem ""Summer Vision"" as his best work, but the score was sent to"
"the hymn using the lyrics of ""Nearer, My God, to Thee"": ""Horbury"", written in 1861 by the Rev John Dykes was popular in Britain, and another, ""Bethany"", written in 1856 by Dr Lowell Mason was popular in the U.S. The third tune associated with the hymn was ""Propior Deo"", was written by Sir Arthur Sullivan and was also popular in Britain. Additionally, the British melody might sound like the other hymn (""Autumn""). On 24 May 1912, the seven chief London orchestras performed at a memorial for the musicians who perished, as they played ""Horbury"", two ""Titanic"" survivors in the audience"
"as a 45 single on the flip side of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which hit the top 50 charts. Amongst Robertson's works in the 1948 LDS hymnal was the music for ""Up! Arose Thee, O Beautiful Zion"", with words by Emily H. Woodmansee. In the 1985 edition of the LDS hymnal there is one hymn with words by Robertson and eight hymns for which he wrote the music. ""On This Day of Joy and Gladness"" (hymn #64) has both words and music by Robertson, while ""Let Earth's Inhabitants Rejoice"" (hymn #53), """"Great King of Heaven"" (hymn #63), ""God"
"onto the Downs. During the week leading up to the August bank holiday weekend, there is the Alfriston Festival, which ends with a Grand Fair on the Tye, with the proceeds going to several local national charities. It is attended by a large number of people from many miles around. In December there is also an Alfriston Christmas Weekend. The village also has its own clay pigeon shooting club. The Alfriston Cricket Club has won the Cuckmere Valley League on nine occasions, with the earliest being 1920 and the most recent 2003. In 1931 Eleanor Farjeon wrote the popular hymn"
"and Rain"" by James Taylor, which came out at about the same time. ""Hallelujah"" (which was written by Leonard Cohen in 1984, but only became famous when John Cale covered it in 1991) has since been recognized as perhaps the quintessential secular hymn. Other songs that are sometimes mentioned as secular hymns include ""Many Rivers To Cross"" by Jimmy Cliff, ""I Can See Clearly Now"" by Johnny Nash, ""Joy to the World"" by Three Dog Night, ""Hey, Jude"" by the Beatles, ""Big Yellow Taxi"" by Joni Mitchell, ""No Woman, No Cry"" by Bob Marley, ""Going My Way"" by Bing Crosby,"
"Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) ""Hallelujah"" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album ""Various Positions"" (1984). Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley. It is considered as the ""baseline"" of secular hymns. Following its increased popularity after being featured in the film ""Shrek"" (2001), many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with over 300 versions known. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. ""Hallelujah"" experienced renewed interest"
"Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) ""Hallelujah"" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album ""Various Positions"" (1984). Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley. It is considered as the ""baseline"" of secular hymns. Following its increased popularity after being featured in the film ""Shrek"" (2001), many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with over 300 versions known. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. ""Hallelujah"" experienced renewed interest"
"9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song) ""9 to 5"" (or ""Morning Train"") is the title of a popular song written by British songwriter Florrie Palmer and recorded by Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her biggest hit. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom in August 1980 and was certified gold. It was released in the United States (under the title ""Morning Train (9 to 5)"" to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's recent hit ""9 to 5"") in February 1981, where it reached number one, becoming Easton's only number one chart-topper. Easton had released one single prior to ""9"
"the ""Oxford Book of Carols"" (1928). These hymnals have been credited with reintroducing many elements of traditional and medieval English music into the Church of England, as well as carrying that influence well beyond the church. In 1931 an enlarged edition of ""Songs of Praise"" was published. It is notable for the appearance of the song ""Morning Has Broken"", commissioned from noted children's author Eleanor Farjeon. The song, later popularised by Cat Stevens, was written by Farjeon to be sung with the traditional Gaelic tune """"Bunessan"""". ""Songs of Praise"" also contained Dearmer's version of ""A Great and Mighty Wonder"" which"
"to the Athenians. The skolion may be referred to 500 BC or thereabouts, and is ascribed to Callistratus, an Athenian poet known only for this work. It is preserved by Athenaeus. Its popularity was such that When sung, the singer would hold a branch of myrtle in his hand. This ode has been translated by many modern poets such as Edgar Allan Poe, who composed his """" in 1827. The following translation was judged to be the best and most faithful of a number of versions attempted in Victorian England. <poem> In myrtles veil'd will I the falchion wear, For"
"ye then shall know, <br> Shall feel your sins forgiven; <br> Anticipate your heaven below, <br> And own that love is heaven. In the U.S., the hymn is commonly sung to Lowell Mason’s 1839 arrangement of the hymn tune Azmon, written by Carl G. Glaser in 1828. Mason's arrangement was written as a setting for this hymn. In Great Britain the tune Lydia by Thomas Phillips or Richmond by Thomas Haweis are commonly used, though in larger congregations Thomas Jarman's tune ""Lyngham"" is favoured. ""Hymns Ancient and Modern"" has A. J. Eyre's ""Selby"" and J. H. Coombes's ""Oxford New"". In"
"Hymn (Ultravox song) ""Hymn"" is a 1982 song from Ultravox's sixth studio album ""Quartet"". Released as the album's second single, it reached #11 on the British Top 40 singles chart and the Top 10 in Germany and Switzerland. The song was written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure and produced by George Martin. The cover art depicts certain symbols of Freemasonry, most notably the compass and the square. Lyrically, the song describes a time of corruption, in which ""all that's good will fall from grace"" and ""Different words [...] have other meaning""; the protagonist expresses his"
"released in late 1985 by the British band Far Corporation. It was the first single from their debut album, ""Division One."" Their rendition became an international Top 20 hit, reaching number eight in the United Kingdom and number nine in Ireland. The following year it charted at number 16 in South Africa and number 89 in the United States. The song became their greatest hit. Stairway to Heaven ""Stairway to Heaven"" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled"
"sung among Anglicans, Methodists and dissenters, and Lightwood noted in 1935 that it 'certainly had a long and prosperous run, and even now it is not quite extinct'. However, it was not always a great favourite with the clergy, whose objections were mainly to do with the text, which is not explicitly religious (also, it's a poem written by a Catholic, after the last words of the Emperor Hadrian). p343, Lightwood, 1935<br> Hymn Tune Index, source code HarwES1 <br> Hymn Tune Index, source code HarwES2 <br> p343, Lightwood, 1935<br> p214, Temperley, 1979<br> p214, Temperley, 1979<br> p214, Temperley, 1979<br> p343, Lightwood,"
"Cædmon's Hymn Cædmon's ""Hymn"" is a short Old English poem originally composed by Cædmon, an illiterate cow-herder who was able to sing in honour of God the Creator, using words that he had never heard before. It was composed between 658 and 680 and is the oldest recorded Old English poem, being composed within living memory of the Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England. It is also one of the oldest surviving samples of Germanic alliterative verse. The ""Hymn"" is Cædmon's sole surviving composition. It was designed to be sung from memory and was later preserved in written form by others, surviving"
"(2006), Trancemission (2006), Parasytic (2008), PROXIMITY (2010), Kirlian Camera (2011), Mägo de Oz again (2013) and Marnik & Danko (2018) Hymn (Ultravox song) ""Hymn"" is a 1982 song from Ultravox's sixth studio album ""Quartet"". Released as the album's second single, it reached #11 on the British Top 40 singles chart and the Top 10 in Germany and Switzerland. The song was written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure and produced by George Martin. The cover art depicts certain symbols of Freemasonry, most notably the compass and the square. Lyrically, the song describes a time of corruption,"
"Boston Hymn ""Boston Hymn"" (full title: ""Boston Hymn, Read in Music Hall, January 1, 1863"") is a poem by the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson composed the poem in late 1862 and read it publicly in Boston Music Hall on January 1, 1863. It commemorates the Emancipation Proclamation issued earlier that day by President Abraham Lincoln, tying it and the broader campaign for the abolition of slavery to the Puritan notion of sacred destiny for America. In 1861 the American Civil War began, with a number of Southern states rebelling against the United States government (known as"
"""Les Olympiques"" (1976), ""Tribute to a Hero"" (1981), ""Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens"" (1989), ""Next Year in Jerusalem"" (1985), and ""A Year of Birds"" (1995) by Williamson, ""Honey and Rue"" by Previn (composed for the American soprano Kathleen Battle). Graham Waterhouse composed several song cycles, based on texts by Shakespeare, James Joyce and Irish female writers, among others. Mussorgsky wrote ""Sunless"" (1874), ""The Nursery"" (1868–72) and ""Songs and Dances of Death"" (1875–77), and Shostakovich wrote cycles on English and Yiddish poets, as well as Michelangelo and Alexander Pushkin. The orchestral song cycle ""Sing, Poetry"" on the 2011 album"
"Immaculate Mary Immaculate Mary or Immaculate Mother (French: Ô Vierge Marie) is a popular Roman Catholic Marian hymn. It is also known as the Lourdes Hymn, a term which also refers to the melody alone. It is often sung in honour of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The earliest version of the hymn was written in 1873 by French priest and seminary director Jean Gaignet, for pilgrims to the site of the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes. It was set to a traditional French tune and contained 8 verses; he later expanded it to 120 verses."
"All Glory, Laud and Honour ""All Glory, Laud and Honour"", is an English translation by the Anglican clergyman John Mason Neale of the Latin hymn ""Gloria, laus et honor"", which was written by Theodulf of Orléans in 820. It is a Palm Sunday hymn, based on Matthew 21:1–11 and the occasion of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Neale's hymn appears as Number 86 in ""Hymns Ancient & Modern"" in a version with six stanzas, using the first four lines as the chorus of each stanza: The first four lines constitute the refrain, which is repeated between each stanza. The commonly"
"Harlem"" (co-written by Leiber and Spector and produced by Leiber and Stoller), became a Top 10 pop hit in early 1961. It was followed by ""Stand By Me"", a re-interpretation of the gospel standard ""Lord, Stand By Me"", with new lyrics by King and orchestration by Stan Applebaum. Reaching #4 on the pop chart, the song quickly became a standard covered by many artists including John Lennon. It has since been included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll listing and in 2001 it was voted #25 in the 'Songs of the"
"the city of Limerick, Ireland. This song emerged during the late 18th century, when it was a drinking song of rich young roisterers in Limerick. It obtained immediate popularity in the British Army through the 5th (or Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons. Beethoven composed two arrangements of the song during 1809–1810 (published 1814–1816 in W.o.O. 152 and W.o.O. 154) with the title, ""From Garyone My Happy Home"", with lyrics by T. Toms, on romantic themes. The arrangements were part of a large project by George Thomson to engage prominent composers of his time to write arrangements of the folk songs"
"Hallelujah (Paramore song) ""Hallelujah"" is a song by American rock band Paramore, released as the second single from their second studio album ""Riot!"". The single peaked at No. 139 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is not to be confused with the Leonard Cohen song of the same name, although on the ""Final Riot!"" summer 2008 tour, lead singer Hayley Williams performed an extract, accompanied by lead guitarist, Josh Farro. This song has two versions; the first one is the demo which got filtered and by that reason Hayley put all of her effort to make the new song"
"Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Franklin's version by adding it to the National Recording Registry. It was placed number five on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of ""The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"". It was also included in the list of ""Songs of the Century"", by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. Franklin included a live recording on the album ""Aretha in Paris"" (1968). At first a ballad, ""Respect"" was written by Redding for Speedo Sims, who intended to record it with his band, the Singing Demons."
"Star-Spangled Banner (flag) The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Seeing the flag during the battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"", which, retitled with the flag's name from the closing lines of the first stanza and set to the tune of ""To Anacreon in Heaven"" by John Stafford Smith, later became the national anthem of the United States. In Baltimore's preparation for an expected attack on"
"Several versions of the hymn are in use in different parts of the world. Many of them are original sets of lyrics in various languages, set to the same tune, theme, and refrain. A popular version dating to 1952 is as follows: Another popular version which appeared in hymnals between 1900 and 1975 has, as its first line, ""Immaculate Mary, our hearts are on fire."" It extends to around 12 verses in order to facilitate its use in processions. A version sung at novena services honouring Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Marian processions has a different set of lyrics."
"Love Train ""Love Train"" is a hit single by The O'Jays, written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Released in 1972, it reached number one on both the R&B Singles and the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, in February and March 1973 respectively, number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. It was The O'Jays' first and only number-one record on the U.S. pop chart. ""Love Train"" entered the Hot 100's top 40 on January 27, 1973, the same day that the Paris Peace Accords were signed. The song's lyrics of unity mention a number of"
"Morning Has Broken ""Morning Has Broken"" is a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune known as ""Bunessan"" (it shares this tune with the 19th century Christmas Carol ""Child in the Manger""). It is often sung in children's services and in funeral services. English pop musician and folk singer Cat Stevens included a version on his 1971 album ""Teaser and the Firecat"". The song became identified with Stevens due to the"
"London where her father was the rector. The hymn was later published in Charles Bere's ""Garland of Songs"" and ""Children's Chorale Book"". The hymn is predominantly used as a hymn to give thanks to God for the harvest and it has also been used in the United States as a hymn for Thanksgiving. The hymn has also been referenced in popular culture. In 1969, future Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, John Betjeman parodied the hymn as ""We spray the fields and scatter/the poison on the land"" published in ""Harvest Times"" as a protest against modern farming methods and new"
"To Anacreon in Heaven ""The Anacreontic Song"", also known by its incipit ""To Anacreon in Heaven"", was the official song of the Anacreontic Society, an 18th-century gentlemen's club of amateur musicians in London. Composed by John Stafford Smith, the tune was later used by several writers as a setting for their patriotic lyrics. These included two songs by Francis Scott Key, most famously his poem ""Defence of Fort McHenry"". The combination of Key's poem and Smith's composition became known as ""The Star-Spangled Banner"", which was adopted as the national anthem of the United States of America in 1931. The Anacreontic"
"in 1823 before Heber became Bishop of Calcutta. It was described by composer Stanley L. Osbourne as ""Objective, robust, confident, and stirring, it possesses that peculiar combination of tragedy and victory which draws the singer into the very centre of the drama. It is this which gives the hymn its power and its challenge"". The hymn proved popular: in 1907, John Julian, in his ""Dictionary of Hymnology"", stated it was the most popular Palm Sunday hymn in the English language at that time. The hymn is viewed to be full of dramatic irony. The third line of the first verse"