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Wynn Stewart version. The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart.Although Stewart had previously hit the Top 40 on the Billboard US country chart with songs such as "Wishful Thinking" in 1960, "It's Such a Pretty World Today" was Stewart's highest charting hit, peaking at No.1 on the country music chart for two weeks in the late spring of 1967.
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.
The hymn was later published in Charles Bere's Garland of Songs and Children's Chorale Book. Johann Abraham Peter Schulz Usage. 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.
To Be a Pilgrim. " To Be a Pilgrim ", also known as " He Who Would Valiant Be ", is an English Christian hymn using words of John Bunyan in The Pilgrim's Progress, first appearing in Part 2 of The Pilgrim's Progress, written in 1684. The words were modified extensively by Percy Dearmer for the 1906 The English Hymnal. [1]
Its popularity began to spread in 1969 when it was included in the "100 Hymns for Today" supplement of Hymns Ancient and Modern, one of the standard Church of England hymnbooks of its day. The Methodist church included it (albeit as second choice) in the 1983 Hymns and Psalms, and it was the main choice in the 1986 New English Hymnal. It has ...
Phos Hilaron. Phos Hilaron ( Koinē Greek: Φῶς Ἱλαρόν, romanized: Fόs Ilarόn) is an ancient Christian hymn originally written in Koine Greek. Often referred to in the Western Church by its Latin title Lumen Hilare, it has been translated into English as O Gladsome Light.
"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the Temptations' 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached number 3 on the US pop charts and number 2 on the US R&B charts.
I Saved the World Today. " I Saved the World Today " is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics for their eighth studio album, Peace (1999). It was written and co-produced by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart . The song was released as the first single from the album and returned Eurythmics to the UK Singles Chart for ...