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Critics have also argued that "The Second Coming" describes what Yeats elsewhere called an "antithetical dispensation" to the age ushered in by the birth of Jesus Christ. [12] Richard Ellmann understood the "rough beast" of the final lines as a creature to be born itself in Bethlehem, marking the cyclical (and violent) overturning of an age. [13]
The Hymn of Joy. " The Hymn of Joy " [ 1] (often called " Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee " after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 in being a Vocal Version of the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven 's final symphony, Symphony No. 9. [ 2]
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with much of the plot centered on Judas, who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples.
1837. ( 1837) " My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less " is a Christian hymn written by Edward Mote, a pastor at Rehoboth Baptist Church in Horsham, West Sussex. Mote wrote around 100 hymns, this one, which he wrote in 1834, being the best known of his. The hymn "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less" was published anonymously in several hymn collections ...
Christ I (also known as Christ A or ( The) Advent Lyrics) is a fragmentary collection of Old English poems on the coming of the Lord, preserved in the Exeter Book. In its present state, the poem comprises 439 lines in twelve distinct sections. In the assessment of Edward B. Irving Jr, "two masterpieces stand out of the mass of Anglo-Saxon ...
Soldiers of Christ, Arise. " Soldiers of Christ, Arise " is an 18th-century English hymn. The words were written by Charles Wesley (1707–1788), [1] and the first line ("Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armour on") refers to the armour of God in Ephesians 6:10–18. [2] [3]
The Herald Angels Sing " is an English Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems. The carol, based on Luke 2:14, tells of an angelic chorus singing praises to God. As it is known in the modern era, it features lyrical contributions from Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, two of the founding ...
Christ Be Magnified. " Christ Be Magnified " is a song by American Christian musician Cody Carnes. The song was released on January 1, 2020, [1] as the lead single from his second studio album, Run to the Father (2020). [2] Carnes co-wrote the song with Cory Asbury and Ethan Hulse. [3]