A 19th-century Christian hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” was written by English poet and hymn writer Sarah Flower Adams. Published in 1841, it was inspired by the story of Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28 ...

Despirited, many christians sing the song Nearer my God to Thee but the meaning makes no imprint on their souls.The import is that it is man, the creature, who must seek and move nearer his God, and ...

Surely the almost nine-minute live take of “Nearer My God to Thee,” performed in Los Angeles on July 22, 1955, develops as a series of climaxes built atop one another, the whole group winding each ...

This depicts how most human beings feel about dying -- at least about their own deaths. Despite the solace of hypocritical religiosity and its seductive promise of an after-life of heavenly bliss.

side 1: Anthony and Harrison. Let the Lower Lights Be Burning; side 2: Baritone solo. Nearer, My God, to Thee (Columbia A247). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded about 1906-1907. Side 2 was recorded about ...

side 1: Dixie Sacred Singers. Nearer My God To Thee; side 2: Hamlin Sacred Quartette. Tell Mother I'll Be There (Challenge 339) 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1927 and initially released on Gennett ...

This depicts how most human beings feel about dying -- at least about their own deaths. Despite the solace of hypocritical religiosity and its seductive promise of an after-life of heavenly bliss.