The New York Times4y
THE SONGS OUR FATHERS SANG.; SOME OF THE GRAND OLD HYMNS WHICH WERE FAVORITES FORTY YEARS AGO.
But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...
Boston College8y
Commentary on the Revised Lyrics to "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
Neale, Mediaeval Hymns, 1851, additional verses and alternative translations have been added over the centuries. The added verses all express christological readings of various Old Testament ... The ...