SKU: A0.780792

This 19th century English hymn begins as the traditional manner. Verse two slows down, changes keys, and has melodic and harmonic variations. The mp3 is a sound clip showcases both styles. Chords added for guitars, mallet percussion. Set of Parts.  Arranged during a time of social distance because of the coronavirus pandemic, and part of the Hymns of Comfort collection.

Historical background:  written as a processional for school children in the latter 1800’s, this hymn was later adopted by the Salvation Army as their processional, chosen by Winston Churchill in 1941 for a church service aboard the HMS Prince of Wales (after agreeing to the Atlantic Charter), sung during the civil rights movement, banned by some denominations from their hymnals for its military tone.