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 ...
Lore persists that "Nearer, My God, To Thee" was played on the deck of the Titanic as it sank, pinning the 19th century hymn to pending death. CNN's leaked "doomsday video" also featured the song, ...
As a history buff, I have always been interested in “The Titanic.” Apparently, when the ship sank in 1912, there was a hymn the band played during its final hours. From some supposedly reliable ...
Cello Guy of The Piano Guys, Steven Sharp Nelson, brings us a unique nine cello arrangement of this beautiful hymn. The Piano Guys are known for their creative arrangements of well-known music, and ...
Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...
Nearer My God to Thee? The debate over what Hartley and his band played immediately prior to the sinking of Titanic reveals much about the mood of the British public in the wake of the tragedy. If the ...
When CNN launched 34 years ago, founder Ted Turner vowed that the station would broadcast the news 24 hours a day until the end of the world. Therefore, anticipating that at one point the apocalypse ...
Nearer My God to Thee? The debate over what Hartley and his band played immediately prior to the sinking of Titanic reveals much about the mood of the British public in the wake of the tragedy. If the ...
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