Rankin said: “It has had no sweeter recognition than that given it by its adoption by the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor. 'God Be With You' became the official closing hymn for the Christian Endeavor Convention. While Rankin was responsible for penning the lyrics, William Tomer, who was the music director at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, composed the music. and said this about the hymn, “Written…as a Christian goodbye, it was called forth by no person or occasion, but was deliberately composed as a Christian hymn on basis of the etymology of “goodbye,” which is “God be with you.” He got the idea for the first stanza of the song when he saw the dictionary definition of 'good-bye' was short for 'God be with you.' The hymn was written in 1882 when Rankin was 54 years old.

Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking. The choirs current music director is Mack Wilberg. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. However, the choir is completely self-funded, traveling and producing albums to support the organization. The choir is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). Rankin was the minister for the First Congregational Church in Washington, D.C. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a 360-member, all-volunteer choir.

“God Be With You Till We Meet Again”, which was created by Jeremiah Rankin, was composed so his church choir could have a hymn to sing when they parted each week. The Story Behind God Be With You (Till We Meet Again) Smite death’s threatening wave before you, From Kirk Franklins 2011 release, Hello Fear, 'Everyone Hurts' can make you feel like youre not the Lone Ranger.We all face hurt, no matter what our age, gender, bank balance or level of fame is.

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