Giant Preacher Brooks Loved Children at Holy Trinity Church
A biographical sketch recalls Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks of Holy Trinity Church Philadelphia where children filled Sunday School under Lewis Redner and Brooks. He towered over six feet, could recite hymns, preached rapidly, and loved dolls and toys for his young friends.
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Lewis Redner
Philadelphia
Holy Trinity Church
Phillips Brooks
Philadelpia
Protestant Episcopal
Dr. Brooks
Holy Land
Holy City
Bethlehem
Jesus
Boston
Brooks
Dr.Brooks
Nativity Carol Conceived For Sunday School Readers
In 1868 Phillips Brooks wrote a Christmas poem for Philadelphia Sunday School children. Organist Lewis Redner could not find a tune until a late night urge produced a melody he felt descended from heaven. The result paired by Redner with Brooks words for the first performance by the children.
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Holy Land
Big Phillips Brooks
Philadelphia
Lewis Redner
Redner
Dr. Brooks
Little Town Of Bethlehem Poem Preview
Silent musings of a Christmas hymn describe the holy child coming to light the world with grace. The verses plead for Christ to descend among humans and dwell within them as angels announce the news of salvation.
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Christ
Mary
God
Bethlehem
Lord Emmanuel
Christ the Saviour
Cinta Bevlane Ledianis
Silent Night Origin In Oberndorf Austria Christmas Tale
A 1818 Christmas Eve in Oberndorf Austria centers on Father Joseph Mohr a 26 year old priest and Franz Gruber village schoolmaster who set Mohr s poem to music for a church service delayed by a broken organ The night scene and the shared performance led to the creation of Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht a song that endures in Christmas tradition.
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Joseph Mohr
St. Nicholas
Oberndorf
Franz Gruber
Father Mohr
Gruber
Strasser
Europe
Salzburg
Austria
Salzburg Alps
Christ
Christ Child
Mohr
Nansie
Cate
Iechanic
Inter
Silent Night origin in Austria church scene and spread
The verse describes Franz Gruber and Father Mohr composing Silent Night in a small Austrian church at Obendorf and its first sung performance. It notes the Salzburg church, the Strasser Sisters, and the carol's rapid travel from European stages to global fame as a Christmas standard.
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Gruber
Obendorf
Austria
Salzburg
Strasser
Comcert
Europe
Christe Man
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