-CHRISTMAS CAROL CALENDER- Date: December 12 Days to - TopicsExpress



          

-CHRISTMAS CAROL CALENDER- Date: December 12 Days to Christmas: 13 Todays Carol: O, Little town of Bethlehem Phillip Brooks (1835-1893) was well known as a preacher of excellence within the Episcopal Church, and as an American patriot. During the American Civil War he took a firm public stand against slavery. He held a Doctorate of Divinity from Oxford, and was a teacher at Yale University. In 1865, Brooks traveled to the Holy Lands. On December 24th he made his way on horseback from Jerusalem to Bethlehem where he attended a five-hour Christmas musical praise celebration at the Church of the Nativity -- just a short distance from the hillside where the shepherds heard the very first Christmas song. At Christmastime three years later, recalling that magical night in Bethlehem, Phillip wrote a song for the childrens choir of his church. His organist put melody to his words and on Christmas Eve, 1868, O Little Town of Bethlehem was sung for the very first time.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:30:00 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015