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Revelation

  1. Lesson One
    The Letters of Revelation (Revelation 1–3)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Symbolism (Revelation 4–13)
    21 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    New Creation (Revelation 14–22)
    17 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Theology of Revelation
    19 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Interpreting Revelation
    17 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Revelation Interpreting Revelation In Front | Non-poetic Texts and Hymns
Lesson 5, Activity 12

In Front | Non-poetic Texts and Hymns

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Poetic passages from Revelation were not the only parts of the book to inspire Christian hymns. Many hymns are rooted in this book’s non-poetic passages as well. A few are listed below.

RevelationHymn
5:11“O, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing,” words: Charles Wesley (1739), music: “Azmon,” Carl G. Gläser (1828)
7:14“There’s Power in the Blood,” words and music: Lewis E. Jones (1899)
14:19“Battle Hymn of the Republic” (“trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored . . .”), words: Julia Ward Howe (1861), music: “John Brown’s Body,” possibly by John William Steffe
19:12“Crown Him with Many Crowns,” words: Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring (1874), music: “Diademata,” George J. Elvey (1868)
19:12“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” words: Edward Perronet (1779), music: “Coronation,” Oliver Holden (1793)
21:2“When We All Get to Heaven,” words: Eliza E. Hewitt (1898), music: Emily D. Wilson
21:2“When the Saints Go Marching In,” African American spiritual, made popular by Louis Armstrong
22:1“I’ll Fly Away,” Albert E. Brumley (1932, 1960, Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Psalm 90:10)
22:4“O I Want to See Him,” words and music by Rufus Henry Cornelius (1916)

Source: http://www.jesuswalk.com/revelation/revelation-songs-hymns.htm. Accessed Nov 6, 2020.