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 ...

A couple of months ago, as Arcade Fire prepared to release their new album WE, longtime member Will Butler announced that he’d left the band after they’d finished recording the LP. On Twitter, Butler ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Surely the almost nine-minute live take of “Nearer My God to Thee,” performed in Los Angeles on July 22, 1955, develops as a series of climaxes built atop one another, the whole group winding each ...

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