This month we are learning an hymn fit for the Solemnity of Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord. "Songs of Thankfulness and Praise" was written by Christopher Wordsworth in 1862 and uses Jakob Hintze's tune Salzburg from 1678. Christopher Wordsworth was the nephew of famed poet William Wordsworth.
The first verse of "Songs of Thankfulness and Praise" references the revealing of Christ's divinity to all gentiles through the Magi. Verse two recalls the Baptism of our Lord in the river Jordan while the final original verse focuses on Jesus' healing ministry.
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