The fog thickened as we ascended into Vanderpool today. The low-hanging vapor coupled with misty conditions proved a stunning climate for this year's trek through #LostMaplesStatePark! Saturated colors, even among decaying fallen leaves, transported our senses into an altogether unique experience from years past. Misty, cool and gorgeous! #NearerMyGodToThee #WondersOfNatureBaby
Of all the things that happened on the night that Titanic sank, nothing is quite as emotionally resonant as the saga of the ship's musicians, playing as she slipped under the waves.
In the wake of the sinking, a myth surfaced that the band played a hymn called 'Nearer My God To Thee' at the very last.
The story immediately did the rounds like wildfire. And it became such a powerful image, such an emotionally charged vignette, that it's actual credibility had been widely accepted. Even James Cameron deferred to it in his epic blockbuster film of 1997.
But did they actually play it at all? Not very likely, as it turns out. Not likely at all.
How do we know? Junior wireless operator Harold Bride emerged from the wireless room on Titanic in the last, fateful minutes. The band was very close by, playing what would be their final number. A trained observer with a meticulous attention to detail, Bride noted that they were actually playing a tune called 'Song d' Autommne', also known as 'Autumn'.
Bride knew the song well. It was a popular tune in Britain, and much played in the cafes and skating rinks back home.
But that version of 'Autumn' was not well known in America at all. It had never really crossed the Atlantic. The journalists that Bride subsequently related his story to in America took the already established hymn saga, and then attributed it as a popular American hymn, which was also, co-incidentally known as 'Autumn'...
One or two survivors in nearby boats claim to have heard the 'first faint strains' of 'Nearer My God To Thee' in the last minutes. That said, the intro to 'Song d' Autommne' is very similar indeed to the much hyped hymn
Still, 'Nearer My God To Thee' remains the people's popular choice of tune. But it is highly unlikely to be the actual, literal truth...
Reposted from @cartermagazine Today In History Singer Sam Cook, the son of a minister and believed by many to be the first father of soul music, was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on this date January 22, 1931. Cook began his singing career with a gospel group known as the Soul Stirrers. Sam Cooke first reached the top of the charts in 1957 with "You Send Me." A string of pop and R&B hits soon followed, “Cupid,” “Twistin’ the Night Away,” and “A Change Is Gonna Come” . CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #cartermagazine #historyandhiphop365 #carter #samcooke #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke #jesusgavemewater #nearermygodtothee photo: @jessrandmemorabilia https://www.instagram.com/p/CLB-8gEFEX1/?igshid=stijscfj8lb2
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Hey! It's been so long since we last posted over here... Taking care of baby Mia is a full time job! 😅 Here we leave you a small piece of our April's Patreon cover - "Nearer My God To Thee", with harp and violins. • On another note, The Wedding Album, Vol. 2 (Guitar & Violin) will finally be released on the 15th this month, and you will be able to listen to it in all major platforms. In the next days we will be posting the cover art. Have a happy Sunday! ☀️☀️☀️ • #viodance #violinist #violin #music #harp #celtic #harpsicle #leverharp #reesharps #strings #hymn #nearermygodtothee #titanic #soundtrack #studio #cover #onetake #sundayfunday @titanicmovie @harpsicleharps (en Madrid, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPxs5WXIqhy/?utm_medium=tumblr
#nearermygodtothee This song makes me feel: an ache This melody haunts me. It’s somehow so sad and stirring and beautiful at the same time. Written in 1841 by Sarah Flower Adams and put to music by her sister. I didn’t know until I went searching for all the lyrics that it recounts the story of Jacob’s dream! Trivia: supposedly it was the last song played by the orchestra as the famous Titanic sank. A VERY beautiful instrumental version was included on the Titanic soundtrack that I recommend. Lyrics: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me; Still all my song shall be nearer, my God, to Thee, Chorus: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me, my rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! There let the way appear steps unto heav'n; All that Thou sendest me in mercy giv'n; Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! Then with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! A sixth verse was later added to the hymn by Edward Henry Bickersteth Jr. as follows: There in my Father's home, safe and at rest, There in my Saviour's love, perfectly blest; Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! #hymns #timeless #songs #music #church https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJSDlqBsPo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1suuy163i4l80
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