who is the first British popular prayer showed interest to play in U.S. by 2009?
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david beckham? i've heard rumors, but im not sure if theyre true.
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Right now, it would have to be "My Savior, My God", by Aaron Shuest
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<*> try this list of sites\nhttp://www.newtimes.org/issue/0208/prayer.htm
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Pop Idol has been sold all around the world, the most popular version is probably American Idol in the US.\n\nAlthough the first series was popular, launching the career of Will Young, the second series didn't seem to do as well. ITV launched a new show, X-Factor which also featured Simon Cowell but this time involved groups as well as solo singers. This seems to have been much more successful, but as they were made by different production companies (for the same network) there was a legal battle over the format.
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Carey Landry has a religious song-Like A Sunflower.  Catchy tune and popular with young children
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I agree with the earlier answers.   However, if you wish to know more then click on the link below.   I actually live in Plymouth, Devon, which is where the Pilgrim Fathers left the UK for America.   Interesting stuff but very commercialised these days (as are most American celebrations).
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My favorite is, "It is well with my soul", considering it was written by a man who lost most of his family as they crossed the Atlantic by ship.\n\nTo quote one website...\n\nThis hymn was writ­ten af­ter two ma­jor trau­mas in Spaf­ford’s life. The first was the great Chi­ca­go Fire of Oc­to­ber 1871, which ru­ined him fi­nan­cial­ly (he had been a weal­thy bus­i­ness­man). Short­ly af­ter, while cross­ing the At­lan­tic, all four of Spaf­ford’s daugh­ters died in a col­li­sion with an­o­ther ship. Spaf­ford’s wife Anna sur­vived and sent him the now fa­mous tel­e­gram, “Saved alone.” Sev­er­al weeks lat­er, as Spaf­ford’s own ship passed near the spot where his daugh­ters died, the Ho­ly Spir­it in­spired these words. They speak to the eter­nal hope that all be­liev­ers have, no mat­ter what pain and grief be­fall them on earth.\n\nWhen peace, like a river, attendeth my way,\nWhen sorrows like sea billows roll;\nWhatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,\nIt is well, it is well, with my soul.\n\nRefrain\n\nIt is well, with my soul,\nIt is well, with my soul,\nIt is well, it is well, with my soul.\n\nThough Satan should buffet, though trials should come,\nLet this blest assurance control,\nThat Christ has regarded my helpless estate,\nAnd hath shed His own blood for my soul.\n\nRefrain\n\nMy sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!\nMy sin, not in part but the whole,\nIs nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,\nPraise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!\n\nRefrain\n\nFor me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:\nIf Jordan above me shall roll,\nNo pang shall be mine, for in death as in life\nThou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.\n\nRefrain\n\nBut, Lord, ‘tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,\nThe sky, not the grave, is our goal;\nOh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!\nBlessèd hope, blessèd rest of my soul!\n\nRefrain\n\nAnd Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,\nThe clouds be rolled back as a scroll;\nThe trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,\nEven so, it is well with my soul.\n\nRefrain
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http://www.amazon.com/Lords-Prayer-\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Passages-Lords-Prayer-Various-Artists/
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the all time number one song is bohemian rhapsody by queen
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"Jingle Bells", originally "One Horse Open Sleigh", is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1857 by James Pierpont (1822–1893) to be sung at a Thanksgiving program at his church in Boston, and was repeated at Christmas due to its instant popularity. The song has been translated into many languages
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Not so brief, but it sums it up I think. =-)\n\nEngel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962) was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that determined that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and require its recitation in public schools, even when it is relatively non-denominational and students may excuse themselves from participation. This was decided in a vote of 6-1, with Justices Frankfurter and White unable to vote.\n\nThe case was brought by the parents of students who complained the prayer to "Almighty God" contradicted their religious beliefs and was supported by groups opposed to the school prayer including Madalyn Murray O'Hair's American Atheists . The prayer in question was:\n\n    Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country. Amen.\n\nThe plaintiffs argued that opening the school day with such a prayer (even if students are not required to recite it) violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (as applied to the states through the Fourteenth), which says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." The governments of twenty-two states1 signed on to an amicus curiae brief urging affirmance of the New York Court of Appeals decision that upheld the constitutionality of the prayer. The American Ethical Union, the American Jewish Committee, and the Synagogue Council of America each submitted briefs urging the Court to instead reverse and rule that the prayer was unconstitutional.\n\nJustice Hugo Black, writing for the majority, pointed out that the prayer is a religious activity by the very nature of its being a prayer. The majority further ruled that prescribing such a religious activity for school children is inconsistent with the Establishment Clause. That is, the program was created by government officials to promote a religious belief and therefore not permissible.\n\nIn response to the defendant's claims that: (a) the prayer does not respect any specific established religion; and (b) the prayer is voluntary, Black's opinion held that neither of these claims frees it from contradicting the Establishment Clause. The opinion held that the fact that it promotes a religion is sufficient to conclude it is in violation, even if that promotion is not coercive. Furthermore, the opinion held that the fact that the prayer is vaguely worded enough to not promote any particular religion is not a sufficient defense, as it does still promote a family of religions (those that recognize "Almighty God"), which is also a violation of the Establishment Clause.
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I do love this song. It is great. It is really easy to play on guitar as well. We are doing it at our contemporary worship service now too. What do you think about How Great is Our God or Beautiful One???? Have you heard them???
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There are a couple of dozen choices at OCP.org:http://www.ocp.org/en/songsearch/index.php?start=100&count=559&pagesize=50&titlekey=G\n\nWith love in Christ.
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God! seeing as how he inspired it! :)
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When we were kids  these were school and playtime games.Also a great rhyme was ring a ring a roses.Which was really about the great plague That's not to say they all were.But OUaB moor and TNWD blow are of norse origin which makes them even earlier So the great about 1660 and earlier
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Salisbury Hill by Peter Gabriel?\nhttp://home.cwru.edu/~tet4/song/salisbury.html
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England and Northern Ireland both use God Save the Queen. Although both the Scots and the Welsh seem to view it as the English anthem and insist on booing. In theory we could use Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory - but both are equally ambiguous. Jerusalem is used by the England Cricket team I believe.\n\nThere several good articles on this debate in sources links below.\n\nThe only real answer I can envisage would be to commission a new piece of music. However that would no doubt just rekindle the argument. I'm sure we'd try and make it a corporate sponsorship opportunity "Come on the <insert sponsor name here> England Team..." etc. Can you imagine some horrible Three Lions-esque rubbish being played before a game?