Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon, had the idea for this hymn when he was in Wexford visiting a dying friend. He later revisited it when he himself was dying from TB and it was first ...

The tune captures the sentiment of the hymn – that we should clear our minds of everything for a moment and focus on the Lord. The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem.

I hurriedly explained that I was simply singing phonetically from the relevant number in the proffered hymn book! However having broken the ice, I found myself engaged in a fascinating conversation ...

Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka, chanted the Shiva Tandava Stotram to appease Lord Shiva. Imprisoned beneath Mount Kailash by Shiva, Ravana's hymn, a testament to his devotion and poetic ...