Bruce Hindmarsh suggests that the secular popularity of " Amazing Grace " is due to the absence of any mention of God in the lyrics until the fourth verse ( by Excell's version, the fourth verse begins " When we've been there ten thousand years "), and that the song represents the ability of humanity to transform itself instead of a transformation taking place at the hands of God.

Today the composer ( past or present ) of the musical score to an opera or operetta is usually given top billing for the completed work, and the writer of the lyrics relegated to second place or a mere footnote, a notable exception being Gertrude Stein, who received top billing for Four Saints in Three Acts.

Escapin ' through the lily fields </ br > I came across an empty space </ br > It trembled and exploded </ br > Left a bus stop in its place </ br > The bus came by and I got on </ br > That's when it all began </ br > There was cowboy Neal </ br > At the wheel </ br > Of a bus to never-ever land-Grateful Dead, lyrics from " That's It for the Other One "

The album received mixed reviews, with the lyrics being described as " tired " and " dull ", though critic Greil Marcus praised the musical complexity of the album by saying: " It carries the listener into a musical home so perfect and complete he or she might have forgotten that music could call up such a place, and then populate it with people, acts, wishes, fears.

Other notable later examples of the non-representational style include Bill Konersman's innovative 1987 video for Prince's " Sign o ' the Times " – influenced by Dylan's " Subterranean Homesick Blues " clip, it featured only the text of the song's lyrics — the video for George Michael's " Freedom 90 " ( 1990 ), in which Michael himself refused to appear, forcing director David Fincher to substitute top fashion models in his place.

The lyrics appear with permission from the Author :( 1st verse ): Harbor of a thousand ships / Forger of a nation's fleet / Gateway to the New World / Where ocean and river meet /( chorus ): Strength wrought from steel / And a people's fortitude / Such is the timeless legacy / Of a place called Newport News /( 2nd verse ): Nestled in a blessed land / Gifted with a special view / Forever home for ev ' ry man / With a spirit proud and true /( repeat chorus to fade )

The lyrics, however, make no mention of the place.

Over the next few minutes, McCartney introduced some of the lyrics, reworking " Get back to the place you should be " from fellow Beatle George Harrison's " Sour Milk Sea " into " Get back to where you once belonged ".

It enjoyed a comeback in 1978-79 and was associated with college fraternity parties when it was sung, complete with the supposedly obscene lyrics, by Bluto ( John Belushi ) and his fellow Delta House brothers in the movie National Lampoon's Animal House despite the anachronism of the film taking place in 1962, a year before the Kingsmen recording ( although this is mitigated by the fact that the Deltas are fans of at least one black rock musician, and 1962 was 7 years after Richard Berry wrote the song ).

Additionally, many of the lyrics are set within the framework of recognizable history, with a cast of characters including historical barbarians, gladiators, corsairs and privateers, archaeologists and occult investigators whose exploits take place during recorded history from Roman times through the age of Reason, the late 19th century and early 20th century.

A longer version of the song was released as a single on Atlantic Records, reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart early in 1972 ; the additional lyrics in this longer version lend the song a greater sense of sadness, and make poignant reference to social changes taking place in the 1960s and early 1970s A few perceptible drifts can be observed when listening to each version chronologically: In the original version Jean Stapleton was wearing glasses and after the first time the lyric " Those Were The Days " was sung over the tonic ( root chord of the song's key ) the piano strikes a Dominant 7th chord in transition to the next part which is absent from subsequent versions.

In the musical number that accompanies Firefly's first day in office, Groucho lets the audience know how things will run, singing lyrics such as " The last man nearly ruined this place, he didn't know what to do with it / If you think this country's bad off now, just wait ' til I get through with it.

Its loss involved that of many hundreds of dainty lyrics, including those of Campion, and it was due to the work of A. H. Bullen ( see bibliography ), who first published a collection of the poet's works in 1889, that his genius was recognized and his place among the foremost rank of Elizabethan lyric poets restored.

In regards to lyrics he says " a lyric allows its speaker to slip in and out of pastoral guise and reveal directly the sophistication which prompted him to assume it in the first place ″.

His Poesías ( 1840 ) and another volume of lyrics, Luz y tinieblas ( 1842 ), are comparatively minor ; but the versification of his plays, and his power of analysing feminine emotions, give him a foremost place among the Spanish dramatists of the 19th century.

* The song " Side of a Bullet " by Nickelback is a tribute to Dimebag ; it takes place in a world where the killer is still alive and has lyrics such as, " He hit the stage so full of rage and let the whole world know it / 6 feet away they heard him say / Oh God, don't let him pull it.

His prose is often spoiled by its misplaced and too ambitious rhetoric ; his verse also is ornate, and both are full of mannerisms, Some of his songs, however, hold a high place among British lyrics.

Jónsi uses Hopelandic in place of songs which do not yet have lyrics, although tracks on Sigur Rós albums Von and Takk ... are only sung in the language.

In 1977, Little Roger and the Goosebumps recorded a parody of the song in which the words to the theme song of the television show Gilligan's Island were sung in place of the original lyrics.

* The song ' Mrs Winchester ' by Dog Ears is based on the story of the Winchester Mystery house, with lyrics such as " Keep building your house Mrs Winchester / A place for my brothers to rest / For they fell one and all with the mark of your name / On the bullets that tore through their flesh "

Armstrong added Lenya's name into the lyrics, in place of one the characters in the play.

With a tune now in place, the Rhodesian government organised a nationwide competition to write matching lyrics, the winner of which would receive a cash prize equal to about US $ 1, 000.

Barnes stated, " the melodies are light, cheerful and exuberant ", and the lyrics " a place in any museum of American musical comedy, and yet live wonderfully today.

Refusing to take into account that the violent lyrics were not actually performed in a public place, the Romanian Police forces arrested the five artists, charging them with outrage against good customs.

For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word?

The dedication took place on 26 December 537 in the presence of the emperor, who exclaimed, " O Solomon, I have outdone thee!

Between 1594 and 1603, Elizabeth faced her most severe test in Ireland during the Nine Years ' War, a revolt that took place at the height of hostilities with Spain, who backed the rebel leader, Hugh O ' Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

* The Plough and the Stars is a play by Seán O ' Casey that takes place during the Easter Rising.

Some users prefer " C " style presses over " O " presses, as there is more room to place bullets into cartridge mouths on " C " presses.

* 1976 – The Reavey and O ' Dowd killings take place ( part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom )

Your grave is blessed and reward is great, by the grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ O graced one, having conquered the bounds of time and place!

It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917 Old Style Julian Calendar ( O. S.

Homecoming won a place in The O. Henry Prize Stories of 1947.

Since Fisher's initial conceptual model of the ' runaway ' process, Russell Lande and Peter O ' Donald have provided detailed mathematical proofs that define the circumstances under which runaway sexual selection can take place.

Hg – Ba – Ca – Cu – O superconductor: The crystal structure of HgBa < sub > 2 </ sub > CuO < sub > 4 </ sub > ( Hg-1201 ), HgBa < sub > 2 </ sub > CaCu < sub > 2 </ sub > O < sub > 6 </ sub > ( Hg-1212 ) and HgBa < sub > 2 </ sub > Ca < sub > 2 </ sub > Cu < sub > 3 </ sub > O < sub > 8 </ sub > ( Hg-1223 ) is similar to that of Tl-1201, Tl-1212 and Tl-1223, with Hg in place of Tl.

Now therefore arise, O God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

O ' Donnell ( aka Barry Malzberg ), 1971, takes place at a New York City science fiction convention and features broad parodies of many SF fans and authors.

The inclusion of a different atom such as phosphorus in place of the two central hydrogens in metatungstate produces a wide variety of heteropoly acids, such as phosphotungstic acid H < sub > 3 </ sub > PW < sub > 12 </ sub > O < sub > 40 </ sub >.

Kermit and the chorus of Muppets raised their arms as the song finished and the logo once again lowered into place with Gonzo trying to use the O as a gong, swinging at it with a mallet before some incident occurs.

After Valentino challenged the Tribunes anonymous writer to a boxing match, the New York Evening Journal boxing writer, Frank O ' Neill, volunteered to fight in his place.

Starting in 2006, more standardization of the O & Os began to take place both on the air and online.

It took place on September 28, 1708 ( O. S.

However, smaller horses can also excel ; for example, the third place competitor in the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI competition was Teddy O ' Connor, a 14. 1 hand gelding that was a cross of Thoroughbred, Arabian and Shetland pony breeding.

O ' Keefe and other " first wave " bands were popular until about 1961, when a wave of clean-cut family bands took their place.

When he complains to event director Doris Walker ( Maureen O ' Hara ), she persuades Kris to take his place.