It started in Italy in 1591, as a composition by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. On a separate track, the Latin words were published anonymously in a Catholic hymnal in 1695. An Anglican priest, Francis Pott, translated the hymn into English in 1861. Then organist William Monk added "Alleluias" and married Pott's translation to Palestrina's music, to create "The … [Read more...] about “The Strife is O’er” Like You’ve Never Heard it Before
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