Template:Did you know nominations/Long Ago, Prophets Knew

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Long Ago, Prophets Knew

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The birth of Jesus Christ

... that Advent and Christmas carol "Long Ago, Prophets Knew, Christ would come born a Jew" was one of around 50 hymns written after 1950 included in The New English Hymnal? Source: In Tuneful Accord: The Church Musicians. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. p. 218. ISBN 0334041937
- ALT1:... that "Long Ago, Prophets Knew, Christ would come born a Jew"? Source: Hymnary

Reviewed: Lo! He comes with clouds descending
Comment: For Christmas Day (25th December)

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 14:44, 10 December 2017 (UTC).

Article size and date check out, hook facts referenced and no apparant copyplag concerns, QPQ done. Image is Commons and PD. Second hook would be a nice "ending" hook. On the first hook though...how many hymms were in the hymnal total? Because the article says "about fifty" post-1950 hymns were included, and that's not really a 'small number' unless there were a lot of hymns in it. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:07, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

@The Bushranger: Apologies, I should have included that as it was in the source. I have now updated it to include that. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 12:53, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Not a problem, I've been there and done that. 50/506 is enough for a "small number", good to go. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:32, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Fifty is not a small number regardless of how many hymns were in the hymnal. It may be a comparatively small percentage or portion, but it's a sizable number. It might help also to give some context: the hymnal was put together in 1986, so around 50 of the hymns were written in the 35 years prior to the hymnal's publication. As for ALT1, that reads more like an April Fool's hook; it works less well as a "factual" hook for the many non-Christian readers of the front page. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:25, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

In context, IMHO, it is, but @The C of E: nontheless. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:41, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

@The Bushranger: I have amended the hook in light of the objections. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:13, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

@The C of E: I've added the word "around" to match the description in the article, as long as that's fine this should be (again) good to go. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:29, 14 December 2017 (UTC)