July 29, 2017 (Saturday)
Today is National Lasagna Day. Many people love Italian food, and many people love an Italian solo, “O Sole Mio.”
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
“‘O sole mio” is a famous Naples song written in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua.
It has been performed and covered by many artists as Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Mario Lanza and The Three Tenors. It has also been performed by rock/pop artists such as Dalida, Anna Oxa, Bryan Adams, Me First, Vitas Al Bano, Elvis Presley (“It’s Now or Never”). Luciano Pavarotti won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for his rendition of “‘O Sole Mio.”
Christians who love that melody have put words about our Savior to the music and it is called, “Down From His Glory,” or, “Oh, How I Love Him.” The video below presents the original solo followed by the Christian version:
Down from His glory, ever living story,
My God and Savior came,
And Jesus was His name.
Born in a manger, to His own a stranger,
A man of sorrows, tears and agony.
Oh, how I love Him! How I adore Him!
My breath, my sunshine,
My all in all.
The great Creator became my Savior,
And all God’s fulness dwelleth in Him.
Hear Luciano Pavoratti sing “O Sole Mio”
Hear the Tharp Brothers sing, “Down From His Glory”