Among the leaflets temporarily decorating our doormat, one pizza firm has printed 12 images from the 20th century. Most are predictable (man on moon, Elvis, Mandela), but the only pre-1950 pictures feature a Spitfire, and Laurel and Hardy. Now read on . . .
Thanks to all who responded to the quest for hymns of the century. I asked for a maximum of three each, all written in 19-something. Admittedly the results look more like a focus group than a MORI poll; many of the 60-odd nominations received one or two votes only. But while you cannot take this as EN's final league table, some trends are clear.
By way of contrast, both Graham Kendrick and Bishop Frank Houghton feature here. Of their leading entries, 'From heaven you came' (the Servant King) squeezed ahead of 'Facing a task unfinished'. Also among the chasing pack were 'How deep the Father's love for us' by Stuart Townend, Michael Saward's 'Christ triumphant', and 'How great thou art'.
