[A_perfect_lady]

It's a beautiful song, but I'm guessing most people aren't familiar with the original lyrics (hint: mostly about sex.)

He ought to be playing "Nearer My God to Thee," like they did on the Titanic. Just before it sank.

[baltiless]

I think it’s a stretch, or perhaps an oversimplification is more correct, to say it’s mostly about sex. I think it’s far more about the mysteries of love, of which sex (in the song) is a relatively small part.

[Fiji Hill]

"Nearer, My God, To Thee" was probably not played on the Titanic. However, it was heard being played on the battlefield at Gettysburg by a Confederate army band.

Incidentally the music was written by Lowell Mason, who also wrote the music for "Joy to the World," which we will be hearing frequently in the coming weeks.