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Program: How an ancient Christian hymn was brought back to life

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A new documentary tells the extraordinary story of how historians and musicians in Nashville came together to give new life to an ancient Christian hymn. 

John Dickson is the historian behind the documentary, The First Hymn, and he told Lisa about some spine-tingling moments along the way. 

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John Dickson stumbled across a scrap of papyrus that he soon realised was the music for a hymn. 

Christianity, Religious Music
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