Kent, thanks for that information. I also think that this is an interesting thread idea, and I give thanks to the spirit who caused me to think of it.

With regard to your comment that "We often sing this before the Communion, also known as the Lord's Supper, the weekly commemoration of Jesus's death.", my African American Baptist church also has a long tradition of singing "Lead Me to Calvary" before Communion, and I can't remember that song being sung at any other time.