Hymn 43

"Hymn 43" is a song by British progressive rock group Jethro Tull. It is off their Aqualung album and was released as a single by Reprise Records.

"Hymn 43"
Cover of the Japanese 7-inch single
Single by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
B-side"Mother Goose"
Released19 March 1971
RecordedDecember 1970 - February 1971
GenreHard rock, progressive rock
Length3:14
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Inside"
(1970)		 "Hymn 43"
(1971)		 "Locomotive Breath"
(1971)

The song reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Songwriter Ian Anderson described the song as "a blues for Jesus, about the gory, glory seekers who use his name as an excuse for a lot of unsavoury things. You know, 'Hey Dad, it's not my fault — the missionaries lied.'"[2] Sean Murphy of PopMatters wrote that, "For “Hymn 43” Anderson sets his sights on the US and in quick order sets about decimating the hypocrisy and myth-making of religion and the new religion, entertainment."[3]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time. It is composed in the key of D Major with Anderson's vocal range spanning from G4 to Eb6.[4]

The song was later included in the video game Rock Band 2 as downloadable content.[5]

Chart performance
Year Chart Position
1971 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[6] 86
Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[1] 91

Personnel
Jethro Tull

Covers

Morse/Portnoy/George released this as their third single off their 2020 album Cov3r to Cov3r on July 10, 2020.[7]

A version by Alabama Thunderpussy was included on the compilation album Sucking the 70's.

References
  1. "Jethro Tull > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. "Good Heavens, Now Ian Anderson Wants Us to Think". Disc and Music Echo. Tullpress.com. March 20, 1971. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. Murphy, Sean (December 9, 2011). "Jethro Tull: Aqualing (40th Anniversary Special Edition)". PopMatters. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. "Digital Sheet Music – Jethro Tull – Hymn 43". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. "Hymn 43 by Jethro Tull // Songs //Rock Band". Harmonix Music Systems. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  6. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 16, No. 1, August 21, 1971". Library and Archives Canada. 21 August 1971. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. "MORSE / PORTNOY / GEORGE - Hymn 43 (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Inside Out Music. May 25, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.


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