Hymn 43

About 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. The song reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. 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.'" Sean Murphy of PopMatters wrote .

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About this song

Credited to

Jethro Tull

Album

Aqualung (Special Edition) · Track 8 of 14

Released

March 19, 1971

Duration

3:16

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From the album: Aqualung (Special Edition)