I’m not at all religious, but we used to belt this out in chapel at school and I’ve always liked it. We studied “The Pilgrims Progress” at school as well, I wasn’t as keen on that.Got to know it well as it was the Sir John Deane's School Song on Founders Day when we all marched a mile and a half to Witton Church to get a bit of religion down ourselves.
Years later found out it was Winston Churchill's favourite Hymn and it is probably mine.
I had it at our Wedding while Mrs Jakarta had Lord of Hopefulness which probably describes our two looks on life!
Here is an example of Mbaqanga featuring the basso profondo singing of Mahlathini (also known as the Lion of Soweto) with the Mahotella Queens.
Thokozile ("Praise/Be Happy")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcH4cPqykF0