“As the screams in the water multiplied, another sound was heard, strong and clear at first, then fainter in the distance. It was the melody of the hymn “Nearer, My God, To Thee,” played by the string orchestra in the dining saloon.”

—  Steve Turner

Source: The Band That Played On (Thomas Nelson, 2011), p. 10

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