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Voted for And Can it Be.
I like the passion hymns too. O Dearest Jesus, Stricken Smitten and Afflicted, Ah Holy Jesus, Ps51 and Ps 40E in the RPCNA Psalter, miss singing that one. Listen to it on my Psalter CD.
I also like "Rock of Ages" -- especially this part: "Nothing in my hands I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling."
ok... Not big on hymns but this one... This is my fav....
Come thou fount
come, thou fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
2. Here i raise mine ebenezer;
hither by thy help i'm come;
and i hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of god;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor
daily i'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, lord, i feel it,
prone to leave the god i love;
here's my heart, o take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
The last verse is my fav
I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only trust and Savior of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray Thee from our hearts all cares to take.
Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
Reigning omnipotent in every place;
So come, O King, and our whole being sway;
Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.
Thou art the life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive;
Sustain us by Thy faith and by Thy power,
And give us strength in every trying hour.
Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
No harshness hast Thou and no bitterness;
O grant to us the grace we find in Thee,
That we may dwell in perfect unity.
Our hope is in no other save in Thee;
Our faith is built upon Thy promise free;
Lord, give us peace, and make us calm and sure,
That in Thy strength we evermore endure.
Along with all of the others that have been mentioned, this EP'er votes for --
and "The Love of God:"
(I like the latter in part because it was the favorite hymn of my brother's father-in-law, a devout Christian who was converted from Judaism. This man and his wife were very kind and dear to my husband and me, although my [Catholic] brother was not of the same opinion. In fact, when I was a baby Christian, my brother's mother-in-law wrote out Stanza 3 of that hymn for my to carry around in my purse...! I miss them.)
- The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.
- Refrain:
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.- When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.- Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
Margaret
A Mighty Fortress is the best!
All of the above are great. Compare these lyrics to the 'modern' song list and you see quite a difference in theology and a higher view of the Lord.
A Mighty Fortress is Our God AKA Reformation Battle Hymn
DMcFadden, My church sings "Shine Jesus Shine". It makes me wanna get sick. People are all clapping, singing, in total jubilation. I just stand there and can't believe it. Of course, I've noticed the loss of theology as we sink deeper and deeper into the contemporary worship style. I look around and can't believe what I see. Like a sailor watching as a ship is sinking.
DMcFadden, My church sings "Shine Jesus Shine". It makes me wanna get sick. People are all clapping, singing, in total jubilation. I just stand there and can't believe it. Of course, I've noticed the loss of theology as we sink deeper and deeper into the contemporary worship style. I look around and can't believe what I see. Like a sailor watching as a ship is sinking.
I have to agree with you to a point, because so much of what is out there is commercialized garbage. On the other hand, I see a growing effort to counteract the movement with something better. While I refuse to turn my back on the great music of the past, I think the only way to preserve what we have is to encourage those who are giving us works with theological depth.
Face it, open up any hymnal, and you will find at least a handful of poorly written hymns which are mostly sentimental fluff. The songs were the "contemporary" Christian songs of the day in which they were written, but people liked them and sang them. Why? Because the songs touched an emotional chord and made them feel good about their relationship with God. Frankly the only difference I see between those and the contemporary Christian songs of today is the style of music.
DMcFadden, My church sings "Shine Jesus Shine". It makes me wanna get sick. People are all clapping, singing, in total jubilation. I just stand there and can't believe it. Of course, I've noticed the loss of theology as we sink deeper and deeper into the contemporary worship style. I look around and can't believe what I see. Like a sailor watching as a ship is sinking.
I have to agree with you to a point, because so much of what is out there is commercialized garbage. On the other hand, I see a growing effort to counteract the movement with something better. While I refuse to turn my back on the great music of the past, I think the only way to preserve what we have is to encourage those who are giving us works with theological depth.
Face it, open up any hymnal, and you will find at least a handful of poorly written hymns which are mostly sentimental fluff. The songs were the "contemporary" Christian songs of the day in which they were written, but people liked them and sang them. Why? Because the songs touched an emotional chord and made them feel good about their relationship with God. Frankly the only difference I see between those and the contemporary Christian songs of today is the style of music.
For example, "In the Garden," the ultimate "all skate" (as in "Let's all skate, all skate in a clockwise direction, couples only this song.")
1. When I survey the wondrous cross (sung it today, got filled with joy when I turned the hymn book to the number and seen the title