Lost Hymns

[Rich48]

Sometimes, I think it is sad how some great old hymns just never seem to be sung anymore. They get dropped from newer hymnals, and just seem to fade into oblivion. Whatever happened to great songs like "The Ninety and Nine"?

Can anyone think of others that just don't seem to be sung anymore?

Rich

 

[DixieBelle]

There's a lot of songs that we sang in the church I grew up in, that I never hear any more. Mainly because the church we go to now doesn't use the same hymnal. But I love the old songs from my childhood and enjoy remembering them. I love just looking through the old hymnals at the songs that I remember from my childhood (I'm talking like an "old" person, I know! )...its very peaceful to me.

 

[eutychus]

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

~I can't seem to find this in many hymnals, sadly.

I'd never heard of "The Ninety and Nine," so I looked up the lyrics. Powerful stuff!

 

[Rich48]

I'd never heard of "The Ninety and Nine," so I looked up the lyrics. Powerful stuff!

I haven't heard this one sung in a service in many a year. I do have it on a vinyl record album by Tennessee Ernie Ford. If you would like to here the melody, go to http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/i/90_and_9.htm but it is a little faster than I like it.

Rich

 

[Bradford]

One I miss thesedays is "From Depths of Woe", an old Luther Germinization of Ps 130...

 

[Rich48]

One I miss thesedays is "From Depths of Woe", an old Luther Germinization of Ps 130...

Sorry, I do not know that one at all. Is this it?

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/r/fromdepw.htm

Rich

 

[Rich48]

What ever happened to "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"? Not the deepest in theology, but still so lovely!

Somewhere the sun is shining,
Somewhere the songbirds dwell;
Hush, then, thy sad repining,
God lives, and all is well.

(chorus)

Somewhere, somewhere,
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere!
Land of the true, where we live anew,
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere!

Somewhere the day is longer,
Somewhere the task is done;
Somewhere the heart is stronger,
Somewhere the guerdon won.

Somewhere the load is lifted,
Close by an open door;
Somewhere the clouds are rifted,
Somewhere the angels sing.

Rich

 

[Bradford]

Sorry, I do not know that one at all. Is this it?

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/r/fromdepw.htm

Rich

That's it... not the melody we used, of course...

 

[Rich48]

Here is another one that just is not sung anymore:

ALL THINGS ARE READY

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, for the table now is spread;
Ye famishing, ye weary, come,
And thou shalt be richly fed.

(chorus)

Hear the invitation,
Come, “whosoever will”;
Praise God for full salvation
For “whosoever will.”

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, for the door is open wide;
A place of honor is reserved
For you at the Master’s side.

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, while He waits to welcome thee;
Delay not while this day is thine,
Tomorrow may never be.

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Leave ev’ry care and worldly strife;
Come, feast upon the love of God,
And drink everlasting life.

Rich

 

[Rich48]

Here is another that is left out of almost every modern hymnal:

HONEY IN THE ROCK

O my brother, do you know the Savior,
Who is wondrous kind and true?
He’s the “Rock of your salvation!”
There’s Honey in the Rock for you.

(chorus)

Oh, there’s Honey in the Rock, my brother,
There’s Honey in the Rock for you;
Leave your sins for the blood to cover,
There’s Honey in the Rock for you.

Have you “tasted that the Lord is gracious,”
Do you walk in the way that’s new?
Have you drunk from the living Fountain?
There’s Honey in the Rock for you.

Do you pray unto God the Father,
“What wilt Thou have me to do?”
Never fear, He will surely answer,
There’s Honey in the Rock for you.

Then go out through the streets and byways,
Preach the Word to the many or few;
Say to every fallen brother,
There’s Honey in the Rock for you.


Rich

 

[DixieBelle]

Here is another that is left out of almost every modern hymnal:

HONEY IN THE ROCK

I love that song!

 

[Rich48]

I love that song!

So do it-but try to find it in any modern hymnal! Or better yet, can you find it on any recording? I found it on one instrumental-that is it!

Rich

 

[DixieBelle]

The Lewis Family have this song on several different CDs, though its a live recording and they have fun with it, so its not a completely serious rendition of it. Anyway, that's where I first heard the song, but we also sang it in church.

 

[Rich48]

At one time there were many songs that refered mom's faith, supported by the Bible. Here is one of them (if you do not know this one, just read the words):

My Mother's Bible

There’s a dear and precious Book,
Though it’s worn and faded now,
Which recalls those happy days of long ago,
When I stood at mother’s knee,
With her hand upon my brow,
And I heard her voice in gentle tones and low.

(chorus)
Blessèd Book, precious Book,
On thy dear old tear stained leaves I love to look;
Thou art sweeter day by day, as I walk the narrow way
That leads at last to that bright home above.

As she read the stories o’er
Of those mighty men of old,
Of Joseph and of Daniel and their trials,
Of little David bold,
Who became a king at last,
Of Satan and his many wicked wiles.

Then she read of Jesus’ love,
As He blessed the children dear,
How He suffered, bled and died upon the tree;
Of His heavy load of care,
Then she dried my flowing tears
With her kisses as she said it was for me.

Well, those days are past and gone,
But their memory lingers still
And the dear old Book each day has been my guide;
And I seek to do His will,
As my mother taught me then,
And ever in my heart His Words abide.


Rich

 

[Rich48]

Perhaps this one is not so much forgotten, just not sung in many churches as it is simply not included in most hymnals.

Tell The Blessed Story

Church of God, awaken; heed the Lord’s command,
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.
Fields are white for harvesting on every hand,
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.

(chorus)

Tell the blessèd story of the cross of Jesus,
Tell the blessèd story of the hallowed cross.
Until every nation learns of full salvation,
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.

Has not He commissioned you the news to bear?
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.
“Go ye into all the world,” and everywhere
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.


Stand no longer idle while the moments fly.
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.
Multitudes in heathen darkness live and die.
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.

Publish unto all the world redeeming grace.
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.
Until in the home of rest you find your place.
Tell the blessèd story of the cross.

If you do not know this one, go here, and give a listen to a fairly good midi of the song:

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/e/telltbst.htm

Rich

 

[Rich48]

Does anyone's church still sing this old song?


Come And Dine

Jesus has a table spread
Where the saints of God are fed,
He invites His chosen people, “Come and dine”;
With His manna He doth feed
And supplies our every need:
O ’tis sweet to sup with Jesus all the time!

(chorus)

“Come and dine,” the Master calleth, “Come and dine”;
You may feast at Jesus’ table all the time;
He Who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine,
To the hungry calleth now, “Come and dine.”

The disciples came to land,
Thus obeying Christ’s command,
For the Master called unto them, “Come and dine”;
There they found their heart’s desire,
Bread and fish upon the fire;
Thus He satisfies the hungry every time.

Soon the Lamb will take His bride
To be ever at His side,
All the host of Heaven will assembled be;
O ’twill be a glorious sight,
All the saints in spotless white;
And with Jesus they will feast eternally.

 

[Rich48]

One more:

The Eastern Gate

I will meet you in the morning,
Just inside the Eastern Gate.
Then be ready faithful pilgrim,
Lest with you it be too late.
Chorus:
I will meet you (in the morning),
I will meet you (in the morning)
Just inside the Eastern Gate over there.
I will meet you (in the morning)
I will meet you (in the morning)
I will meet you in the morning over there.

If you hasten off to glory,
Linger near the Eastern Gate,
For I'm coming in the morning,
So you'll not have long to wait.

Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning,
For the Bridegroom watch and wait;
He'll be with us at the meeting,
Just inside the Eastern Gate!

O the joy of that glad meeting,
With the saints who for us wait!
What a blessed happy meeting,
Just inside the Eastern Gate!


Another beautiful hymn that is left out of many more modern hymnals. But the Nazarene church put this one BACK into their latest hymnal ater dropping it from the 1970's hymnal.

Rich

 

[brinny]

How about this one?

Victim Divine, Thy Grace We Claim

Victim Divine, Thy grace we claim,
While thus Thy precious death we show:
Once offered up a spotless Lamb,
In Thy great temple here below,
Thou didst for all mankind atone,
And standest now before the throne.

Thou standest in the holy place,
As now for guilty sinners slain;
The blood of sprinkling speaks, and prays,
All prevalent for helpless man;
Thy blood is still our ransom found,
And speaks salvation all around.

The smoke of Thy atonement here
Darkened the sun, and rent the veil,
Made the new way to Heaven appear,
And showed the great Invisible;
Well pleased in Thee, our God looked down,
And calls His rebels to a crown.

He still respects Thy sacrifice;
Its savor sweet doth always please:
The offering smokes through earth and skies,
Diffusing life, and joy, and peace;
To these, Thy lower courts, it comes,
And fills them with divine perfumes.

We need not now go up to Heaven,
To bring the long sought Savior down;
Thou art to all already given,
Thou dost e’en now Thy banquet crown:
To every faithful soul appear,
And show Thy real presence here!

 

[Rich48]

I thought about this one when posting to the ABC Hymn game. This is one that I have not heard in years in a service!

Come To The Feast

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, for the table now is spread;
Ye famishing, ye weary, come,
And thou shalt be richly fed.

(chorus)
Hear the invitation,
Come, “whosoever will”;
Praise God for full salvation
For “whosoever will.”

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, for the door is open wide;
A place of honor is reserved
For you at the Master’s side.

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Come, while He waits to welcome thee;
Delay not while this day is thine,
Tomorrow may never be.

“All things are ready,” come to the feast!
Leave ev’ry care and worldly strife;
Come, feast upon the love of God,
And drink everlasting life.

Rich

 

[Turpius]

I've heard "Come and Dine" and "Eastern Gate" at a small country church in central Ohio. It's a shame more of these old hymns are being lost. I've seen several of Fannie Crosby's hymns that I've never heard of only read in old, old hymnals.