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What are your favorite hymns and why?

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I like hymns for their words.....Here are a few that I like......

A Mighty Fortress
From All that Dwell Below the Skies
Rock of Ages
All Glory, Laud and Honor
Lift High the Cross
Crown Him with Many Crowns
All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
O Sacred Head Now Wounded
I Know My Redeemer Lives
 
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For me, it's a combination of the words and the music. I have SO many, but here's the ones that come to mind at the moment!

How Great Thou Art
Now Thank We All Our God
Precious Lord Take My Hand
God of Grace and God of Glory
How Can I Keep From Singing
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Be Thou My Vision
Amazing Love
Lord I Am Fondly Earnestly Longing
I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almightly
Because He Lives

And Oh so many others!!!
 
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Maeyken said:
I just had to post again to add this one:

Nothing But the Blood of Jesus

We sang it this morning at church... I love this song!!
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A great old hymn! Here is a verse that is left out of most hymnals (we could post this in the another thread, but it's ok here!

Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Rich
 
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We sang one of my favorites this morning, too!

Wonderful Grace Of Jesus

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

(chorus)

Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
Wonderful grace, all sufficient for me, for even me.
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
O magnify the precious Name of Jesus.
Praise His Name!

(chorus)

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching to all the lost,
By it I have been pardoned,
Saved to the uttermost,
Chains have been torn asunder,
Giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

(chorus)

Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching the most defiled,
By its transforming power,
Making him God’s dear child,
Purchasing peace and heaven,
For all eternity;
And the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

(chorus)


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I have two favourites.

The first, is 'Come Thou Fount'. Not only does it have a neat melody and it's nice to sing,the words are just wonderful! (if only we sang the second verse more..you NEVER hear it!)

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.

Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve 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.

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.

O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.


another one I love is "I Surrunder All"

All to Jesus, I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

Refrain

I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessèd Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

Refrain

All to Jesus, I surrender;
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.

Refrain

All to Jesus, I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

Refrain

All to Jesus I surrender;
Now I feel the sacred flame.
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!

Refrain
 
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Oh wow! I love this hymn! I also like Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Great is They Faithfulness, and And Can It Be mainly because of the message of the songs.
 
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Two more to add:

Abide with me, because it shows with words and music the right attitude to the world and dependence on God.
Jesus Lives, thy terrors now... to the music "St. Albinus". A great hymn of celebration of the resurrection.
 
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BlueAngel said:
Oh wow! I love this hymn! I also like Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, Great is They Faithfulness, and And Can It Be mainly because of the message of the songs.
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Wonderful Grace Of Jesus was written by Halador Lillenas. It's too bad that this is the only one of his beautiful hymns that make it into most hymnals. I love most all of his hymns, yet many people have heard only this one.

You can check out some more of his hymms at cyberhymnal.

Here are a few:

Glorious Freedom http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/l/o/glorfree.htm

I Have Settled The Question http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/h/ihaveset.htm

Tell The Blessed Story http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/e/telltbst.htm


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I'm drawn to sullen hymns and songs-I really like the Dies Irae movements of Requiem Masses by various composers like Verdi. They are very beautiful and moving. Day of Judgement! Day of Wonders! is a favourite. I like Abide With Me because it is a sullen song that would be well-suited to a funeral.

I also like Irish hymns like Saint Patrick's Breastplate and Be Thou My Vision because I'm part Irish and I was born on St. Patrick's Day Eve .

Amazing Love-the best rendition I've heard is found here.

I also really like Afircan-American spirituals like We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder. Let Us Break Bread Together, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Deep River, etc., etc.

There are tons of more favourites of mine, and it would take me all day to list them all.

DW
 
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There are so many wonderful Hymns that it is extremely hard to narrow down to one Hymn my favorites are Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, Power in the blood, and Amazing grace.
These songs reflect that he loves us. that no matter what life throws our way we can over come it, if we look to him.
 
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