What was your Favorite Hymn Learned

[retread]

There are so many.  It is difficult to pick one, but here are a few:

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow'r thro'out the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty montain grandeur,
And hear the brook and feel the gently breeze.

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art.


Heaven Came Down

O what a wonderful wonderful day,
Day I will never forget;
After I wandered in darkness away,
Jesus my savior I met.
O what a tender, compassionate friend
He met the need of my heart;
Shadows dispelling, with joy I am telling,
He made all the darkness depart

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Saviour made me whole;
My sins were washed away
and my night was turned to day -
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul

Born of the Spirit with life from above
into God's family divine,
Justified fully thru Calvary's love,
O what a standing is mine!
And the transaction so quickly was made,
when as a sinner I came,
Took of the offer, of grace He did proffer,
He saved me, O praise His dear name!

Now I've a hope that will surely endure
after the passing of time;
I have a future in heaven for sure,
there in those mansions sublime.
And it's because of that wonderful day,
when at the cross I believed;
Riches eternal and blessings supernal,
from His precious hand I received.


Higher Ground

I'm pressing on the upward way,
New heights I'm gaining ev'ry day -
Still praying as I'm onward bound,
"Lord, plant my feet on higher ground".

Lord, lift me up and let me stand
By faith on heaven's tableland;
A higher plane than I have found
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Tho some may dwell where these abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

I want to live above the world,
Tho Satan's darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I'll pray till heav'n I've found,
"Lord, lead me on to higher ground."

[Editor:Geftakys Lodge]

When This Passing World
1 Corinthians 13:12

Author:  R. Murray McCheyne, 1813-1843
Musician:  Richard Redhead, 1820-1901

http://www.sermonaudio.com/hymnal/petra.mp3

[Peacefulg]

Hey Greg, which printing was that?    

[Peacefulg]

Was that the green cover one, I left right before that came out.

Blessing and honor and Glory be thine!

[Melany]

That's one thing I loved about fellowship - those hymns we sang, I still sing them all the time!  My favorite one wasn't taught while I was still in, I think it's #651.  It's been my theme song since 1989 and has helped me a great deal ever since:

I know not what awaits me, God kindly veils my eyes
And o'er each step of my onward way
He makes new scenes to rise
And every joy He sends me comes
A sweet and glad surprise.

Oh blissful lack of wisdom, 'Tis blessed not to know
He holds me with His own right hand
And will not let me go.
And lulls my troubled soul to rest
In Him who loves me so.

One step I see before me, 'Tis all I need to see
The light of heaven more brightly shines
When earth's illusions flee.
And sweetly through the silence comes
His loving "Follow Me!"

So on I go not knowing, I would not if I might
I'd rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light
I'd rather walk by faith in Him, than go alone by sight.

Where He may lead, I'll follow
My trust in Him repose.
And every hour in perfect peace
I'll sing:  "He knows, He knows"
And every hour in perfect peace
I'll sing:  "He knows, He knows".

[freebird]

I'll repeat mine.....

"Come ye disconsolate....."

(don't know the name)

"Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal!"

I'm glad for Heaven, cause lots of us been thru hell

[Laura]

I absolutly love this one. Not just the lyrics but the melody too. (#103)

Not all the blood of beast,
  On Jewish alters slain,
Could give the guilty conscience peace,
  Or wash away the stain

But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,
  Takes all our sins away;
A sacrifice of nobler name,
  And richer blood than they.

My faith would lay her hand
  On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
  And there confess my sin.

My soul looks back to see
  The burdens Thou didst bear
When hanging on the cursed tree,
  And knows her guilt was there.

Believing, we rejoice
  To see the curse removed;
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice,  
  And sing His bleeding love.

 ;DAnd I can't go without mentioning a Midwest favorite- (#334)

Oh, Lord, You know
I have no friend like You
If Heaven's not my home
Then, Lord, what would I do?
The angels beckon me
From Heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

I also like #441 and the Trust and Obey one that was already mentioned. But I must say I was surprised to see my most favorite one show up here.

Heaven is a wonderful place
Filled with glory and grace
I wanna see my Savior's face
Cause heaven is a wonderful place!
I wanna go there.

Can I get an Amen?!  

[Rudy]

Rebecca St. James - Pray
Mirror

May the words of my mouth
please you dear God
may the thoughts of my heart say to You
that all i desire
is to be with You forever
Lord i pray - i pray that You

That You take me - make me
beautiful to you
create me so - i mirror You
take me - make me
an image of You
'cause Lord i want to mirror You

Let the words of my mouth
please you dear God
May the thoughts of my heart be as Yours
cause all that i desire
is to be here with You forever
Lord i pray- i pray that You

Take me - make me
beautiful to You
create me so - i mirror You
take me - make me
an image of You
'cause i want to mirror You

Break me out of my complacency
breathe Your breathe of life into my soul
into my soul

may the words of my mouth please You

Take me - make me
beautiful to You
create me so - i mirror You
take me - make me
an image of You
'cause Lord i want to mirror You

(Keith Green Remake)

**  most excellent  **

[lemonlime]

i love that song Rudy

as for mine... i like "shine" by newsboys

Dull as dirt
you can't assert
the kinda light that might persuade
a strict dictator to retire
fire the army,
teach the poor origami
the truth is in
the proof is when you hear your heart start asking
What's my motivation?
And try as you may
there isn't a way
to explain the kinda change
that would make an eskimo renounce fur
that would make a vegetarian barbeque hamster
unless you can trace this about-face to a certain sign

shine
make em wonder whatcha got
make em wish that they were not
on the outside looking bored
shine
let it shine before all men
let em see good works and then
let em glorify the lord

Out of the shaker and onto the plate
it isn't karma it sure ain't fate
that would make a deadhead sell his van
that would make a schizophrenic turn in his crayons
Oprah freaks
and science seeks
a rationale that shall excuse this strange behavior
when you let it shine
you will inspire the kind of entire turnaround
that would make a bouncer take ballet
even bouncers who arent happy
but out of the glare
with nowhere to turn
you ain't gonna learn it on "What's my Line?"

Shine
make em wonder whatcha got
make em wish that they were not
on the outside looking bored
shine
let it shine before all men
let em see good works and then
let em glorify the lord

i know it isnt exactly a hymn but its one of my favorite God-honoring songs.

[jesusfreak]

Newboys all the way!  (First cd i ever bought )

newsboys - entertaining angels

one to another
do you remember me
i feel so small
are you listening tonight

so temporary
the things that i have seen
i ran so far
will you take me back again

entertaining angels
by the light of my t.v. screen
24-7 you wait for me

entertaining angels
by the time i fall to my knees
host of heaven, sing over me

one to another
the feelings in between
i won't let go
of all you taught me - alright

close as a brother
the way we used to be
i'll hold my breath
and i'll wait for you to breath

entertaining angels
by the light of my t.v. screen
24-7 you wait for me

entertaining angels
while the night becomes history
host of heaven, sing over me

[Randal]

Has anyone else found that the only christian songs they know are 100 years old.

[jesusfreak]

Has anyone else found that the only christian songs they know are 100 years old.

well.........i believe a lot of the contempory christian music to be christian songs........

[Randal]

Not to say that contempory songs are not christian, it's just that the assembly only sings older hymns.

[Randal]

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And  ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice!  rejoice!  Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave.
Rejoice!  rejoice!  Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

[jesusfreak]

Not to say that contempory songs are not christian, it's just that the assembly only sings older hymns.

Very true, but than again, the assembly approached worship as something revered and solemn. "You are coming before the Lord this Morning in Worship, not hanging out watching football, remeber that."  This outlook obviously dictated the song choice as well as the attire.

Now, i personally see nothing wrong with coming before the Lord in focused reverence, but that is not the only correct way.