Favourite hymn

lemongrove: Hail Queen of Heaven the ocean star

Come down O love divine

Teach me my God and King (George Herbert)

Let all mortal flesh keep silence

Ye holy angels bright

There's a wideness in God's mercy (makes me think there might be hope for me!)

Does anyone remember the Moody and Sankey hymns? I was brought up with Hold the fort, for I am coming.

Here I am Lord

Yes I like that one as well oldandverygrey a good rousing hymn.
Perhaps we should all get together for a good hymn singing session.

Just thought of another one - Will your anchor hold in the storms of life.

It seems most likely that this quote, wrongly attributed to Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army, was actually said by the Rev. Rowland Hill, pastor of Surrey Chapel in London, in the mid 1800s. He did not say, "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" but, "The devil should not have all the best tunes." At that time the quantity and quality of church music was in decline. His message was a "call" for an increase in theologically sound Christian music.

The quote has also been attributed to Whitfield and the Wesley brothers.

I understood that what we now say as
"why does the devil get all the best tunes"is I thought to be a comment by General William Booth. Of the Sally Army

He had decided to turn some less bawdy music hall songs into hymns. To encourage his congreations.

If anyone knows more about this please enlighten me.

I loved those words, which transported me from a dull existence to somewhere else entirely.

*the sleep of ages break,
and rise to liberty.

ye that have waited long,
unvisited, unblessed*

Jalima ....I too used to wonder why that hill didn’t have a wall.

Lily..Hills of the North Rejoice was my favourite too. I liked the sound of ‘deep in your coral caves’

Lots of great ideas for another youtube play list.
Lovely thread.

When I was at school it was
Guide me O thou great Jehovah, now it`s always sung as Redeemer, wonder when and why it changed?

There are several versions on youtube Lily65

Sorry, All thing bright and beautiful

We had this at my mothers funeral, she was 93years 11months to the day and lived her garden

In Heavenly Love Abiding does it for me (as well as many others).

Lots of my favourites already mentioned, but I do love
‘As I Kneel Before You’, and my favourite Christmas carol by a mile is ‘Gabriel’s Message’ as sung by King’s College Choir.

Here I am Lord

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQeIGbKqiw8

and In Christ Alone ( though not great on you tube)

Guide me oh Thy Great Redeemer (or Bread of Heaven) especially sung with gusto by a Welsh rugby crowd.
Sorry if that seems blasphemous.

The music to Jerusalem was written by Hubert Parry. I used to live in a house that had his blue plaque on it, so I did some research!

Sorry, I have 3:
Amazing Grace
And Can It Be?
How Great Thou Art

Oh Jesus I have promised
How great thou art
Make me a channel of your peace

What a wonderful uplifting post ?

Bathsheba great choices

Jane 10
You reference to Jerusalem as ' nonsense', how ,was originally a William Blake poem 'and did those feet in ancient time ' based on Jesus, in his travels, visiting England now we know as part of the UK. The music was later added and still sung at many ceremonial and religious events.