Precious Hymns
These are the hymns I’ve memorized so far, in their entirety. (Or at least, their entirety according to Cyberhymnal…) Words cannot describe the joy and peace that floods all of my perceptions when I’m singing or praying these songs to God. I can’t help thinking that since God is not limited by space or time, perhaps when I sing them, He hears my voice joined with all of the other people now and through ages gone by that are also singing or have sung these songs to Him.
- The Master has Come
- Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
- Immortal Invisible
- Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
- How Firm a Foundation
- This is My Father’s World
- O Word of God Incarnate
- Be Thou My Vision
- In Christ Alone
- Our Great God
These are the hymns I’ve memorized so far, in their entirety. (Or at least, their entirety according to Cyberhymnal…) Words cannot describe the joy and peace that floods all of my perceptions when I’m singing or praying these songs to God. I can’t help thinking that since God is not limited by space or time, perhaps when I sing them, He hears my voice joined with all of the other people now and through ages gone by that are also singing or have sung these songs to Him. 
6 comments:
Wow, I have been listening to hymns lately. When I was in College - I think it's called High school in the US? (year 11)- I had the most amazing experience. I promise it was as if i were in heaven and I knew it was the angels singing in some 'heavenly host' to the hymn, "It is well with my soul".
It is a beautiful song!
Verse 1:
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Verse 2:
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Verse 3:
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Verse 4:
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
Be blessed!
:-D
Danielle
Hi Mel :)
If you can sing all these songs, you are very talented. It is a great gift to be able to sing well.
Excellent!
Best wishes :)
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for sharing those words with me. :) I've printed them out and that will be my next hymn to learn. I love hymns because they're scripture-soaked, fireproof, and have stood the test of time. That's part of why I love them, anyway.
Hi Joseph,
Thank you so much, but I don't actually sing very well. I sing much better in a group than I do by myself. But God has given me an insatiable passion to commit as many as possible of these rocks of the song world to my memory, and so far the experience has been fulfilling and joyful.
Many blessings to both of you, and to your families and loved ones!
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17)
Danielle
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Hi Mel,
You are one ambitious woman! I may know the first verse to about any hymn, but past that I get a little foggy :)
Many of these hymns are birthed out of turbulent times in the authors life. It is well worth looking up the history of these hymns. Certainly "It is well with my soul" is one of those powerful stories. It has touched many for generations.
God bless Mel, and Danielle and Joseph.
Fred
I LOVE reading the stories of these hymns, or seeing videos or documentaries about them.
I bet, Fred, that if you set your mind and heart towards memorizing all of just one hymn, a favorite, you'd find it richly rewarding. After all, hymns are just truth-filled, scripture-soaked poetry set to music. :)
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