Welcome to the 140th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.
I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.
The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"
I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.
Today's featured hymn is "Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the'Encircling Gloom" and the author is John Henry Newman. This author wrote many pieces of poetry but only a few were published as hymns. He graduated from Tirinity College in Oxford but then in 1848 he became a Catholic priest. Later, he became a Cardinal.
Jesus Is.......(Part#2) - THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
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I have included two lovely versions of this hymn (videos are located below the lyrics).
Enjoy!
Turn with me to number 543 in your hymnals and let's sing:
Lead, Kindly Light, Amid th'Encircling Gloom
written by John Henry Newman (1801-1890) & composed by John B. Dykes (1823-1876)
1. Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom. Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on! Keep Thoumy feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene - one step enough for me.
2. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my ypath; but now Lead Thou me on! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will; remember no past years.
3. So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er cra and torent, till The night is gone, And with the morn those angel faces smile; Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!
A special thanks to "Chet Valley Churches" for sharing this with us!
A special thanks to "Audrey Assad" for sharing this with us!
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