Welcome to the 142nd 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 "Bread of the World in Mercy Broken" and the author is Reginald Heber. Today's author feature was very bright at a very young age. When he was 7 years old he was translating Latin poems to English. He graduated from Oxford and won awards for his poetry during his education. His most famous hymn is: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty".
Last week we started a new video series called "Jesus Is...." - click HERE to view:
I have included two beautiful versions of this hymn. The second one is more modern and has added new lyrics at the end of the song. (videos are located below the lyrics).
Enjoy!
(Also, the second version is by "Cardiphonia Music" and I did not know what "cardiphonia" meant. It has Greek roots and means "voice of the heart" - I love that!!!!)
Turn with me to number 464 in your hymnals and let's sing:
Bread of the World in Mercy Broken
written by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) & composed by John S.B. Hodges (1830-1915)
1. Bread of the world in mercy broken, Wine of the soul in mercy shed. By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead;
2. Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
A special thanks to "Chet Valley Churches" for sharing this with us!
A special thanks to "Cardiphonia Music - Topic" for sharing this with us!
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