Welcome to the 144th 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 "Where He Leads Me" and the author is E.W. Blandly (Ernest William). He was a British minister who immigrated to the United States with his wife in 1884. In 1890 he felt led to move to Manhattan, NY (in a slum called "Hell's Kitchen") where he witnessed to "low life" and to gangs.
I have included two beautiful versions of this hymn. (videos are located below the lyrics).
Enjoy!
Turn with me to number 238 in your hymnals and let's sing:
Where He Leads Me
written by E.W. Blandly (1849-???) & composed by J.B. Norris (????)
1. I can hear my Savior calling. I can hear my Savior calling, I can hear my Savior calling, "Take thy cross and follow, follow Me."
2. I'll go with Him through the garden, I'll go with Him through the garden, I'll go with Him through the garden, I'll go with Him, with Him all the way.
3. I'll go with Him through the judgment, I'll go with Him through the judgment, I'll go with Him through the judgment, I'll go with Him, with Him all the way.
4. He will give me grace and glory, He will give me grace and glory, He will give me grace and glory, And go with me, with me all the way!
A special thanks to "SE Samonte" for sharing this with us!
A special thanks to "Melissa Schworer - Topic" for sharing this with us!
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