Tag: autoharp

Hymn, ‘Down at the Cross’

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Here are Nathan and Lyle, with their autoharp and guitar, performing Down at the Cross. The video is also a music tutorial, so be patient with Nathan’s introduction.

I love the sound these guys make. It’s so homey, so ordinary. And for the most part I’ve never heard these hymns before.

Why am I posting so many of them?

Because this is an evil age, evil in ways I never thought to see in all my days, and getting worse by the day. We need our Shepherd.

Hear us, O Lord: These things are done without our consent and against our will.

Hymn, ‘Throw Out the Lifeline’

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I never heard of this hymn until my wife suggested it last night, and this version of it charmed me. We already have this guy with the autoharp performing Bringing in the Sheaves. He may not be the next Pavarotti, but he plays the autoharp and uses it to praise the Lord, and that is very cool indeed.

So this is just two regular guys giving it their all for a hymn that you don’t often get to hear, up here in Yankeeland. I think it’ll help get your day off to a good start.

Hymn, ‘Bringing in the Sheaves’

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When things look bleak; when the ungodly are riding high and whooping it up; when faith is at its low ebb–

What is the Christian to do?

Sing louder!

Best advice I ever heard, boys and girls. I heard it on this little, 15-minute Christian radio talk show.

Sing louder.

Bringing in the Sheaves is one of those old classic hymns that you can really put your heart into. I would love to hear King Ryons’ army sing it in their dozen different languages.

The guy who sings it here may not be the greatest singer in the world–ask God if He cares about that!–but I’ll bet you’ve never heard this glorious old hymn played on an autoharp. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve even seen a picture of an autoharp.

But enough talking–make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!