Joshua wanted to know if it was OK for him to request hymns two days in a row. Well, of course it is! Y’know, some of you have been here at this blog for years and have never requested a hymn. The hymn shop’s always open, though. And we’ll never send you a bill.
So, requested by Joshua, here’s Fernando Ortega and Oh, God, You Are My God–after Psalm 63.
Joshua says this is his new favorite hymn, and wants to share it with us–Children of the Living God, by Fernando Ortega. Background sets by the hand of God the Father, maker of heaven and earth.
Requested by Joshua–Give Me Jesus, sung by Fernando Ortega.
I found this hymn quite moving. I guess that’s to be expected, when you’re covering this fallen world’s nooze all day.
I don’t know why I slept so late, but here I am at last, along with Joshua’s hymn request–My Worth Is Not in What I Own, by Fernando Ortega and Kristyn Getty. Well worth waiting for!
Requested by Joshua, Let the Words of My Mouth, by Fernando Ortega–if the words seem familiar, it’s because you’ve encountered them before, in the Bible–Psalm 19:14, Philippians 4:8. Background sets by God the Father.
Requested by Joshua–Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, sung by Fernando Ortega.
What can we say, but “Amen”? We’re needing you today, O Lord.
I don’t know how many different sets of lyrics there are for “Hyfrydol.” It seems each denomination has its own. Here we have it as Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, by Charles Wesley: sung by Fernando Ortega.
Joshua found this for us–Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, sung by Fernando Ortega. The words come from an ancient Greek liturgy; the melody, from an ancient French carol.
Okay, we’ve got some more of your Christmas hymn requests, so let’s post them.
Requested by Joshua, Jesus, King of Angels, from Fernando Ortega’s Christmas album.
Requested by Joshua (I have to hustle, to post it before he goes to bed–oh, those pesky time zones!), this ancient and beautiful hymn, What Child Is This? Sung by Fernando Ortega. Oh, fap, my eyes are tearing up again!