I Then Shall Live, performed a capella by the Gaither Vocal Band–if the melody of this hymn makes you think, “Why, that sounds just like Finlandia, by Sibelius,” give yourself high marks because that’s exactly what it is.
In fact, there are very many hymns and patriotic songs of various nations that are sung to the music of Finlandia.
Erlene, you asked for it, so here it is–a nice start to the day.
Erlene requested this, so here it is, to start the day–Heaven’s Joy Awaits, by the Gaither Vocal Band.
There’s news to write about today, of course, but first I have to go to the nursing home to check up on my aunt–and then a bike ride before it gets too hot.
Meanwhile, most of you out there have never requested a hymn–so let’s start hearing from you. Don’t be shy!
Even as the hymn, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee borrows its music from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, so does I Then Shall Live, by the Gaither Vocal Band, take its melody from Finlandia by Sibelius.
I guess it’s all right, God having given Sibelius the beautiful music in the first place.
P.S.–The hymn shop is open to one and all, so don’t be shy. If there’s a hymn you’d like to see posted on this blog, just let me know.
This for Erlene: Sitting at the Feet of Jesus, by the Gaither Vocal Band.
I don’t know why, but this hymn–if it were in a hymnal, it would be a hymn and not just “Christian music”–reminds me of Puddleglum in The Silver Chair, telling the Witch that even if everything she’s saying is true (which it isn’t), it’s funny how a couple of children playing a game can dream up a world “that licks your world hollow.”
Only thing is, we didn’t make up Jesus. God the Father, through Him, made us up.