This was one of my mother’s favorite hymns. I can still hear her humming it as she did the ironing. I Need Thee Every Hour–how true that is!
Performed by the Mennonite Hour Singers.
Tag: hymns
Encore, ‘Up From the Grave He Arose’
How we used to belt this out in Sunday school! And I still love this hymn–Up from the Grave He Arose, one of the all-time glorious Easter hymns. Sung here (and no one does it better!) by Voices of Eden, from South India.
‘Christ the Lord Is Risen Today’ (the Old-Fashioned Sound!)
I’ve been saving this one all week, just for today–Christ the Lord is Risen Today, by Charles Wesley: performed in true 18th century style by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band. Worth waiting for, I say!
Easter Hymn Request, ‘In Christ Alone’
Let’s get our Easter Sunday rolling here: requested by “SlimJim,” In Christ Alone–performed by Keith and Kristyn Getty with the choir and orchestra at Shadow Mountain Church, San Diego.
Hey! If you guys think I’m gonna sit here and post every hymn you ask for today… you’re absolutely right!
By Request, ‘Sing My Tongue the Glorious Battle’
Requested by “thewhiterabbit,” Sing My Tongue the Glorious Battle, with this amazing performance by the Concordia A Capella Choir at Grace Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon. Like a choir of angels.
For Easter, ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’
It works just as well for Easter as it does for Christmas, one of the most beautiful hymns ever written: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by J.S. Bach. Performed by the Edinburgh Singers, with an oboe solo. Just lovely.
‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’
This hymn was on my mind all morning, so I took that to mean I ought to post it. Crown Him with Many Crowns, performed by the kids at the Fountainview Academy–you might want to turn up the volume here. And enjoy the glorious setting: God’s handiwork.
By Request, ‘All Glory, Laud and Honor’
Thanks to “thewhiterabbit” for suggesting this beautiful hymn. I find this simple treatment of it very moving, and I wish I knew who performed it, so I could give credit. Thank you, whoever you are!
‘The Old Rugged Cross’ (Fountainview Academy)
When I was a little boy, this hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, used to make me cry. And it chokes me up pretty good this morning, too. But to pay this tribute to our beloved Savior is nothing.
Sung by the kids at Fountainview Academy, British Columbia. Background by God the Creator.
Palm Sunday Processional
They just had their processional here at St. Francis, right across the street from me. Here it is from St. Mary the Virgin, New York City. The hymn is All Glory, Laud and Honor.
I don’t have access to Facebook today because the computer doesn’t want to do that, either; I can only hope some of you can see this.