‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’

We love Joshua and Jeremy Swanson, and I’m happy to bring you their latest–The Lord’s My Shepherd, by way of the 23rd Psalm.

The hymn shop’s always open folks; and we’re taking requests.

‘How Good It Is to Thank the Lord’

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands…”  –Psalm 100:1

Our friends Joshua and Jeremy Swanson are doing just that. I haven’t heard this hymn before. Maybe next time they’ll sing it for us.

‘Open My Eyes, That I Might See’ (Joshua & Jeremy)

Here’s a brand-new video by our friends and colleagues, Joshua and Jeremy: Open My Eyes, That I Might See, on banjo and guitar. I’ve never heard this hymn before; but there are tens of thousands waiting to be heard for the first time.

‘Jesus Saves’ (Swanson Brothers)

I love this hymn! And now it’ll be in my head all day, but I don’t mind: Jesus Saves, a glorious 19th-century hymn played by our favorite 21st century minstrels, Joshua and Jeremy Swanson. (Now if we could just get them to sing…)

‘I Surrender All’ (Joshua & Jeremy)

No hymn requests today–was it something I said?–so I’ve chosen this one to share with you: I Surrender All, performed by Joshua and Jeremy Swanson. I would like to say “sung by,” but it’s always hard to get these guys to sing.

‘Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah’

It feels like it’s been a while since we visited with Joshua and Jeremy; so I was very happy to find this new video of theirs on YouTube–Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah. There are lyrics printed if you want to sing along.

‘How Can I Keep From Singing?’ (J&J)

Something about the way our dear friends Joshua and Jeremy play this hymn really hits home for me (a dreadfully constructed sentence, but you know what I mean)–How Can I Keep from Singing? Really nice work, brothers!

‘Sing We Now of Christmas’ (Joshua & Jeremy)

I know, I know I’m off to a late start and I’m still tired from yesterday (more on that later)–but this hymn, Sing We Now of Christmas, is so beautiful, such a haunting melody, that I just can’t pass it up. Performed by our dear friends and colleagues, Joshua and Jeremy.

‘Bringing in the Sheaves’ (Joshua & Jeremy)

This is one of my favorite hymns–going all the way back to Sunday school, and not knowing exactly what “sheaves” were–and I admit I post it fairly often. Why not?

This is a brand-new video by our friends Joshua and Jeremy. And now this hymn will be in my mind all day… but it’ll be good company.

‘Praise My Soul the King of Heaven’

We have a new hymn from our friends and colleagues, Joshua and Jeremy–Praise My Soul the King of Heaven, written by Henry Lyte, 1834.

Now, if we could just get the Swanson Brothers to sing, too… maybe if they heard us applauding…