I usually play this hymn around Christmas time, but really, it’s good for anytime–Gloria in Excelsis Deo by Saint-Saens, sung by the Libera boys’ choir. You can almost understand the Latin lyrics, if you just relax and listen.
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Bonus Hymn: ‘Hyfrydol’ in Welsh
A Welsh men’s choir, Bryn Terfel, sings Hyfrydol–in Welsh, so don’t ask me for the lyrics. It’s one of my very favorite hymns, and it uplifts me even though I don’t understand the words. The name of the melody, “Hyfrydol,” means “Delightful.” I think there’s a set of lyrics for every denomination, but the melody remains the same: delightful.
‘Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken’
The Greene Mountain Men’s Choir sings Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken, with background sets by God the Father, maker of heaven and earth.
In my church’s hymnal, these words were sung to a melody which many of us know as the German national anthem, Deutschland Uber Alles. I have opted for this melody instead.
‘God of Our Fathers’
We used to sing this hymn in assembly in high school, before the Supreme Court suddenly decided that mentioning God in a public place was against the law: God of Our Fathers, performed by the kids at Fountainview Academy.
It was better then.
‘Light of the World’
I hope you don’t mind me posting this hymn again–Light of the World, by Charles Wesley, performed by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band. This is a pretty dark world without the light of Jesus Christ!
‘He Hideth My Soul’
This hymn spends a lot of time with me. I once calculated that if I posted every day a different hymn by Fanny Crosby, it would take me 20 years to post them all.
This is He Hideth My Soul, by Fanny Crosby, sung by Nathan and Lyle with family and friends in Denton County, Texas.
Antidote! ‘I Know Who Holds Tomorrow’
Walking by sight and not by faith–that’s what we usually wind up doing, when we’re writing up the nooze–is a drag. If you think I enjoy covering “transgender” stories–don’t. Those are lost souls, and no amount of “affirming” their delusion is going to help them. They need to be affirmed in the love of Jesus Christ.
So thank you, Erlene, for administering the antidote–a hymn request. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, by Carroll Roberson.
Ah, that’s better…
‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’
I never heard this hymn before, His Eye is on the Sparrow. It comforts me to know God cares for sparrows; surely He cares for us. Sung by the Mennonite Hour Singers. Background sets by God the Father, who made the heavens and the earth.
‘Give Me Jesus’
I thought this a sweet worship song, although I don’t know whether the performers call themselves Her Heart Sings or Sounds Like Reign. But either way, it’s Give Me Jesus. Beautiful setting by God the Father.
‘In Christ Alone’ (Lauren Daigle)
This hymn sounds great even when there’s just a guitar behind the singer: In Christ Alone, sung by Lauren Daigle. I’ve been missing a friend who several times asked me to post it. May it be a blessing to us all.