Jason_J Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 What is your favorite hymn? Mine (at the moment) is Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have several! Spirit of God (Hymn #2) A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief (Hymn #29) Joseph Smith's First Prayer (Hymn #26) And pretty much all the Christmas ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytebear Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Spirit of God Come, Come Ye Saints O Holy Night Because I Have Been Given Much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrShorty Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 There are a lot of good hymns. When I have to pick a favorite, my favorite is "I Stand All Amazed" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelPAGuy Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 My favorite hymn is definitely The Spirit of God. It reminds me of the pioneers and all they did for the church and for the Kirtland Temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayanna Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have a couple of lately favorites (they rotate) Nearer My God to Thee and you'll have to search for this one, but the Tabernacle Choir has done it... My Song in the Night It's beautiful, and I'm trying to get up the courage to sing it for Sacrament meeting. Also, I'm trying to figure out how to put it on my page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" (Only joking!) "Lo He Comes with Clouds Descending" "How Can it Be?" "For the Beauty of the Earth" "Bread of Heaven" "I know not how that He whom angels Worship" (sung to the tune of "Danny Boy") "The Spacious Firmament on High" "Then Sings My Soul" Loads more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Lead Kindly Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie123 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 "Be Thou My Vision" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Jason_J, my favorite hymn if you include those that are not found on the LDS hymnbook is "Shepherd Me Oh God" (Psalm 23). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I can't remember the name, but I saw it on Songs of Praise a while ago. I remember a couple of lines... It goes something like this.I want to be the very best,Like no one ever was.(Something, something, something...)I will travel across the land,Searching far and wide.(Don't know this bit)....The power that's inside.(I've forgotten the next few lines)I know it's my destiny,Oh, you're my best friend...(Blah blah blah.)I've Googled it, but I can't find it anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I can't remember the name, but I saw it on Songs of Praise a while ago. I remember a couple of lines... It goes something like this.I want to be the very best,Like no one ever was.(Something, something, something...)I will travel across the land,Searching far and wide.(Don't know this bit)....The power that's inside.(I've forgotten the next few lines)I know it's my destiny,Oh, you're my best friend...(Blah blah blah.)I've Googled it, but I can't find it anywhere.Uh... this is the Pokemon Theme Song. Don't think this is a hymn at all...I wanna be the very bestLike no one ever wasTo catch them is my real testTo train them is my causeI will travel across the landSearching far and wideTeach Pokemon to understandThe power that's insidePokemon!Gotta catch 'em all--It's you and meI know it's my destinyPokemon!Ooooh, you're my best friendIn a world we must defendPokemon!Gotta catch 'em all--Our hearts so trueOur courage will pull us throughYou teach me and I'll teach youPokemon!Gotta catch 'em all!Every challenge along the wayWith courage I can faceI will battle everydayTo claim my rightful placeCome with me the time is rightThere's no better teamArm in arm we'll win the fightIt's always been our dreamPokemon!Gotta catch 'em all-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldrin Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Battle hymn of the Republic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 How Great Thou Art, my solid number 1. Others: Lead Kindly Light And there's another, but my brain stopped working and my both my iphone hymn apps aren't the best for searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Uh... this is the Pokemon Theme Song. Don't think this is a hymn at all...I wanna be the very best.................Arm in arm we'll win the fightIt's always been our dreamPokemon!Gotta catch 'em all--Oh, are you sure? Well I fail big time. Oooh, but I do like the hymn about destroying evil....'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe."Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood a while in thought.And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!One two! One two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back."And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy.'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 As a youth a seminary teacher advised me to have a favored hymn ready in my mind whenever I was in a “dark” and tempting situation. At the time I chose the Hymn, “Oh My Father” because of an exceptional relationship with my Grandfather and Grandmother and this hymn. Through the years this hymn has been a spiritual connection for me through many trials. It has even been the source of spiritual things that cannot be spoken or told.I would suggest a hymn to be remembered whenever one is in a circumstance of spiritual need. Such a hymn will become more powerful than a heartfelt prayer.The Traveler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneC Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Even if it is very hard to choose these are 4 of my favorites. Oh My Father Secret Prayer Amazing Grace Ere you left your room this morning (Did you think to pray?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalFarms Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Love One Another Oh My Father Israel, Israel God Is Calling Redeemer of Israel Consider the Lillies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalFarms Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 And you're right it is hard to choose, here's some more I like: Families Are Forever High On the Mountain Top Put Your Shoulder To the Wheel When You Wish Upon a Star (okay not a hymn but have you heard the Tabernacle Choir sing it?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Anything with vigor due to the tendency to play everything at half speed it seems like. It always bugs me when you have a song that is supposed to be solemn but ends up coming out of the congregation like a funeral dirge because it's being sung at 3 beats per minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Anything with vigor due to the tendency to play everything at half speed it seems like. It always bugs me when you have a song that is supposed to be solemn but ends up coming out of the congregation like a funeral dirge because it's being sung at 30 beats per minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Anything with vigor due to the tendency to play everything at half speed it seems like. It always bugs me when you have a song that is supposed to be solemn but ends up coming out of the congregation like a funeral dirge because it's being sung at 30 beats per minute.I was just talking about this with our organist. I'm the song leader (the person waving her hands up on the front while the hymn is sung at sacrament meeting). And it used to be that our songs were going like you said - 30 beats per minute - even jolly songs like Called To Serve. What we found out is that the organist hears the song in a delayed fashion from when he strikes the keys on the organ. So, he is hearing the congregation come in with a drag from his playing - so to compensate he plays slower to get the congregation to catch up - which ends up slowing the song down and the congragation singing slower as well!The thing is, the song leader before was conducting according to the speed of the organ instead of the organ playing to the speed of the song leader.We fixed it now so that the organist does not play according to the congragation feedback. He plays according to the down-beat of my conducting. I just learned how to conduct and when there's something like a 6/8 or something wierd like that, I really don't know how to make the movements time with the music. But, I've got it down so that I can catch every down-beat at the very start of the measure. So, as long as I can get that timing correct according to the proper speed of the song, the organist can rely on that hand gesture to match his playing instead of the feedback from the congragation. So, I've been waving my hands to a 2-beat pattern for everything except for a 4/4 or 3/4 - one motion down at the beginning of the measure and one motion up somewhere before the next measure and the organist tries to play according to that motion. It's not perfect, but it's working out okay so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeborahC Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have several but my two favorites are: As Sisters In Zion If You Could Hie To Kolob I also love Come, Come Ye Saints I Am A Child Of God Put Your Shoulder To the Wheel Gosh, I like most of them unless the leader is leading them like dirges, which happens all too often :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlimac Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Our Savior's Love Dearest Children Press Forward Saints The Spirit of God Redeemer of Israel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroads Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Anything with vigor due to the tendency to play everything at half speed it seems like. It always bugs me when you have a song that is supposed to be solemn but ends up coming out of the congregation like a funeral dirge because it's being sung at 3 beats per minute.When I was a teenager, our chorister was a dear little old woman who led us as slow as humanly possible. My mother, sisters, and I would sing at the pace the song was supposed to be sung at just to see how long everyone else kept singing by the time we were finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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