LDSGator Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 1 hour ago, NeuroTypical said: I immediately thought about this thread and the awkwardness about "This Little Light of Mine", and the comments on the importance of reverent solemnity and all that. Makes me wonder TH is awesome, and I love it here, but it’s important to remember that we represent about .00000000000000000000000000000001% of the LDS population. Our opinions mean a lot to ourselves and hopefully to one another, but in the big picture we aren’t that influential. If the leaders and other people enjoy the songs they are here to stay. Quote
The Folk Prophet Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Maybe they'll add Michael Row the Boat Ashore. zil2 and LDSGator 1 1 Quote
SilentOne Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 Eleven new songs https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/eleven-new-hymns-now-available-in-hymns-for-home-and-church Look Unto Christ Oh, How Great is Our Joy I'm a Pioneer Too As I Keep the Sabbath Day Read the Book of Mormon and Pray I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me The Lord's My Shepherd Because His Voice as the Sound O Lord, Who Gave Thy Life for Me Still, Still, Still mikbone 1 Quote
SilentOne Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 I don't recognize many from the titles this time around. Quote
Carborendum Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, SilentOne said: Still, Still, Still This is a beautiful song. I hope the arrangement is a good one. EDIT: Yup. I give it my thumbs up. We can look forward to it in about 5.5 months. Edited June 12 by Carborendum zil2 1 Quote
Carborendum Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 My ratings: Note that I'm not a composer or a poet. I'm a singer/performer. So, these ratings are not about the talents of the composers. I rate them based on how much I'd enjoy singing them and how much they make me feel the message. Look Unto Christ: 6.5 Oh, How Great is Our Joy: 4 I'm a Pioneer Too: 6 (Children's song) As I Keep the Sabbath Day: 3 Read the Book of Mormon and Pray: 4.5 (Children's song) I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me: 3/7 (The 3 is as a hymn for church; the 7 is as a simple song to sing that is religious and uplifting... it's growing on me) The Lord's My Shepherd: 4 Because: 5 This sounds very much like a song from a musical. The composer is solid. But it is one of those "filler" songs of the story rather than an uplifting one. His Voice as the Sound: 6 O Lord, Who Gave Thy Life for Me: 5. Not as much pleasure as a singer. But I believe the lyrics to be solid and the music is just right. This is going to become an oft sung hymn in sacrament because people can sing it and it has a worthy message. Still, Still, Still: 10. I not only have loved this song in the past. But this arrangement is solid. It is one of my favorite Christmas hymns. I'd love to hear this every Christmas. Quote
zil2 Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 Personally, I find the lyrics of a lot of the new1 hymns disappointing. They're just rhyming prose, not poetry. They teach truth, sure, but they don't transcend the ordinary or give wings to your soul (so to speak). Many of the older hymns paint such beautiful pictures and evoke such strong emotions, but these just state truths in ordinary language. It's as if someone was ordered to create new hymns in a hurry and instead of poets, they got folks with solid gospel knowledge and a thesaurus... 1(I mean the ones that are actually new, not old hymns newly added / restored to our collection) 10 minutes ago, Carborendum said: Still, Still, Still: 10. I not only have loved this song in the past. But this arrangement is solid. It is one of my favorite Christmas hymns. I'd love to hear this every Christmas. It's on my favorite MoTab CD, which you can listen to here (on YouTube). Just_A_Guy and Carborendum 2 Quote
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