Comments on: Come, Christians, Join to Sing

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:00:05 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more. There are some lovely contemporary Christian songs, but the richness of insight and the depth of teaching in our older hymns and gospel songs is rarely matched. Glad to hear you’re continuing to explore the latter. I’ve been doing so for over 40 years, and am still learning more every day.

If you enjoy reading about the background of our hymns and their authors, I invite you to check out my daily blog on the subject, Wordwise Hymns. And if your looking for information on Christmas music, take a look at my book, Discovering the Songs of Christmas. It includes background and meditations on more than 60 Christmas hymns and carols.

You’re likely familiar with the Cyber Hymnal. A friend of mine has posted information on over 7,900 hymns there. Check it out at…
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:26:07 +0000

I couldn't agree more with your statement: "But I have to say that most modern worship songs don’t even compare with so many classic hymns of the faith that I learned growing up." Most of today's contemporary worship songs begin with man and his need rather than God and His glory. Those hymns from yesteryear (and some from more recently) possess the theological depth that point the arrows away from us and toward our Redeemer Christ. Keep up the insightful posts! Soli Deo Gloria!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:05:44 +0000

A good teaching hymn is “Trust and Obey” I started singing it to Hannah over the past few months to encourage obeying etc. Now if Hannah wants me to sing the song she calls it, “Obey Spanking!” ha.

By: Callie

Callie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:07 +0000

Oh, I love “And Can It Be That I Should Gain”! I’m a big fan of hymns because I grew up going to a small country church that sang only hymns. I also love “I’d Rather Have Jesus”, “When I Survey The Wonderous Cross” “My Jesus, I Love Thee”, and “A Christian Home”. Along with many others!
Thanks for the compliment on my blog – it means alot coming from you! I’ve always seen you as kind of like a super-blogger, and your blog is always so thought-provoking, so to get a compliment like that from you is really flattering!

By: Susanna

Susanna — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:20 +0000

Hmmm…some of my favorites are “A Mighty Fortress,” “Rock of Ages,”(heard beautiful version the other day by The David Crowder Band) and “The Church Is One Foundation.” I’m with you…modern worship songs can be great but have none of the substance older hymns have!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:03 +0000

Two of my favorites are “Day by Day” and “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:22 +0000

Come Ye Sinners – one of my favorites as well!

In the fall for some reason I listend to “For the Beauty of the Earth” a lot:
“For thy Church which evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.”

“Come Thou Fount” is one of my favorites:
“O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.”

I just bought some of the more recent Sovereign Grace…really like them as well!