Favorite Hymns  

I dont know too many hymns but I do know some
Enough to have a few favorites.
Mine are
Love lifted me
Amazing Grace
Jesus loves the little children of the world (I do sing it to the kids when they are sick)

My grandfather use to be a preacher and the song he use to sing with such a smile on his lips and a light in his eyes was"Will the circle be broken"I believe taht is the correct tittle for the song..I just remember how he looked when he singed it...Just his happiness and belief in the words made me feel a higher inspiration...

i dont know if youve heard of it but my favourite is "Love lifted me!"

I don't think anything could compare to Randy Travis singing 'I'll fly Away'
Let me give you the scenario it was at the Steven Wingfield esperience in Chambersburg in 2004....
Hurricane Ivan I believe it was, was heading up the coast, we left Maryland to go to PA to hear Randy Travis, in the Tornado watches....
Well they followed us up there.....come to find out every town surrounding us had tornados....I had gone out to the car to get a bottle of water and I overheard the security guard talking saying that the situation was trying to be kept under wraps.
The concert didn't start until 9pm, in the gym.....but that night I truly felt protected by God, and Randy Travis told us all he didn't expect these weather conditions, and the song was on his playlist and we all sang I'll fly away with Randy Travis
I was 50 feet from the stage.....and it was truly a night to remember.
Come to find out later there were FIVE touchdowns of tornados in the area, and we saw damage of 2, we drove under a downed power line, and by a house that had all the windows blown in and roof taken off
So now every time I hear that song, it holds a special memory for me.
Mooch

These are all great songs. It is always great to sing God's praises. Thank you Spring Lady for the memory of beautiful Hymns.

I love In the Garden.

Just after I was born again, I got a tape featuring a black fellow whose last name is Green I think.

He did that song in a way that I have never forgotten. Apparently this fellow is also the pastor of a church in the states somewhere.

And my dad used to play Tennessee Ernie Ford albums all the time when I was growing up.

There was one album where Ford was singing with the Jordanaires and they sang a song called the Jericho Road. I love that song, and I will likely have to wait for my mother to pass before I can get my hands on it to turn it into a CD.

I have tried to find another album like it somewhere but to no avail. Sigh.

well it's not really religiuos but i really like land of hope and glory...

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet!

Truth and Right and Freedom, each a holy gem,
Stars of solemn brightness, weave thy diadem.

Tho' thy way be darkened, still in splendour drest,
As the star that trembles o'er the liquid West.

Throned amid the billows, throned inviolate,
Thou hast reigned victorious, thou has smiled at fate.

Land of Hope and Glory, fortress of the Free,
How may we extol thee, praise thee, honour thee?

Hark, a mighty nation maketh glad reply;
Lo, our lips are thankful, lo, our hearts are high!

Hearts in hope uplifted, loyal lips that sing;
Strong in faith and freedom, we have crowned our King!

i'm sure theres some other verses with colonist sentiments that have been buried but ignoring that... makes a much better anthem than god save the queen which is a bit of a dirge.

I just love a lot of those you mentioned. Especially How Great Thou Art and O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing. Some other favorites are: Blessed Assurance, Victory in Jesus, Count Your Blessings, and Traveling On. Thanks for bringing these to my attention. I haven't sang some of those in years!

I have many of the same favorites that you do. I like


What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Amazing Grace

In the Garden

The Old Rugged Cross

Stand up Stand up For Jesus

I like all of these that you have mentioned, as well as some newer one's like I Can Only Imagine, by Mercy Me. Wish I could come up with a few more of my favorites. But it has been a long week, and my brain is a bit tired to think of any more at the moment.