"new" favorite hymn

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notmyown

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how have i never heard this before? did you all know about this and didn't tell me? :p

"Great God From Thee" (by John Newton... you know, the "Amazing Grace" guy ;))

"Great God from Thee there's nought concealed, Thou seest my inward frame
To Thee I always stand revealed exactly as I am
Since I can hardly therefore bear what in myself I see,
How vile and dark must I appear, Most Holy God, to Thee?

But since my Savior stands between in garments dyed in blood,
'Tis He instead of me is seen when I approach to God

Thus though a sinner I am safe; He pleads before the Throne
His life and death in my behalf, and calls my sins His own
What wondrous love, what mysteries in this appointed shine
My breaches of the Law are His, and His obedience mine"


my breaches of the Law are His, and His obedience mine. selah! ♥

do you have a current favorite hymn? will you share, please?
 
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Its not a current hymn, but listening to, "The Old Rugged Cross" has always brought tears to my eyes :)
 
notmyown

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renewed_hope said:
Its not a current hymn, but listening to, "The Old Rugged Cross" has always brought tears to my eyes :)
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mmm, yes! :)

the one i posted is hardly 'current'. probably written in the late 1700s. :rolleyes:
(current at my age? :p)

but it's currently my fave. lol
 
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This is my all time favorite: Amazing Love by Charles Wesley. 1738, so not really current.

[video=youtube;PMCOyY0Rlus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCOyY0Rlus[/video]
 
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Galatea said:
This is my all time favorite: Amazing Love by Charles Wesley. 1738, so not really current.

[video=youtube;PMCOyY0Rlus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCOyY0Rlus[/video]
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****if I were teaching music ---my kids would ask-- did you get the CD when he wrote it...?
 
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88 said:
****if I were teaching music ---my kids would ask-- did you get the CD when he wrote it...?
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****they usually only asked if I fought in the Civil War...
 
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Psalm 40:3 – And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.


Any song (hymn) that is new to us is a new song. Many people use this verse as a reason to sing only contemporary music in the church, but if you look carefully, the verse is really saying the Lord is replacing your old (secular) songs with new (sacred) songs of praise unto our God. And why? So that many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.


Even though I have been working as a church musician for literally decades, I still find “new” songs everywhere! From the 8th century on up to today. The discoveries are fascinating, and they inform my walk with the Lord.


I did not know this particular hymn that you shared, but it’s absolutely wonderful. John Newton was a prolific hymnist!

Thank you for sharing it!
 
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santuzza said:
Psalm 40:3 – And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.


Any song (hymn) that is new to us is a new song. Many people use this verse as a reason to sing only contemporary music in the church, but if you look carefully, the verse is really saying the Lord is replacing your old (secular) songs with new (sacred) songs of praise unto our God. And why? So that many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.


Even though I have been working as a church musician for literally decades, I still find “new” songs everywhere! From the 8th century on up to today. The discoveries are fascinating, and they inform my walk with the Lord.


I did not know this particular hymn that you shared, but it’s absolutely wonderful. John Newton was a prolific hymnist!

Thank you for sharing it!
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you're welcome! i think that hymn is relatively unknown; i could only find it in one online hymnal.
and we've pretty much always attended churches where the old hymns are sung almost exclusively, but not till recently have we sung it in church.

about what i bolded in your post.... really?? really really?

i hadn't known Newton wrote some 200 songs, either. prolific, indeed. :)
 
notmyown

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88 said:
****they usually only asked if I fought in the Civil War...
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in my 20s and 30s i taught Sunday School to 4-6 year olds. when i asked them to guess my age, it was either 12 or 80.

:rolleyes: ;)
 
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notmyown said:
gah! it says the video doesn't exist! :eek:

please will you try again, because i'd really like to know the song you chose. :)
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On YouTube look up
Dear refuge of my weary soul Indelible Grace
 
notmyown

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:) Natania, that's a song i love! i've posted it here a few times.
here it is, in case someone will hear it and be blessed.


[video=youtube;UIwRiDym3Xc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIwRiDym3Xc[/video]
 
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notmyown said:
:) Natania, that's a song i love! i've posted it here a few times.
here it is, in case someone will hear it and be blessed.


[video=youtube;UIwRiDym3Xc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIwRiDym3Xc[/video]
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Really?? :D
It's been a favorite of mine for a while
 
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Galatea said:
This is my all time favorite: Amazing Love by Charles Wesley. 1738, so not really current.

[video=youtube;PMCOyY0Rlus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCOyY0Rlus[/video]
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Love this too.
 
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