Favorite Old Hymn

[AggieJohn]

I am listening to a guy that put a decent twist on old hymns. Now i'm an old hymn, old baptist church type of guy. It got me thinking, what is your favorite and why?

[District303aPastPlayer]

listen to an amazing grace a capella by destiny's child or boyz II men...

[CenTexSports]

Just as I AM.

Probably only someone over 45 and a Southern Baptist will understand this. I was at a revival many years ago and the evangelist got up after the offertory song and said: "There are two things in this world I would never want to be; 1) An unsaved sinner 2) The third verse of a Baptist hymn.

[STANG RED]

For me, it all depends on how it is being preformed.
For a solo, my favorite would be Amazing Grace. But I love to hear a big chior do "Onward Christian Soldiers". Some I like best, when done by an all male quartet. I also grew up in a strong fundamental Baptist church, so all of those bring back alot of memories for me. It seems like we sang most of them almost every Sunday. Great memories!

[YoePride05]

I'll fly away
has always been my fav.

[Adidas410s]

Amazing Grace, It Is Well, and Old Rugged Cross are all very special to me as I can apply them to a lot of major instances in my life. A tough choice indeed...

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by YoePride05
I'll fly away
has always been my fav. Same here, but you can never go wrong with Amazing Grace & Old Rugged Cross. :thumbsup: :)

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by CenTexSports
Just as I AM.

There are two things in this world I would never want to be; 1) An unsaved sinner 2) The third verse of a Baptist hymn.

i like that, and i totally understand that

[AggieJohn]

i always though that a guitar and a simple guy singing "it is well" was just so powerful

[CalallenWildcat]

Gave my vote to "How Great Thou Art"

[Ranger Mom]

This poll needed to have more than one choice.....I had a hard time between The Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace!

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by CalallenWildcat
Gave my vote to "How Great Thou Art" I love this one as well. Especially now since it leads right into Chris Tomlin's "How Great is Our God".

[Ranger Mom]

I always liked "Heaven Came down (and glory filled my soul)....it was always in the Old Baptist Hymnal, but I very seldom heard it sung in church!

[JasperDog94]

My true favorite wasn't listed..."God of Earth and Outer Space"

(This was a real hymn back in the 75 baptist hymnal. At least I think it was 75.)

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
This poll needed to have more than one choice.....I had a hard time between The Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace! i thought that, but i wanted to make it hard

[pirate44]

you missed "Rock of Ages"!!:mad:


that's my favorite. i love Def Leppard

[shellman54]

Holy Holy Holy. When I was in high school, and in choir, we would sing this in church, i would sing tenor, my friend would sing bass, and my other female friend would sing the melody. It would give me goosebumps to hear the different sounds come together for such a great song.

[big daddy russ]

I was raised in the most Southern Baptist Church you'll ever come across. Went there until HS. We had a congregation of about 40 members and our preacher was straight out of the Deep South circa 1900... straight up fire and brimstone, with the handkerchief and all.

CenTexSports, I understand exactly what you're talking about and I know that song very well.

On that note, I can't stand a single one. Not one! Been pounded into my head all day everyday for about 15 years, and I never really liked them to begin with. Mercy Me, Chris Tobin, some of the newer guys- I like. But leave the Hymnal in the bookcase. (And what a coincidence... my dad was the music minister at our church in pinches... They actually have a few on the bookshelf.)

[District303aPastPlayer]

Kanye West's Album... the College Drop Out has an acapella of "I'll Fly Away" by the Blind Harlem Men's Choir (i think its them), it sounds good... i like that one too

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by big daddy russ
I was raised in the most Southern Baptist Church you'll ever come across. Went there until HS. We had a congregation of about 40 members and our preacher was straight out of the Deep South circa 1900... straight up fire and brimstone, with the handkerchief and all.

CenTexSports, I understand exactly what you're talking about and I know that song very well.

On that note, I can't stand a single one. Not one! Been pounded into my head all day everyday for about 15 years, and I never really liked them to begin with. Mercy Me, Chris Tobin, some of the newer guys- I like. But leave the Hymnal in the bookcase. (And what a coincidence... my dad was the music minister at our church in pinches... They actually have a few on the bookshelf.) i like old hymns, however there's new stuff, almost what you would call "the underground" stuff that most christian stations don't play that i am a fan of

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
i like old hymns, however there's new stuff, almost what you would call "the underground" stuff that most christian stations don't play that i am a fan of
One of the best bands I've ever heard was a Christian Alternative band during the 90's called Grammatrain. I've also always liked Third Day and Jars of Clay.

[Tiger Baseball]

Originally posted by shellman54
Holy Holy Holy. When I was in high school, and in choir, we would sing this in church, i would sing tenor, my friend would sing bass, and my other female friend would sing the melody. It would give me goosebumps to hear the different sounds come together for such a great song.

I totally agree this hymm can give you goosebumps, we sing it almost every sunday and it gets to me every time.

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by big daddy russ
One of the best bands I've ever heard was a Christian Alternative band during the 90's called Grammatrain. I've also always liked Third Day and Jars of Clay. i remember grammatrain, i had a couple of their songs.....i liked dc talk before they went HUGE and was a fan of jars of clay when they had the FLOOD song

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
.....i liked dc talk before they went HUGE I think Toby outgrew dc talk and when he did the solo album while he was still with them, after that I thought they went a little down hill.

[mustang04]

"When we all get to Heaven"
i love it

i dont like most the newer stuff...i like the older hymnals

[LHMom]

I have an awesome Willie Nelson Gospel CD. He does a superb job on How Great Thou Art, one of my favorites.

[Leopards,class of 75]

Originally posted by mustang04
"When we all get to Heaven"
i love it

i dont like most the newer stuff...i like the older hymnals a very good one! I do love so many of them and some of the new ones like "Shout to the LORD"

[BJG40]

Wow. I've had this discussion before and its almost way too hard to narrow it down. However, I've narrowed it down to two.

1) It is Well With My Soul-(is this the same as the It Is well you were referring to?) If so, not only are the music and words so powerful but the story behind the composer is amazing. I forget his name but he wrote this song right after he had lost his wife and daughter. For him to be that close to God and realize his amazing power and love at that time in his life is one that has been an immense encouragement to me.

2) How Great Thou Art- I grew up listening to my dad lead this song, and eventually learned to lead it myself. That is one reason it is special to me. Also, the words are so eloquent and humble. " O Lord my God , when i in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made...Thy power through out, the universe displayed." Not much else holds a candle to this song.

Thanks for startin this thread aggiejohn, good stuff!

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
i remember grammatrain, i had a couple of their songs.....i liked dc talk before they went HUGE and was a fan of jars of clay when they had the FLOOD song
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I loved "Jesus Freak". Used to listen to that and the Flood song.:thumbsup:
I also like the Newsboys.
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My vote up top went to "How Great Though Art":clap:

[Bullaholic]

"How Great Thou Art"- Statler Bros.
"The Lord's Prayer"- Il Divo
"Was It a Morning Like This"- Sandi Patti
"A Closer Walk With Thee"- Patsy Cline
"The Old Rugged Cross"- Ricky Van Shelton

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by DaHop72
I think Toby outgrew dc talk and when he did the solo album while he was still with them, after that I thought they went a little down hill. actually Kevin Max went insane and that's why DC TALK broke up......that and some other stuff that's not board appropriate

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by BJG40
Wow. I've had this discussion before and its almost way too hard to narrow it down. However, I've narrowed it down to two.

1) It is Well With My Soul-(is this the same as the It Is well you were referring to?) If so, not only are the music and words so powerful but the story behind the composer is amazing. I forget his name but he wrote this song right after he had lost his wife and daughter. For him to be that close to God and realize his amazing power and love at that time in his life is one that has been an immense encouragement to me.

2) How Great Thou Art- I grew up listening to my dad lead this song, and eventually learned to lead it myself. That is one reason it is special to me. Also, the words are so eloquent and humble. " O Lord my God , when i in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made...Thy power through out, the universe displayed." Not much else holds a candle to this song.

Thanks for startin this thread aggiejohn, good stuff! yeah, we are talking about the same sonce...and how great thou arts words are just so big when you have a full choir singing it

[Sweetwater96]

I like Amazing Grace, Holy Holy Holy, and the Aggie War Hymn...

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Sweetwater96
I like Amazing Grace, Holy Holy Holy, and the Aggie War Hymn... you just became my favorite poster

[Sandman]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
My true favorite wasn't listed..."God of Earth and Outer Space"

(This was a real hymn back in the 75 baptist hymnal. At least I think it was 75.)

My youth group used to always request this one on "request" Sunday nights. Our music minister eventually just quit calling on us.

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Sandman
My youth group used to always request this one on "request" Sunday nights. Our music minister eventually just quit calling on us. we always called on our music minister on those nights for number 579 Shine jesus shine

[Sweetwater96]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
you just became my favorite poster


LOL - Gig'em

[44INAROW]

"Here I am Lord"

[AggieJohn]

what's that one that goes like this;

"we are standing on holy ground...."
" and we know that their are angels all around"

i think it's "on holy ground" but i'm not sure

[AggieJohn]

ttt

[gobbler grad]

too many great songs to choose from...

[Phantom Stang]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
listen to an amazing grace a capella by destiny's child or boyz II men...
The Blind Boys of Alabama singing Amazing Grace to the tune of "House of The Rising Sun", sounds really cool.

[bobcat1]

I Cherish that old Rugged Cross and cling to it.

[Chris Hart]

My all time favorite has to be 'There is a fountain filled with BLOOD' drawn from Immanuel's veins, and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.

You just can't go wrong with any of the traditional old hymns!:)

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Chris Hart
My all time favorite has to be 'There is a fountain filled with BLOOD' drawn from Immanuel's veins, and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.

You just can't go wrong with any of the traditional old hymns!:) so true

[AggieJohn]

ttt

[PPHSfan]

In the garden

[MHSvarsity2007]

my favorites are step by step and i will call upon the lord. :)

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by MHSvarsity2007
my favorites are step by step and i will call upon the lord. :) i think "i will call upon the lord" doesn't consitute as old baptist hymns of the faith

[TheDOCTORdre]

I voted How Great Thou Art because I love to think of the greatness of my God and there isnt a time when a thunderstorm starts to conjure up at night that these lyrics dont run through my head "I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul my saviour God to Thee, How Great Thou Art, How Great Thou Art"


of course I have to mention one that isnt on the list I love the words to it, and I always remeber that no matter what people do to you you always have someone who care for you
"I would like to tell you what I think of Jesus, Since I've found in Him a friend so kind and true, I would like to tell you how He changed my life completely, He did something that no other friend could do, No one ever cared for me like Jesus, theres no other friend so kind as He, no one else could take the sin and darkness from me, Oh how much He cares for me.

some other one, I'll Fly Away, In the Garden, When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, and Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

[Highschoolfan78]

will the circle be unbroken

on eagles wings

I'll fly way

Seek ye first

Lord of the Dance

[formermbcouns]

Anybody remember "One Day at a Time" by Christi Lane?

[hereandnow]

What about "Because He Lives"?

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by hereandnow
What about "Because He Lives"? i like that one, but it kind of gets on my nerves

[HAN SING]

I like Uncloudy Day sung by Willie Nelson:wave:

[AggieJohn]

ttt

[pero chato]

"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" is upbeat, great lyrics and melody.

[3afan]

my favorite is the closing hymn .......







JOKING!

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by 3afan
my favorite is the closing hymn .......







JOKING! hahaha

[JR2004]

Originally posted by Phantom Stang
The Blind Boys of Alabama singing Amazing Grace to the tune of "House of The Rising Sun", sounds really cool.

For folks who have never heard it sang to that tune by The Blind Boys of Alabama, it's an amazing rendition of the song in my opinion. Jay Leno had them on a couple of years ago to sing it and they sounded awesome.

I didn't really see any of the songs on that list that we sing at church, but I attend an all-black church in Oak Cliff and they sing a few different songs that aren't on that list. Well it becomes multi-ethnic when I show up on Sunday mornings. :)

Reverend James Cleveland singing Get Right Church and Let's Go Home is a favorite of mine, but I like anything he sings.

Beverly Crawford singing Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus is cool too.

Clay Evans and the AARC Mass Choir singing I've Got a Testimony is great. I remember when I joined the choir at church six years ago I got them to add this as a song that we sing when we go to other churches for performances. Probably my favorite song.

[bulldogman06]

Has anyone heard "I can only Imagine"? i cant remember who sings it, but they played it at one of my friends funerals and every time i hear it i get goosebumps

[vet93]

Great song...Not a hymn...but the message is great!


Originally posted by bulldogman06
Has anyone heard "I can only Imagine"? i cant remember who sings it, but they played it at one of my friends funerals and every time i hear it i get goosebumps

[AggieJohn]

by mercy me.....good song, not great though...over played in my opinion

[Milk That Cow]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
I am listening to a guy that put a decent twist on old hymns. Now i'm an old hymn, old baptist church type of guy. It got me thinking, what is your favorite and why?

AJ, who is the guy you were listening to?