Favorite Hymns & A New Version of an Old Mormon Standard

[_gramps]

Gramps:

Will wrote:

As for my favorites, I would have to say that I am partial to several sacrament hymns, including There Is a Green Hill Far Away....

That is always a killer for me, too. Always loved it. Still do.

There is something about the sheer simplicity of that hymn that makes it work. Plus, there is almost a "drone note" quality to it -- kind of like the sound of bagpipes. A combined Tabernacle/BYU men's choir did a version of it during the General Conference priesthood meeting a few years back. It was the most amazing thing I have heard in a long, long time. In fact, if you PM me an e-mail address, I will forward you an .mp3 version of it. It is really quite astounding, at least in my biased opinion.

My wife is shaking her head right now. She can't understand how I can be listening to Smashing Pumpkins one minute, and then listen to the MoTab next. I guess I have a strange brain when it comes to music ...

Will, I just sent you my address. Thanking you in advance.

Peace. gramps

[_barrelomonkeys]

KA, this morning I was thinking about starting a thread on favorite hymns!

How freaky.

[_Who Knows]

...listening to Smashing Pumpkins...

What do you think of their new one Zeitgeist? I still can't really decide. Some of the songs are great (the first 3 songs), and others are just plain bad (starz, for god and country). Overall, not bad i guess. My problem, is that i can't help but compare it to one of the all-time best albums - siamese dream.

[_Gazelam]

Nice thread Kim, thanks for starting it. Our ward will bring in guitars, flutes, and violins. So its not always piano and organ. I think the key thing is to maintain a reverent spirit, which is why you'll never see a drum kit in sacrament meeting like you do in other churchs.

Kolob has also always ben a favorite of mine. Also "Oh my Father", "Know this that every soul is free", "Joseph Smiths First Prayer", "Praise to the Man" ( A Scotish Tune).

But I'd have to say my favorite is "How Firm a Foundation". It challenges you when you hear it to get up and do something with your belief.

[_KimberlyAnn]

Here's a nice version of Abide With Me. The video isn't very good, but the music is. :)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cxqylxfYyQM

There is a verse at the end of this rendition that is not in the LDS version.

KA

[_Blixa]

But I'd have to say my favorite is "How Firm a Foundation".

"Yoo hoo! unto Jesus!"

[_Runtu]

But I'd have to say my favorite is "How Firm a Foundation".

"Yoo hoo! unto Jesus!"

Yeah, apparently the hymnbook compilers felt the same way you and I did, as they changed that line to "Who Unto the Savior." No more "Yoo Hoos!"

[_KimberlyAnn]

KA, this morning I was thinking about starting a thread on favorite hymns!

How freaky.

I would say great minds and all, but I don't have a great mind. So, I could say mediocre minds think alike, but that would be an insult to you...

Would freaky minds work? :P

KA

[_KimberlyAnn]

And do you or did you make up new funny lyrics to the hymns to make them more entertaining, like I used to do, lol?

Always happy to oblige this sort of request...

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

Oh, come, all ye faithful, Come and have more children!
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye and have many kids.
Come and then raise them, it’s your job to make them;
Oh, come, and have more children; Oh, come have lots of children;
Don’t come if not for children, even if you’re bored!

Look at all my children, I have too many children
But I will be so blessed, yes, in the heavens up above
Run for your lives, cause I’ve been looking at your wives
Oh, come, and have more children; Oh, come have lots of children;
Don’t come if not for children, even if you’re bored!

Hi, kids, it’s me, I've wasted not one seed
Hello kids, hello kids, you can thank me
We don’t have enough, but who needs lots of stuff?
Oh, come, and have more children; Oh, come have lots of children;
Don’t come if not for children, even if you’re bored!

Schmo, you're so clever! You really should have been a stand-up comedian!

KA

[_Yoda]

"If You Could Hei to Kolob" is one of my favorite hymns as well...not so much for the words, but the music.

The music for the piece was "borrowed" from Ralph Vaughn Williams, one of my favorite composers.

The Catholic hymnal actually has a different arrangement of the same piece with different words.

Some of my favorite Primary pieces are:

"Love is Spoken Here"...I love the 2 part harmony

"A Child's Prayer"....another favorite of the kids with 2 part harmony

"I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus"

"Search, Ponder, and Pray"

"I Am A Child of God"

"Scripture Power"...This isn't in the Primary book. It is actually in the leaflet for last year's primary program. It's a great little upbeat piece. The kids sang it in Sacrament Meeting last week. It's really fun to play.

"When Someone Cares"....Not a hymn...but out of the book, "Songs of the Heart", which came out when I was in Young Women. I use it for prelude music almost every Sunday. I've played it for so long I can just go on auto-pilot and don't have to think about it. It's a beautiful piece.

Edited to add---I'm also a nerd when it comes to the Church musicals. I really enjoy most of the "Saturday's Warrior", "My Turn on Earth", and "Star Child" scores.

OK, shoot me! I played the role of Gloria in "My Turn on Earth" while I was at BYU. LOL

No comments from the peanut gallery about my liking and actually having a lead role IN several Church musicals?

I'm disappointed. Where's PP?

LOL