Welcome to the 136th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.
I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.
The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"
I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.
Today's featured hymn is "I Sing the Praise of Love Unbounded" written by Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769). There are two totally different author histories listed for Gerhard Tersteegen. I won't go into detail about each history but both agree that he wrote over 100 hymns.
I have included a video below the lyrics.
Enjoy!
Turn with me to number 357 in your hymnals and let's sing:
I Sing the Praise of Love Unbounded
written by Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) & composed by Dimitri Bortniansky (1752-1825)
translated by R.A. John 1912
1. I sing the praise of love unbounded, Which God in Christ has shown toman; I sing of love that hath been founded Ere yet the stars their courses ran; The love that offers free salvation To sinful man of every nation.
2. The love of God planned my salvation Before I saw the light of day, And took away the law's damnation Of him whose feet had gone astray; God's love is mine, O blessed mortal! It opens wide the heavenly portal.
3. While life shall last, I'll sing the glory Of Christ the Savior and His love; With angel hosts I'll tell the story Of Christ, in Zion's home above; God's love is mine, death cannot sever Me from that heart that loves forever.
A special thanks to "Old Christian Hymns" for sharing this with us!
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