Hmmm. I'm torn. Because I can't choose between them, my four favorite hymns are Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, Come ye Sinners, Be Thou My Vision, and Come Thou Fount. I tend to gravitate towards songs with a haunting sound to them, and the lyrics to all of these hymns just really speak to me.

All four are hymns I could sing all day every day.

I love that hymn, Eli.



Most of those I know, they're very good!

(/kingjon revives an old thread)

Of my favorite hymns, two are on my mind at the moment: "I greet thee, who my sure Redeemer art" (text by John Calvin!), and the Pentecost hymn "Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord."

Relatedly, about the same time as I joined HW I became aware of a group that produces albums of new hymn settings and "new hymns" and releases them, mostly (I think) for "pay-what-you-want" (possibly free): Cardiphonia.

*follows kingjon in, as is become a customary occurence*

Here's a list of some of my favorites:
1. Amazing Grace (cliche, I know, but for a reason, right?)
2. How Great Thou Art
3. Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
4. The Power of the Cross (a newer song but absolutely gorgeous and moving)

At the moment "The Solid Rock" is a hymn that has been stuck in my head.

My favorite hymn is Take My Life by Frances Havergal.

I'm Orthodox. I can't tell for sure where one hymn ends and the next one begins, nor whether what I'm singing ought to be classified as a hymn or a prayer. But I'll take my best shot...

I like:

O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance!
Grant Thou to Orthodox Christians victory over enemies,
and by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth!

But I'm picky. I don't like the alternate translation:

O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance,
granting to right-believing Christians victory over their enemies,
and by Thy Cross preserving Thy community!

Why do you not like the alternate translation?

I heard the story behind It Is Well With my Soul today. It was really touching. I was looking for a You Tube video of the hymn, and I found one with the story of why it was written on it. Definitely one of my favourite hymns.





When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

I love knowing the circumstances behind the hymn. I didn't know they became missionaries to Jerusalem though.

My current favourite hymn is "Come Thou Fount", specifically the adaption by Owl City (Adam Young). I love this verse:

Oh to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Take my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above.

Adam Young needs to do more hymn adaptions. *nods*