While I recognize that the title of this post might lead you to believe that the choir pulled some sort of practical joke at church yesterday morning, that is not the case at all, my friends.
Please do allow me to explain, oh thank you.
About three years ago I gave the husband a CD called “Hymned” by Bart Millard, the lead singer of Mercy Me. And we were crazy about the CD the very first time we listened to it. I loved being able to play Bart’s CD-o-hymns in the car with my little fella – who, if memory serves, was around two years old at the time. And even though the words to “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” were a little complex for his two year-old vocabulary, Alex did some mean bouncing in his car seat every time he’d hear that melody.
Anyhoo.
When I found out a few months ago that there was going to be a follow-up CD called “Hymned Again,” I was tickled to death. If you’ve read here for any length of time you know that THE MUSIC, I ADORE IT, and the old hymns are especially dear to my heart. Maybe it’s because I learned them when I was a child and the lyrics just get richer with time, or maybe it’s because I love singing the words that believers have been singing for generations, or maybe it’s because there’s so much rock-solid doctrine contained within four verses and a chorus. Regardless, I firmly believe that the old hymns are a treasure we need to intentionally share with our families.
So. If you’d like to win one of ten autographed (FANCY!) copies of “Hymned Again,” leave me a comment and tell me your favorite hymn. If you’re not so familiar with hymns, then just tell me your favorite song (in other words: no church-y background required to win).
And if you’d like a little hint of the musical goodness on this CD, you can watch the clip below.
This giveaway will be open until tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 central time, at which point I’ll close the comments and Mr. Random Integer Generator will select our ten winners.
Have fun, y’all!
This giveaway is now closed.
AnnieBlogs says:
Seriously? I’m first? Oh yeah, I don’t have a job.
I love the hymn “Before the Throne”. A lot.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Cathy Dee says:
Random integer, pick me pick me!
Favorite hymn…that’s a hard one because I love me some music. Maybe one of my favorites is Amazing Grace with the updated My Chains are Gone!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Tami says:
How Great Thou Art – always reminds me of my dad. Thanks.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Mary B says:
Well, I love Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee it was sung at our wedding. I also have a great fondness for Be Thou My Vision and It is Well with my Soul.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Erica says:
My favorite hymn is Great is Thy Faithfulness. I also love the song by Sara Groves that refers to that hymn; I think it’s He’s always been faithful to me, or something like that. I adore updated hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Patty says:
I like Holy Ground, Blessed Assurance, What a Friend we have in Jesus, It is Well with my Soul, I better stop…thank you for the giveaway!!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Kendall says:
Come Thou Fount is my favorite, especially the updated version that Sandra McCracken recorded a couple of years ago. But, the Robbie Seay version of Come Ye Sinners is a close second. I love hymns too!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Nicole says:
My favorite right now is actually the one on the video–”My Savior’s Love”…I heard it on KLove radio one day about 3 weeks ago, on my way to the hospital where I was taking care of my dying Grandma. The song reminded me that Jesus does care about our griefs and sorrows–that is what he was thinking about as he died on the cross!
My grandma passed away last week so now this hymn is so near and dear to my heart.
I also love the Old Rugged Cross, In the Garden, and Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (although I giggle everytime we sing about “Mine Ebenezer”. What is that anyway????)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
amy @ by his grace says:
Holy Ground is one of my favs!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Alli says:
I’m an Amazing Grace girl. Although running a very close second is How Great Thou Art since it reminds me of my Nanny (along with her fingernails clicking on the piano keys!)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Kristen says:
I really like Be Thou My Vision, and All Creatures of Our God and King. My husband and I love the praise music of ‘today’, but we’re worried our daughter will miss out on the great hymns of ‘yesterday’. This CD would be a step in the right direction!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Jessica says:
My favorite hymns are “At Calvary” and “Old Rugged Cross.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Sarah at themommylogues says:
I LOVE these. Because as I read the comments I say, “LOVE that one. That one too. And that one.” Amazing Grace, Great is Thy Faithfulness, Blessed Assurance, Come Thou Fount, It is Well with My Soul, and even — I know — I Come to the Garden Alone. Can’t help but love these. I’ll probably think of 10 more during the day now.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
jessica says:
Oooh, that’s a hard one! Great is the Faithfulness and How Great Thou Art if I have to choose!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
kelly says:
Mercy Me + Hymns = Perfection.
My favorite Hymn is Rejoice the LORD is King. (And Holy Holy Holy)
Kelly S. Michigan
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Emily says:
I love so many hymns…My favorite Christmas one, by far, is O Holy Night. other than that Amazing Grace is so profound, yet so simple. I love hearing my 4 yr old sing it…Chills…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Annie says:
I love Oh God our help in ages past and What a friend we have in Jesus and Abide with me. I love a lot of hymns. It was so hard to choose.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
andrea_jennine says:
How Firm a Foundation
That hymn has gone with me through some hard times.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Kim @ My Little Corner of History says:
“Because He Lives,” although I almost never get to actually sing it because I’m sobbing my heart out.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Amy says:
I would love to win this to share with my family. My favorite hymn is Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Robbin says:
“Man of Sorrows”. Love that one!!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Linds says:
“Guide me oh thou great Redeemer” and “Immortal, invisible” are my favourite hymns!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Ericka says:
“Amazing Grace” is still my fav!!
How true it is…nothing but grace that is so undeserved, yet given…AMAZING!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Kelli says:
I have many favorite hymns, but one that sticks out right now is “Trust and Obey.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Brandi says:
It is well with my soul!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Mary says:
In The Garden. Hands down that is my favorite hymn ever. I love the visual of walking through a garden early in the morning with my Lord. Another fave is We Shall See the King thanks to many a Sunday night camp meeting service. That one got the place a rockin’!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Heather says:
Oh I know it’s old school, but I love me some “Victory in Jesus.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
beckyray says:
I love “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” The music is a little monotone, but the lyrics are amazing.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Ivy Barnes says:
Come Thou Fount (if I had to choose just one:)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Happy Geek says:
Be Thou My Vision
It is Well With my Soul
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
But that’s just a sampling of the ones I sing to my boys on a daily basis. (They would thank-you from the bottom of their hearts to listen to someone else’s singing.)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Jane says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness…”There is no shadow of turning with thee, Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not, As Though has been, Thou forever wilt be.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Beth says:
I love Great is Thy Faithfulness and Softly & Tenderly.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Dena says:
Oh my goodness, I have so many favorites. I guess I’d have to say “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Erica (A Yankee In Jawja) says:
Too many to mention, so I guess I’ll have to pick the first one that comes to mind:
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Shane says:
Favorite hymns…
~A Mighty Fortress
~Praise to the Lord
~Beautiful Savior
~Be Thou My Vision
Thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Lisa says:
How Great Thou Art, but it’s hard to pick. Wish we sang more hymns these days…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Amy M. says:
I was raised in a small country church and only sang hymns until the last few years! I love “Dwelling in Beulah Land” for my grandmother (Beulah) who took me to church every Sunday (thank you!). I also love Amazing Grace with the adaptation of My Chains are Gone. My daughter signed this at my father’s funeral in March. His chains are gone and he’s been set free!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Kristin says:
In Christ Alone and Joyful, Joyful I Adore Thee. I couldn’t choose just one!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
mom2drew says:
Wow – the old hymns… one of my favorite is “He Leadeth Me” (oh blessed thought!). When I was 10 yrs old, our children’s choir had a contest to see who could learn the most hymns right out of the hymnal…gave me a love for the hymns that I still have today.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Kelly says:
Um – there are two things I LOVE – Bart Millard and HYMNS!!!! I am a HUGE fan of hymns. I love current worship songs but a good hymn just rocks me! Why have I never heard of this CD – I am on my way to buy the first one this week!
Probably two of my very favorite are ” Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus” (can’t sing without crying) and “Come thou fount of every blessing”.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Laura says:
Amazing Grace will always and forever be my favorite, every time I sing it or hear it I get weepy…I just love it.
-laura
August 18th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Amanda D. says:
It Is Well and Holy Holy Holy… they get me every time!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Sonja says:
I realized at a recent funeral (of all places…) that I love the hymn “Bourning Cry” and my new fav on the radio is “Mighty to Save”.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Carol says:
I’m not sure it’s my favorite, but the first one that popped into my head is Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – and now I’ll be singing it all afternoon!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Dee says:
If forced to choose only one hymn, it would be “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” I would beg for two more though – “A Mighty Fortress” and “Be Thou My Vision.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Melody Peacock says:
I adore the first one. I didn’t know there was a 2nd one coming out. I will cross my fingers on this one. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Lindsay says:
Hymns…good for your bones. Well, I’m actually not sure of that, but I know that I probably consumed more hymns as a young girl than milk. My father was the minister of music, and hymns were a family staple. :)
My favorite? How Great Thou Art
Hands Down. Those words and that melody have been the background to so many key points in my life that it will forever speak to me in new and changing ways.
“And when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in. That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, my Savior, God to Thee: How great Thou art! How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior, God to Thee: How great Thou art! How. Great. Thou. Art!!” Amen.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
angie says:
Hello there,
My fav hymn would have to be Be Thou My Vision and perhaps Heavenly Sunshine.
Thanks for letting me play along! :)
Angie
August 18th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Tonia says:
I can’t really pick a favorite, but some of the first that come to mind are “It is Well,” “In Christ Alone,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Power in the Blood.” I have a hard time finding hymn recordings that I like, but the video sounded great!
thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Jenn @ Casa de Castro says:
Like many here, I couldn’t POSSIBLY choose just one! I absolutely ADORE the old hymns. 4Him put out a hymn CD a few years ago called “Hymns: A Place of Worship” that rocks my world E.V.E.R.Y. time I hear it. Whole album on my iPod for sure!
I love: A Mighty Fortress is Our God; It Is Well With My Soul; Holy, Holy, Holy; Solid Rock; Be Thou My Vision; All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name; Leaning On the Everlasting Arms; Crown Him With Many Crowns; and Fairest Lord Jesus.
Oh, wait… did you say ONE favorite? ;)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Holly says:
I love “Come thou fount”. We had it in our wedding and I love all the contemporary versions as well!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Michelle says:
I am a hymn fanatic….love the history behind them, love to learn the bible verses they are based on, etc. When I lost my daughter three years ago, the words to “Blessed Assurance” crept into my ears when I would least expect it: “this is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long!”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
kelli in the mirror says:
I love Amazing Grace and Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. And inexplicably, I also love Once To Every Man And Nation, which is weird and in a minor key.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Joni says:
I’ll Fly Away
(Which has also been sung by Jars of Clay, Andy Griffith, Johnny Cash,Kanye West,Crystal Gayle, Avalon, Randy Travis, and Alan Jackson)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Cabana Ma'am says:
I’m all about “How Great Thou Art”–I get chills singing that to our God! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Beverly says:
I also can’t pick just one:
Old Hymns – “Come Thou Fount” and “Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
New hymns – “Jesus, Draw Me ever Nearer” or “In Christ Alone”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Beth@TheNaturalMommy says:
My favorite hymn is the oh-so-well-loved “It is well with my soul”. When you combine those powerful words with the background behind the song, and then add in any less-than-perfect life circumstance, it’s just a Holy Moment.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Tina says:
I was raised in a Southern Baptist church from about the age of five. I am now 39 (how did that happen) and although our church doesn’t do many hymns anymore, when I do hear them I still know almost every word. I would probably have to say my favorite is “Redeemed (how I love to proclaim it)”.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Caroline says:
“It is Well” is my FAVORITE!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Claudia says:
I love hymns!! My favorite is On Eagles Wings; my husbands favorite is How Great thou Art.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
scottie says:
It is well with my soul….and of course Amazing Grace.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Kristin says:
Hands down, “Great is Thy Faithfulness”. This was the hymn that I walked down the aisle to at my wedding.
A close second (3rd & 4th)…”O, Sacred Head”, “Like a River Glorious”, and “When Peace Like a River”.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Hope says:
LOVE THIS!!!
We sing hymns at our church, at home, in the car…
I love teaching our kids hymns as well. We’ve read two volumes of “Hymns for a Kids’ Heart” numerous times. They are fabulous!
My favorite hymn: Immanuel’s Land (or The Sands of Time are Sinking)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Cate says:
Sooo Many, blest be the tie that bind, blessed assurance, amazing grace. Hope I win…thanks for the opportunity.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Amber says:
I love the old hymns, so much so that I actually struggle with our music director’s choice to hardly ever include them in worship. But . . . that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy them at home, right?
My all time favorite hymn(s)(You can’t expect a good Conservative Baptist girl to choose only one, can you?) are: Amazing Grace, Great is Thy Faithfulness, The Old Rugged Cross and How Great Thou Art.
Well, there are at least five others that I love equally as well, but you did ask for only one.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Lisa says:
I love Take My Life and Let it Be, especially because it talks about singing (since I”m an aspiring opera singer!) and It Is Well With My Soul because its so awesome and has great meaning about resting in the love and trust of God.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Muddy says:
Blessed Assurance
One of my favorites hands down. It might have to do with a good memory of my son and this song from when he was little.
Thanks for the giveaway!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Ivy Six-Pack says:
pick my favorite hymn…now that’s just about impossible! While we don’t sing hymns very often on Sun am, I love going to the granparents church and singing them. They remind me so much of great memories in my childhood.
So, narrowing it down, I’d have to say, “Be Thou My Vision”. GLAD did a great rendition of it too. Now I’m starting to sound old…hehe
August 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Becky says:
My absolute favorite would have to be
‘beautiful Savior” aka “Fairest Lord Jesus.” I also thank you for the opportunity and the info. I have never heard of these CDs.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
erin says:
What a great giveaway! My favorite hymn is definitely “Come Thou Fount.”
August 18th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Amy Martin says:
It Is Well With my Soul
August 18th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Pam says:
Holy, Holy, Holy is my fav. Also love Fairest Lord Jesus, A MIghty Fortress, and Great is Thy Faithfulness.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Leslie Brooke says:
I love “Be Thou My Vision”, especially the old Ginny Owens version – Beautiful!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Stephanie says:
Hey Boomama! ;) My favorite is Come Thou Fount, quickly followed by Be Thou My Vision, and Haven of Rest, and many others!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Tricia says:
Only one? Oh, boy.
The Old Rugged Cross? LOVE IT.
Be Thou My Vision is a close second.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Amy says:
I love Great is Thy Faithfulness! It was sung at my wedding and will probably be at my funeral one day too! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
alyssa says:
I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Staci says:
It’s a toss up between “How Great Thou Art” and “It Is Well With My Soul”. Although, “I Stand Amazed” is quickly becoming one of my favorites too. Aggghh. Too many good ones to choose just one!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Jules says:
“More Love to Thee, O Christ” written by Elizabeth Prentiss
She is also the author of Stepping Heavenward – one of my favorite challenging/encouraging books that I re-read every couple of years.
Jules
August 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Melinda says:
On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
How Great Thou Art
Be Thou My Vision
Oops…you only asked for one! Impossible!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
A&EMom says:
For The Beauty Of The Earth is the first that comes to mind, probably because I worked so hard to learn to play it!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Vanderbilt Wife says:
I LOVE hymn CDs! I think my favorite hymn is “Be Thou My Vision.”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
abby says:
I love “Come Thou Fount!” And would love that cd!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Rachel says:
one of my favorites is “He Giveth More Grace” Got me through the delivery of baby #2!! very fun!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Susan says:
I love hymns….but I guess my favorite is It is well with my soul.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Nicole says:
Ummm…I’m not sure. Maybe “The Old Rugged Cross”..?
August 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
stephanie says:
Grace Greater than all Our Sins is a huge favorite … as is My Jesus I Love Thee. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
The Gang's All Here! says:
I sang Great Is Thy Faithfulness and How Great Thou Art to all my babies in place of traditional lullabies. Not as a statement or anything, those are just the songs that welled up when I was rockin’ and nursin’ in the middle of the long nights of babies. That and Power in the Blood.
Fellow Hymns Junkie here – love, love, love! Even had my son make me a special play list on my iPod for my collection of hymns cd’s.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Seaton says:
I’m gonna go with “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Karen says:
It Is Well With My Soul, hands down. A cappella, with 4-pt harmony.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
mz. b says:
Sooo hard to pick just one. . . Be Thou My Vision and Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) are definitely at the top of the list.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
MELANIED says:
Blessed Assurance, I Surrender All, Be Thou My Vision, It is Well With My Soul, How Great Thou Art, I Know That My Redeemer Lives…stop me now!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Julie says:
One? My Jesus, I Love Thee. It’s so great we sang it at our wedding – or at least listened to the congregation sing it behind us while we soaked up the moment.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Angie says:
I love “Amazing Grace” :)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Julia says:
Hymn favorites…. thats hard for a church musician…
- How Great Thou Art
- Be Thou My Vision
- My Jesus, I love Thee
Those would be the top three for me… at least today:)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Carrie says:
Just As I Am and Amazing Grace!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Missy says:
Where to start???
The Old Rugged Cross immediately comes to mind, and Victory in Jesus, I Love to Tell the Story, Blessed Assurance, and so many others. Oh, I need me an old fashioned hymn sing now…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Jessica says:
Hmmm…just one favorite? Be Thou My Vision….Amazing Grace…How Great Thou Art….Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee…. There’s too many to list.
I listened to the clip too…love him!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Mari says:
I know I would love this. My favorites change all the time, but I love I’ll Fly away and Amazing Grace. Then there’s When Peace like a River and To God be the Glory. Thanks for doing this!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Chris says:
Victory In Jesus!
My Savior, forever.
He sought me
And bought me
With His redeeming blood
He loved me ‘ere I knew Him
And all my love
Is due Him
He plunged me
To victory
Beneath the cleansing flood!
Sorry, we tend to get carried away here at the Singer household…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Jodi says:
Is It I Lord? or They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love have got to be my top two… I know you asked for one, but two must be better, right?
August 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
kathleen says:
I’ll pick two favorites:
Immortal, Invisible
OR
I Know Whom I Have Believed.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
beth says:
my two most favorite hymns are “How Great Thou Art,” and “Amazing Grace.”
Funny story… my daughter, about a year ago, at a singing, was singing along with all her might to “Bringing in the Sheaves,” and while listening carefully, we all learned that the correct word is not in fact “sheaves,” but “cheese.”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
chrissy says:
That’s a tough one, I have so many. Be Thou my Vision is probably it, or at least in the top five.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
holly says:
I have a southern baptist background so many, many come to mind. But one that is especially, well, special is “Old Rugged Cross.” It was my grandmother’s favorite song and since recently losing her at 89 years old, I remember the song fondly.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Jackie @ Our Moments Our Memories says:
I triple-love “His Eye is on the Sparrow”. Makes me cry every time I hear it, thinking that my Jesus is looking down on me, loving me, in spite of everything else that might be happening.
So, BooMama (and you’ve probably mentioned it before), but what is your favorite hymn?
August 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Renee says:
I don’t think there is any way I can pick just one favorite. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, In Christ Alone, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (is that a hymn?), How Great Thou Art, Great Is Thy Faithfulness…
But I guess if I absolutely *had* to pick just one, it’d be Amazing Grace.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Shauna says:
Be Thou My Vision and Great Is Thy Faithfulness are two of my favorites, but Amazing Grace probably tops them all.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Marty Cordero says:
It is Well with My Soul and Blessed Assurance are my two all time favorites.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
angie says:
I Need Thee Every Hour, the Indelible Grace arrangement. Love it!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
tabitha says:
How Great Thou Art
August 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Stephanie says:
My favorite hymn is Wonderful Grace of Jesus. I have such precious memories of singing this hymn (and many others) standing by my dad. He loved to sing all the extra parts and I still love to sing them now (kind of rebelliously since we have a church that kind of does the “everyone sing unison” thing on hymns) LOL
August 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
rrmama says:
Oh how I love me some Mercy Me and Bart, solo! Took my then 6 year old son to see Mercy Me. His first concert and he loved it! I was so proud to watch him sing every song. My favorite hymns are….
Amazing Grace, It Is Well With My Soul, Holy, Holy, Holy, and I’ll Fly Away.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Andrea says:
Oh, how I love the Hymns….there is nothing better than some good ol’ 4-part harmony. It’s too hard to pick a favorite, but I’m partial to He Leadeth Me, Happy Day, It is Well, Victory in Jesus, Oh How I Love Jesus, When I Survey the Wonderous Cross, and At Calvary. Just to name a few!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Vicky says:
The Wonderful Cross …. Amazing Love …. The Happy Song (not sure that is the name .. lol)
Enjoyed his clip!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Andrea says:
My favorite hymn is “Be Thou My Vision!”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
chocolatechic says:
Amazing Grace and just about every Christmas hymn there is.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Leslie Ruth says:
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
It was sung at my parents’ wedding and my own. It’s the anthem of our marriage, a good and gentle reminder…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Becky Jo says:
How Great Thou Art – goosebumps every time!!!!!!!!!!!! Powerful stuff man!
*Also a little partial to The Wonderful Cross (Sentimental reasons) and What A Friend We Have In Jesus (the first one I ever knew all of the words to!!!
PS -I LOVE Bart and reeeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllllllly want this one.
please
August 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Erin says:
Gotta be “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Angela says:
My favorite is “I’ll Fly Away.”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Sonya says:
love all the hymns…& this cd looks good enough that I might just have to buy it!
fun giveaway!
if you make me list them, then When I survey & a couple that Sara Groves does that I can’t think of just now…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Ami says:
There are SO MANY that I love. Amazing Grace, It is Well, The Anchor Holds, Great is Thy Faithfulness,…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Kristi says:
My fave classic is “It is Well”
Fave “current” hymn is “In Christ Alone”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Chrissy says:
It is well With My Soul.
My goodness it’s hard to narrow down to just one choice. Thanks for the chance to win!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Karla @ Ramblin' Roads says:
I totally agree about hymns! They are my absolute favorite kind of music. Like you, I grew up with them… and they do just get richer with time. My favorite is “He Abides”… or “‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”… or “A Charge to Keep”… Oh! You’re not gonna make me choose just one, are you?
I’d love to win this CD! What a great giveaway!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Anne says:
I’d have to say “How Great Thou Art” but there are just so many. I always get excited when my church sings “At the Cross” but that’s mostly because in my family we sang “At the bar, at the bar where I smoked my first cigar…” We were a super holy bunch.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
kelley says:
I ADORE (with a big ol’ capitol A), “Borning Cry”. As a Godparent to two of my younger cousins, this song is very special to me.
Come on number generator!! I promise…the offer for monster cookies is still on the table.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Christy says:
I love In The Garden…it was my grandpa’s favorite and when I hear it my heart smiles in memory of him…
to sing I love How Great Thou Art….I love singing that one to our Father :o)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Cyndi says:
All of the above. But my all time favorite is Be Thou My Vision.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Amy says:
How Great Thou Art and It Is Well With My Soul! Love reading and remembering these old favorites!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Jeni says:
My favorite is O Sacred Head. A VERY old hymn!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Molly says:
Man-do I have to pick just one?
Amazing grace -of course the updated probably put its it as all time favorite anything-even better that my 13 yr old super cool dood has it as a ringtone on his phone.
Oh, ok then that will be my all time number one!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Risa says:
I love Blessed Assurance and Come Thy Fount of Every Blessing. There are so many good ones!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Runningamuck says:
Oooh! that’s a tough question since I am a fellow lover-o-hymns. I would have to say, “It is Well”. I’ve always loved it but as a youngster, I remember hearing Joni Erickson Tada (does that date me?) sing it on a tape and that forever stamped it on my soul. I was amazed, even at a youngish age, that a woman in Joni’s state could sing and mean the words of this hymn. And how much more should I be truly content with my life and how God has blessed me?! Yowzers.
I love me some hymns. =0)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Misti says:
I’m more a fan of contemporary Christian music, but if I had to pick a favorite hymn it would probably have to be Amazing Grace. It just really says it all.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Ruth says:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, especially when my little boy sings it in his precious 3 year old voice. And he sings it a lot. All day. Every day. Hmmm, maybe I should choose another favorite…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Bethany says:
My favorite hymn is #606 in the Mennonite Hymnal – “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.” It’s not the arrangement most folks know, and when you get a big group together who know it well, the rafters will RING with praise! Glory!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
life with the wisners says:
dude. can’t get enough of “it is well with my soul.” and rumor has it that i have been known to cry EVERY.TIME. i hear it.
or something.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Chelsey says:
Wow. So hard to choose. I think my favorite is probably “Be Still My Soul,” but “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” and “O Father, You are Sovereign” are tied for second.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
MizJean says:
I love me some Jesus music, too.
“Abide With Me”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Pam says:
My favorite is “Victory in Jesus” and I see it’s on “Hymned Again” so I really need it. Plus I’m Annie’s mom and that should definitely count for something!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
jenny says:
i love so many. today my fave is “fairest lord jesus”
August 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Gretchen says:
1. It is well with my soul.
2. Amazing Grace (any version)
3. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Thank you for this chance! I’ll have to buy it if I don’t win. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Faith says:
I LOVE “It is well”, “Jesus paid it all” and “Blessed Assurance”…but there are so many others that are wonderful as well!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Laura says:
Victory in JESUS!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Suzanne says:
Well, let’s see if my winning streak holds!
My favorite hymn is The Old Rugged Cross. I have others, but that one likely tops the list. I saw someone play a solo on electric guitar once of “The Old Rugged Cross” and it was so fabulous I felt it in my gut. It sent chills up my spine.
Doesn’t really matter, but for some reason I always remember my grandmother’s favorite hymn, “Bringing in the Sheaves.” That is a old-timey classic if I ever heard of one!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Katy Lin says:
it’s hard to narrow it down, but if i have to choose just one: “I Want Jesus More than Anything” – beautiful!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Wendy Darling says:
I have always loved “Blessed Assurance.” :-)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Tracye says:
My favorite is, “Just As I Am.”
We went to a really small church when I was younger, and I remember the Sundays when we could request worship songs, that was always the one I would request!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Roy says:
My Gramma’s favorite was, “How Great Thou Art.”
They played it at her funeral, and I won’t ever forget it.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Melissa S. says:
I Stand Amazed in the Prescence (Oh how marvelous, oh how wonderful)… this is hands down my fav, besides, you know, Amazing Grace which is like, everyone’s favorite. I am loving when Bart or Paul Baloche or Chris Tomlin takes an old hymn and does a catchy arrangment and it gets so much radio play… I LOVE IT! :-)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Tater Mama says:
Being a Methodist and all, you know I LOVES me some Charles Wesley hymns!
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
and
Love Diving, All Loves Excelling
August 18th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Donna Richardson says:
It is Well with my Soul
Absolutely love it and it makes me cry every single time!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Jabber Jaws says:
Blessed Assurance – Jesus is MINE! Love, love, love it!
Sing Amazing Grace a lot too and the song that talks about prone to wander, prone to leave the one I love…. Take my heart and seal it. Love it too.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Carole says:
“rock of ages, cleft for meeeeee…let me hyde myself in theeeeeeeeeee”. I love this one and I do an updated version (much like Bonnie Raitt would do it…or Annie Lennox)…PICK ME, PICK me OH pick meee won’t you pleeeezzzz…I am so worthy of a free gift!!! :-)
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Daddy Dub says:
I’m loving that video link!
A quick scan through the comments and I did not see “I’ll Fly Away”, which is great but you just can’t go wrong with “Amazing Grace” even when it’s the “Peaceful Easy Feeling” version.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Rachel says:
Oh wow, great giveaway!
“Be Thou My Vision.” We had it sung at our wedding.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
edj says:
Ok I totally LOVE hymns so I’m very excited about this giveaway. But I can’t pick a fav. I’ll just mention “Be Thou My Vision” and “And Can It Be?” and “Love Divine” and “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” (what is that one actually called?) I could go on but I won’t.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Cherilyn says:
There are too many favorites to just pick one, How Great Thou Art is a top pick.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Alyson says:
This looks like a great cd!! One of my favorites is the First Song of Isaiah. We used to sing that on Palm Sunday every year in the church I grew up in.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Martha says:
Be thou my vision seems to be a common theme, and I will join it’s fans!!! :) Fun giveaway, thank you!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Kel says:
Oh my goodness – I love so many hymns it is hard to choose! Amazing Grace and It Is Well With My Soul are always near the top of the list, though.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Barb says:
Be Thou My Vision. It gets me every time.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Big Nanny says:
Come thou fount is my current favorite but I love them all, I really do! And I can play At Calvary on the piano and from what I hear it is the universal “first” hymn you are taught when you take piano lessons.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Lora Lynn says:
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Because it’s so true.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Terri says:
Oh, Boomama! I was sooooo glad to see you back-to-blogging today!!! YEAH!!! My favorite hymn is “Victory In Jesus”. My babies were rocked to sleep to my own little rhythm of it many times. I don’t know the words to any lullabies =), but I know every word to every verse of my favorite hymn.
Also, I love “Gentle Shepherd” by the Gaithers. It was sung at our wedding and our daughter’s. These are just 2 of my favorite hymns. I could names dozens more.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Mari Taylor says:
Oh I heart Mercy Me something fierce!
As far as the hymns go I love Great Is Thy Faithfulness and How Great Thou Art.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Lois says:
Oh, just reading everyone’s favorites
gives me much pleasure! I love the new
contemporary songs, but I miss the
old hymns of my childhood!
I can’t pick just one, so here’s
my top four…Great is Thy Faithfulness, IT is Well with My Soul, Trust and Obey,
and Like a River Glorious!
Hope I win!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Sherry says:
Let us not forget AT THE CROSS.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Clemntine says:
To answer your question, “Oh, the Deep Deep Love of Jesus” is my current favorite hymn, but probably only because it’s the one our family is studying this month. Here’s a shock: my Favorite Hymn is subject to change on, oh, a monthly basis. As we look into the composer, the author of the lyrics (sometimes the same person, sometimes different, sometimes separated by HUNDREDS of years!), their personal circumstances and the historical times, I am continually amazed, awed, humbled and blessed by these incredible tools of the faith.
I’m enjoying my iTunes Hymned music as we speak. My kids (ages 3 to 17) dig jamming along to these great versions of timeless hymns. BONUS: it saves me from having to answer the age-old question “Where is My Hairbrush?”. Can we give the Lord a handclap?
August 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Beth Taylor says:
Love me some hymns, too. My fav has always been “Because He Lives”. I want a CD!!!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Dori says:
Oh, love this and want this! :)
Favorite hymn is:
“The Love Of God”
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell
The guilty pair, bowed down with care
God gave His Son to win
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin
Could we with ink the ocean fil
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whol
Though stretched from sky to sky
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.
Blessings,
Dori
August 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Coralie says:
Be Thou My Vision and Come Ye Sinners are tied as my favorite hymns of all time!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
PajamaMama says:
It’s so hard to pick just one fave hymn….
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” has been a fave since my wedding day.
“It Is Well With My Soul”
“In the Sweet By and By” (bc I played it on the piano while my Granny sang along before she died in the 80s.)
My 12yodd’s fave hymn is The Deep,Deep Love of Jesus from Selah’s Hiding Place. It’s gorgeous and has touched her heart the last few weeks.
I know you didn’t ask for daughter’s fave hymn…
August 18th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Emily says:
My two favs are Be thou my vision and Come thou fount of every blessing. Beautiful and very of the truth!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Amanda says:
“Crown Him with Many Crowns” and “A Mighty Fortress.”
August 18th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Ginger says:
My favorites change from time to time but I like I Will Arise and Go to Jesus. One of my all time favs is His Eye is on the Sparrow.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Edee says:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing…
August 18th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
amykay says:
i love come thou fount too! and the COOLEST thing is… my husband leads worship for our youth group, and he taught them a remix-ish version of it, and it is our junior high kids’ favorite song. i just get chills every time i hear them singing their hearts out to words that the church has been singing for generations. so cool!!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Tara says:
There was a song in the hymnal that I always requested on the fifth Sunday of the month evening song service. I can’t tell you the number, but the song was, “My Tribute”. I could probably quote most of it here, but I won’t. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Andrea says:
Impossible–simply impossible–to choose a favorite. I was even tempted to run and get one of the many songbooks sitting on my bookshelf and thumb through it, but instead I’ll just name a few that hold special memories for me: I Come to the Garden Alone; Paradise Valley; Hallelujah Praise Jehovah; A Beautiful Life; Wonderful Grace of Jesus; Where No One Stands Alone; The Lord’s My Shepherd; The Great Redeemer . . . see, it’s impossible! I grew up on all these old hymns that in many settings have been set aside in favor of the new “worship” hymns (many of which I love as well–someone mentioned In Christ Alone and I think that is one of the most beautiful songs ever–but I agree with you that our children and our children’s children need to know the old hymns as well. Thanks for the giveaway!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Tiffany says:
I’ll fly away is my absolute favorite.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Groovewoman says:
Oh what a fabulous giveaway!
I too am a lover of music and I love the old hymns a lot. If you aren’t familiar with this group, you need to be… the group “Selah” has several cd’s with FABULOUS hymns on them & they just take you to the throne of God!
I have several favorites, but here are two, “Precious Lord Take My Hand” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
Mmmmmm, now I’ve gotta put Selah in and listen to them! Man!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Richard says:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel…and not just at Christmas…
August 18th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Charlotte says:
It is Well With My Soul (and knowing the story behind its creation makes it even more powerful)… and several of the Christmas classics (O Holy Night, Joy to the World, Silent Night).
Thanks!
Charlotte
August 18th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Michelle says:
* All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
* How Great Thou Art
* Amazing Graze
* He Arose
* And Can It Be?
To name a few…..
August 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Bob Cleveland says:
“Blessed Redeemer” … I cannot sing that song without crying, and I normally can’t sing it at all.
“Blessed Redeemer ..Precious Redeemer!
Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree;
Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading,
Blind and unheeding, dying for me!”
I can’t even type the words without tearing up.
There are others .. I recall singing “Amazing Grace” with a friend, watching the sunset,at 5000 feet in a hot air balloon, over the eastern slope of the Bavarian Alps perhaps 10 years ago.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Beth says:
My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness…The Solid Rock
August 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Glennell says:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus and It is Well with My Soul.
Thanks,
Glennell
August 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Robin M. says:
Many favorites, but one that quickly comes to mind is Holy, Holy, Holy.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
rachel says:
Love Mercyme! I’d have to say my favorite hymn is Amazing Grace. I especially love the version sung by Chris Tomlin!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Smoochiefrog says:
How Great Thou Art
August 18th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Bridget says:
Hard to choose just one:
The Old Rugged Cross
How Great Thou Art
Just As I Am
Because He Lives
He Touched Me (My Dad made me & my sister sing this one time in church…not pretty!)
I too grew up with these old hymns and am ecstatic about the new acoustic versions!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Megan says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness is very dear to me, but there are oh, so many!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
We are sitting around here in Sarasota waiting for Tropical Storm Fay to decide whether to head our way, so we’ll just keep praying and singing!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Fresh Girl says:
My favorite is a toss-up between “Sweet Beulah Land” and “Victory in Jesus.” :)
Thanks for the chance to win!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Angela says:
He has an awesome voice! Yes, please!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Rhonda says:
How Great Thou Art
I Come to the Garden Alone
The Old Rugged Cross
Bringing in the Sheaves
There is Power in the BLood
August 18th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Shana says:
I’ve heard about this CD from friends, I’d love to win it!!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Heather says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness- especially the way Larnelle Harris sings it.
My dad was a pastor and so I have sung every verse of every hymn there is about a 150 times excluding “Just as I am” which was 150x at a service depending on how many came forward during the altar call. My husband teases me that I will be his lifeline friend if ever he is on “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and needs the words to a hymn.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Donna says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness.
Hands down.
Well, and “It is well”, “How Great Thou Art”, and absolutely “Jesus Paid it All”
ok that’s all…
But wait, there’s more…
but I’ll spare you my mile long list.
The text does seem to get richer with time and doctrinal understanding, doesn’t it?
August 18th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Sheri says:
Oh. my. goodness. If I wasn’t married, and Bart wasn’t married, and he wasn’t a big star, and I wasn’t a little nobody, why I’d marry him! Never in my life have I seen anyone who has the most amazing voice AND the silliest sense of humor – how can you not love Cover Tune Grab Bag?!
By far the greatest ever is one from Bart himself, Mammaw’s Song (in the Sweet By and By)from the 1st Hymned album.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Amanda says:
My favorite is Great is Thy Faithfulness.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Lisa writes... says:
“Be Thou My Vision”–ESPECIALLY the third verse!
Thanks for the chance to win!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Pam Cole says:
Boy…there are a lot of comments. I would have to say It Is Well With My Soul. I especially love the line…My sin, oh the bliss of the glorious thought. My sin, not in part, BUT THE WHOLE. Is nailed to HIS cross and I bear it no more–PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD, oh my soul!
I also love Great Is Thy Faithfulness.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
TC says:
Whiter than Snow
August 18th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Lynn says:
“Savior like a Shepherd Lead Us”
“Uncloudy Day”
August 18th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Jenny from VA says:
Tis so sweet and Come Thou Fount. I LOVE hymns. I’m so grateful for the artists who are bringing them back!
Jenny from VA
August 18th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Emily says:
How Great Thou Art.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Theresa says:
Great Is Thy Faithfulness gives me goose bumps every time I hear it … and I can never sing it without tears streaming down my face.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Julie says:
Amazing Grace. I’ve always loved it, always will. And I’m especially partial to hearing it played on the bagpipes.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Ann says:
I’ll Fly Away and Amazing Grace. Just can’t pick one!!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Reformed Grits says:
Oooo Hymns. I love hymns. There are so many to love… where do I start?
Be Thou My Vision
Come Thou Fount
Oh the Deep Deep Love of Jesus
Great is Thy Faithfulness
I could go on and on…
August 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Janera says:
Oh, that’s tough; there are so many good ones! But I’ll give it a go.
How ’bout It Is Well With My Soul
and the one that always makes me smile and cry at the same time: I’ll Fly Away.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Leni says:
“This is my Father’s World.” Reminds me that God created this whole universe.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Jessica says:
How Great Thou Art-
Love it so much I walked down the aisle to it!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Ohiomom9977 says:
Beautiful Savior or Rock of Ages I would say are the ones I love most off the top of my head.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Amy says:
I love “How Great Thou Art” and “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, the two we had at our wedding, but “The Old Rugged Cross” always makes me think of my Pop-Pop and his legacy of faith! Thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Valerie at Home says:
My favorite hymns are This is My Father’s World and the Doxology. We actually sang a hymn in church Sunday and it made me miss singing in the pew next to mother, harmonizing my soprano to her alto. I think I’m off to iTunes to buy Hymned.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Judy says:
It is hard to say one favorite.. I love the old hymns.
Great is Thy Faithfulness is one and Sweeter, Sweeter Than Them All is a great one too!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Shara says:
My favorite hymn is It Is Well With My Soul. I read “Finding Anna” by Christine Schaub which was about the author of the song, and I’ve never listened to the song the same way again.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Celly B says:
My favorite hymn, which was my great-grandmother’s favorite, is “In the Garden.” My husband’s favorites are “The Church in the Wildwood” and “I’ll Fly Away,” and I must admit that these have become some of my top faves, too.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Sufficient Grace says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness – theme of my life…
August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Becca says:
I love, love, love Jesus Paid it All – and pretty much any hymn that gets redone – love it :-)
August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Nicki says:
Oh, I have so many favorites! But, it still has to be Amazing Grace at the top of the list.
:)
August 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Shannon says:
Great is thy Faithfulness!! Thanks for the giveaway.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
cara says:
come thy fount is one of the favorites…I lOVE hymns!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Jennifer says:
Wow, it is hard to pick a favorite…How Great thy Art..Holy, Holy, Holy…Come thou Fount…Joyful, Joyful, We adore thee
August 18th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Stacy says:
Hey there! So glad you’re back!
My favorite these days is What a Friend We Have in Jesus. I sing it to my 9 month old almost everyday and last week I had the opportunity to sing it to my mama in the hospital.
Sadly it’s so true. What peace I often forfeit because I don’t always take it to Him in prayer.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
karen says:
I’d have to say “it is well”. At least for the moment. It’s the hymn I’ve been singing to myself lately in this crazy upside down world I’m living in. (Actually, I asked God to make me a sunflower. That doesn’t seem to be working for me, so I’m singing hymns instead.)
August 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Wendy says:
How Great Thou Art! My all time favorite!
Thanks so much
August 18th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Kellye says:
I love hymns! Please enter me!!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Kent says:
How Great Thou Art is my alltime favorite! I also love The Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Auburn Gal Always says:
Does “His eye is on the sparrow” count as a hymn? Well, it’s the one that has been in my head this weekend.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Elaine@bloginmyeye says:
That would probably be “Of the Father’s Love Begotten,” or “Children of the Heavenly Father,” or “The King of Love my Shepherd Is,” or “Abide with me!”
August 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Lesley says:
Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Junglewife says:
I love “Be Thou My Vision.”
August 18th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Shannon says:
Wow, what a great giveaway!
My favorite hymns have emotional attachments to my family…”Amazing Grace,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Be Thou My Vision.” I remember my great-grandmother singing “In The Garden” as she rocked my little sister to sleep.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Shelley H. says:
“I was there to hear your Borning Cry”…makes me cry everytime. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
weavermom says:
Oh! I want to win! I’ve been looking at all your hymn recommendations after a friend told me that my daughter, when riding in her car when she was playing hymns, said, “What kind of music is that??” Oh, my lands, I was appalled with myself.
So, my favorite is “It is Well with my soul”!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Katie says:
Great is thy Faithfulness is my fav!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Teri says:
I love Amazing Grace and (not a hymn) I Could Sing of Your Love Forever :)
August 18th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
NancysLostandFound says:
“Oh, How I Love Jesus” is one of my favorites this week. It changes often!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
My Twenty Cents Keeps Moving says:
My favorite hymn is He Hideth My Soul. But I love about a zillion others almost as much.
~Leslie
August 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Lesley says:
Just as I am.
Oh Holy night isn’t a hymn, but it is awesome and talks about God. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Nancy - Lessons Learned on the Farm says:
Wow, there are so many good ones and just reading the other comments is a bit like flipping through a hymnal of favorites.
As far as my favorite, I’d have to go with Amazing Grace. I love it more as I experience it more. But oh mercy, I can still hear my grandfather singing The Old Rugged Cross in my ear when I stood on the pew next to him at church as just a little girl. And then there is Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, There’s Just Something About that Name. That’s another one that just means more to me as time goes by.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Mary Lou says:
Oh, how to pick one favorite….What a Friend we Have in Jesus…Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, He’s the Lily of the Valley, The bright and morning star(was my grandmother’s favorite), Victory in Jesus…Don’t know if anyone else said it Jesus Loves Me. All of the verses pack a punch. Thanks for this. I love the new praise songs, but the old hymns don’t need to be totally forgotten…they need to be taught to the young ones…they will loose something wonderful.
Thanks for doing this…oh, how I hope i get picked….if not I may have to go out and buy both cd’s…they sound too good to not have.
Blessings on your week Sophie..
August 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Robin says:
like everyone said, so hard to choose – but always Amazing Grace, and there are many verses not well known. I wish we sang these more in church!!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Lisa@take90west says:
Oh, this would be so great to win! I always have THE MUSIC playing in my kitchen. You are right, it is a good way to get THE WORD!
My favorite hymn is On Eagle’s Wings, I’ve sung that one as a lullaby to all of my kids. I also love Yahweh, I Know You Are Near.
There are so many great ones…
August 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Kelly in Carrollton, GA says:
Sweet Hour of Prayer AND Be Thou My Vision AND Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us. Love them!! Love you!! K
August 18th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Catrina says:
Hey BooMama! I am a first time poster, long time lurker. I love your blog, it’s not just a joyful part of my day, it is like an essential, almost a sustenance… but, well, that’s a little creepy so we will just say I LOVE IT. While on your hiatus I was a very moody girl, I missed my daily Boo laugh or inspiration, just ask my boyfriend! Anyhoo… I have a lot of old hymns that move me, but one that comes to mind is The Old Rugged Cross, mostly because we sing it every year at Easter Sunrise Service and I sit there with my mom, grandma, aunts and friends thinking how wonderful it is to be surrounded by such strong, faithful women absorbing this love from our Father.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Katy says:
Hmmm, I really like Come Thou Fount :)
August 18th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Lori says:
Be Thou My Vision
Just as I am
Amazing Grace
August 18th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Leslie B. says:
I love Heavenly Sunlight, The Old Rugged Cross, Saved, and The King is Coming.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
jeno says:
Amazing Grace!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Jennifer says:
I had a hard time thinking of a favorite hymn there are so many great ones. I am going to go with Sweet Hour of Prayer. I know my husband’s favorite is In the Garden no question.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Lisa says:
On Christ This Solid Rock I Stand. Love the hymn anyway, but particularly like the version 4 Him did of it.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Christi says:
My all-time favorite hymn is “Because He Lives”.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Jesica says:
How Great Thou Art
Thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Dawn Rene says:
Although I’m sure many people picked this one, I love “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” I would love to have it playing as I walk down the aisle someday when I get married.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Jen says:
I love hymns! I think this is a great give-away. Since others aren’t sticking with just one, I won’t either… I can’t! I love: How Great Thou Art, Great is Your Faithfulness, The Old Rugged Cross. I love, love, LOVE Be Thou My Vision. So many great songs and tunes were written so long ago. I wonder which ones of today’s songs will become tomorrow’s hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Bitsy says:
I LOVE Hymns! Amazing Grace, I’ll Fly Away, How Great Thou Art ~ I could go on all day. Joy
August 18th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Teresa Stout says:
I love “The Solid Rock”.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Candace (Mama Mia) says:
Holy, Holy, Holy- love hymn!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Diane says:
I do the full on ugly cry everytime we sing “It is Well Wih My Soul.”
I loved reading through everyone else’s (well 100 or so) choices. Good times.
Thanks for the chance, Mama.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Beth says:
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation”
This was played at our wedding, and that makes it extra-special!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Amy in Idaho says:
Hmmm favorite hymn? I think How Great Thou Art because it makes me cry every time. Singing a love song to my saviour. Nothings better.
Thanks!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Merritt says:
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”…
It’s the only one I can still play on the piano.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Shannon H says:
So many, it’s tough to choose! The one that never fails to make me cry is “You Are Mine” (do not be afraid, I am with you, I have called you each by name….).
Thanks for the giveaway!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Jen says:
I can’t pick just one.
I LOVE “Before the Throne”, “In Christ Alone” and “Be Thou My Vision”.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Lesley says:
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing is my favorite from my childhood.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
alison b says:
hands down, it is well with my soul
August 18th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Jennifer Sandberg says:
I love Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
August 18th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Amanda says:
#317 in our Hymnals at church as I was growing up (from elementary through middle school) – The Old Rugged Cross.
I still get chills when I hear the melody worked into an instrumental. Good memories, good words, Great God!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
lisa says:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and of course…..Amazing Grace!
Thanks for the chance to win!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
The (Almost) Amazing Mammarino says:
It’s a tie between “It Is Well With My Soul” and “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.”
August 18th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Rebekah says:
So hard to pick just one! Probably Just A Closer Walk With Thee.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Amy says:
Be Thou My Vision. The theology in the old hymns is so much deeper than the praise songs of today. I like praise songs, but miss the richness of the hymns. Jars of Clay’s Songs of Redemption is a great updated hymns collection.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Amy says:
I love Before the Throne of God Above …
and it’s hard to narrow it to one! Come Thou Fount …
Softly and Tenderly …
I’ll Fly Away …
When We All Get To Heaven …
okay, I’ll stop now, you get the point. I love Hymns!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Tara says:
In the Garden! My all-time favorite!
August 18th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Karen says:
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place, fer sure!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Kimberly says:
I love “At the Cross”. It was also my grandmother’s favorite.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Debbie says:
Amazing Grace
How Great Thou Art
One Day At A Time
Obviously, I have several.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Tater and Tot says:
This is one of the hardest questions I’ve had to answer today! I love, love, love There’s Just Something About That Name. I also love Because He Lives, Lilly of the Valley, In the Garden, and It Is Well. There are really just so many that I love – I could go on and on.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Angela says:
“Because He Lives” is my very favorite hymn!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Stephanie says:
Amazing Grace gives me chills every time I hear it! I love it!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Suzie says:
My favorite is “He Leadeth Me”…Thanks for all the give-aways.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Ashley says:
Jesus Paid It All!!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Tracy says:
‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
August 18th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Mrs. H says:
The Wonderful Cross – not sure if that’s an “Old School” hymn, but I like Chris Tomlin’s version.
Thanks for the preview clip – looks great!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Jan says:
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
“Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus”
and “Be Thou My Vision”
By the way, I hope my living in Mexico doesn’t disqualify me! I have an address in Texas if it makes any difference. I really want this CD. I go to Bart’s SLOB every day and laugh myself silly at his wonderful self!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
jamie b says:
How Great Thou Art is one of my favorites. I have SO many. I would love to win this CD! I have the first one and LOVE it! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Lindsey says:
My favorite is On Christ the Solid Rock!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
randel says:
oh lordy. just one hymn? i love them for the same reasons you do. hmmmm– in the garden, because he lives, old rugged cross, etc…..
August 18th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Headless Mom says:
Amazing Grace, hands down, any version, any time, any day, always makes me cry.
And that Third Day cd that I won here a while back? AH-SOME! THANK YOU!!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Cindy-Still His Girl says:
Just reading everyone’s faves makes me want to break out singing! I’m going to go with Jesus Paid It All. Followed closely by about a zillion others.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Jane says:
Amazing Grace is probably first with the old rugged cross a close second. I too love the praise music our church sings on
Sun. mornings but sure miss the old hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Sarah Kate in WA state says:
I love Great Is Thy Faithfulness, among many others!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Staci at Writing and Living says:
Be Thou My Vision is my favorite hymn. I love hymns!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Nancy says:
The first one that comes to mind is It is Well With My Soul. (Have you ever read the story behind it? Amazing!)
Thanks for another chance at a fun giveaway!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Amy says:
Oh, that is hard. I think it would be a tie between It is Well With My Soul and How Great Thou Art~ Amy
August 18th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Mama Hen says:
I love hymns. You are so right about the doctrine in them. I love Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Victory in Jesus, and I’ll Fly Away, because it reminds me of my grandmother.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Marcy says:
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty
August 18th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Marla Taviano says:
Thanks for the video clip. Just had me some church in my computer chair.
Fix Your Eyes Upon Jesus
and
Be Thou My Vision
and
A Whole Bunch of Others
Thanks, BooGirl!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Erin says:
oh pick me
I love Be thou my vision
August 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Rachel says:
“Jesus Is All the World To Me.” Without a doubt.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Andrea says:
Well I have three favorites. And they’re my favorites HANDS DOWN, but they are neck and neck my faves…
-My Jesus I Love Thee
-How Great Thou Art
-Be Thou My Vision
And I’ll throw a HEFTY honorable mention to Come Thou Fount (I mean, really, who can’t sing about an “ebenezer” and not mean it??)
Thank a ton for the opportunity!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Annie H says:
I love the Hymned No. 1!! I keep it in my car and house rotation. My mom is a huge fan as well. We visit a little shop in a neighboring town, and the people who own it were playing it a couple of years ago, and we just had to have it! I LOVE his version of ‘Have a Little Talk with Jesus’, ooooh just makes you wanna groove!
I couldn’t possibly pick one favorite hymn, being raised Baptist, it just isn’t possible!
Some of my top ones are
Blessed Assurance
It is Well with My Soul
Victory in Jesus
& The Unclouded Day
I soooo want to win this give away, Mom would be happy too!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Christie says:
I love Great Is Thy Faithfulness!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Stephanie says:
It’s so hard to choose just one; How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace, and The Old Rugged Cross just to name a few. I love the praise music we sing in church now days but a big part of me misses the hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Carolyn Fodel says:
Onward Christian Soldiers is the one I remember most vividly from childhood, although I agree with many other posters about Amazing Grace.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
G says:
Blessed be the Name
August 18th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
chickadee says:
day by day. page 145 in our hymnal. love it.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Leanne from Canada says:
mmmmm…too many to choose from!! How about How Great Thou Art!!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Rachel Manchester says:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
August 18th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Emily C says:
Oh I love them all: Praise to the Lord and Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us are my favorites; we had them sung at our wedding.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Southern Gal says:
I can’t pick just one!
“Be Thou My Vision” and “The Old Rugged Cross”…
But my babies loved to have “He Keeps Me Singing” sung to them while being rocked to sleep.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
kimberly says:
What a friend we have in Jesus……because hey, it’s the truth. And it has been wonderful to hear my young son learn to play it and other beautiful hymns on the piano at home.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Denise says:
My favorite hymn by far is “Sweetest Name I Know.”… Its not only a great song but I can’t hear it without picturing my grandpa. Growing up we went to this little country church and He was the song leader. He would sing this song alot and everytime he would he had the most amazing look on his face…even as a child I knew that the name of Jesus was something special.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Donna Wright says:
Blessed Assurance….too many to get started on a list!
Donna
August 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Mimi says:
“Praise To The Lord, The Almighty”- I have always loved this hymn and my husband and I had it sung as a congregational song at our wedding 30 years ago.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Teresa Z. says:
We just sang this at my Grandpa’s funeral… When the Roll is called up Yonder
August 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Mrs says:
All of the above! Seriously! But I also love “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us.” Beautiful.
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He would send His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.
Wow.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
LeeAnn (AKA Frazzmom) says:
I’ve always loved “The Old Rugged Cross” even though I didn’t really grow up in a hymn singing kind of church. Our worship leader was a Messianic jew- so most of our songs were choruses in the key of E minor!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Marie Wettlaufer says:
How Great Thou Art has always been a favourite in our family for generations!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
MaryBeth @ FourSillySisters says:
It is so tough to pick a favorite… I’ve had most all of them memorized since I was 10 or so years old and scoured the old hymn book from our church’s Campmeeting with the intent of never learning another song until I knew all of those first. I guess my current favorite is “Jesus Loves Me” because it blesses my heart to hear my four little gals singing it to themselves as they go about their days.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Jessica says:
I love so many hymns but near the top of my list is “Because He Lives.” We sang it at my mom’s funeral so it’s hard to sing sometimes these days but “I can face tomorrow!”
August 18th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Fabthemayor says:
When I was a little girl, oh so long ago, I used to sit with Grandma on the piano bench singing “Bringing in the Sheaves”. Didn’t know what a “Sheave” was, but I sure brung ‘em in : )
August 18th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Judy S says:
Blessed Assurance
Amazing Grace
Power in the Blood (God spoke to me MIGHTILY through that one just the other night when I was having a tough struggle!)
August 18th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Libby says:
I remember “Come Thou Fount” being the first hymn after the many pages of recitations in one version of the Methodist hymnal when I was growing up, & it always thrilled me when we sang it in a service. It’s still one of my favorites.
August 18th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Lesa says:
I love the hymns! I have two favorites and they are Amazing Grace and Just As I Am.
Thanks
Lesa
August 18th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Janene says:
Be Thou My Vision is my absoulte favorite!
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Amen!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Angie says:
Wow. that CD sounds great..im totally going to have to get it! My favorite hymn would definitely have to be “how great thou art”…and i love when they do “how great is our God” and then go into “how great thow art” …ahhh goose-bumples!! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Karen {simply a musing blog} says:
Hymns are my FAVorite. :) Thanks for the giveway. My absolute favorite would have to be “It is Well.”
August 18th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Sarah J. says:
Holy, Holy, Holy is my favorite, especially with a church full of people singing along with me!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Jennifer says:
I like “Nothing But the Blood” and “The Old Rugged Cross”
August 18th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Monica Patrick says:
So many incredible hymns, but my all time favorite is definitely “In the Garden”. “And He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own…” I can’t even begin to fathom how amazing it’s going to be to walk side by side with my Savior.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Terry says:
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
August 18th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
erika says:
My favorite is Joyful, Joyful we adore thee since it reminds me of my grandfather (I picked it for his funeral when I was a little girl). Just glancing through the comments, I see ones with so many memories/important lessons attached. Can a pick a top 10? Yeah, I love hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Kristin says:
“How Marvelous”
August 18th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Melissa says:
I have to say, I thought I was the only one who loved Amazing Grace & It is Well with my soul – but I see lots of friends who like them too. Amazing Grace was the go-to song for singing my babies to sleep. I can cry every time.
I love me some Boo Mama and I love me some Jesus music too! Pick me o random integer baby.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Linda Sue says:
It is well with my soul – the song AND it IS well with my soul (in case you were wondering regarding my soul situation). My blog is named partly for one of my Dad’s faves – Beulahland – just cannot go wrong with hymns.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Lavonda says:
Victory In Jesus.
Hands down.
cry every time I hear it or sing it or even think about it.
tearing up now…
August 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Joanne (The Simple Wife) says:
Pick me! Pick me!
“It Is Well With My Soul”–makes me cry every time we get to the part that says, “And my sin, O the bliss of this glo-o-orious thought, my sin–not in part–but the whole, has been nailed to the cross and I bear it no more, Praise the LORD, Praise the LORD, O my soul.”
August 18th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Tina says:
I had to stop reading the comments, they were reminding me of more that I loved. My two most favorite are Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee and Be Thou My Vision. With Imortial, Invisiable close behind.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Suzanna says:
One of my favorites is “Search Me, O God”!
I’d really like to win this CD! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Erin says:
SO hard to say…
Shine Jesus Shine.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Kelly says:
I love reading your blog :-)
my favorite hymn is definitely the Love of God. :-) we used to sing it when I was little growing up in church with the old piano and it was perfect, although the newer versions are fantastic too ;-)
August 18th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Bailey's Leaf says:
Okay, I can’t remember the name of it — ugh! — but it is the song that they sang in the movie “Little Women” (with Winona Ryder) when their sister is getting married. They are dancing around in a circle. Yup– that one.
I work at an art gallery and we are having our annual sale. I’m suffering from sale brain! Forgive me!
Although, I do agree with #2 with the Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) suggestion, too.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
phyllis says:
My favs are In the Garden, & I’ll fly Away. Thanks for the giveaway.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Tammy @ Greek GRITS says:
Favorite hymn: It Is Well with My Soul
August 18th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Anne says:
I love hymns. My daddy sang them to me when he rocked me as a baby.
The congregation stood and sang Worthy of Worship in my wedding right after I walked down the aisle. i adore that song. So, my fave is “Worthy of Worship”.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Phillips Phamily Mama says:
I love “Enough” because my daughter can sing it. She calls it “The Grace Song,” and she just sounds so sweet singing, with head bobbing, “Remember…Remember…Remember…” She’s only almost-going-to-be-but-not-quite-yet 3.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Heidi @ hadleyesque says:
I’m going with For the Beauty of the Earth.
Good memories.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Gabby says:
I grew up in a little, white country church in the country. My Mama (great grandmother) and Granny sat on the pew behind me and my family. My Granny is now 92 and kickin’. MaMa’s favorite song was “Little Brown church in the Wildwood” the men sing the low part “oh, come, come, come..” and the women sing the higher part. I am tearing up just thinking about that little church, filled with the voices of people who loved me.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Alyssa says:
My favorite hymn is “It Is Well”.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Jolanthe says:
Hmmmm…I’d have to say Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee. And I loved it when they did it in Sister Act too. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
GranolaGirl12 says:
Come Thou Font… so beautiful. Thanks for the music!
August 18th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Stephanie's Mommy Brain says:
Where do I even begin?!!! Rock of Ages, Power in the Blood, Blessed Assurance… I could go on and on forever. Have you seen the books by Joni Eraeckson Tada? For KIDS about hymns with a cd of the hymns. Fanstastic!
August 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Laurie says:
My favorite hymn is definatly “And Can It Be” – the words are amazing! I’d love to win a CD! Laurie
August 18th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Angi says:
Wow! I do love the old hymns. I remember being in a contest to see how many first verses I could memorize!!
A couple of my favorites are “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Great is Thy Faithfulness”.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
CMartin21 says:
My all-time favorite is ‘O, Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go’….it has an amazing story behind its creation. I also have a great fondness for ‘It Is Well With My Soul’…again another wonderful story of faith behind it.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Fox's Momma says:
Oh, Be Thou My Vision. Thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Liz says:
Too hard to pick just one – but my all-time favorites are “It Is Well With My Soul”, “Amazing Grace” or “Great is Thy Faithfulness”…
August 18th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Liza's Eyeview says:
It Is Well With My Soul :)
August 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Lindsey says:
“Come Thou Fount” is my favorite hymn.
“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. Here’s my heart, Lord. Take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above.”
Amazing.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Sharon says:
Oh my, that’s a tough one — which makes me really think. I’ll go with “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” God bless you, Boo mama! Hugs from Wichita, KS
August 18th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Julie Curtis says:
When We All Get to Heaven
August 18th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Jana (sidetrack'd) says:
I love “Hymned” and am excited to hear that a follow-up is being released! My fave hymn (right now, it’s changed a few times throughout my life) is It is Well (with My Soul); I sing it to my fussy babies and to my fussy self. :-)
Thanks for a chance to win a great CD!
August 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Erin says:
Fav hymn – It is Well with my Soul. Awesome story behind the song! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Laura says:
Wow, I watched that clip and just worshiped sitting right here at my computer desk!! Right after I leave this comment, I’m adding both Hymned CDS to my Amazon wish list…just in case I don’t win :) Thanks for sharing it and thanks for this awesome contest.
I love hymns so much that it’s hard to pick a favorite…the one that comes first to mind, though, is “Because He Lives.”
August 18th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
lori says:
pick me pick me
August 18th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
owlhaven says:
Pick me, pleeeeeeeeeeeease, oh random number generator!
Mary, mom to many
August 18th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Lucy says:
My favorites are Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus and Be Thou My Vision.
Wait! And It Is Well With My Soul. Love, love, love that one. When I was suffering from depression, I would sing that over and over, figuring if it worked for Horatio Spafford, it could work for me, too. :)
I’m Eastern Orthodox now so I don’t sing these hymns in church, but I spent a lot of time with Baptists growing up. In fact, I was just talking to someone about how I feel it’s important for my kids to learn the hymns as part of their American Christian heritage. I’d love to win this CD! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
CR says:
Although I am not exactly religious, I claim to be spiritual. My family always relies on The Old Rugged Cross, Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art and His Eye is on the Sparrow for funerals. But my all time old time favorie is In the Garden.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Debbie says:
Precious Lord, Take my Hand
Words and music by Thomas Dorsey
1932
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near,
When my life is almost gone,
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
When the darkness appears
And the night draws near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand,
Guide my feet, hold my hand:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Samantha says:
The first Sunday my Husband and I ventured back to church following the stillbirth of our first child (36 weeks) the preacher was starting an eight week study on death (I kid you not.) We held onto one another for dear life just to keep ourselves from racing for the door. Of course, as all good Southern Baptist churches do, the hymns matched the message and were all about Heaven. Eleven years later I cannot sing “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand” without tears streaming down my face. All of a sudden I had a “possesion” in Heaven to look forward to. It truly became a real place to me that day in church.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Monica at WriterChic says:
I don’t know that it’s my favorite, but nothing conjurs up memories of my Baptist upbring and our Sunday evening songleader, Clayton Fackler (how’s that for a down-home name?) directing “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder”!!! =)
August 18th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
teresa says:
It Is Well With My Soul. We Gather Together and IHeard the Bells on Christmas Day (because I am an ALTO). I can’t sing the words “God is not dead nor does he sleep” without tearing up.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Marjie says:
It Is Well With My Soul – makes me cry every time at the line “when sorrow like sea bellows roll” – when you think about where he was when he wrote this beautiful song – oh my goodness, where are my tissues?
August 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Emily says:
Lately, I’ve been in love with It Is Well (particularly the version on Selah’s Greatest Hymns cd)!
August 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
SaraG says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness
“Morning by Morning new mercies I see…”
August 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt says:
I absolutely agree with all your comments on hymnody. Such a treasure to pass on to future generations! Some of my favorites are Wake, Awake for Night is Flying, How Sweet and Awesome is the Place, and All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Alesha says:
I go through cycles with hymns – first I have one favorite and then another. It depends on which one speaks to me “right where I’m at” in the season of my life at that moment.
Right now, it is “And Can It Be” also called “Amazing Love.”
Thanks for the contest!
Alesha
August 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Karen Pullin says:
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is my favorite. I love the thought of the Lord sealing my heart for Him alone.
Love your blog. I laugh almost every time I read it!
August 18th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Michelle Bentham says:
“Years I spent in vanity and pride, caring not my Lord was crucified… knowing not it was for me he died on Calvary….”
Is that close enough to a name?
I have a Baptist Hymnal on the book shelf.
I also love the whole “Away in a Manger” sang it to my babies as a lullaby.
Bless You.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
julie schaal says:
Amazing Grace
August 18th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Shannon says:
I love How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin. Gives me chills each time I hear it – and especially when I get to sign (language) it at church.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
bay says:
My #1 favorite hymn :
*great is Thy faithfulness*
because… Oh my. He is faithful.
Even when I am not.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
jenni says:
I like “I come to the garden alone”.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Valerie says:
My favs are “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and “It Is Well With My Soul.” Absolutely profound after all these years!!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Kim says:
I love What Wondrous Love Is This. The words and the melody reach my soul.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Chelle' says:
Blessed Assurance is by far my favorite hymn.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway Sophie.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Kim says:
Oh my goodness, this is a hard one, as I love so many old hymns. I would have to say that my favorites are “How great thou art”, “Amazing Grace”, “To God Be the Glory”.
All of these remind me just how good my God is! And He is beyond my imagination!!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Teresa says:
“Amazing Grace”, “Power In The Blood”, too many to list. “Something Beautiful” by the Gaithers is wonderful. I also imagine walking down the aisle to “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Sarah says:
One of my favorites is Brooke Fraser’s ‘Hymn’. (The last song on her Albertine cd) =)
Sarah in New Zealand
August 18th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
ET @ Titus2:3-5 says:
If I could give this to my dearest friend, she would just love me forever. Well, she already does, but you know what I mean! :)
August 18th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Tammy Elrod says:
How can I pick just one? OK, I will set them up by categories: a capella – Amazing Grace, Worship – How Great Thou Art, Praise – Great Is Thy Faithfulness. These are a few of my favorite things!
Tammy
August 18th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Chelsea says:
All-time favorite hymn is “Holy, Holy, Holy.” We even had the congregation sing it at our wedding.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Megan says:
Well, I love SO many hymns, but I’d have to go with Amazing Grace as my all-time favorite.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Tara says:
Oh, my word. I don’t know how to pick just one! I’ll go with “Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us”. But I feel like I might be hurting the feelings of all the other hymns because I love them so much!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Gail says:
So many good ones, no way to pick one!
Victory in Jesus
Amazing Grace, my chains are gone is good
Be Thou My Vision
It is Well
Blessed Assurance
August 18th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Heart Gone Walking says:
It doesn’t get better than “Come Thou Fount” for me.
I’ve been needing some new Jesus music nd I just requested “Hymned” from my library. Thanks!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Andrea says:
Favorite hymn: Because He Lives or It Is Well.
Just saw Mercy Me in concert after a ballgame yesterday! They ROCK!!!!!
Glad your back, by the way… :)
August 18th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Carol ~ I Throw Like A Girl says:
My favorite hymn is It Is Well With My Soul
August 18th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Desto D says:
A favorite of mine is “Have thine own way, Lord.” “You are the potter, I am the clay.” I just framed a picture of my son working on the potter’s wheel and included the words to this hymn, in the frame as well. I fit the words to the picture, but when I was working on the project, I realized that this song is so very dear to my heart.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Carolynn Dunlap says:
My favorite hymn is “In the Garden”. A close second is “The Old Rugged Cross”. My precious grandmother sang both of these, with a truly beautful voice–I know she is singing in heaven now.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Jessica R says:
I’m gonna have to go with Amazing Grace.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Melissa @ Anxious for Nothing says:
Oh, dear…there’s no way I can choose a favorite hymn, but one I like is “Before the Throne of God Above”:
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea.
A great high Priest whose Name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in Heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
The King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Judith says:
“Not What My Hands Have Done” is a longtime favorite!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Cheryl says:
“It is Well With My Soul”
Thanks for such a fun blog!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Kimberly Barger says:
When We All Get To Heaven
August 18th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
sara says:
I surrender All
August 18th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Lauren @ Thingish Things says:
My favorite is “Great is Thy Faithfulness!”
August 18th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Charlene says:
He leadeth Me!
I am a big fan of the hymns myself!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Lisa @ put-it-on-the-list says:
My absolute favorite is “It Is Well With My Soul” for two reasons. First, the Church of Christ group at Texas A&M that meets on campus on Tuesday nights used to sing that song to close out their meeting every week, and it just blew me away every time (no, I’m not CoC, but I love me some harmony!). And second, I found out later the story of how the song was written, and oh my. You’re just not gonna find much stronger faith in God than that.
Song gives me goosebumps every time, between the memories and the story. LOVE it.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Tara says:
I love How Great Thou Art.
Looks like a great CD – thanks for the givaway.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Diane J. says:
Glory be, I’m commenter #418 if I saw that correctly! Still, I will take my chances with the rest of the crowd because I would seriously like to have that CD!
I love so many hymns…”Sweet Hour of Prayer” is a favorite, and so is “Near the Cross” and “It Is Well With My Soul”.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Hilary says:
I am from the south and I loved to sing these at my gandmother’s church, which was even more “deeper” south. Thanks for the chance to win! :)
Old Rugged Cross
It is well with my Soul
August 18th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Andi says:
Amazing Grace – can’t get through it without crying!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Christy @ Pip and Squeak says:
I love hymns and hate that so many churches (including mine :( no longer sing them as often. I love the newer worship but miss the old hymns. I like Be Thou My Vision, How Great Though Art and Crown Him With Many Crowns as favorites.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Joanna says:
One favorite?? I have to pick ONE?!?
August 18th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Marilyn - A Mixed Bouquet says:
Ugh, pick one?
It is Well With My Soul (Spafford) has a story behind it that I remember each time I sing it. Wow…
August 18th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
CarolAnn Cardwell says:
Oh Yes! I am so starved for hymns right now! I can’t even begin to say what my favorites are!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Prairie Rose says:
Oh, awesome, I LOVE Hymned!!
Wonderful Grace of Jesus is my favorite hymn. It is Well With My Soul is a close second.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Becky says:
The first song that jumped out was
Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus…might have something to do with the fact that I was listening to an old Amy Grant CD this weekend and it contained her version.
Come on RNI…pick me….PLEASE
August 18th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Tiffany says:
I’d have to say “Redeemed, How I Love To Proclaim It”. There are so many that I love, though.
Thanks!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:10 am
TammiK says:
All Creatures of our God and King… it’s one of my favorites. There are just too many to pick just one but that one really stands out.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Terry says:
Victory in Jesus…..that’s all! Thanks for sharing BooMama.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Bev says:
Hmm….can’t possibly choose just one…so here’s my top 5:
Be Thou My Vision
My Savior’s Love
‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Holy, Holy, Holy
Bev
August 19th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Staci Medendorp says:
I love Amazing Grace and….also In the Garden.
What a great contest! I’m so glad you enjoyed your break and that you had a chance to be refreshed and renewed! Thanks for brightening my day…….
Blessings!
Staci
August 19th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Stacy says:
Just one?
‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Great is Thy Faithfulness
~Stacy
August 19th, 2008 at 12:52 am
Tanager says:
Draw Me Nearer
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Rock of Ages
How Great Thou Art
Christ The Lord is Risen Today
It is Well With My Soul
I Need Thee Every Hour
Angry Words, O Let Them Never (Ha ha, that’s a joke.)
August 19th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Stretch Mark Mama says:
I’ve tried to make “Be Thou My Vision” our family hymn, but the kids have an absolute barf fest each time I try to sing it. They’re really into music like that. Or, I might be a terrible singer. Doesn’t stop me from croonin’ a tune, though, noooo, it sure doesn’t.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:39 am
Johanna says:
oh, yes ma’am, absolutely! sign me up for this give-away!!
And my favorite hymn? “Marvelous Grace” – or, hmm, actually, is it bad to not know the official name of my favorite song? Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, – my favorite because, well, because it *is* marvelous grace, you know?!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Judy says:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.
Thanks for the opportunity!
August 19th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Teri from Indiana says:
I don’t suppose that a “Yep” would be a good answer. I love the old hymns. I think my all time favorites are ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”, “Victory In Jesus” and of course, “Just As I Am”.
August 19th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Pam says:
my favorite hymn is “It is well with my soul”–just love the story behind the song.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:33 am
Courtney says:
The Old Rugged Cross
and
Great is They Faithfulness
Have a great day!
August 19th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Leigh says:
“Amazing Grace” has always been my favorite. Especially now that my four-year-old niece sings it to me!
August 19th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Lisa says:
Let’s see…my favorite is Old Rugged Cross, followed closely by Because He Lives. Hmmmm…..maybe my favorite is Because He Lives, followed closely by Old Rugged Cross. Ok, I guess I have two favorites!
August 19th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Becca says:
Tis so Sweet to trust in Jesus…. Take my Hand Precious Lord, and What a Friend we have in Jesus! I have so many favorites it’s hard to pick just one. Love em , love em all!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Kelli says:
Come Thou Font :)
August 19th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Michelle says:
My favourite hymn would have to be Great Is Thy Faithfulness, though I also really love Holy, Holy, Holy.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:08 am
SuperSuz says:
I couldn’t pick just one – ever! Our church doesn’t do hymns much but my favorites from childhood are:
How Great Thou Art
It is Well (with my soul)
Amazing Grace
August 19th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Kristi says:
Heavenly Sunlight, Blessed Assurance, Great is Thy Faithfulness, Amazing Grace…oh so many! Blessings to you and welcome back! You were missed. See you at the Siesta!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Kim says:
So many to choose from… my very first favorite: “Holy, Holy, Holy” and certainly in there “The Church’s One Foundation” and “Jesus Lover of My Soul” is a later one. I could add hundreds more, if not thousands.
Great contest. Thanks!
Kim
August 19th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Beth in Texas says:
My Father’s World
August 19th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Nikki says:
Seek Ye First (#711 in the Episcopal hymnal that we use)
Welcome back! You were missed, but so glad you enjoyed your time off.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Mozi Esme's Mommy says:
I don’t think I can pick just one! But one that’s caught my attention again recently is “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” My baby gets so excited every time we play a video of it, for some reason.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am
De-Lurking Denise says:
“Up From the Grave He Arose!”
I’ve made my husband promise they’ll sing it at my funeral, should he still be around.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:27 am
sherri says:
Wow, only picking one is tough…..Come thou fount!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Theresa says:
“It is Well with My Soul” is my favorite. Oh Mr. Linky, please pick me.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Lone Butterfly says:
There are the easy ones: each of my boys has their “own hymn” that I sang them to sleep with when they were little (and even now, somtimes). My oldest knows every verse to “Amazing Grace” and my youngest wants to hear “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” year round.
But my most favorite hymn is “It Is Well”. In my very darkest hours, I have sat on my bed weeping and singing “It is well, it is well, with my soul” to myself. For me it sums up my entire Christian walk, no matter what happens on this earth – it is well with my soul.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Josh says:
My favorite is probably a tie between “It is Well with my Soul” and “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”
August 19th, 2008 at 7:53 am
AL Amy says:
I’ve loved reading these! “Be Thou My Vision” and “Immortal, Invisible” are my favorites…
August 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Sarah says:
“How Great Thou Art” is my absolute fave.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am
KountryMama says:
“It Is Well” is my favorite hymn, but there are lots and lots of hymns that I love! Thanks for sharing about Hymned and Hymned Again! I always enjoy your music reviews.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Andrea Bell says:
“How Great Thou Art” is still my favorite hymn. My grandfather used to sing it in church when I was a little girl and it still gives me chill bumps.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Robyn says:
My absolute fave is Victory in Jesus. I mean, the title just says it all!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Beth(A Mom's Life) says:
I love me some “Amazing Grace”. The only problem is that I can not sing it without tearing up. And really, who wants to be a hot teary mess in the middle of church?
August 19th, 2008 at 8:01 am
cindi says:
Oh VICTORY IN JESUS! My Savior forever…He sought me and He bought me with His redeeming love…
Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Amanda Jessup says:
Victory In Jesus is my absolute favorite, with Because He Lives running a close second. As much as I love new music, traditional songs just warm my heart.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Carrie Furr says:
It is Well With My Soul is one of my favorites, but Doxology holds a special place because it brings back memories of my church growing up. We’d sing that one every Sunday after the offering. Oh the memories…
August 19th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Kimberly says:
Hmmm, this is a toughy!!! I like “It is well with my Soul” but I can also remember as a small child my mom rocking me to sleep singing “Powr’in the blood” so that is near and dear to my heart as well.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Melynda says:
It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, but I definitely love “It Is Well”. I can remember the first time I truly understood those lyrics.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:17 am
fiddle*sticks says:
The usual, it is well, how great thou set, but I really really love my Jesus I love thee. Beautiful.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Julie Carlson says:
I love Before the Throne of God Above with the chorus that Shane and Shane added.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Sheila Brown says:
Victory in Jesus, Amazing Grace, What a Friend we have in Jesus, Because He lives. THere are some great hymnes out there sitting here thinking about those hymnes bring back some great memories from growing up.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Todd says:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Trixie says:
Hello,
Great give away! I love so many old hyms but I don’t know the names of them all.
Specifically I like How Great Thou Art, Amazing Grace and Over in the Glory Land.
I’ve ofen thought I would like Over in the Glory Land sung at my funeral, something about thoughts of signing with the happy angel band does it for me. How could there NOT be signing in heaven? I imagine the most beautiful music ever created.
Take Care,
Trixie
August 19th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Yoli says:
I have so many favorite hymns. Lets see,
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
It is Well with My Soul
August 19th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Jenny says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
August 19th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Sunni says:
I love “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “I Need Thee Every Hour”.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Pam says:
My favorite would be I’ll Fly Away. Great is Thy Faithfulness would be a close 2nd.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:39 am
rebecca in e.tx says:
Wow, just one, there are so many awesome hymns – Victory in Jesus, He set me free, It is Well, How Great Thou Art, blessed Assurance, Amazing Grace, Come Thou Fount, too many to pick just one – but if I have to – I’ll Fly Away!!
Rebecca
August 19th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Amy says:
thankfully my children’s choir director had a love for hymns as well!
when a children’s choir concert generally consists of the baptist choregraphed hand dancing, thanks ms. barbie! the hymns were much appreciated!
August 19th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Becca Mae says:
I love “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”. Everytime I hear the hymn I tear up just thinking about His goodness. I’m tearing up right now just writing this. If ever there was a song that moves me it is this one. I am right with you BooMama, I heart old hymns.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Maxine says:
Just a little talk with Jesus or We shall see the King.
Thanks.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:41 am
nicole says:
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name is my favorite hymn. I would love to win this cd. If I don’t win it I just might buy it.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Sara says:
The Solid Rock
I write a blog about hymns – I love them, and I love Bart’s first CD so I’m super excited about his second one.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Missy says:
There are so many but I do love Amazing Grace.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:52 am
amy says:
LOVE this giveaway- thank you! i am really enjoying the whole scripture-set-to-music thing- glory revealed is great!
August 19th, 2008 at 8:57 am
ivy says:
Oooo, that’s tough……Amazing Grace!
Thanks for this give away!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am
starr says:
“How Great Thou Art”
August 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Laura says:
I have the HYMNED cd as well and LOVE IT!! I will have to go with “Amazing Grace”– an oldie but goodie (esp. the last chorus).
August 19th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Only Daughter. says:
Oh the Baptist Hymnal is one of my most treasured books! Blessed Assurance and What a Friend We Have in Jesus is the Gospel Promise all summed up in song.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Wanda says:
HYMS!!!! I LOVE them!
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
It Is Well
This Is My Story
The list could go on and on….
Great giveaway!!!! Yeehaw! I wanna win!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Mary Beth says:
“It is Well” is my favorite.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Kathryn says:
I love “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.” When the instrumentation is done correctly, the music and words are so symbiotic that it takes your breath away. I love the simple reminders in “Trust and Obey” as well!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Carroll says:
I love the old hymns. In times of trial, those are the words that come to comfort me. Some favorites are:
At Calvary, Amazing Grace, He Lives, In the Garden, What a Friend We Have in Jesus
August 19th, 2008 at 9:20 am
dallimomma says:
It’s a tie, really. I can’t decide.
Amazing Love/Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. And the list goes on and on.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:23 am
misslisslee says:
It is Well With My Soul — love it!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Amy Dover says:
How great thou art, Amazing Grace and It is well with my soul and any hymn David Crowder remakes!
Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Renee@RightFootForward says:
In Christ Alone especially when it is sung by The Martins
A-Mazing
Number 12 off the Shane & Shane Pages CD is fab as well…i could put on repeat for an entire trip to target and not get tired of it!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am
katherine says:
i have lots ‘o favorites, but especially enjoy:
be thou my vision
how can it be?
come thou fount
among others. . .
what a fun contest!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Lauren A says:
Ooh, my favorite?? Probably “I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary.”
But “It is Well,” “Wonderful Grace of Jesus,” & “Victory in Jesus” rank high on my list too!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Kelly says:
Amazing Grace – I think of my Grandmother every time I hear it.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Cheryl says:
It Is Well With My Soul, definitely my favorite!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Catherine says:
I really need this CD to help calm down carpool time…..I guess my favorite is Amazing Grace.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Susan T says:
Amazing Grace is one of my favorites.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:39 am
trixiefan says:
I’ll Fly Away or I Feel Like Traveling On.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Angela says:
Come Unto Me….love that one.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Holly says:
Great is Thy Faithfulness! It speaks such a wonderful message!
BTW, I love all the songs everyone mentioned!! It’s hard not to name 5, 10 or even 20!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Tanya Brand says:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Hymned! Anytime you can take a classic and put a new spin on it…perfection!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Casey A. says:
Holy Holy Holy
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
August 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Holly at Crownlaiddown says:
I am a needle in this haystack…singing Grace Grace, God’s Grace.
See you this week!!
Love,
holly
August 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
country girl says:
okay — hymns — uhm —
bringing in the sheets…or sheaves…and sheeths…or something that rhymes with knees…seas…
okay…how about amazing grace..i know that one
August 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Mary says:
Thanks to my 2 year old it’s I’ll Fly Away
Before she was born she could be in a sound sleep then they’d sing this song in church and she’d wake up and dance. Then when she was born (4 weeks early and full of colic) I could sing that song to her and she’d fall asleep
August 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Beverly says:
Oh definitely How Great Thou Art and Victory in Jesus! Love those!!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Mary Helen says:
It sounds like a great CD! I don’t know if I can just pick one hymn. A few of my favorites are Ode to Joy (also referred to as Joyful, Joyful) and Amazing Grace. Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Bonster says:
I LOVE Mansion Over the Hilltop — can’t wait to get to mine and sit myself down on the front porch with some old friends!
Love your site, Boomama!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Texas in Africa says:
Come Thou Fount
August 19th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Shalee says:
Prince of Peace Control My Will still fits me to a T. I so need that at ALL times.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Denise says:
I’ve got a couple favorites, but if I have to choose just one, probably “Come Thou Fount!”
August 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Crystal says:
I’m new at blogs took me awhile to find out how to leave a comment.
In the Garden is a favorite. I remember hearing my aunt sing it when I was little and when I hear the song I hear her voice.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Vee says:
“I Need Thee Every Hour” and “Come Thou Fount” LOVE them both!!!
Great Giveaway!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Cara says:
It Is Well With My Soul. Yes indeedy.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Suzanne says:
To choose one hymn? Thats’ near impossible! I think my favorites would have to be “Amazing Grace,” “The Wonderful Cross,” “It Is Well With My Soul,” and “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee.” I would love to be picked!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Amy says:
For sure mine is Blessed Assurance.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:50 am
kristen says:
“Jesus I My Cross Have Taken” – because I love to hear my barely four year old sing “destitute despised forsaken, who from hence my all shall be, perish every fond ambition, all I’ve longed or hoped or known, but how rich is my condition, God and heaven are still my own!”
August 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Elizabeth says:
“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” is my favorite. At our youth summer camp this year, our worship leader Sara Beth Geoghegan sang these words to a new, lovely tune. I love it either way!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Shelly says:
So hard to choose just one, but I do love “Are You Washed In The Blood”.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Beth@sportsmomma says:
I’m a gospel song kind of gal- I love “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” and “I’ll Fly Away”!!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Anna says:
My all time favorite … Amazing Grace! As a child, I loved Victory in Jesus. :)
August 19th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Kristin says:
Oh how I love the hymns! Growing up in a Southern Baptist church on request night I always requested There’s a Sweet Sweet Spirit in this Place. Also love Old Rugged Cross!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Sarah says:
I love the Old Rugged Cross. I can never make it through all of the verses without getting choked-up. Everytime I sing it I picture a sweet old man that would get up to do specials when I was a little girl at church and this was his favorite thing to sing, his voice would fill the church and it was just a glimps of what it will be like when we all get to heaven and sing at our Saviours feet!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:29 am
beth says:
Well…I love ‘Softly and Tenderly’. That bit about ‘come home, come home’ always makes me cry buckets.
I ventured over to iTunes and sampled a bit of this. Although the iTunes review is not too kind, I like what I hear….thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Steph says:
I’ve always loved “It Is Well with My Soul.”
August 19th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Kelly @ Love Well says:
“Come Thou Fount” is my current favorite hymn. (They change like the wind.) It’s being played on our local Christian radio station right now; beautiful rendition. I can’t stop singing it. And I’m OK with that.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Amy says:
Okay, let’s see if I can make this 2 for 2. My favorite is How Great Thou Art. Carrie Underwood has a version out that is powerful to say the least. I am listening to it right now. The last verse gives me chills everytime I hear it. “When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation, and lead me home what joy shall fill my heart. Then I shall bow with humble adoration, and there proclaim, My God HOW GREAT THOU ART!” If you are a believer and don’t get teary eyed when you hear those words, there is a problem:) Amy K.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:51 am
S says:
“What a Day that will Be”
August 19th, 2008 at 11:51 am
alyssa says:
Be Thou My Vision
Amazing Grace
And so many others my mom used to sing to me that I don’t even know the names of, but the tunes are there in my head. :)
August 19th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Julie @ A Joyful Life says:
Wow, you’re reading LOTS of favorite hymns! I have “Redemption Songs” by Jars of Clay, which features several of my favorite hymns: “It Is Well” and “Jesus Love Never Failed Me Yet”.
Blessings!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Sarah W. says:
Hymns are so wonderfully classic. I wish we heard more of them!!! I am excited to check this cd out :)
August 19th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Butterbean says:
Wow! That’s hard, there are SO MANY. One of my favorites is Lead on, O King Eternal…because one of my childhood friends thought it was Lead on, O Kinky Turtle!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
stephen says:
My favorite hymn is Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I know.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
shayne says:
“The Love of God” is one of my favorites. That last verse gets me because it was supposedly found scrawled on the wall of a cell in a mental institution. I love thinking that even in that dark place, the love of God was shining for someone that the world had forgotten.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Erin says:
My very favorite is “How Deep the Father’s Love”
It brings fresh perspective on God’s sacrifice each time I hear it.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Suzy Q says:
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
I love the line in it, “prone to wander, prone to leave the God I love.” it reminds me of my fallen nature, and of God’s unfailing love.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Jennifer Casey says:
I’d have to go with “Blessed Assurance”, although “And Can It Be” and “Be Thou My Vision” are up there too.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Michelle says:
O Sacred Head, hands down. With full four part harmony. Other top choices would be Purer in Heart and Nearer My God to Thee.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
"kardel" says:
I was just talking about the lost hymns that we don’t sing in church anymore. I want my kids to grow up knowing the words to the hymns and hearing the music to them. I have lots of favorites, but how about, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know. Fills my every longing. Keeps me singing as I go.” And you have to sing it at a good clip with the elderly lady playing the piano.
Oh Mr. Random Integer Generator be good to me!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Kay says:
Without a doubt, “Great is Thou Faithfulness.” He’s so good.
Kay
August 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Michelle Vance says:
I’m not sure I can wait to see who wins!!!
But one of my favorites, and I have lots, is Oh, How I love Jesus.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
gina says:
It’s hard to choose just one, but I guess I’ll say “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”. They’re all so good though…
August 19th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Jennifer @ Quiverfull Family says:
Hard to pick – we love hymns! There’s A Fountain Free, We’re Marching to Zion, Count Your Blessings to name a few!
August 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Rebecca says:
One of my favorites is “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” It’s a great reminder to me.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Jen says:
“I’ll Fly Away!”
I LOVE that one :)
August 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Joan says:
I’ll jump in here, too. I love hymns and my all time top favorite is “I am Resolved.” I have about a hundred in my top ten, lol. Thanks for the contest. I’ll probably have to go out and buy a copy anyway. Thanks!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Ashleigh says:
I love Victory in Jesus and Blessed Assurance!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Kim says:
Too many really, but I’ll go with Amazing Grace and It Is Well.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Stephanie says:
Our family goes to a contemporary worship kind of church, so we don’t get to sing many hymns. We miss them! Some favorites: I’ll Fly Away, It is Well, Amazing Grace, and so many others mentioned.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
k&c's Mom says:
“It is Well With My Soul”
August 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Mary Kat's Mom says:
Sorry, but I can’t say just one so I will say “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and “Holy, Holy, Holy” because those just say it all! ! ! !
Thank you so much!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Michelle says:
I heard parts of it on KLOVE this morning and I would LOVE the CD!!!!!
I love so many hymns but I suppose 2 of my faves are Be Thou My Vision and It Is Well With My Soul.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Patti says:
“The Battle Belongs To The Lord ” or “Thank you, Lord”.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Brenda Branch says:
I love Pass me not oh gentle Saviot
August 19th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Angie says:
My favorite is All The Way My Savior Leads Me. I sing it every night to my baby girl when I’m rocking her at bedtime. And it’s where the name of my blog comes from. God is so good to “cheer each winding path I take”!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Amy says:
My favorites are “How Great Thou Art,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Peace Like a River.”
August 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Shannon says:
Just a Little Talk With Jesus. Gotta love southern gospel.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Laura Cornutt says:
Blessed Assurance
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Rebecca says:
Oh, I really want this!
Favorite hymn–A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Shelley says:
I love “Before The Throne” the lyrics are just beautiful.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Christy says:
Come Thou Fount is one of my favorites!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Dyan says:
I love them all, but if I have to pick one, I’ll say “Victory in Jesus”
August 19th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Deanna says:
Be Thou My Vision
August 19th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
julie reynolds says:
blessed assurance because that assurance is all i need.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Colleen says:
OOOHH!
Love Divine, Old Rugged Cross, and I am the Bread of Life! What an awesome contest!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Laura says:
I love a lot of them but my favorite is Holy, Holy, Holy
Laura
August 19th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Melanie says:
I have so many favs, but one that I sang to my micro preemie son and have loved since I was a child is There’s Something About That Name. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Janet says:
When I Survery The Wondrous Cross.
Love it!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Becky says:
The Old Rugged Cross
August 19th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Jenni says:
My favorite hymn…. ok 2 of my top faves: How Great Thou Art, and Joyful Joyful.
This is such a great contest! THANKS!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
LynneBee says:
Immanuel’s Land
Be Thou My Vision
I’d Rather Have Jesus
August 19th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Jackie Sue says:
The Love of God is my favorite hymn…I’m almost positive that Mercy Me did my favorite version and reacquainted me with this amazing song.
“Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the oceans dry,
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.”
Even as I type is I get the tears, they come. I also love “I’d Rather Have Jesus”. Billy Grahams right hand guy sang it at every crusade..I can’t remember his name right now. Thanks for making me think about this today…always good for me to reflect and let our Lord touch my heart with His goodness. I would love to win, but if I don’t I’m betting I’m going to get it for my dh’s birthday next month. I hadn’t heard of the first Hymned either, so maybe I will get him both! Have a great day. Oh, and ARE you coming to the siesta fiesta this weekend??? I was hoping so :)
August 19th, 2008 at 2:59 pm