Appreciation of Protestant Hymns

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Rob2 said:
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Sbee0:
I also like All Creatures of Our God and King. Non Catholic origins (Anglican?)
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St Francis of Assisi origins . šŸ˜„

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Good to know! I thought at least the melody had Protestant origins.
 
Sbee0 said:
I thought at least the melody had Protestant origins.
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So did I , but Iā€™ve just discovered that its first appearance was in the 1623 hymnal Auserlesene, Catholische, Geistliche KirchengesƤng (Selected Catholic Spiritual Church-Songs) .
 
Tis_Bearself said:
How Great Thou Art is a good one that I donā€™t think Iā€™ve heard at a Catholic Mass yet.
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I have not heard it at a Catholic Mass yet either; but interestingly enough, my dad, who was born in the early 50s and was raised Catholic, says they used to sing it at Mass. I donā€™t know if the period when they sang it was pre- or post-Vatican II, but I thought that was interesting. I love that hymn, too.
 
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EnglishTeacher said:
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Tis_Bearself:
How Great Thou Art is a good one that I donā€™t think Iā€™ve heard at a Catholic Mass yet.
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I have not heard it at a Catholic Mass yet either; but interestingly enough, my dad, who was born in the early 50s and was raised Catholic, says they used to sing it at Mass. I donā€™t know if the period when they sang it was pre- or post-Vatican II, but I thought that was interesting. I love that hymn, too.
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It was sung at both my parentsā€™ Funeral Mass .

 
How Grest Thou Art is played frequently in my Catholic Church, which is quite strict in its music.
 
At a Good Friday mass Iā€™ve heard the hymn Were You There When They Crucified my Lord.

I believe that has Protestant origins too,
 
ā€œCling to the crossā€ terrified me when I first heard it, since I was so used to the Catholic Mass hymns

Now I like it!
 
Sbee0 said:
At a Good Friday mass Iā€™ve heard the hymn Were You There When They Crucified my Lord.

I believe that has Protestant origins too,
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It is a spiritual; it was most likely composed by African American slaves. I like that one, too.šŸ‘
 
Thanks. Iā€™m not having any luck with my alma mater, so Iā€™ll have to start casting a bigger net.
 
Definitely contemporary,but not Anglican! I hate those hymns.
 
It is common around here as a Mass song.

I always sing the traditional performance second refrain, just a habit I cannot break as I have performed this one since childhood.

ā€¦feel the gentle breeze.

My soul is filled
With singing, Lord to Thee
Oh Mighty God, how great thou art

Then sings my soulā€¦
 
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