Favourite Protestant/non-Catholic Hymns!

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StTommyMore said:
Any hymn that suggests that God’s grace is dependent on our belief is not appropriate. Neither is any hymn which implies OSAS. There are good hymns out there. Amazing Grace is not one of them.
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I guess it’s the OSAS implication which I don’t seen as necessarly being implied by this song, I just don’t see the commentary that one can’t walk away from our predestination.

The lyrics do say “Grace appeared the hour I first beleived”, I take this from the POV of the individual believer. I don’t know that I would apply a theology that Grace is dependant upon belief.

Anyway I hesitated bringing this song up explicitly because of the debate I knew that was comming on it’s coat tails. So I’m not going to spend a lot more time debating the point because I don’t want an otherwise fine thread to be closed. What I will say is that the song remains a terrific teastomy of personal conversion, something which I think no Christian would argue. We all could use such powerful conversions in our lives.
 
crazzeto said:
I guess it’s the OSAS implication which I don’t seen as necessarly being implied by this song,
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It’s not. There is often a confusion between “implied” and “said”. Many thing that are solidly Catholic and ancient in tradition have been used against Catholics as implying things they do not say. It is where we get so many of our false accusations from anticatholics. It is best to stick with what is just said and not draw out conclusions that may or may not be true.
 
This is actually the last stanza from an Anglican hymn.
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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Sung to the tune of the Old 100th, from the Genevan Psalter:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_100th

Makes you wonder why some of the old time Catholic favourites aren’t brought back like “Faith of Our Fathers” (your Bing Crosby Christmas “White Christmas” moment). But I can see why people prefer “Amazing Grace” over, say, “On Eagle’s Wings”.
 
John_Larocque said:
This is actually the last stanza from an Anglican hymn.

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Sung to the tune of the Old 100th, from the Genevan Psalter:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_100th
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I remember singing that every Sunday morning in my Baptist Church. I think it would make an excellent post-communion reflection.
 
One of my favorites that I don’t think has been mentioned here yet is Thy Strong Word (LSB 578). I would not mind one bit if we sang that hymn every single Sunday :).

The audio quality of this YouTube sample is poor, but it still conveys the hymn pretty well.

youtube.com/watch?v=n0ekhHUBwPY (Concordia University - Chicago choir)

Here’s another good example! If you want to skip the Bible reading and prayer, the hymn starts around 4:00. lutherantimeout.org/2011/02/time-out-episode-104/

Compare those two to this praise band rendition (sigh). What’s sad is the almost mocking laugh you hear in the background at the beginning after the praise band singer/leader says “If we had hymnals, this would be in the hymnal. I’d be sayin’ please turn to page 432.”

youtube.com/watch?v=182w_E4CACA&feature=related

Anyways, enjoy!

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Thy Strong Word

Thy strong Word did cleave the darkness;
At Thy speaking it was done.
For created light we thank Thee
While Thine ordered seasons run
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia without end!

Lo, on those who dwelt in darkness,
Dark as night and deep as death,
Broke the light of Thy salvation,
Breathed Thine own life-giving breath.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia without end!

Thy strong Word bespeaks us righteous;
Bright with Thine own holiness,
Glorious now, we press toward glory,
And our lives our hopes confess.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia without end!

From the cross Thy wisdom shining
Breaketh forth in conqu’ring might;
From the cross forever beameth
All Thy bright redeeming light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia without end!

Give us lips to sing Thy glory,
Tongues Thy mercy to proclaim,
Throats to shout the hope that fills us,
Mouths to speak Thy holy name.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
May the light which Thou dost send,
Fill our songs with alleluias,
Alleluias without end!

God the Father, light-creator,
To Thee laud and honor be.
To Thee, Light from Light begotten,
Praise be sung eternally.
Holy Spirit, light-revealer,
Glory, glory be to Thee.
Mortals, angels, now and ever
Praise the Holy Trinity!
 
pnewton said:
Let me totally switch styles and say another one of my favorite composers is Andrea Crouch. He has won two Grammies and is a prolific writer. His “My Tribute” is in my top ten inspirational songs of all times and his “Soon and Very Soon” has made it to many Catholic hymnas.
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Andre Crouch’s “Through it All” probably ranks in my top ten favorite non Catholic compositions of all time. I used to sing it as a solo in the Missionary Baptist church I used to attend. I like African-American Gospel music better than any other form of contemporary Christian music, because the singers of this genre sure sing every word like they mean it from the bottom of their hearts. Most of it is not appropriate for Mass, but it’s excelent for inspirational listening. I can see how “Through It All” could be sung at a contemporary Mass with little to no problems, though, and the same can be said for “My Tribute.”

Now, for something totally diferent, though not a hymn, my favorite non Catholic composition of all time isBrahms’s setting of Psalm 51, “Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz.” It is probably one of the greatest compositions of all time in western music, and it seems to be very much underrated.
youtube.com/watch?v=Sn9Hd_JfZEQ&fmt=18
Most choirs sing it way too fast, but I like the slow and thought out pase of this version, since afterall, it’s the Miserere in German. I’ve been thinking about transposing it into Latin. The piece is divided into four sections, and the second section always seems to bring tears to my eyes.
 
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