Which hymns do Catholics & Protestants share?

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We are converting to the Catholicism and I sometimes find that I miss the traditional hymns from our old church (Baptist). I have only recognized two or three hymns that have been played at our Church now, but I’m wondering which hymns are used in the Catholic Church that we would recognize from the Protestant church. This is probably easier for other converts to answer… but thanks in advance for any replies! 🙂
 
It just depends on what Church you attend but the majority should have contemporary hymns. Catholic music at least in America has been heavily influenced by Protestants.
 
And there are many Baptists with many different types and styles of music. Could you give a few examples? Maybe be a bit more specific.

I was taken to a Southern Baptist church when young, and their music has changed a lot in the meanwhile.
 
Sure 🙂 I mean older hymns like Great is Thy Faithfulness, I love to Tell the Story, My Jesus How I Love Thee, How Great Thou Art, etc.
 
Lilla321 said:
We are converting to the Catholicism and I sometimes find that I miss the traditional hymns from our old church (Baptist). I have only recognized two or three hymns that have been played at our Church now, but I’m wondering which hymns are used in the Catholic Church that we would recognize from the Protestant church. This is probably easier for other converts to answer… but thanks in advance for any replies! 🙂
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Have a look through the hymn book in church and see if you recognise any…
 
LouiseHine said:
Have a look through the hymn book in church and see if you recognise any…
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Oh. Good thinking. I have never seen a hymn book at our Church. We always sing the same songs and no one uses a book. They must have one though, right? I will ask for one.
 
Among the hymns we share are some of the greatest.
I have only a moment to write just now, but I’ll offer a few that I am sure we share.

How Great Thou Art
Softly and Tenderly
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
Christ be Our Light (More common for Catholics, but also heard in Protestant services)
Amazing Grace

(Amazing Grace contains some lines or phrases that some theologians argue conflict with Catholic Theology, but I think that takes a certain interpretation of the song. It can be interpreted in a way that creates troubles, I think - a bad idea, I think. I interpret it in a way that does NOT contradict Catholic Theology. I think most, or at least many, Catholic Bishops agree that this hymn is just fine, since it appears in the hymnals of several Catholic dioceses I have visited.)

Some Christmas Hymns we share are:
Silent Night
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Angels We have Heard on High
The First Noel (often spelled “Nowell” if from a British tradition)
Away in a Manger

I won’t be free to check back until tomorrow evening.

Welcome Home!
I hope you find your reception into the Catholic Church to be a rich delight.
I suggest that as you learn more about the Eucharist in the Catholic Church that you consider Eucharistic adoration in any parish where it is available. It is a rich opportunity for worship. I often go to my parish church to sing hymns before Christ in the tabernacle. Sometimes there are other visitors present, and sometimes I am alone with Christ (and any saints or angels who might be helping me to sing!).
Consider Eucharistic adoration when you get the chance.
It often is a true delight for me and a very important spiritually recuperative occasion of prayer for me, and I think for many others.

I am Catholic.
Peace be with you.

EDIT: I forgot to note an easy website you may use to take a look. This publisher distributes hymnals to a great many Catholic parishes. I’m unable to post it as a link from this computer right now, but the address is simply “ocp.org”.
If you look at “spirit and song” section, then the “songs” tab, you’ll see a huge list.

Peace be with you.
 
Lilla321 said:
Oh. Good thinking. I have never seen a hymn book at our Church. We always sing the same songs and no one uses a book. They must have one though, right? I will ask for one.
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I’d imagine they would, if not, message me and I’ll find out which one we use and send you the name so you could see if you can get one from Amazon or something x
 
Thank you to Uncle Joe. I will check that site and I have been hoping to have the opportunity to go to Eucharistic Adoration. And thank you LouiseHine also! Very kind. Hope everyone has a good night 🙂
 
I can tell you some I have noticed so far, besides the one mentioned.

Crown Him With Many Crowns
Near the Cross
Come Thou Almighty King
Faith of Our Fathers
Were You There
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Jesus Christ I Risen Today
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
Soon and Very Soon
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Alleluia Sing to Jesus (although not all the same verses)
Holy, Holy, Holy

This is just those I can recall that I have both at my parish and I have had in my Baptist past and I can rattle off the top of my head.
 
in the southern parish I attend we have sang amazing grace, I’ll fly away, softly and tenderly jesus is calling, that old rugged cross, how great thou art, and down to the river to pray. I think it depends on the region you are in like I know in the south alot of protestant hymns are used not sure about up north but my godmother claims that they don’t ever sing fly away or down to the river to pray, or amazing grace 🤷

At charismatic masses I’ve attended I’ve notices contemperary praise music is used

But in mexico I don’t notice many hymns I can recognize as protestant
 
Lift High the Cross
This Is the Feast of Victory (Festival Canticle)
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
 
rben20 said:
It just depends on what Church you attend but the majority should have contemporary hymns. Catholic music at least in America has been heavily influenced by Protestants.
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The “contemporary” hymns sung in Catholic parishes are never sung in Baptist (or any Evangelical Protestant) churches. These hymns would be considered “too Catholic.” You will hear them in Lutheran churches and perhaps in other mainline denominations.

The “contemporary” hymns sung in Catholic Masses are over 40 years old.

We were Evangelical Protestant (Conference Baptist, Assemblies of God, Christian church, Southern Baptist, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Evangelical Free Church in America) for 47 years before becoming Catholic, and the only “Catholic” contemporary hymn that I ever heard was “I Am the Bread of Life” (the one by the Sister), and it was sung by a Christian contemporary group that was working for the Christian church (Campbellite), and the song was sung in a youth camp setting. It was never sung by a congregation in a worship service setting.

OP, regrettably, one composer whose hymns you will never hear in the Catholic Mass is Fanny Crosby, the blind composer. This is the Catholic Church’s loss. Her hymns are rich with meaning, and any Catholic who wants to grow in the faith and in the joy of the Lord should listen to and sing them. OP, I suggest buying a CD that has her songs and listening to them often in your home and life.
 
Thank you everyone for your answers. How kind of you to take the time! I will ask to look at a hymn book at our Church and I also purchased an MP3 album of Catholic piano hymns this morning and am very pleasantly surprised to recognize almost all of them. This will be great for me and my baby girl to listen to at quiet times 🙂 Hope you all have a wonderful day!
 
I find this thread to be interesting coming from Southern Protestant back ground. I have heard only a few. Someone mentioned How Great Thou Are and I have heard that. I have also heard Just a Closer Walk with Thee.

When I do hear one of the old southern gospels, I just love it.
 
Most of the great Christmas and Easter hymns were penned by Protestants and are used cross-denominationally. There are also Charles Wesley’s wonderful hymns - Love Divine all Loves excelling, Author of Love Divine, Jesu Lover of my Soul, Hail the Day that sees him rise, George Herbert (The King of Love my Shepherd is), the translation of the great German Lutheran hymns by Catherine Winkworth (Deck thyself thy soul with gladness) and the numerous translations from the Latin by the Anglican John Mason Neale. All these fill the pages of most Catholic hymn books. I think some of contemporary Catholic Offertory and communion hymns (Christ be Our Light, This is my body) have also made their way into non-Catholic hymn books.
 
With Gospel music, you’ll find some sharing as well.

I’ve heard:

The Lord Is Blessing Me
View That Holy City
O Lord, How Excellent Is Thy Name
Jesus Be a Fence around Me
 
There is one that Catholic church has I really like: You Satisfy the Hungry Heart . They often sing this during communion. One day had me crying as I watched the people go up, some with walkers, canes, all ages, etc. while listening to those lyrics. I find it very moving. I think that is not very old one. Never heard that one in prot. church.
 
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OP, regrettably, one composer whose hymns you will never hear in the Catholic Mass is Fanny Crosby, the blind composer. This is the Catholic Church’s loss. Her hymns are rich with meaning, and any Catholic who wants to grow in the faith and in the joy of the Lord should listen to and sing them. OP.
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Double 👍👍

We do sing “Near the Cross” during Lent, but she has so many other wonderful hymns. I would very much like to see “To God be the Glory” and “Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, Our Blessed Redeemer!” added.
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I have also heard Just a Closer Walk with Thee. it.
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Oh, I love that and use it on occasion.

I thought of another one in common:

Be Thou My Vision
 
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