Songs of Faith

25 Feb 98 - 12:39 AM (#22177)
Subject: Songs of Faith
From:

I am looking for traditional English(and to a lesser extent Irish & Scottish) folk hymns, songs of faith, ritual songs, etc. that would be great for church settings, youth groups, etc. Interested in songs, lyrics, sources of songs, personal favorites, etc. All ideas are welcome. I have a good repertoire of Midwinter & Christmas stuff but am looking for songs that can be sung anytime.

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25 Feb 98 - 01:46 PM (#22220)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From:

Try this site:
http://hot.virtual-pc.com/guitar/mainframe.htm

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25 Feb 98 - 01:50 PM (#22221)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From:

TRY THIS: Click on the FORUM SEARCH BLOCK...

ENTER [ URL ] in the BODY block...leave others blank

and wait a bit.....then look around...

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25 Feb 98 - 04:03 PM (#22232)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Joe Offer

Hi - Take a look in the BACK pages of hymnals from most of the mainstream churches, and look for the sources of hymns. The older the hymnal, the better. You can find some real gems in the Methodist and Episcopalian and Lutheran hymnals.
One favorite of mine that was discussed in another thread is "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say," which has the same tune as "Star of County Down." I made lots of points with our Irish-born priest last Sunday by singing that. Maybe now would be a good time to hit him up for more money to buy music...
-Joe Offer-

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25 Feb 98 - 05:57 PM (#22252)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Marc B

To Joe,

Thanks for the method. As it happens I spent a good bit of time today doing exactly as you suggested with my Methodist and Episcopal hymnals. God bless Ralph Vaughn Williams. A number of tunes to "Star of County Down" and "Forest Green"

I should have mentioned that I was familiar with that source and am hoping for things beyond what's in the hymnals. But tonight I'm going through my "old" hymnals!

I led a piece at Christmas from the Methodist hymnal called "I Sing a Song of Bethlehem" also to the tune of County Down. Good song.

God bless. Marc

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25 Feb 98 - 06:13 PM (#22257)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: BAZ

Joe you had better luck than I did on Sunday. When my wife and I sang I Heard The Voice of Jesus Say the Organist complained that I'd changed the tune slightly.I did say that I thought it might be the new Methodist Hymn book that had changed the tune. By the way at Christmas you could try O Little town of Bethlehem to the same tune I did this year and the children loved it!

Good luck with the search Marc if you come up with anything perhaps you could let us know.
Regards Baz.

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26 Feb 98 - 12:33 AM (#22303)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: alison

Hi,

There are usually quite a few hymns set to the tune "O Waly Waly" (better known as "The Water is wide".

Another nice one is to do "I heard the voice of Jesus say" to the tune of "Mary from Dungloe".

Then of course there's "There is a green hill far away", to "the house of the rising sun." There's quite a few to "Londerry air" or "Danny boy" too.

Some beautiful old Irish tunes are "Moville", "Durrow", and "Clonmacnoise"(used for the 2nd part of St Patrick's breastplate..... "Christ be in me, Christ within me....etc." Have a go looking in the index of tunes, like Joe already suggested.

I used to play church organ and was always trying to find good tunes, so please let us know if you find any.

Slainte

Alison

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26 Feb 98 - 12:38 AM (#22304)
Subject: Tune Add: CLONMACNOISE
From: alison

Hi,

Here's "Clonmacnoise" (which by the way was a moanstery founded in 548 and abandoned in 1552, on the banks of the river Shannon.)Brilliant ruins!!!

MIDI file: CLONMAC.MID

Timebase: 480

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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the January 15 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

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Slainte

alison

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26 Feb 98 - 08:12 AM (#22317)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Gloria Tham

Alison, Hope you won't mind naming some of the hymns that can be sung to the tune of 'O Waly Waly'. I only know one that is 'When I Survey The Wondrous Cross' which I intend to do for a choir presentation this Lent. Thanks.

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26 Feb 98 - 06:03 PM (#22391)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: alison

Hi,

"O God, thy life creating love,""O loving father to thy care we give again this child of thine." (Both in the baptism section of the Presbyterian hymnbook.), and ""Tis winter now: the fallen snow,". all sung to "O Waly waly."

While having a look I found one in "Mission Praise" to the tune of "Blow the wind Southerly" called "Spirit of Holiness."

"Spirit of Holiness, wisdom, and faithfulness,

Wind of the Lord blowing strongly and free,

Strength of our serving and joy of our worshipping

Spirit of God bring your fulness to me."

There are 2 verses too, let me know if you can't find them.

And for those of you country fans, there's "The church is wherever God's people are praising" to the tune of "The streets of Laredo".

Slainte

Alison

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27 Feb 98 - 05:46 PM (#22460)
Subject: Lyr Add: WHEN LOVE IS FOUND^^
From: Alan of Australia

G'day,
Here's one we used at my daughter's wedding:-

WHEN LOVE IS FOUND

Words by Brian Wren, 1978

Tune: Waly Waly/The Water is Wide

When love is found and hope comes home,
Sing and be glad that two are one.
When love explodes and fills the sky,
Praise God and share our Maker's joy.

When love has flowered in trust and care,
Build both each day, that love may dare
To reach beyond home's warmth and light,
To serve and strive for truth and right.

When love is tried as loved ones change,
Hold still to hope though all seems strange,
Till ease returns, and love grows wise
Through listening ears and opened eyes.

When love is torn and trust betrayed,
Pray strength to love till torments fade
Till lovers keep no score of wrong,
But hear through pain love's Easter song.

Praise God for love, praise God for life,
In age or youth, in husband, wife,
Lift up your hearts, let love be fed
Through death and life in broken bread.

Cheers,
Alan

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27 Feb 98 - 07:09 PM (#22478)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: alison

Hi,

Another nice one is "Spirit of God unseen as the wind, gentle as is the dove...", (it was in "Sing to God", and is done to the tune of the "Skye Boat song", (Speed bonny boat.)

Slainte

Alison

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28 Feb 98 - 06:36 AM (#22523)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: dwditty

A great source for songs of faith is Hymnsys. This product contains over 700 hyms and displays the words while playing the music. You may select to hear the parts either alone or in any combination. This feature was invaluable to me when I first joined the church choir and had no idea how to sing (in my case) the tenor line. The songs are indexed by Title, First Line, Topic, Word (search), Author/Composer, and Tune. A click of the mouse takes you to the scripture from which the hymn was taken and also to biographies of the author and composer. Altogether, a very useful program for anyone invloved in church music.
For more info: www.hymnsys.com/hymnsys.htm

Enjoy!

DWDitty

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28 Feb 98 - 07:27 PM (#22579)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From:

On another thread someone asked for the lyrics for Somewhere Along The Road. Iv'e sung this in Chapel and it was well received. It may not have been the intention when Rick lemp wrote it but the lyrics are very applicable.
BAZ

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28 Feb 98 - 07:29 PM (#22580)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: BAZ

Lemp???? Should have said Rick Kemp - BAZ

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28 Feb 98 - 10:03 PM (#22591)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Alan of Australia

G'day,
The Australian Hymn Book has quite a few hymns, traditional and set to trad tunes.

e.g. From thee all skill and science flow (Dives & Lazarus/Star of the County Down) words by Charles Kingsley 1819-75

Kneels at the feet of his friends by Tom Colvin (c.1965) set to a Ghana folk melody.

I bind unto myself today/Christ be with me - attributed to St Patrick. etc. etc.

Cheers,
Alan

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28 Feb 98 - 10:11 PM (#22592)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Alice

Morning Has Broken

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02 Mar 98 - 11:08 AM (#22731)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Whippoorwill

My favorite lyrics to Londonderry Air are Dotty Rambo's "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need."

And try "Amazing Grace" to the tune "House of the Rising Sun,"

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02 Mar 98 - 11:27 PM (#22794)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: belter

I'd like to sugjest doing a keyword DT search for religous, gospel, god, and any other keyword that you can think of.

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03 Mar 98 - 01:01 AM (#22804)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
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03 Mar 98 - 02:03 AM (#22807)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Marc B

Oops. I realize I sent off the last message with nothing in it! I just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate your postings. I'm thinking there is value to the list we are collecting, and for staying in touch re: this subject. I've not seen much in conversation or print about traditional songs/hymns or those trying to sing them, other than some Appalachian and Shape Note/Sacred Harp(all good stuff). And of course, solstice and Revels things. In reading your posts it occurs to me there is some STORY here, too, about our efforts to inject some trad into the Christian music scene, either in our home churches or more globally. Bears thinking on.

Your postings have gotten us off to a good start. I dont' know how to do the MIDI thing unfortunately but I'll start trying to figure it out. I will summarize things and share my own findings when I complete the current journey(next week or so). And will continue to post a thread on this subject from time to time.

I'm new to this forum, though I've had a downloaded version of DigiTrad for a while. I don't know if there is another way for me to communicate with you individually besides these themed threads or to chat. I'm delighted to find you all, who also seem to look to share your music with your community of faith. Though my contemporary choir compatriots like this stuff, they do think I'm a bit nuts. And conversely, though I do enjoy singing with the contemporary ensemble, most of the Christian music doesn't fit me very well, style-wise.

Incidentally, I just started leading the music for a confirmation class of 75 6th graders. A prospect I find infinitely more terrifying than any pub full of drunken hooligans.

More later.

Marc B [e-mail]

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03 Mar 98 - 11:03 AM (#22820)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Nordic

Songs of Faith??? Hey, you should chek out this:

http://www.mcn.net/~acflynn/music.html

Tell Alice that Nordic sent u!

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03 Mar 98 - 11:39 AM (#22822)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Jon W.

Marc, if you haven't "Joined" the Mudcat, you should. It's free. There is a button on the home page that will let you sign up. Your computer gets a cookie and you get a personal page. Then you get to send personal messages and so forth.

Sixth-graders are great. I'm a Scoutmaster, mostly sixth and seventh graders. Don't be scared of them, just enjoy.

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03 Mar 98 - 06:51 PM (#22854)
Subject: Lyr Add: PRAISE WE THE LORD^^
From: Alice

Here is one that is to the tune of a French carol.

PRAISE WE THE LORD
lyrics, 1928, Steuart Wilson
traditional French melody

Praise we the Lord, who made all beauty
For all our senses to enjoy,
Give we our humble thanks and duty,
That simple pleasures never cloy;
Praise we the Lord, who made all beauty
For all our senses to enjoy.

Praise him who makes our life a pleasure,
Sending us things which glad our eyes,
Thank him who gives us welcome leisure,
That in our heart sweet thoughts may rise.
Praise him who makes our life a pleasure,
Sending us things which glad our eyes.

Praise him who by a simple flower,
Lifts up our hearts to things above,
Thank him who gives to each one power,
To find a friend to know and love.
Praise him who by a simple flower,
Lifts up our hearts to things above.

In the same Hymnal, I found
THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD
traditional English melody

O HOW GLORIOUS, FULL OF WONDER
traditional Dutch melody

ALL BEAUTIFUL THE MARCH OF DAYS
traditional English melody

WHEN I, O LORD
Swedish folk melody

JUDGE ETERNAL, THRONED IN SPLENDOR
traditional Welsh melody

BY THE BABYLONIAN RIVERS
Latvian melody

IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING
traditional Finnish melody

BE THOU MY VISION
traditional Irish melody
lyrics from ancient Irish
translated, 1905, Mary E. Byrne

IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE
Welsh hymn

alice

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04 Mar 98 - 10:47 PM (#23026)
Subject: Tune Add: SLAINE/ BE THOU MY VISION (Irish)
From: alison

Hi,

forgot about "Be thou my vision", my favourite hymn, so here is the tune (an old Irish tune called "Slane"). We sang this at my wedding although my mum wanted us to leave out the verse about "Be thou my battleshield, sword for the fight", she reckoned you shouldn't sing about fighting at a wedding....... we sang it anyway!!

Van Morrison sing a version of it on his "Hymn to the silence" CD accompanied by the "Chieftains". The tune is also used for "Lord of all Hopefulness" which we used to sing in scholl assembly.

Slainte

Alison

MIDI file: SLANE2.MID

Timebase: 480

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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the January 15 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

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M:3/4
Q:1/4=166
K:C
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C2E2G2|AGE2CE|D2C2C2|C6||

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10 Mar 98 - 04:39 PM (#23471)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Art Thieme

NO DISRESPECT INTENDED-------just humor!! but a while ago I realized that AMAZING GRACE works perfectly sung to the Gilligan's Island theme!

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11 Mar 98 - 01:03 AM (#23495)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: MarcB

Art,

Thanks for passing on the hint! Taken with humor and plan to experiment:)

Marc B

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11 Mar 98 - 04:28 AM (#23507)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: belter

About the song Savior To the Poor wich I posted earlyer, acording to my notes, the source is actualy Bill Steel's album Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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11 Mar 98 - 10:51 AM (#23533)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Brian Flanagan

There is an old irish hym that the title I know to it is Morning has broken, but I have heard it under several other titles, almost as similar as the Ode to Joy has about sixty hyms to it's music

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04 Oct 98 - 05:25 PM (#40341)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: sean

I want the lyrics to praise the lord

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05 Oct 98 - 01:24 AM (#40359)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: Joe Offer

Hi, Sean - there are countles hymns that start with "Praise the Lord." Click here to get to the Cyber Hymnal and see if one of their songs is the one you want. If that doesn't work, give us a few more words from the hymn you're looking for, so we have an idea which one you might want.
It can be hard sometimes to find a hymn with just the title. This morning, we needed a second hymn because communion went on too long, so the choir director whispered we should sing thus-and-such. Well, our hymnal has THREE songs with that title, so we were desperate to find the song before the song introduction was finished. We made it - but there was only time for us to sing one verse. The choir was not very happy with the director this morning - but we'll get over it....
-Joe Offer-

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20 May 00 - 11:18 PM (#231253)
Subject: RE: Songs of Faith
From: GUEST,Mrbisok@aol

Have any of you heard of the Matty Prior album, released about 1993, "Sing Lustily and with good Courage"? It is a wonderful, wonderful, collection of "gallery hymns" played with no organ, but with original instruments. Her version of "Low He Comes with Clouds Descending" will set you free. Yes, I own this tape! Hey, it's off to church tomorrow. Good sermons and good music set the tone for the rest of the week. -- Parishioner, Harold from Hawthorne.

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