Good Christian Folk: what's your favourite hymn?

[WATFORD zero]

Frosty

Fine taste

 

[Hillian1]

Abide with me.

 

[Soulman]

My Favourite Got to be Jerusalem

Jerusalem ["And did those feet in ancient time"]
BY WILLIAM BLAKE
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.

Great choice

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Not religious but quite like the odd carol.

 

[MattBackHome]

My RC school background means that I can't resist a lovely bit of 'Seek ye first the kingdom of god'. It's a load of old bollocks, but who cares about that.

 

[jakarta]

Not religious but quite like the odd carol.

What was Odd about Her?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Can't believe no one's mentioned "Lord Of The Dance"

 

[edna krabappel]

Abide with me.

Tomorrow's your lucky day then.

 

[Buzzer]

Either "I vow to thee my country" or "For those in peril on the seas". Both put shivers up my spine.


The words to "I vow to thee..." says everything about how I feel about England. Best country in the world. God's country.

 

[oneillco]

My Favourite Got to be Jerusalem

Jerusalem ["And did those feet in ancient time"]
BY WILLIAM BLAKE
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!

And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land.

Great tune, but what the flip does it actually all mean

 

[smudge]

Abide with Me
For those in Peril on the Sea.

Both will be sung at my funeral & I'll leave the church to GOSBTS.

You're all welcome, wear your colours!

 

[atfc village]

Over the sea was sung quite a bit at my juinior school ,very un pc now.

 

[gregbrighton]

Although Jerusalem can be found in hymn books, it isn't technically a hymn. Some people interpret this poem as being about sexual freedom. William Blake was an ardent naturist.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Mistletoe & Wine.

 

[Titanic]

O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß - J.S.Bach (St Matthew Passion)

 

[ofco8]

Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven). The Welsh Rugby hymn - sung by a packed crowd it is utterly magnificent. And I am neither Christian nor Welsh!

Strangely, this is sung at all our family weddings and funerals. Not sure when this tradition started.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Although Jerusalem can be found in hymn books, it isn't technically a hymn. Some people interpret this poem as being about sexual freedom. William Blake was an ardent naturist.

I can't for the life of me see how anybody could interpret it as being about sexual freedom.

 

[jakarta]

I can't for the life of me see how anybody could interpret it as being about sexual freedom.

Ah but you live in Southampton, everything in Brighton is interpreted as being about sexual freedom.....

 

[RexCathedra]

Great tune, but what the flip does it actually all mean

We live in the early days of a better land -- if we work for it.
Also, an over-reliance on coal, and heavy industry, gets in the way of that.

 

[shingle]

Simple choice ........Abide with me.