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Clark Addison · 07-31-2007, 03:26 PM

Staying on the topic of hymns, a couple of people have mentioned that we tend to stick with the same ones. Do you have any favorite hymns that are rarely or never sung?

Two that I can think of off the top of my head are Come, O Thou King of Kings and Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah.

I have sung these occasionally in Sacrament meeting, but far less than once a year (as opposed to some that we seem to sing monthly).

MikeWaters · 07-31-2007, 03:27 PM

We sang "If we could hie to Kolob" quite a bit on my mission.

I think we all thought it was subversive so that's why we liked it.

Archaea · 07-31-2007, 03:39 PM

There's one called "O Wahre die Wahrheit", which I think is something like, Guard the Truth.

FMCoug · 07-31-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Addison

Come, O Thou King of Kings

Sang this in priesthood session with a Ricks men's choir back in the day. Great song.

Sassy in RS · 07-31-2007, 05:36 PM

Oh Ye Mountains High

It's a pioneer-mountain-persecution song.

You haughty people, we'll steal your treasure and wish you death!

Requiem · 07-31-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy in RS

Oh Ye Mountains High

It's a pioneer-mountain-persecution song.

You haughty people, we'll steal your treasure and wish you death!

Good choice - there are hymns for diverse audiences. The mullahs revel in Be Thou Humble - Else I'll Get You. I particularly enjoy the hymns written specifically for female and male voices - Ye Elders of Israel - Grow Up for a Change comes to mind.

Indy Coug · 07-31-2007, 05:48 PM

Be Still My Soul

Tex · 07-31-2007, 05:58 PM

Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

FMCoug · 07-31-2007, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy in RS

Oh Ye Mountains High

It's a pioneer-mountain-persecution song.

You haughty people, we'll steal your treasure and wish you death!

Not surprisingly, I am of the opinion that this and other songs like it should be exorcised from the hymnal. Sing it as a choir number, etc. in Utah. But it makes no sense elsewhere.

But then I'm an anti-pioneer so no big surprise, right?

Requiem · 07-31-2007, 06:07 PM

I enjoy hearing choirs perform some of the hymns deleted from the current hymnal. Oh Home Beloved is simple yet powerful.

07-31-2007, 03:26 PM	#1
Clark Addison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 638	Favorite Less-Sung Hymns Staying on the topic of hymns, a couple of people have mentioned that we tend to stick with the same ones. Do you have any favorite hymns that are rarely or never sung? Two that I can think of off the top of my head are Come, O Thou King of Kings and Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah. I have sung these occasionally in Sacrament meeting, but far less than once a year (as opposed to some that we seem to sing monthly).

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Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	There's one called "O Wahre die Wahrheit", which I think is something like, Guard the Truth. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

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MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	We sang "If we could hie to Kolob" quite a bit on my mission. I think we all thought it was subversive so that's why we liked it.

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Sassy in RS Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 31	Oh Ye Mountains High It's a pioneer-mountain-persecution song. You haughty people, we'll steal your treasure and wish you death!

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Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Be Still My Soul

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Requiem Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 474	I enjoy hearing choirs perform some of the hymns deleted from the current hymnal. Oh Home Beloved is simple yet powerful.