I know!! So much solid TRUTH in them. I've always loved this hymn. But I hate how most churches play it, dragging along to get all the words in. This should be an invigorating WAR song!! A declaration that God is on our side in the fiercest battles. God wins!!
We should look at more of our hymns that way. In a concert I once heard Oh Night Divine sung by about 8 strong male voices and it gave me chills! Go through those lyrics and imagine warrior angels declaring those words.
I had been a church pianist since high school (over 50 years) and I cannot tell you how many wonderfully creative arrangers there are of Christian music...I had so much fun playing the most delightful arrangements from such an array of talented musicians...music is the balm of Gilead that heals my soul...singing...playing...what glorious enjoyment!!! It makes me happy just thinking about it....
What a powerful song...these old hymns...the music/words...are a treasure...the modern worship/praise music does not compare...AT ALL...
I know!! So much solid TRUTH in them. I've always loved this hymn. But I hate how most churches play it, dragging along to get all the words in. This should be an invigorating WAR song!! A declaration that God is on our side in the fiercest battles. God wins!!
Absolutely...it is NOT a funeral dirge...it's a battle cry...Amen...
We should look at more of our hymns that way. In a concert I once heard Oh Night Divine sung by about 8 strong male voices and it gave me chills! Go through those lyrics and imagine warrior angels declaring those words.
I had been a church pianist since high school (over 50 years) and I cannot tell you how many wonderfully creative arrangers there are of Christian music...I had so much fun playing the most delightful arrangements from such an array of talented musicians...music is the balm of Gilead that heals my soul...singing...playing...what glorious enjoyment!!! It makes me happy just thinking about it....