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Using Hymns for survival


Complex issues in my life seem to require the application of the hymns. Recent events have had me humming 'School Thy Feelings' and 'Count Your Many Blessings'.

During a time in my life which was both painful and a continual source of stress, I sang 'Let Us All Press On' under my breath constantly.

Currently, 'Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd' tops the charts of my internal hymn playing radio station. It is soothing and reminds me that even though I am wandering around in pastures that are distant that my Savior can rescue me, even when I wandered away from the fold deliberately.

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Recent compounded events have had a real toll on my ability to keep that internal hymn playing radio station tuned in, let alone turned up...

It doesn't help to continually hear the deafening booming of the lowriders cruising the street whenever I open the door...

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I'm constantly singing hymns... This morning it was "Praise to the Man" and then I sang the books of the New Testament... to the same tune... :)

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Have you ever heard the original song that "Praise to the Man" was taken from?

It's "Scotland the Brave." Since my nephew introduced me to it after his mission in Scotland, I tend to get the lyrics all muddled between the two. I can't imagine what it's like for Scottish Saints to sing that hymn. Might as well confuse all of you as well. biggrin.gif 





My personal internal hymn playlist includes "How Firm a Foundation", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "More Holiness Give Me", "Lord, I Would Follow Thee", and "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." (I'm disappointed the song didn't make it into the 1985 hymnbook. I hear there were copyright problems.)

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that was industrially cool! I hadn't ever heard that before.

It makes me want to visit Scotland!

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Yeah, me too.

I love the sentiment of that song, "Screw you all, we're still here."

I can see why the tune was purloined by the early Saints. I suspect that the "we're tough and we're not going away" was implied when they chose to write "Praise to the Man" to it.

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Amazing Grace, on the pipes




-- Edited by PollyAnna at 22:34, 2008-01-04

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My late Mother LOVED the hymn "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes. We played it on CD for her funeral and it really brought the Spirit into the meeting.

The whole meaning of the song and the many variant verses that have been penned to that tune are a musical legacy of faith that is eloquent.

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I love Amazing Grace and it should only be played on bagpipes.

Oh and Janey asked for the Amazing Grace DVD for christmas. That movie is simply awsome.

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there is something hauntingly beautiful about the hymns that have been set to bagpipes. I have several renditions of Amazing Grace, one of which I got from one of the U.S. military music download site.

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I'm gonna have a lone bagpiper playing Amazing Grace over my grave at the burial. thumbsup.gif

Then I want big fireworks. headbang.gif

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Alabamabelle- is that military music site just for the military and their families, or can anyone listen/download??

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anyone can use it. I'll get you the link in a bit.

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http://www.usarmyband.com/Audio/listen.html

http://www.usafband.af.mil/ (links to bands on the right side for various music)

http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/ (links on bottom of page)

http://www.navyband.navy.mil/ (links on the left and top of page)


each of these has music that you can right click on and save as whatever for your own listening pleasure.

and if you have a kid in scouts looking to learn bugle calls, they have them on these sites for the various services as well.

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I have about 30 hymns on my laptop at work. When the stress levels turn up I play them til peace returns. I also use them for most my Sunday work music and when I read the scrips at work.

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