There my burden soul found liberty at Calvary... Now I own Him as my King... Mercy there was great and grace was free....Hmmmm Oh the mighty gulf God did span at Calvary...
I am sitting here listening to some old choruses over the Gaither Radio... Oh here is another one,
We'll soon be done with troubles and trials...in that home on the other side... I am going to sit down beside my Jesus and rest a litte while...
Remember when we sang these songs? Now we sing and sway to Praise the Lord Hummmmmm, Praise the Lord hummmmm, Praise the Lord hummmm, Lets sing it for the the 6th time in case someone didn't get all the words, all three. hummmm hummmm....
Sometimes you hope someone will call out let's sing page 202 in the hymnal, Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine or Unworthy, Unworthy, a beggar in bondage and alone but He made me worthy and now by His grace His mercy has made me his own... Hummmm..... His mercy has made me His own.
Sometimes my day and week is so hectic and full of stress that when I sit down I am ready for something that is encouraging and uplifting, the old songs have messages of hope and the melody is always there in the back of your mind and when you hear the song you are transported back to the days of Sunday Morning. Such as this one.... It is joy unspeakable and full of Glory, full of glory , full of Glory, it is joy unspeakable, oh the half has never been told.
Are you tapping your toes yet?
I guess I am reflecting on the days gone by but sometimes I am thinking we should stand up and bellow out one of the songs. I was taken back when my mom said their church is no longer using song books. Another era gone, no printed words for others to read someone else will decide what you will sing and limit your options.
I guess I am having an old timers moment where I would like to do things like we used to. well not everything. Oh here is the one to end this little blog on and that is Jesus Loves Me This I Know..... Hummmm,,,,, Yes, Jesus Loves Me, Yes, Jesus Loves Me ...... In the background playing the piano for me is Anthony Burger.........as I sing the last verse....... come on join me in that last verse, if you don't remember the words, you can just hum along.... Have a wonderful week.
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Good Blog, love lifted me, love lifted me hummmmmm! As you know I am not a singer in public but in the car, I let it rip!! :) but I am with you totally on this one. Singing a chorus over and over gets boring and I too miss the song books and the old songs that mean so much to me!! But I guess that was our time and we just have to go with the flo to keep the young coming that has no idea of what we did in the old days. This is the new era of Christians. Right or wrong, it is here and we just have to deal with it.
Love ya,
Marsha
Right on,you have hit it on the head. If we could just tell them how many people feel like we do about all those chores and standing so long, I beleive they would change things a little,I set down at home and sing as much as i want and try to encourge myself.-- with the old songs. We can get lost in the message. They are so good. You ecouraged me with your blog. Love you keep up the good bloging. Mom
I am so proud of your stand on these things as some of us won't stand up for what we believe or give their opinon. These songs touched peoples hearts, I appreciate your stand so much.,Mom
As a younger blogger and church goer I miss those songs too. I must admit that there were a few songs when I was younger that I dreaded because they had 8 verses and most of us would sit back and hope the music leader would skip a few. But I am fortunate that I go to a church that blends both old and new. Some of my favorites are a spin on the old tunes...Go to my blog I will try to post the newer version of Amazing Grace...It is really good.
I was watching Michael English on TV last night and thought of this blog. He sang the Rusty Goodman song "Look For Me". Many of the new songs carry the same message but that one is very powerful. Love ya mom! Big J
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