I hear that "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art" are some of the favorites for many Christians. Compared to mormons who's favorites are "Praise to the man" and "If you could hi to kolob".

Funny thing, in 31 years has Mormon I never heard or sang If you could hi to kolob. I opened the hymn book and tried playing it on the organ a few months ago and did know the tune. I guess we did not need kolob in Oregon.

It's funny how Anti some members can get regarding Amazing Grace or even just using the "grace" word. Last year we had a regional YSA fireside where the speaker focused on the theme and passed out the words to the song for us to sing as closing hymn. It was painful how much people suffered over singing such an unfamiliar hymn.

I also often joke that for most LDS with how often we sing the same songs we could limit the hymn book to just 20 songs.

I sometimes get together with other YSA to sing hymns. Popular ones are "Thank thee O God for a Prophet, Abide with me, How Great thou art, Spirit of God, High on the Mountain top, I Believe in Christ, Did you think to pray, Put your shoulder to the wheel, Come, Come ye Saints, I stand all amazed, There is a green hill far away, etc. Rather stop listing them all.

The most popular Mormon ones are the Restoration ones or the things telling them what to do such as I am a Child of God and count your many blessings themed.

That's "hie", goddammit, not "hi". ;)

Ron

Maybe he only speaks Egyptian.



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*** Make that REFORMED EGYPTIAN*****

There is a green hill far away.

I loved it as a kid - when I converted to the morg, I was most disgusted to find they used the wrong tune.... completely spoiled it for me.

also, as a kid, i used to like 'onward christian soldiers' and 'morning has broken'
I cant remember if they are in the morg hymnbook, or not, but I dont think I ever heard them during 15 years as a member

Growing up in a ward in Salt Lake, we sang Onward Christian Soldiers all of the time. It got even more playtime during seminary when they talked about the importance of missions.

Why can't anybody change that song without disgusting you?

Also, Onward Christian Soldier was sung quite often when I was TBM.

It's just a saying, and it's meaning is a lot milder than it appears.
I wonder if there should be a 'yanks-please-dont-take-this-literally' emoticon

Perhaps lightheartedness doesn't translate well over the internet. I'm all for that emoticon :)

"What a friend we have in Jesus" is a favorite of mine, but the Morg has a different song to the same tune.

Some of my favorites: Just as I am; God of Grace and God of Glory;and of course being Lutheran - A Mighty Fortress is our God; and all the Easter Sunday morning hymns which the LDS also sing like Chirst the Lord is Risen Today, etc.

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> Some of my favorites: Just as I am; God of Grace
> and God of Glory;and of course being Lutheran - A
> Mighty Fortress is our God; and all the Easter
> Sunday morning hymns which the LDS also sing like
> Chirst the Lord is Risen Today, etc.


Here are a few other Lutheran hymns I love:

-Rock of Ages
-Lift High the Cross
-Holy, Holy, Holy
-How Great Tho Art

Yes, all beautiful and very moving, my ten year old granddaughter's favorite: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee.She had to learn to play it on the piano.

some are the same hymns or gospel songs. Especially those that are in their 50's and older. They are some of the well known "old" hymns that were written in the early 1900's. Mormon music, will, in the mail, remain more traditional as it's their custom.

Now days, the Christian churches are using a lot of new, more modern music and more instruments/bands/choirs, etc that are less traditional.



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Yes, we have a "Grace Alive" service once a month with band, lively modern hymns, litergical dance and a surprise once in a while. The young people really like this and it is a joy to see.

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> >
> Now days, the Christian churches are using a lot
> of new, more modern music and more
> instruments/bands/choirs, etc that are less
> traditional.

It seems now that most churches offer both types of services. At my Lutheran Church the early service is traditionaly and the late service is contemporary (christian top 40, with guitars, drums, keyboards.)

When you refer to "contemporary" music are you referring to "choruses"? There is, and has been for several years now, a major change taking place within orthodox christian churches with regard to music. Most are heavily into modern choruses that are jokingly referred to as 7/11 choruses...seven lines repeated eleven times. Given time, this music will likely be the norm throughout services but currently most churches offer a mix with traditional hymns to accommodate the various age groups. Being in the older age group myself I much prefer the traditional hymns and find them more meaningful in content and quality of music than the contemporary stuff which I feel is more suited to a rock concert. That said, I do understand that change is inevitable and the modern trend will only continue. IMV modern music can in no way compete with the beautiful imagery of my own personal favorite hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross".

You find meaning in what people's supposed favorite hymns are?

BTW, "If you could hie to kolob" is one of the most interesting songs I have ever learned how to play on the piano (I only ever focused on hymns). The progressions and the melody are infinitely more interesting than Amazing Grace.

Praise to the man isn't nearly as interesting as the other hymn, but it is a bit poppier and more fun to sing.

Maybe your music just sucks?

I used to play the piano in seminary a lot (it was one of the few ways I was willing to participate), and I picked If You Could Hie to Kolob all the time just because I liked playing it.

I agree, the music to "Hie to Kolob" is beautiful. It is derived from "Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus", an orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams. He in turn based his work on the Irish folk tune "The Star of the County Down" and several other folk tunes.

Sorry, that's supposed to be: Gladly the Cross I'd Bear.

I Stand All Amazed
I Come to the Garden Alone
The Old Rugged Cross
Though Millions Have Come



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> I Stand All Amazed
> I Come to the Garden Alone
> The Old Rugged Cross
> Though Millions Have Come


The Old Rugged Cross is good, we just sang that on Ash Wednesday!

I LOVE It is Well with My Soul. There have been several very beautiful modern Christian re-imaginings of it too.

I never once heard anyone even attempt to sing "If you could hie to Kolob." I wonder why?

Lutherans created the best hymns.

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> Lutherans created the best hymns.


Where is the 'Like' button? Lol!

Yep the Luths had some good songs.
Don't forget about the Methdoists/Weslyian Hymns.

My son became Lutheran because of the music.

All Mormon hymns sound like funeral dirges, even the ones that are supposed to be up-tempo.

I was so clueless about other religions growing up that I didn't even realize many of the hymns in the Mormon hymnal aren't unique to Mormonism. My mom (never mo) took me to a Christmas concert at a Lutheran church when I was about 10, and before it started I looked through one of their hymnals. I was surprised to see a lot of hymns I knew. Poor, clueless Brigham City girl.

My favorites were How Great Thou Art, I Know that My Redeemer Lives, I Believe in Christ, and Love at Home.

Does anyone remember In Our Lovely Deseret? That songs hilarious.

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> I was so clueless about other religions growing up
> that I didn't even realize many of the hymns in
> the Mormon hymnal aren't unique to Mormonism. My
> mom (never mo) took me to a Christmas concert at a
> Lutheran church when I was about 10, and before it
> started I looked through one of their hymnals. I
> was surprised to see a lot of hymns I knew. Poor,
> clueless Brigham City girl.
>
> My favorites were How Great Thou Art, I Know that
> My Redeemer Lives, I Believe in Christ, and Love
> at Home.
>
> Does anyone remember In Our Lovely Deseret? That
> songs hilarious.


I Know That My Redeemer Lives is great, I love to sing it during the Easter Season!

I just love Praise to the Man, Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel. We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet, Love At Home. and God Be With You. Not.

I took Music Theory from him. He told our class (full of TBMS) that he often went to the Presbyterian Church just because their music was superior.

I loved him for that.

Did you know you can sing "Amazing Grace" to the tune of the theme from "Gilligan's Island"?

Really. It works.

We have very good music in the Anglican church.

I like A Poor Wayfaring Man. It's a song about having one's empathy tested. I never met a Mormon who was likely to pass that exam.