What is your favourite hymn? (thread borrowed from Mumsnet)

That version is a little slower than we sang it andwearingchannel a different ending. It was the choir version on 4part harmony. I USED to sin alto and dh bass. Dd sangt alto or sop and ds bass. ( until he decided to convert to paganism)

It's like our own little Songs of Praise.

Ariadne, I am so relieved someone is actually listening to them!

They recorded this at Glastonbury Abbey. A very affecting place, Glastonbury.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VeQrWmvCms

Yes. Another good one jeni.

You really need to clap with this one, and sing loud!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr5Y63bDNNg

Sang hymns every day at school and loved singing, but I can't remember them!

my favourite hymnlike thing is the Bach aria Wir eilen mit schwachen (from the Cantata BWV 110)

Oh, I have enjoyed this - just sat here playing all the videos and listening.mI also found Graham Kendrick singing "The Servant King" which I love. Thank you all!

Just looking at u tube remindedme of another

Shine, Jesus shine

A lovely uplifting hymn. One the whole choir used to love. It was almost our signature tune!

Ok! Don't let's get onto funerals.

I know I may have started it.

For those in peril
Maccabaeus
Crucifer
God be in my head.
I want them all at my funeral plus the Sanctus from verdi's requiem
Might have Lloyd webbers dies irae as well.
Will they be there to cremate me or gone home in boredom?

Try being down after this one. (Play it loud and sing)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=13eBCf1gIgc

Yep. That's a good one Golden.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=crQAF0iEk28

Can't see a vid with words, surprisingly.

Annobel, I wanna go out to that one. (if I've really gotta go at all!)

harrigran. Behave!

Yes. I like Here am I Lord. This is a good vid. Lovely voice. Nice graphics too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6fYAiqV-Bs

Otherwise known as
I the Lord of sea and sky

Also like
Is it I, Lord?

The Old Hundredth - 'All people that on earth do dwell'. More for the tune than for the words. I used it as an introit for my wedding.

How great thou art or maybe Gladly, thy cross eyed bear

golden I like that too.

Give Me Joy In My Heart - we had it at our wedding, it is happy and up-beat, not dirge like. We also had it at my MIL's funeral.

Hunt what a lovely memory of all those children singing their hearts out on your wedding day.

Hunt that sounds beautiful!

Go on, go on!!!

You know you could!

This is a fantastic version of a good old Easter hymn.

You girls could bash it out as good as this. (and at the same pace)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFIaqn0EG3E

Jesu good above all other. Had it at our wedding in 1955. I was teaching at the time and more than 50 children from my school came to the ceremony. This hymn was for them and we've sung it at every important ceremony ever since. Lovely lilting tune