Episode 12: The 9 Greatest Church Songs Theological Table Talk
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In anticipation of the new journal issue on singing, Todd, Keith, and Mac Sandlin discuss their favorite church hymns. Comment to let them know if you agree or disagree.
Get a back issue of the Journal of Christian Studies 3/1: Theology and Practice of Singing.
Todd says:
"A New Creature (Buried with Christ)"
Best version I could find:
"’Tis Midnight and on Olive’s Brow"
This one is amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTtCBLY9Q8
"It Is Well"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeSccazL8I
Mac says:
I don’t really care for most choral music and I don’t like recordings of congregational singing usually either, so it’s a little hard to pick one that I like a lot. Here are a couple of versions that I like to listen to.
"Be with Me, Lord"
https://youtu.be/X_Zof-dy1DU?feature=shared
"Just as I Am"
https://youtu.be/jLCS2RBXyNI?feature=shared
"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"
Amy Grant is great on Hark the Herald Angels Sing: https://youtu.be/5nIiFa1gqms?feature=shared
Keith says:
"Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah" (William J. Kirkpatrick)
You probably know this one already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_i-6QPjZ0&t=1s
"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Charles Wesley)
I know of at least three tunes with this, but I am partial to HYFRYDOL. This rendition by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is good, though the arrangement is a bit excessive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRF4KKx7czU
"My God and King" (Konstantin Zhigulin)
Here it is with notation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttlfhrmfhc
Here is what it sounds like in the original Russian, with Zhigulin directing from the left:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBY4-QWtiO0
And if you like those, check out this wonderful choral arrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBLG3NbCCs
In anticipation of the new journal issue on singing, Todd, Keith, and Mac Sandlin discuss their favorite church hymns. Comment to let them know if you agree or disagree.
Get a back issue of the Journal of Christian Studies 3/1: Theology and Practice of Singing.
Todd says:
"A New Creature (Buried with Christ)"
Best version I could find:
"’Tis Midnight and on Olive’s Brow"
This one is amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTtCBLY9Q8
"It Is Well"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeSccazL8I
Mac says:
I don’t really care for most choral music and I don’t like recordings of congregational singing usually either, so it’s a little hard to pick one that I like a lot. Here are a couple of versions that I like to listen to.
"Be with Me, Lord"
https://youtu.be/X_Zof-dy1DU?feature=shared
"Just as I Am"
https://youtu.be/jLCS2RBXyNI?feature=shared
"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"
Amy Grant is great on Hark the Herald Angels Sing: https://youtu.be/5nIiFa1gqms?feature=shared
Keith says:
"Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah" (William J. Kirkpatrick)
You probably know this one already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4_i-6QPjZ0&t=1s
"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Charles Wesley)
I know of at least three tunes with this, but I am partial to HYFRYDOL. This rendition by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is good, though the arrangement is a bit excessive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRF4KKx7czU
"My God and King" (Konstantin Zhigulin)
Here it is with notation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wttlfhrmfhc
Here is what it sounds like in the original Russian, with Zhigulin directing from the left:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBY4-QWtiO0
And if you like those, check out this wonderful choral arrangement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBLG3NbCCs