7-21-24
I am pivoting this week to a simpler, informational blog, this week, and through the rest of the summer until Baby What's His Name comes along. I do very much enjoy researching and sharing information with you all as I discover new and old hymns. But summer is also a time for different rhythms. I do plan for my full infodumps to resume in the fall, however 😂
Our first hymn is a “new text/old tune” by Carl Daw:
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We will follow that by singing 73 There is a Wideness in God's Mercy, and a personal favorite, 619 How Can I Keep from Singing. I may add a favorite stanza, not found in our hymnal, that comes through the folk/protest tradition (you can read more here):
When tyrants tremble, sick with fear,
And hear their death-knell ringing,
When friends [Friends] rejoice both far and near,
How can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile,
Our thoughts to them go winging;
When friends by shame are undefiled,
How can I keep from singing?
If you’ve never heard an expository sermon on a hymn (rather than scripture), you should hear the words Kim preached at my ordination on this hymn, including that stanza. She begins around 48:30 in:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/HpMDcYwSLJiRwSn5/
Keep singing on, my friends.
Chris
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A few things to listen to. First a charming performance of the tune KINGSFOLD, on ukelele.
And an iconic performance of How Can I Keep from Singing by Pete Seeger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH72dgNSAsw
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[1] O God Who Gives Us Life and Breath #25736 Words by Carl P. Daw, Jr. ©1990 Hope Publishing Company. Used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-720486.