Comments on: Hymn the great hymns

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:21:33 +0000

Your reference to John Bode’s hymn, “O Jesus, I Have Promised” caught my eye today. This is the 194th anniversary of his birth. And I agree we must pass on to our children (and grandchildren) something of the rich heritage we have in our hymnody. If you enjoy reading about this subject, I encourage you to drop by my daily blog on the subject, Wordwise Hymns.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:54:09 +0000

My favourites too. Especially with what I’d call the ‘proper’ tune to O Jesus I have promised….

By: Song

Song — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:26:58 +0000

I recently got hold of a copy of the hymnal I grew up with and I’m very glad to have done so; some I had forgotten about have turned out to be rather apt for where I am right now. But I don’t associate them with school at all: none of the schools I attended as a child had any place for hymnody except as an occasional part of Christmas concerts.