I'll probably request 'And Can It Be' and 'Love Divine' for my funeral, but I do love 'Glory be to God on high' and it seems appropriate to say so on Christmas eve:
'See the eternal Son of God A mortal son of man Dwelling in an earthly clod Whom heaven cannot contain! Stand amazed, ye heavens, at this! See the Lord of earth and skies; Humbled to the dust he is. And in a manger lies!'
Fantastic theology but we don't have to swallow the simplistic drivel that qualifies a person as 'sound' these days.
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It's a tie between "O For a Thousand Tongues" and "And Can It Be"
What UCM said.
I'll probably request 'And Can It Be' and 'Love Divine' for my funeral, but I do love 'Glory be to God on high' and it seems appropriate to say so on Christmas eve:
'See the eternal Son of God
A mortal son of man
Dwelling in an earthly clod
Whom heaven cannot contain!
Stand amazed, ye heavens, at this!
See the Lord of earth and skies;
Humbled to the dust he is.
And in a manger lies!'
Fantastic theology but we don't have to swallow the simplistic drivel that qualifies a person as 'sound' these days.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Merry Christmas John
These are all great, but I must put in a vote for "Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown."
And Can It Be
All of the above, plus "Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast."
I used Hark! The Herald Angels Sing as my altar call hymn last Sunday. It worked well. Ol' Charles can't help but work atonement into everything.
(I wanna put on) My My My Boogie Shoes.
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