bluebell Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 15 minutes ago, Ginger Snaps said: Or how about “roses bloom beneath our feet, all the earth’s a garden sweet”? I haaaaaaate that song. It seems to be the default Mother’s Day song and it’s so sappy. Amen sister! I hate that song so much. It's a sappy poem that they put to funeral music. But, I'm also one of those apostate people that could happily live without "I Believe in Christ". The melody is not pretty and it goes on for 147 verses. 1 Link to comment
Calm Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 5 hours ago, bluebell said: I hope we lose true to the faith as well. The whole part where you yell out yes and no just sounds dumb and it doesn’t work at all for converts. YES! 4 Link to comment
Ginger Snaps Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 minutes ago, bluebell said: Amen sister! I hate that song so much. It's a sappy poem that they put to funeral music. But, I'm also one of those apostate people that could happily live without "I Believe in Christ". The melody is not pretty and it goes on for 147 verses. Oh my goodness yes! 8 verses masquerading as 4!! 1 Link to comment
Calm Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 4 hours ago, ZealouslyStriving said: It starts: "En el pueblo de Sion, donde todos Santos son..." Google translate: "In the town of Zion, where all are holy..." That makes more sense to me than Deseret… Link to comment
Calm Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) 4 hours ago, Peacefully said: but in Texas we sing it with the emphasis on the second syllable like the word “on” and I still do that sometimes to this day, lol. It seems to be the more common pronunciation outside the Church…or at least how I hear it most often. It sounds forced to me, like they are unfamiliar with the word, lol. It is me unfamiliar with how everyone else says it instead. iirc, the first time I really paid attention to it was in the Matrix movies and my brain went to laughing smugly how the writers were trying to be religious and spiritual while being clueless, likely atheists and them even making a commentary on religion taken too far…all because of an allegedly mispronounced word. Too funny. Edited April 6 by Calm 1 Link to comment
Calm Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 19 minutes ago, bluebell said: The melody is not pretty and it goes on for 147 verses. It is a drone… 1 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Just now, Calm said: It is a drone… We sang it twice in March in Sacrament meeting and one of those times was on Easter Sunday. Link to comment
manol Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Maybe somebody could do a little remedial work on the hymn that says "... and none shall molest them from morn until ev'n". So... once the sun goes down, it's open season on the Mormons?? And I have fond memories of my brother and I raising our voices high on this one while trying to keep a straight face. Were we the only ones who sang it this way?: "But I could not see it fairly, for my sight was very dim. When I came to search more clearly, in mine eye there was a bim." Edited April 6 by manol 2 Link to comment
Ginger Snaps Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 4 minutes ago, bluebell said: We sang it twice in March in Sacrament meeting and one of those times was on Easter Sunday. We sang “I know That My Redeemer Lives”, which is almost the same song. And there are so many GOOD Easter hymns too. 1 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 5 minutes ago, Ginger Snaps said: We sang “I know That My Redeemer Lives”, which is almost the same song. And there are so many GOOD Easter hymns too. We did too! And I thought the same thing. Seriously?! We get to sing Easter songs one time a year! I kept my mouth shut though because you tell people you don't like I Believe in Christ or I know that My Redeemer Lives and they look at you like you are a closet satanist. 1 Link to comment
Peacefully Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 39 minutes ago, Calm said: It seems to be the more common pronunciation outside the Church…or at least how I hear it most often. It sounds forced to me, like they are unfamiliar with the word, lol. It is me unfamiliar with how everyone else says it instead. iirc, the first time I really paid attention to it was in the Matrix movies and my brain went to laughing smugly how the writers were trying to be religious and spiritual while being clueless, likely atheists and them even making a commentary on religion taken too far…all because of an allegedly mispronounced word. Too funny. I was a new convert when I heard the LDS way of pronouncing it. I wanted to fit in so tried my best to say it that way, but sometimes the Texas comes out, lol. 2 Link to comment
Peacefully Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 19 minutes ago, bluebell said: We did too! And I thought the same thing. Seriously?! We get to sing Easter songs one time a year! I kept my mouth shut though because you tell people you don't like I Believe in Christ or I know that My Redeemer Lives and they look at you like you are a closet satanist. Or you become the chorister, lol. 1 Link to comment
Peacefully Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Why do choristers seem to love the seventh verse of “How Firm a Foundation?” Something about repeating “never” 100 times seems to really appeal to them. I guess it makes us seem really, really, no really, valiant, lol. 4 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, Calm said: It seems to be the more common pronunciation outside the Church…or at least how I hear it most often. It sounds forced to me, like they are unfamiliar with the word, lol. It is me unfamiliar with how everyone else says it instead. iirc, the first time I really paid attention to it was in the Matrix movies and my brain went to laughing smugly how the writers were trying to be religious and spiritual while being clueless, likely atheists and them even making a commentary on religion taken too far…all because of an allegedly mispronounced word. Too funny. I thought the same! I just assumed they didn't have a lot of experience with the word. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Ginger Snaps Posted April 7 Popular Post Share Posted April 7 Amazing Grace for the closing song of the Sat evening session! I wonder if that’s a sign it will be in the new hymn book? 7 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, Ginger Snaps said: Amazing Grace for the closing song of the Sat evening session! I wonder if that’s a sign it will be in the new hymn book? I hope so! 3 Link to comment
Rain Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Ginger Snaps said: Amazing Grace for the closing song of the Sat evening session! I wonder if that’s a sign it will be in the new hymn book? I thought I read somewhere that they were planning on it. No clue where I read it though. Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 12 hours ago, Rain said: I thought I read somewhere that they were planning on it. No clue where I read it though. I love that because I once had a bishop (an amazing man, truly) who forbid a sister from singing that song in sacrament meeting (she did anyway and he was convinced it ruined the remainder of the meeting). I never understood his feelings about that song. 2 Link to comment
Rain Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, bluebell said: I love that because I once had a bishop (an amazing man, truly) who forbid a sister from singing that song in sacrament meeting (she did anyway and he was convinced it ruined the remainder of the meeting). I never understood his feelings about that song. The things I've heard against it were "incorrect doctrine". I don't know all the words so maybe there is some? But it seems it is more people are worried that it is faith without works. 4 Link to comment
Tacenda Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, bluebell said: I love that because I once had a bishop (an amazing man, truly) who forbid a sister from singing that song in sacrament meeting (she did anyway and he was convinced it ruined the remainder of the meeting). I never understood his feelings about that song. Because it was a grace without works? Link to comment
ZealouslyStriving Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Grace doesn't save, us Jesus does. Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 10 minutes ago, ZealouslyStriving said: Grace doesn't save, us Jesus does. As the song is about the grace of Christ, I’m not sure how you can separate the two. 3 Link to comment
JAHS Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 4/1/2024 at 12:50 PM, Ginger Snaps said: https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/04/01/church-of-jesus-christ-new-hymnbook/ The first part of the new hymn book will roll out on the apps May 30th, with two more sections to follow by 2026. 1 Link to comment
Damien the Leper Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) I'm still hoping There is a Green Hill Far Away, There is Sunshine in My Soul Today, Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel and A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief are left out. @bluebell mentioned True to the Faith... good call!! Edited May 29 by Damien the Leper 1 Link to comment
JAHS Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Here is the full list of songs that came back: Come, thou Fount of Every Blessing When the Savior Comes Again It Is Well with My Soul I Will Walk with Jesus His Eyes Is on the Sparrow Think a Sacred Song As Bread Is Broken Bread of Life, Living Water Gethsemane Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child What Child Is This? Star Bright 1 Link to comment
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