Come and Praise (Words and Music)

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The clue should have been in its opening "cauliflowers fluffy, cabbages green...strawberries sweeter than any I've seen," but the line we and you most probably remember best is "the broad beans are sleeping in the blankety bed." 8. Shine Jesus Shine I can even recall when I first began to experience or to see God. I must have been aged about six and, as we sang 'Sing Hosanna', I became aware of God near me and also in my mind. I felt such an overwhelming sense of joy and happiness. It was wonderful. And magical. Like a dream but real. Like this great big mystery had been revealed to me. I began to see God quite clearly and, after the hymn had finished, I simply wanted to worship what I had seen. One of Charles Wesley’s most widely sung hymns. It first appeared in 1747 and is based on a theme of Christian perfection. The hymn has been paired with different tunes, but today it is most commonly sung, either in four line stanzas, to John Stainer’s tune, “Love Divine” or to the glorious eight line Welsh tune, “Blaenwern”. The hymnal was compiled by Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor with musical arrangements by Douglas Coombes, and includes well-known hymns such as “ Give me oil in my lamp”, “ Water of life”, " The building song" and " All things bright and beautiful]".

Taken from Pilgrim’s Progress, this hymn recalls words from the book of Hebrews. The words were modified by Percy Dearmer for inclusion in the 1906 English Hymnal where it was paired with an English folk tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Find sources: "Come and Praise"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( April 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) William Kethe contributed 25 psalms to the Anglo-Genevan Psalter of which Psalm 100 became the most well-known. This tune is one of the best known of all Christian melodies and gets its name, “Old Hundredth”, from its association with Kethe’s translation.

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Those are just three of the songs on our list of school assembly anthems that we first put together in 2019. And as you can see from the video above, we aren't the only ones who still appreciate a hymn - even if it is on a night out! This contemporary worship song with a distinctive Irish melody, was the first collaboration from Stuart Townend and Keith Getty. Its theme is the life, death and resurrection of Christ. This hymn was written by the English poet and children’s author, Eleanor Farjeon, and set to the traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, “Bunessan”. It was made particularly popular by a recording of it, sung by Cat Stevens, that made no.1 in the charts. This hymn was written in 1865 by Cardinal John Henry Newman and comes from his “Dream of Gerontius”. Most famously used by Edward Elgar in his oratorio of the same name as the soul of the old man, Gerontius, crosses the threshold of death into purgatory. Cornerstone is a worship song from Hillsong Live. The lyrics focus on Christ’s steadfast love and ability to see us through times of difficulty, with the “weak made strong in the Saviour’s love”.

And it's from the old I travel to the new, keep me travelling along with you." Think that's all we need to say really. Another hymn that is fully deserving of its place on our list. 7. Cauliflowers Fluffy

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There is no need for a projector.... and sitting cross legged on the floor while you read the story optional! Memorable lyrics include: "He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands," and "He's got the rivers and the mountains in His hands, He's got the oceans and the seas in His hands." 2. Autumn Days Known also as “The Summons”, this worship song was written in 1987 by the Rev. John Bell of the Iona Community. The hymn contains thirteen questions asked by Jesus in the first person. It is based on a passage from St Mark’s Gospel about Jesus calling his disciples to follow him. The words are set to a Scottish folk tune known as “Kelvingrove”. A popular hymn, traditionally associated with Harvest-time and associated with two contrasting tunes, “Dix” and “England’s Lane” I sang many of these hymns at my infants school between 1979 and 1982. Our Morning Assembly was held in the school hall three times every week. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. I have vivid and powerful memories of us singing these songs with a projector projecting the words on a big screen so we could all sing them. Our teacher bashing the piano and invariably telling us to sing a lot louder as God would just not hear us. This 'Come And Praise' hymn book was central to the collective worship at my school - right up until I left in 1985 when the last hymn we sung together was 'One More Step'.

This hymn was written by New York lawyer Horatio Spafford and inspired by a family tragedy, after four of his daughters died in a steamship accident. It is remarkable that as he dealt with his grief, his faith never faltered.A collaboration by two contemporary hymn writers inspired by Matthew 21, the description of Jesus’s triumphant ride into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the worship he inspired in those who saw him. The words of this Pentecost hymn were written by the Italian mystic poet, Bianco da Siena in the 14th century. The text was translated into English by Richard Littledale. The hymn is most associated with Vaughan Williams’ tune “Down Ampney”– named after the village of his birth. This American hymn, which tells of the faithfulness of God, is sung very regularly in the UK. It received a lot of early exposure by the evangelist, Billy Graham, who used it at many of his international crusades.

The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem which was translated into English by Eleanor Hull. Since 1919, it has been paired to an Irish folk tune “Slane”. This popular worship song has been performed and recorded by a number of different artists. It tells of how the mysteries and glories of God have been revealed through Jesus. It also tells of the love of God who sent his son to earth. Based on the Russian story of Baboshka, an old lady who, because she was too busy, missed the chance to see the Christ Child in Bethlehem. These hymn books were widely used through out the United Kingdom for School assemblies from when they were published, all the way through the 1990's This makes these song well known to anyone who grew up in the 1990's.This hymn was written in 1745 by William Williams. He uses imagery from the book of Exodus to conjure up a theme of God’s guidance through struggle. The tune “Cwm Rhondda” was written by John Hughes in 1905 and is most effective in its use of repeated words for greater emphasis of the text. Remember singing about wanting oil in your lamp to keep you burning, praising, loving and serving? 5. Colours of Day The ideal hymn for a Saints Day, “For All the Saints” was written as a processional hymn by the Bishop of Wakefield. It was paired with the tune “Sine Nomine” by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1906 on the publication of the new English Hymnal. This hymn tells of the goodness of God in calling us to himself and in continuing to guide us through life. It is commonly set to the Welsh tune, “Hyfrodol”. The text is unique from Fanny Crosby’s other hymns because, rather than focus on our experience of God, the words are wholly about God and his perfect glory. The hymn has been made particularly popular recently by the singer, Lou Fellingham.