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Okay, a little informal poll -- just 'cause I'm curious.


What is your number-one-all-time-favorite, love-it-everytime-you-hear it, always-makes-your-hear-beat-faster,  Christian song?

New, old, hymn, praise and worship, instrumental, southern gospel.

Oh yea (and from the teacher in me) give us a line or two description and why you like it.  

Karmat, this is a difficult assignment as there are so many wonderful Christian hymns and songs.  However, I do believe my very favorite is "Just As I Am" .  The words are so simple, yet meaningful and it seems to capture the truth of the Bible is so few words.  Some months back our choir director, who has a beautiful soprano voice, sang this without accompanyment and there were very few dry eyes in the choir or congregation when she finished.  

You know, I can imagine that without music, everyone may have listened to the words closely for the first time, perhaps.   I think with a lot of the songs, if we really "listen" not just hear, them, they are powerful.

Wow!  What an assignment.  As Larry has said, I have just so many favorites.

I'm going to think about this one but I do believe that one of my top favorites is "Not What These Hands Have Done".

I really like it because it shows us that our God is sovereign.  We can do NOTHING to save ourselves...it's God's work alone...done on the cross that saves us.  It's a gift from HIM and I'm so happy that He chose me.

I hope we'll be able to add more!

...another piece I've never heard Pat!  I love learning these hymns.

I think one of my all time favourites is: "Victory in Jesus"!

One hymn I learned when I was first saved is: "At the Cross"

Yea, I'm like ya'll.  There are many songs that I like, and many that are important/dear etc to me.   For me though, choosing one song is the easy part.  If you asked me to find a second favoriite, then I would be in trouble.

The one that means the most to me is "The Lighthouse."  I remember hearing it about the time I "entered" depression, and when I came out of the depression, the song was even more relelvant.  The tag in my sig is the line that will get me every time.

"If it wasn't for the lighthouse, where would this ship be?"

Pat, you posted the words and I think a midi once, do you still have them, or was I dreaming?  If you dont' have it, I will look it up.

Hi Karma...

Here's what I posted before...

http://www.alighthouse.com/thelighthouse.htm

I really like this piece too, Karma... so easy to sing to!

Thanks Pat for posting this!

Wow All time fovorites Huh?
Victory in Jesus,
As the Deer Panteth, this one is my very favorite to sing, becuse it comes from my heart that my heart pants only for Him. Every time I sing in it end withthe words "I love you jesus as I look heavenward.
Amazing Grace is another along with Nearer my God to thee. It is well with my Soul, Where would I go but to the Lord there are a lot more.

"It is Well With My Soul" has always been a favourite hymn of mine.  As for praise songs, I think "Open Our Eyes" would rank fairly high.

Open our eyes, Lord
we want to see Jesus
to reach out and touch him
and say that we love him.

Open our ears, Lord
and help us to listen
open our eyes, Lord
we want to see Jesus

Very simple, but beautiful.

Well, let's sing it, Angela!



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WoW!!!!! FAR TOO MANY TO PICK JUST ONE, BUT A GREAT FAVOURITE IS-
And Can it Be

And can it be that I should gain
an interest in the Savior's blood!
Died he for me? who caused his pain!
For me? who him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love! How can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

'Tis mystery all: th' Immortal dies!
Who can explore his strange design?
In vain the firstborn seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
let angel minds inquire no more.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
let angel minds inquire no more.


He left his Father's throne above
(so free, so infinite his grace!),
emptied himself of all but love,
and bled for Adam's helpless race.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
for O my God, it found out me!
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
for O my God, it found out me!


Long my imprisoned sprit lay,
fast bound in sin and nature's night;
thine eye diffused a quickening ray;
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee.


No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in him, is mine;
alive in him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine,
bold I approach th' eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Bold I approach th' eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ my own.


Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Music: Thomas Campbell
from HymnSite.com

What wonderful words, Chris!  I think that that is one of my favorites as well.

There are sooooooooooooo many special Christian songs with words that touch my soul.  I love hearing Sandi Patti & Larnell Harris sing "I Just Saw Jesus" at the Kennedy Center Homecoming on a Bill Gaither video...it is a real tear jerker for me...I can just imagine just seeing Jesus! and O what a day it will be when we do see Him face to face. How the tears will flow and the praises will glow at the signt of Him.
(I'm not sure about the spelling of Larnell--I cannot find my tape as I have let someone use it)
All the songs Fanny Crosby wrote are very meaningful to me.  
Here is my favorite hymn written by Joseph Scriven(1819-1866)..music by Charles C. Converse (1832-1918)

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Awesome songs, Kathy.  And you are right.  Fanny Crosby was a blessed annointed song writer.

I'm gonna bring in the "new era" of music here

No offense to the hymns, but I think my favorite, that always brings chills, is "Arise, My Love", by NewSong.  If it were not for the story that this song tells, how truly lost we would be....

Anybody else know it?

QuoteNot a word was heard at the tomb that day.
Just shuffling of soldiers feet as they guarded the grave.
One day, two days, three days had past.
Could it be that Jesus breathed his last?

Could it be that his Father had forsaken him?
Turned his back on his son, dispising our sin.
Oh hell seemed to whisper, "Just forget it, He's dead."
Then the Father looked down to his son and he said..

Arise, My love.
Arise, My love.
The grave no longer has a hold on you
No more death sting
No more suffering
Arise...Arise...my love.

The Earth trembled and the tomb began to shake, and like lightening from Heaven
The stone was rolled away.
And this dead man the guards they all stood there in fright
As the power of love displayed its might
And suddenly a melody filled the air
Riding wings of wind, it was everywhere
The words of creation had been longing to hear.
The sweet sound of victory, so loud and clear.

Arise, my love.
Arise, my love.
The grave no longer has a hold on you.
No more death sting no more suffering
Arise...arise....

Sin, where are your shackles?
Death, where is your sting?
Hell; has been defeated. The grave will not hold, the king.

Arise, my love.
Arise, my love.
Arise....Arise....Arise

i don't really have a fav song there are too many out there to pick just one. but one song i have always liked is one of these days by FFH (i get to go to their concert this weekend   )

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One of these days I'm gonna fly
Over the mountain
One of these days I'm gonna ride
On the silver lining
One of these days I'm gonna witness
All I've been missing
One of these days

One of these days I'm gonna do
All the things that I've never done
I'm gonna finish all the races
That I've run but I've never won
And I'm gonna see a million faces
And recognize everyone
One of these days

Chorus:
One of these days
Gonna see the hand that took the nails for me
One of these days
Gonna hold the key to the mansion built for me
One of these days
Gonna walk the streets of gold that were paved for me
One of these days
I'm gonna see my Savior face to face
One of these days

One of these days I'm gonna see
Just what became of me
On the day that I believed
When you took myself from me
And I believe I will see
What I would have been
If You didn't save me
One of these days

And one of these days I'm gonna talk
With all the saints that have gone before
And in their sandals I will walk
And we will sit along the shore
And I will learn all the things
That I never knew before
All this and more

One of these days I'll finally be
In a place where there's no more need
No more pain and no more grief
No more foolish disbelief
And all the joy there will be
When at last we finally see
One of these days

Very powerful words Sarah. I would sure like to hear the music that goes with them.

I am tending to lean toward nards music.  I have a few favourites, depending on the frame of mind I am in.  Carmen's The Champion is an all time favourite and haws been for about 15 years.  It is about the battle between Jesus Christ and Satan and Jesus became the Champion when he rose from the grave.  Another is a song br Bob Carlisle I Fall Down I Get Up.  How as christians we fall down and we do get up in the strength of our LOrd.  There is another one that causes me to break down and weep. The Chorus is what will they say when they find out I am a Jesus freek.  My 6 year old grandson who is in Foster care still sings this song.  Listening to him sing it is stunning.  There are others. I will stop.

JudyB

Jesus name above all names
bueatifull savior glorious Lord.....
Emanuel God is with us
Blessed Redeemer Living Word..

A song I learned when I was child from Psaltys Light house Kids praise album.
You have to here the tune of this one to really let hit your heart.
I like to sing it to my baby while rocking him.

Another all time favorite is
Friends by Micheal W Smith.....

And Most favorite of all is
It only Takes A Spark
Used to sing it with the band in high school it was our teacher that made us but we enjoyed it...
I wished I could find music to it at one time I had borrowed a book from a church that had it in it , should of copied it.
The lyrics I have wrote down but here is apart of what I remember.

It only takes a spark to get a fire gowing and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing thats how it is with Gods love once youve experienced it you want to sing its fresh like spring you want to pass it on.....

Child of God (the bestest song like eva!) 

Your life laid down, crucified
Your arms stretched out and opened wide
To rescue me so I can be
A child of God
         
From nail-pierced hands and thorn-pierced brow
His blood flows down to me some how
It cleanses me so I can be
A child of God

Praise to the Lamb that was slain
Praise to the Father who gave His Son away

The proof of love, the price of grace
You traded all to make my place
And died for me, so I can be a child of God

Here's the music, Chris so that we can sing one of your favorites...

Thank you for the oppertunity to share my favourite. I have to say Pat's choice of " When Peace like a river" ,would have been mine .In particular the verse that says...

                     ....My sin , O the bliss of this glorious thought
                               My sin , not in part , but the whole ,
                         Is nailed to His cross and I bare it no more
                         Bless the Lord , Bless the Lord , O my soul.

When the Spirit is present in praise this never failes to break me. From all the great hymn writers ,from the modern Graham Kendricks to the George Mathiesons and Fanny Crosbys of yesteryear my number one hymn of all time has to go to little known Samuel Crossman who penned the words ,My Song is love unknown.

                           My song is love unknown,
                           My Saviour's love to me ,
                           Love to the loveless shown that they might lovely be.
                           O who am I , that for my sake
                           My Lord should take frail flesh and die?

                           He came from his blest throne ,
                           Salvation to bestow:
                           But men made strange , and none the longed-for Christ would know,
                           But O, my Friend , my Friend indeed ,
                           Who at my need his life did spend.

                           Sometimes they strew his way ,
                           And his sweet praises sing ;
                           Resounding all the day hosannahs to their king ,
                           Then " crucify" is all their breath
                           And for his death they thirst and cry.

                           Why , what hath my Lord done
                           What makes this rage and spite ?
                           He made the lame to run , he gave the blind their sight.
                           Sweet injuries ! yet they at these
                           Themselves displease and 'gainst him rise

                           They rise , and needs will have
                           My dear Lord done away ;
                           A murderer they save , the Prince of Life they slay,
                           Yet cheerful he to suffering goes,
                           That he his foes from thence might free.

                           In life , no house , no home
                           My Lord on earth might have ;
                           In death  , no friendly tomb but what a stranger gave.
                           What may I say ? heaven was his home :
                           But  mine the tomb wherein he lay.

                           Here might I stay and sing ,
                           No story so divine ;
                           Never was love , dear King , never was grief like thine
                           This is my Friend , in whose sweet praise
                           I all my days could gladly spend. 
   
                                          Samuel Crossman   1611
                           

This is a really cool thread, Karmat.  Thanks for starting it!

Favorite...wow.  What a choice.  I LOVE music.    If you're ever in Hamilton and see two great looking ladies (my daughter and myself  ) in a black mustang convertable with the top down and singing at the top of our lungs - just wave hello!  hehe

Okay..to the business at hand.   Um,   "Wonderful, Merciful Savior"  is one I couldn't get through without tears for quite some time.  I sing that with my daughter as well, which is always a blessing because she has a beautiful voice.    The recording of it that I like is by the group "Selah"

"How Great Thou Art" is another favorite.

For newer songs, I like "I Can Only Imagine",  "Fingerprints of God",  and "Where is the Change?"

Most of my favorites are because I associate them with some meaningful event, person, or time in my life.

there are so many other great songs...i was never a country fan until I was Born Again...
only then did i began to see the "HEART" of country music.....now I just love listening to
ACMR on the radio ...we get it hear on sunday mornings for 2 hours of the best Christian Country
you could ever want ! (american christian music review) check out   www.theacmr.com    for
for more about it....but the plain old country is gettin good also ....5 of the top 10 hits have great themes this week.....number one is "live like you were dyin" "I wanna live" "come to Jesus"
what iif nobody belived in you (or GOD) he was "tougher than nails|" WOW you can't beat those!
check em out....but I just found one on the net by jeff and sherri Easter called "Feel the Nails"
and i fell in love with it .....get a copy of that "  "Does he still feel the nails everytime i fail ?"
i've got to change because i just can't stand hurting him" but my ALL time favorite right now
I have no clue who the artist is...i found it surfing the net with no name on it???
but you HAVE to hear it....just go to my site  www.ourchurch.com/member/b/bottles4jesus¼/a>? click the 9/11 link to
www.soundclick.com and its the top song....the one just above my songs......IT WILL REALLY MOVE YOU !...and I hope many others...please pass the word and send them there also....
I believe the Lord led me to that song that others may find him.....and I pray they do !

                                                   thanks....write me here, email me, sign my guestbook
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I started out listening to Southern Gospel but now I listen to it and Contemporary Christian.  I have two young children 9 & 7 so I try to listen to stuff they might be interested in (although I like it too!) My CD collection ranges from Jeff & Sherry Easter, The Hoppers, The Goodmans, to Carmen, FFG, Toby Mac (of DC Talk), Mercy Me (I Can Only Imagine), and several of the WOW CD's. But right now my favorite song comes from Chris Rice - Untitled Hymn Come to Jesus.  If I knew how to post the song on here where you could hear it I would, but I don't know how to do that, so here are the words.  Let them bless you as they do me!

                                             Untitled Hymm (Come To Jesus)
Song Lyrics 
Weak and wounded sinner,
Lost and left to die,
O, raise your head for Love is passing by,

Come to Jesus,
Come to Jesus,
Come to Jesus and live,

Now your burden's lifted,
And carried far away,
And precious blood has washed away the stain... so

Sing to Jesus ,
Sing to Jesus ,
Sing to Jesus and live,

And like a newborn baby,
Don't be afraid to crawl,
And remember when you walk sometimes we fall... so

Fall on Jesus,
Fall on Jesus,
Fall on Jesus and live,

Sometimes the way is lonely,
And steep and filled with pain,
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain... then

Cry to Jesus,
Cry to Jesus,
Cry to Jesus and live,

O, and when the love splills over,
And music fills the night,
And when you can't contain you joy inside... then

Dance for Jesus,
Dance for Jesus,
Dance for Jesus and live,

And with your final heartbeat,
Kiss the world goodbye,
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side... and

Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus and live,

Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus and live,

                                       

i'm getting more into TobyMac and Switchfoot... Relient K isn't bad.... MercyMe is good but seem to sing the slow songs... we played I can only Imagine at my grandma's funeral... the odd thing is my grandma never was much into the whole "chirstian music thing" as she called it.... but alton said that everytime the song would come on she'd say TURN IT UP!! so it was intereting...

COME TO JESUS.  Babycakes, that is one of my all time favorites (at this moment, anyway)  I can't listen without crying.  I love to sing it too.

Mamapo....I CAN ONLY IMAGINE is another that takes my breath away.  WONDERFUL, MERCIFUL SAVIOR.....ahh..the first time I heard this I was in awe.  the harmony was like velvet.  My sisters and I sing, and I couldn't wait for them to hear this and sing it with me.   The lyrics are so meaningful.  Wish I had them in front of me.  I'd post them here.

And Amazing Grace is my story.   It'd be so hard to find just one all time favorite.

THIS IS THE AIR I BREATHE     I could never choose.

My all time favourite song ever, never get tired of singing it or hearing it!


Days Of Elijah

Chorus 1
Behold He comes
Riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun
At the trumpet call
So lift your voice
It's the year of Jubilee
And out of Zion's hill
Salvation comes

Verse 1
These are the days of Elijah
Declaring the Word of the Lord
And these are the days
Of Your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored
And though these are days
Of great trials Of famine and darkness and sword
Still we are the voice
In the desert crying
Prepare ye the way of the Lord


Verse 2
And these are the days of Ezekiel
The dry bones becoming as flesh
And these are the days
Of Your servant David
Rebuilding the temple of praise
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are white in the world
And we are Your laborers
In Your vineyard
Declaring the Word of the Lord

Misc 1
(BRIDGE)
There is no god like Jehovah
There is no god like Jehovah
There is no god like Jehovah
There is no god like Jehovah

CCLI Song #1537904
© 1996 Daybreak Music, Ltd.
Robin Mark
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