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So, which ones do you remember singing in those days?
I particularly enjoyed the “strong ones! “Eternal Father strong to save” "Guide Me Oh Thou Great Redeemer / Jehovah" "For All The Saints", “Jerusalem” - sometimes I had to play the piano for that one in Assembly when the Music Teacher was absent!
I also remember singing songs like the “Ash Grove”, “What shall we do with a drunken sailor?” and various other 'standard British songs' in our singing classes!
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'Onward Christian Soldiers'...on full blast you can shut your eyes as see the marching armies 
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'Jesus wants me for a sunbeam' and 'All things bright and beautiful' are the 2 that I remember the most.
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All things bright and beautiful and Onward Christian Soldiers were what we sang.I always loved the old hymns(nowadays the Churches seem to have new hymns that don't appeal to me).I always liked The Day thou gavest,Love Divine and Lead us Heavenly Father Lead Us-the last two being what I chose for our wedding.
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i chose 'day the day tho gavest for my dads funeral inprinted on my mind..sang much same as you did.not lover of hymes
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Abide with me, and For those in peril on the sea, both tear jerkers for me. I loved O Jesus I have promised which had 2 different tunes and I them liked both.
As far as other songs I loved the grandfather clock that stopped when the owner died, and also darling Clementine. I remember the raggedy old brown cloth covered song books at school, they were ancient and smelled a bit weird!
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I like Abide with Me and For those in peril on the sea.My mum used towatch a programme on Sunday evenings (I think it was called Songs of Praise) and we both used to sing along.
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i chose 'day the day tho gavest for my dads funeral inprinted on my mind..sang much same as you did.not lover of hymes
I had the same hymn, plus 'Crimond' for both parents cremations (they died six months apart) , and it's on the Hymn list for mine.
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My mum used towatch a programme on Sunday evenings (I think it was called Songs of Praise) and we both used to sing along.
That program is still running on BBC Meg,
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I don't remember many childhood hymns, but now in later life I am in my local church choir, I am enjoying all the old favorites as well as some new ones. I think my favorite is "Lord For The Years" which has a great tenor harmony. Others include "Praise My Soul" and of course "Guide Me Oh My Great Redeemer".
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I was always an agnostic but have now become a devout atheist. Having said that I occasionally hear hymns on the TV which I haven't heard since we sung them at school and to my surprise I find that I quite like some of them and like Meg one of my favourites is:
O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word
Who walked'st on the foaming deep
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep.
Oh hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea.
I think it is particularly suited to those of us who were brought up with the sea and the fishing industry. I quite like the idea of going to the Christmas midnight carol service too because it is part of Christmas and of no religious significance to me - try and unravel that one. Do I need help?
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No, I don’t think you need help - I would say just go and enjoy the experience!
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I don't remember any from school. As far as Sunday School goes, I don't remember any particular ones from there either....I used to dislike Sunday school so much!
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I was trawling through my mind and cant really remember any either Karen I remember liking a couple but cant remember what they were
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I questioned the Bible in RE lessons so was sent from that and other subjects where there was any religious connection
so never got to sing except in music but during one school singing event my voice broke and from then on I have NEVER sung in public (and seldom elsewhere)
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All things bright and beautiful was a typical school Monday morning hymn designed to buck us all up. It didn't work, it was still Monday morning and I was still at school.
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'how great tho are'yes trig crimmond on my hit list aswel..but i would hope hymes were not sung at my funeral.i want beatles elvis and i think it called 'money money money' or' in a rich mans world' abba cos my nearest and dearest have a shock i not got any money and singing song is nearest they get to rich mans world.i hope laughing head off in the other world
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When my friend Shirley died they played a lot of George Strait's songs at her funeral service -it was what she requested.
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one of my favorites the old rugged cross 
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Hi Barry! :wave
Haven't hear that one in many years - thanks for the reminder.
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I vaguely remember Linden Lee from school days & if ever i hear the music now I have to listen to it.
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When I used to go to the methodist church as a boy I can always remember singing this Hymn
We have an anchor that keeps it's hold steadfast & sure while the billows roll
We were told to emphasise some of the words but the gang off us boys at the back then got told off for almost shouting the words.
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I vaguely remember Linden Lee from school days & if ever i hear the music now I have to listen to it.
A beautiful English song by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Here’s a recording of it sung by John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone) - enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrgNI9MdKyI
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I know we have had a topic on favorite carols but at this time of year my all time favoite is "Oh,Holy Night"-brings a tear to my eyes every time I hear it sung.
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Another one we used to sing at school was 'Greensleeves'. Can't remember all the words now though.
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Wasn't Greensleeves written by Henry VIII? The harpist at the hospital plays that for me when she comes to my room.
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Wasn't Greensleeves written by Henry VIII? The harpist at the hospital plays that for me when she comes to my room.
Oh, no idea Eileen - sorry.
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According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves
"There is a persistent belief that Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII for his lover and future queen consort Anne Boleyn. Boleyn allegedly rejected King Henry's attempts to seduce her and this rejection may be referred to in the song when the writer's love "cast me off discourteously". However, Henry did not compose "Greensleeves", which is probably Elizabethan in origin and is based on an Italian style of composition that did not reach England until after his death."
"Greensleeves" played on a Harp would sound really lovely!
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Thanks for that info Trigger. Greensleeves certainly has a lovely tune.
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I agree. A lovely tune. My favorite version is the "Fantasia on Greensleeves" By Vaughan-Williams
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I used to really enjoy the carols at school, it made us look forward to Christmas even more as singing them made it all a bit closer.
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The harpist is lovely at Dartmouth hospital. She knows I'm english so plays me all the tunes from the british isles that she knows. Can me cry it's so beautiful.
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