Still Praising & Worshipping

[WitchyOoman]

Re: Still Praising & Worshipping in 2008

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<span style="text-decoration: underline">The Old Rugged Cross</span>

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

[WitchyOoman]

Re: Still Praising &amp; Worshipping in 2008

Wintley Phipps's story on how his casette made it to an audition that Phipps himself didn't even know about is well worth clicking on the Youtube link!


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<span style="text-decoration: underline">It Is Well With My Soul</span>

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

[Compry]

Re: Still Praising &amp; Worshipping in 2008

I love these songs WitchyOoman. It is well with soul is one of my all time favorites. Granted, I really love the hymns.

Thanks for posting.

[WitchyOoman]

Re: Still Praising &amp; Worshipping in 2008

I may be Catholic now, but they can't take the Protestant hymns out of me. dwl
I love them!


Just recently, I persuaded the musical director of my church to teach our choir &quot;It Is Well With My Soul&quot;, and we sang it during Communion. he he he You should've seen the silent ruckus we caused! We shook up the entire church! Everybody's dad snapped up, and they looked about wildly. Many turned backwards to stare up into the choir loft at us. Father Tom (in his late 70s) stared up at us. We had a ball singing it. After Mass, during th Announcements, Father Tom remarked that he &quot;noticed that our choir seems to have had a run-in with some of the Episcopalian choirs lately&quot;. He thanked us for the &quot;beautiful music&quot;.

Later, Father grabbed my arm and pulled me aside... he knew it was my formerly-Protestant influence that brought the choir to sing &quot;It Is Well&quot;. He let me know that some of the other Protestant hymns would be welcome, as a change of pace, as well.