Hymn Notes -- Fall 2023

With our new hymnal, we will encounter many new hymns.  This post will enable you to preview some of them in order to get acquainted with them.  I intend to not introduce more than one new hymn on any given week, but a few goofs may have made it into the hymn selections.  In addition, a few hymns which appear to be familiar by looking at the title have had their tunes either altered or changed entirely.  I will do my best to limit the surprises.

Below is a list of new hymns which we will encounter throughout the fall.  The YouTube versions of these hymns are generally much more elaborate than we will hear on Sundays here.  They are professional recordings rather than congregational hymns.  The purpose of this post is to make you aware of the melodies so that, if you choose to view them, they will be somewhat familiar when you come on that particular Sunday.

We will still be encountering new Psalm settings.  I hope to have more challenging settings introduced by members from choir.

Here you go.

Sunday, September 24 -- Jesus, Ever-Abiding Friend (text and music by Keith Getty; Steve Siler)

Sunday, October 15 -- His Robes for Mine (text by Chris Anderson; music by Greg Habegger)

November 26 -- See, He Comes, the King of Glory (written by Laurie Gauger, music by Jeremy Bakken).  This rendition is just the tune, no lyrics; but it will sound similar to a Sunday service setting.