As I was preparing for this week's service, I stumbled across one hymn called Come Christians Join to Sing. Interestingly, it is sung to a traditional Spanish melody, which is probably why I've never come across it before. A lot of hymns in our hymn book, entitled "The New Church Hymnal" from 1976, which are not specifically written by a particular composer, are sung to traditional melodies, such as This Is My Father's World (English), Be Thou My Vision (Irish), How Great Thou Art (Swedish), or O How I Love Jesus (American). But I've rarely seen a Spanish melody before. It just goes to show, you can praise God in each and every tongue, and that music is a universal language!
So, here are some older hymns for your listening pleasure. Thanks once again to www.hymnpod.com, a source for good piano music for a lot of well-known classics:
Come Christians Join to Sing http://www.hymnpod.com/2011/03/25/come-christians-join-to-sing/
Have I Done My Best for Jesus http://www.hymnpod.com/2010/07/03/have-i-done-my-best-for-jesus/
Thank You Lord (well known chorus, lesser known verses) http://www.hymnpod.com/2009/01/27/thank-you-lord/
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