The melody for our hymn this week is the sweet and lilting “Land of Rest”, an American folk tune from The Sacred Harp (1844), printed in “shape notes.”
Good one! I especially liked the effect in the verse where women's voices sang so beautifully about the Virgin's singing.🥰
A child of the Appalachians myself, I have a cousin who is really the first-cousin of my mother, though he is three years younger than I. Today that little cousin turned 62. Decades since, when he was asked about his unique place in the family tree, junior to so many, he answered "It means a lot of good-byes.". A half-century ago, that didn't register with me. But lo! It has come to pass: not just the passing of people, but the passing of places too. Nothing good will ever be truly lost. But meanwhile, so many good-byes.
"Jerusalem, My Happy Home" is one of my favorite hymns. The Lutheran Church - MIssouri Synod's "Lutheran Service Book" includes verse 2, as the second verse. The tune "Land of Rest" fits the wistful longing of the hymn well. I've used this teaching children how words and melodies can reinforce one another. Together, they elevate the impact of the hymn on the soul.
I live in Appalachia and have been to shape note gatherings. Covid put a halt to them and sadly as with many other things affected by lockdown they have not resumed. I hope it does in future.
Good one! I especially liked the effect in the verse where women's voices sang so beautifully about the Virgin's singing.🥰
A child of the Appalachians myself, I have a cousin who is really the first-cousin of my mother, though he is three years younger than I. Today that little cousin turned 62. Decades since, when he was asked about his unique place in the family tree, junior to so many, he answered "It means a lot of good-byes.". A half-century ago, that didn't register with me. But lo! It has come to pass: not just the passing of people, but the passing of places too. Nothing good will ever be truly lost. But meanwhile, so many good-byes.
Really surprised that a METHODIST Church would be using the term”Our Lady” in a hymn! I thought only Catholics used that for Mary.
My former father-in-law, a Nazarene pastor who grew up in Kentucky, taught me about “shape notes” and I found it fascinating to learn.
"Jerusalem, My Happy Home" is one of my favorite hymns. The Lutheran Church - MIssouri Synod's "Lutheran Service Book" includes verse 2, as the second verse. The tune "Land of Rest" fits the wistful longing of the hymn well. I've used this teaching children how words and melodies can reinforce one another. Together, they elevate the impact of the hymn on the soul.
I live in Appalachia and have been to shape note gatherings. Covid put a halt to them and sadly as with many other things affected by lockdown they have not resumed. I hope it does in future.