FabSwingers.com forum: Hymns when you were a child

By *_Mr.K_x OP Man
over a year ago

North Worcestershire

Surely I cannot be the only one....

Did anyone what when they were at school have to sit in assembly and belt out Jesus bangers from a blue hymn book titled "Come and Praise"?

I can't be the only one lol they wouldn't be able to do that now with all the multi diversity in schools

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

In the bleak mid winter

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By *aughty Nas xxxMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

His got the whole world in his hands

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By *_Mr.K_x OP Man
over a year ago

North Worcestershire

"It's water, water of life"

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By *ardyBumMan
over a year ago

Leeds

We did sing hymns but did anyone sing the “cauliflowers fluffy, cabbages green” song?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Come and Praise""

This is what they should rename the Lounge.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

As soon as I hear "Michael rowed the boat a shore.....", it makes me want to jump in my imaginary speed boat & sail off into the sunset distance!!!!

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By *arriedcoupleNECouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

"We did sing hymns but did anyone sing the “cauliflowers fluffy, cabbages green” song? "

Broad beans sleeping in their blankety bed

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Jesus loves me this I know

For the Bible tells me so.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember those books

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

We weren't posh enough to have books. We had a projector and the words written on acetate, beamed to the front wall of the hall.

Who put the colours in the rainbow? I was a stubborn child and refused to sing "God" so sang "mother nature" instead

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By *arneygumbleMan
over a year ago

Catcliffe

The foolish man built his house upon the sands, the wise man built his house upon the cliffs...

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

He gave me eyes so I could see

the wonders of the world

Without my eyes I could not see

The other boys and girls...... etc etc etc

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Jesus wants me for a sunbeam

To shine for him each dayyyyyyyyyyy

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled

And the silk inside a chestnut shell.

Jetplanes meeting in the air to be refuelled.

All these thing I love so well

So I mustn't forget

No, I mustn't forget.

To say a great big

Thank You

I mustn't forget

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

You can build your world around you

Stone by Stone a solid ring

You can live alone in an empty home

Be in charge and be the king

break down , shake down

make those wall tumble down down down .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hes got the whole world, in his hands

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dance, then, wherever you may be,

I am the Lord of the dance, said he,

And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he

Just makes me think Jesus was like Michael Flatley.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Hes got the whole world, in his hands

Nottingham

Forest released this in 1978 as a football single

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By *_Mr.K_x OP Man
over a year ago

North Worcestershire

This is like a trip down memory lane lol thank you for making me feel like I'm not alone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im going to paimt a perfect picture

A world of make belieeeeeve

No more hunger

War or suffering

The world id like to seeeeeeeeeeee

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

All things bright and beautifullllllll

All creatures great and smallllllll

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By *ardyBumMan
over a year ago

Leeds

"We did sing hymns but did anyone sing the “cauliflowers fluffy, cabbages green” song?

Broad beans sleeping in their blankety bed"

YES!!!! Loved that one, haha! Good one to belt out cross legged in assembly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not only school had to suffer too at Church parade all thru scouts

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Hobgoblin nor foul fiend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All things bright and beautifullllllll

All creatures great and smallllllll "
and the she gets a good fisting from james herriot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't remember if it was in the blue book, but When a Knight won his spurs was a favourite

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

We plough the fields and scatter…

Always brings back the memories of the harvest festival assembly we had when I was at the local infants school…

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By *_Mr.K_x OP Man
over a year ago

North Worcestershire

These are golden, keep 'em coming

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell

Two stick in my mind:

"Will Your Anchor Hold", The Boy's Brigade anthem - my mother made me attend religiously every week during the late 60's and early 70's...

"Once in Royal David's City", which I performed solo at my grammar school's Christmas Carol concert - at 15 I could still sing soprano...

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"We plough the fields and scatter…

Always brings back the memories of the harvest festival assembly we had when I was at the local infants school…

For harvest festival we always had the stage decorated and the centrepiece was a very fancy bread that had been baked years earlier and varnished. I'd love to know if they still use it. It'd be about 40 years old by now

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

We sang one called O Jesus I have promised.....

Still remember the tune

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By *astesLikeMagicWoman
over a year ago

Newcastle

From a book?

Nah the previous years must have ripped and eaten them before I got to that school.

We had to sing them from memory

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By *eisty LadyWoman
over a year ago

Count Your Blessings Cottage, Gratitude Grove

Onward Christian Soldiers - never sung often enough at school for my liking

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

There’s whole sm threads/pages dedicated to this little book quite the nostalgia hit.

I’ve sung in choirs all my life and love singing hymns purely for the musical pleasure of them. So many favourites. Will often sing a verse or chorus just randomly at home.

Very happy memories of singing at school and at church as a wee one

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Kumbaya my Lord Kumbaya

Oh Lord Kumbaya

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Give me oil in my lamp keep it burning ....

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By *B69Woman
over a year ago

Wiltshire

Make me a channel of your peace

Ave Maria

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

The wise man built his house upon the rocks ...

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Thank God for separation of church and state

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