From the comments it seems this is one of those rare hymns that Christians of all denominations love equally and can legitimately claim as theirs! St. Patrick, please pray for the divided Church.
i love this hymn!!! thank God for the 1982 !!! tehmoose when you write the variation and themes let me know and send me a copy!! i could use that at my parish!
I plan on writing an theme and variations of this for my mom's wedding. We're Episcopalians and this is her favorite hymn (mine, too, now that i think about it!).
This is a magnificent hymn, particularly the Deirdre verses..... but in my opinion the greatest Anglican hymn is Sine Nomine.... "For All the Saints". And the great simplicity and sublime vocabulary in "Immortal, Invisible" can't be overlooked.
@josey165 Well, I'm Anglican ... I'd want this played at my wedding, ordination, childrens' baptisms, and my funeral; however, it's hard to get my fellow Episcopalians to sing all the verses at one service! May the Holy and Mighty Name of the Lord God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- be praised forever!
@noleyplatz The hymn was translated by Cecil Frances Alexander, who was an Anglican, and married to a Anglican bishop (William Alexander, Bishop of Derry & Raphoe, and later Archbishop of Armagh).
As a Irishman I love this song but as a roman catholic I adore this song
gokukevind 5 days ago
Part of the reason I became an Anglican, haha
griss2984 3 months ago
From the comments it seems this is one of those rare hymns that Christians of all denominations love equally and can legitimately claim as theirs! St. Patrick, please pray for the divided Church.
Sapphonouveau 4 months ago
it's funny...I'm an atheist, but I still greatly enjoy these hymns...must be because i was raised Catholic
JohnWW7 1 year ago 2
i love this hymn!!! thank God for the 1982 !!! tehmoose when you write the variation and themes let me know and send me a copy!! i could use that at my parish!
organplayerboy 2 years ago
I plan on writing an theme and variations of this for my mom's wedding. We're Episcopalians and this is her favorite hymn (mine, too, now that i think about it!).
tehmooes 2 years ago
This is a magnificent hymn, particularly the Deirdre verses..... but in my opinion the greatest Anglican hymn is Sine Nomine.... "For All the Saints". And the great simplicity and sublime vocabulary in "Immortal, Invisible" can't be overlooked.
anglicansag 2 years ago
As a chorister that sings in a anglican cathedral , it is a great Hymm and prayer !
archulucky 3 years ago 2
As a Catholic, I want this song to be played at my funeral. Glory be to the father, son and holy spirit. Amen.
josey165 3 years ago 13
@josey165 Well, I'm Anglican ... I'd want this played at my wedding, ordination, childrens' baptisms, and my funeral; however, it's hard to get my fellow Episcopalians to sing all the verses at one service! May the Holy and Mighty Name of the Lord God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- be praised forever!
MarcellusTheGreen 3 months ago
@MarcellusTheGreen
not at services of Saint Barnabas in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
a hymn is a prayer set to music so cutting a hymn is like cutting the Lord's prayer
Can you imagine the Lords prayer and skipping the part of forgiving others
Mascro1977 20 hours ago
my favorite Anglican hymn
imsixftsix 3 years ago 13
@imsixftsix Anglican?!!
noleyplatz 10 months ago
@noleyplatz The hymn was translated by Cecil Frances Alexander, who was an Anglican, and married to a Anglican bishop (William Alexander, Bishop of Derry & Raphoe, and later Archbishop of Armagh).
blkgardner 8 months ago
@noleyplatz Yes, Anglicans also sing this hymn
cyorkupinit 4 months ago