O God, Do Thou Sustain Me - Anabaptist Martyr Hymn

[supernova8610]

This is the first time I've heard this song. It is absolutely beautiful. I am personally not Mennonite (although I am a different type of Christian), but some of my ancestors were (their surname was Landes/Landis).

[whb95]

@SerJahPhoto No doubt about it! I am 22 and this is probably my favorite song at the time being, and I know that I'm not alone in my fondness of this beautiful music. It helps me maintain thankfulness in my heart to the Lord, Col 3:16 and Eph 5:19.

[SerJahPhoto]

Is there anyone under age of 50 who truly appreciates this singing?

[DLBBAM]

@SerJahPhoto Yes! We are called Mennonites! That is one thing I consider to be so blessed about our heritage, is the place that music holds. Our youth in my church sing together often. I wish more young folks would realize the blessedness of singing, with no instruments-just you before God

[yelnehtg]

@SerJahPhoto yes , I'm 20 and follow a Southern Baptist thrology but love this type of music

[SeekYeFirst1]

@SerJahPhoto I'm 20 and I love it! Both singing and listening. The music at my church is nothing like this - all noise and choruses repeated over and over and over. Believe it or not, there are young people who can't stand that type of music either.

[wherecouldigo1]

@SerJahPhoto Yes!!! I am 20 and a part of the Apostolic Christian Church. The music at my church is all acapella. It has been a cherished blessing that has been passed on from generation to generation. My church forefathers came after the Anabaptist movement, but they arrived at nearly all the same biblical conclusions. The martyr who wrote this song paved the way for my forefathers to establish our church with out the fear of persecution.

[xxim2tallxx]

@SerJahPhoto I, like others, am under 50 and love this. I'm 21, and I heard this song for the first time today. It's beautiful. Many from my generation are turning to the broader Christian tradition to better understand the Christian walk...

[dailybreadDevotional]

Man... no words... awesome

[MrPaulVanRavenswaay]

this sounds an awful lot like the Overholts!

good song and very good singing! o there it is, i see it in the tags :0

thanks for the post!!

[drwall1751]

crescit sub pondere virtus....virtue thrives beneath opression. its interesting how persecution can strenghten the spirit and produce beautiful songs like this...and beautiful singing by the way...thanks

[ruth12949]

Oh, Lord let us find mercy in these last days.

[firefloat22]

Religions are inherited or accepted emotionally. Both are erroneous paths in the search for truth. Google Doe’s Account.

[ruth12949]

@firefloat22 Religion is what man has created from someone's experience of God. EXPERIENCING GOD is something altogether different, it is authentic and not inherited.

[mnhzmazingrace]

@firefloat22 DO you REALLY think that "emotions" are what empowered these martyrs?!? You can read all the books you want ... no book is like The Book. And that Book has the promises that takes one on the spiritual path that only those who KNOW the Lord can know His blessings. I invite you to put your books down, put your mouse away, quiet your keyboard down ... and lend your spirit to knowing The Truth!

"IF you truly seek ME, you will find me" says the Shepherd.

[anabaptism]

hymn of Russian martyrs

[TheRebelpreacher]

My ancestors came from Germany as religous exiles in 1709. I don't know what

religon they where.I been doing resreach on my family, I belive they were dovers,

(they did not belive in fighting) which lived to thier death in 1710,except one boy.

From one boy who survive -our blood flow to many. One boy who survive ,his

son became the founder of the High Greman Church in N.C.

[brandybeckydoc]

Thank you so much, this is a beautiful testimony,,, thanks...

[soundthehorn]

Heartwarming and faith-reviving songs. Please continue the good work. AMEN!!

[dajscott1]

Thank you very much for posting these. It is amazing to hear these songs hundreds of years after they were written. They are a great testimony to our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ.

And they overcame by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony.

[RomanMoskva]

It's beautiful, thank you

and God bless

[TNUCSAVAGE]

how beautiful, 437 years later, we can still sing these beautiful words of faith, man's inhumanity to man still marches on, this is a GREAT hymn, he wrote and sang it in his deepest prison

[lauchenauermartin]

Real nice song... !!!

Just would like to remind you to read Revelation 20 the verses 4-6. (Coming very soon upon all real faithful resisters...).

I am just awaiting this weekend a friend from New Berne in Indiana...

Who is visitng the land of his forefathers who run away from Switzerland from persecution... long time ago ... and founded New Berne...

But also in the US persecution is just around the corner ...

(He beamed me this video link!)

[ThoughtTraveler]

sesamonte

Thank you for putting up these wonderful songs.

Do not let the foolish God Haters get you down. They would NEVER have the courage to stand for anything...except themselves.

We should remember the Anabaptist martyrs.

[RealityGameWorld]

the only puropse of life is just life its self, just live in the moment, do what you want in life, dont let anything hold you back, belief just holds people back from living and experience'ing LIFE, just have a faith in your self and nothing else, and just trust your self, and not non-existing things, as you! do by the sound's of it. atheist is not a belief or a religion, what take's your money. HEARD OF FOOLSGOLD, WHAT WORD CAN YOU MAKE OUT OF THAT WORD, FLIP IT AND & U GET GODFOOLS - THE L.LOL

[RealityGameWorld]

well you all sound pritty evil 4 thinkin this is nice and loving, looks like you like blood on your hands,

GOD=DOG IS A DOG A MAN OR IS IT A BEAST IN A BASICWAY, LOOKS LIKE YOU ALL JUST BELIEVE IN THE FIRST BEAST, LOL, HEARD OF THIS B 4 FOOLSGOLD, WELL FLIP IT GODFOOLS, AND TAKE AWAY THE L, SATANS MASK IS GOD, SO YOU WERE ALL FOOLED, DONT LIKE THE TRUTH LOL, U JUST DAMMED YOUR SELFS BY BELIEVING, atheist's are safe 4 not believing,

[utududas]

I don't belive you are an atheist! There is no atheist in this world... You have a god too, namely YOURSELF! You think your are safe! Eternity will prove how safe you are!

You don't belive it now! But does believing or not believing establish reality? No! Do you realy want to experience the reality of hell? So, do you still think you're safe?

[therealmarliah]

beautiful. To God be all the glory.

[boydysurf]

I have been 'enchanted' with this song and must have listened to it a dozen times (if not more).  Its words are hauntingly beautiful. May the Lord Jesus sustain us.

[MrPaulVanRavenswaay]

@boydysurf

it's the overholts singing. they are very good together and the oldest can really sing well, that's her in the lead pretty sure. they have more music and if you contact Christian Hymnary in Sarasota Florida you can order recordings of theirs along w/ the Hymnary , which i believe their father put together-over 1000 hymns!!

[TheWorldpics]

AMEN!

[yonazijim]

Thank you brother. I am so much inspired by these two songs.

[KingKramden]

Brother, thank you for posting this. I am from a different Christian heritage than the anabaptists, but like their history, mine has included persecution. How delightful to hear the words and music that came out of a martyr's faith. God be all who suffer for Christ, yes, today.