O Sing to me of Heaven - Chilhowie Primitive Baptist Church - Southwestern Virginia

[HaydenArp]

I just love this song. I can remember singing this at church in a little bitty 1 room building, in July, when the heat was sweltering. Beautiful!

[faol0mhor]

Growing up speaking Scottish Gaelic, and going to a Gaelic Church I have to say this is very similar to how hymns are sang in Scottish Gaelic.

[beavers9801]

Iv been to this church

[mokwintsana]

thanks. i kept on digging and found all of the words sung here on a sacred harp website.

blessings

[TheMrBlackCrow]

thank you for posting this..I find this to be absolutely beautiful..thank you again for the blessing of this song

[oldsoulify]

Thank you for posting this video.

[jskavanagh1]

This song is number 279 in The Goble Hymnal--O Sing to Me of Heaven-though the Goble dosent really have names for songs just page numbers.

[bluegrassbaby86]

I think J.D. Crowe used part of that song at the end of his version of "The Model Church." That's beautiful.

[musicalidea]

What is the name of this hymn? What are the words? Is it a sacred harp hymn?

[GitRDoneKY]

@musicalidea - updated the info for you with lyrics. :) I hope that helps.

[mokwintsana]

@GitRDoneKY

where are the lyrics you mentioned posted? i have found several versions of this heavenly hymn, and i think that there are some here that i have not heard yet. this is one of my very favorites- always brings to my knees.

[Forysan]

@musicalidea no it's called Lined Out hymn & until the invention of Sacred Harp/Shape Note was the predominent form of hymnology from the earliest days of Christianity (you can find virtually the same call & response style sung today in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world). So the style dates at least to the Dark Ages.

[jskavanagh1]

@Forysan It dates back to the 1600's as far as I can find. This is from one of the churches me and my family go to and we still sing like this on alot of the east coast.

[MarcootAL]

To hear this I can only think of what singing in Heaven will be.

[MarthaH605]

Beautiful!

[trains336]

love the song .may god bless u and ur family .just cant get enough.

[GitRDoneKY]

@trains336 May God always pour His everlasting LOVE, PEACE, JOY, & BLESSINGS upon you and your loved ones!! Thank you so much for the comments, they are truly appreciated and uplifting! :)