Immortal Invisible and When A Knight Won His Spurs

[TheTecknician]

Fun fact, just in case you didn't know. The words to these hymns can be transposed to each other's tune. Both are in 3/4 time.

Similarly with Amazing Grace and I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, although these two have different time signatures.

That's all!

What have I started? Such a rich discussion from a casual observation!

Yes, such as O Jesus, I have promised.

What have I started? Such a rich discussion from a casual observation!

It's a nice thread. Thank you for starting it.

I was told, by people more musically literate than me, that any hymn can be sung to On Ilkley Moor l, and that On Ilkley Moor can be sung to any hymn tune
But, they were from the North so might have been exaggerating.

There's a hymn to the Just One Cornetto tune (give it to me.. delicious ice-cream, from Italy) but I can't think which one.

I like it to Richmond, but I generally get asked to play Lyngham. Which is alright.

Yeah, that’s a northern fabrication 🤣

The tune is 'O Sole Mio' 😂 and I had no idea it was used for a hymn, but I looked it up after your comment and found this:
(Down from His glory)

Oh yes you're quite right, that's the one I was thinking of.

I love a good sing of Immortal Invisible!

I now have an ear worm of Be Thou My Vision.

I was brought up attending the Church of Scotland at least once every Sunday and I always remember when we sang a psalm the tune that we were singing it to would also be announced.

So many lovely hymns coming back to me.

Loving hearing about all these old hymns. Girls boarding school 1967 onwards assembly M-F, church on Sunday and sometimes evensong.

Probably only if you’re a contestant on ‘I’m sorry I haven’t a Clue’

My favourite hymn at school was sung to the tune Gonfalon Royal. These days, I like to sing the words from Larkin’s ‘This Be The Verse’ instead. When I am alone.

When a Knight won his spurs makes me while heartedly blub, which is awkward as it's my children's school hymn. I love it.

I like to sing I Saw Three Ships to the tune of The Streets of Laredo 😃

We used to sing There Is a Green Hill Far Away to the tune of The House of the Rising Sun, which works brilliantly.

I am surprised it took so long for ISIHAC to come up. One Song to the Tune of Another can be fab. (I miss Jeremy Hardy.)

OT, but my DDs washing machine plays Schubert's "The Trout" when it's finished.

I've been present when While Shepherds Watched was sung to the tune of The Laughing Policeman. Strange but satisfying.

Also I know of two separate hymns to the tune of the Londonderry Air (Danny Boy).

Jesus' hand were kind hands is the only song I can play on the recorder. If I ever get my hands on one now, I can say it's Clair de Lune. Thanks. 😁

I love When a Knight Won His Spurs, it's a classic.

Our school favourite was the one that goes 'light up the fire and let the flame burn, open the door let Jesus return ' I always remember a funny moment when the headmaster came in through the hall door at 'open the door let Jesus return'

Actually - wouldn't "When a knight won his spurs" make a fabulous English national anthem?

Does anyone else follow this chap? He is making a living reminding people of school assembly songs. He even played at Glastonbury and is currently on a nationwide tour. A bit of wholesome nostalgia

https://youtube.com/shorts/aOm4-G33d7s?si=m9fFQ5LdxQ5BHhd-

Me too! I love so many of the traditional hymns I grew up with at school.