Mormon Mentality - Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People

By Devyn S.

Apr. 29th, 2010 at 9:25 pm

I love Spring. It is such a beautiful time of year, the flowers are wonderful, the trees can be amazing and life is renewed. I feel a rebirth every Spring after the long, cold, dark winter. Last week in Church we sang “All Creatures Of Our God And King”. I love that song in the Spring – it is reminiscent of the season with its wonderful lyrics and upbeat music. I always sing that song a little louder as I feel the need to lift up my voice and sing praises to God for giving us Spring. What are your favorite Spring songs? Why?

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1. queuno

Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 12:49am

It’s more of an Easter hymn, but I love “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”.

(We’re already well into Spring here in Texas when Easter rolls around.)

2. Bill

Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 1:52am

Earth with her ten thousand flowers

3. Dan Ellsworth

Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 7:28am

In Our Lovely Deseret. It helps me avoid the temptations of tea and tobacco in the Spring.

4. ESO

Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 8:18am

For the Beauty of the Earth

5. living in zion

Fri, Apr 30, 2010 @ 11:39am

Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel. Has nothing to do with spring, but its one of the few hymns with a rocking beat (if played properly) it isn’t sung very often anymore.

To make it work for spring, just envision yard work and “Put Your Shoulder” in it.

6. Paul S.

Sat, May 1, 2010 @ 1:57am

Not my favorite hymn, but great for spring:

God is Love (#87)

1. Earth, with her ten thousand flow’rs,
Air, with all its beams and show’rs,
Heaven’s infinite expanse,
Sea’s resplendent countenance—
All around and all above
Bear this record: God is love.

2. Sounds among the vales and hills,
In the woods and by the rills,
Of the breeze and of the bird,
By the gentle murmur stirred—
Sacred songs, beneath, above,
Have one chorus: God is love.

3. All the hopes that sweetly start
From the fountain of the heart,
All the bliss that ever comes
To our earthly human homes,
All the voices from above
Sweetly whisper: God is love.

7. annegb

Mon, May 3, 2010 @ 10:53am

I looked at the title post and came down to write “God is Love” but you beat me to it. I love that song. I also like “Our Savior’s Love.” They seem very spring-like to me.

8. annegb

Mon, May 3, 2010 @ 10:54am

Oh, and For the Beauty of the Earth rocks, too. When I was the Relief Society chorister, we sang those songs every month.

9. Devyn S.

Mon, May 3, 2010 @ 9:46pm

1. queuno – I really like that song – it is one of the few that seems even a slight bit evangelical from our hymnbook – it is spring here when we sing it

2. Bill – that is a good choice as well, although we don’t sing it near enough

3. Dan Ellsworth – now that is one of the lamest songs still in the hymnbook

4. ESO – agreed that is a top one for me too!

5. living in zion – I like that one too – not exactly Spring but certainly upbeat which we don’t have enough of

6. Paul S. two votes for that one…

7. annegb – you are like me – too many favorite hymns!