Autumn days when the grass is jeweled...

Jet planes in the air waiting to be refuelled?

Come and praise, with Nick Page (on the radio wasn't it?).

And a win for my home team, no I musn't forget, no I musn't forget, to say a great big thank you, no I musn't forget.

We had come and praise books too.

All those things that I mustn't forgeeeeeeeeeet, no I mustn't forgeeeeeeeeet, to say a great big thank you I mustn't forgeeeeeeeet.

Oh yes, we had those books. My primary school had 40 pupils in total (covering all ages from 4 to 12). Our school cook used to come out and play the piano while we sang along. That was one of my favourites.

Wahaaaay, I'm so glad some of you remember!!
My fave was song number 72, the last in the book...

Every word comes alive, when it's written or read,
There is life in a word, when it's sung or said.....

?<- She's off again!

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"Oh the family of maaaan, keeps growing, the family of maaan, keeps sowing the seeds of a new life every day"

We had that song but we didn't have the books, we had ours on an acetate sheet projected onto the wall for us all to read, obviously cheaper than buying lots of copies of the books!
Our favourites along with that one was one that went...
Sing Hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the king of kings, and each time the person would add an extra 'of kings' on the last verse!

I used to like that book. We had another one as well with Lord of the Dance in but I don't know what that one was called as my memory is telling me it was covered. The music book for come and praise was a burnt orange sort of colour!

Siiiing hosanna
Siiiiiiiiiiing hosanna
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing hosanna to the king of kings!
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quote:Originally posted by Melawen
I used to like that book. We had another one as well with Lord of the Dance in but I don't know what that one was called as my memory is telling me it was covered. The music book for come and praise was a burnt orange sort of colour!

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I always thought it was 'I am the lord of the dance settee'?

I remember this song. How weird to see it again - it was yeeears ago.

GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP KEEP ME BURNING....

H rekons he knows a different version that goes with football...what would he know? We sang this loads at school.....

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jet planes in the air waiting to be refuelled?

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That line used to confuse me so much as a 7 year old - what did I know about in flight refuelling?!

Here's another:

There are hundreds of sparrows, thousands millions -
They're one a penny far too many there must be.
There are hundreds of sparrows, thousands millions -
But god loves everyone and god loves me.

Nothing like a bit of indoctrination - but I did love singing them!?

This thread has made me ?

"Dance then wherever you maybe, I am the Lord of the Dance said he, and I'll lead you all in the dance said he..."

I loved that song so much I had it at my Wedding and sung it twice ?

Awww, love Lord of the Dance.

And ? at the extra 'of kings' in sing hosannah, so cute.

There is a Facebook group... The Come & Praise Appreciation Society ? I am a member ?

I had Come and Praise but I think it was blue with people singing on the front. One of the people was wearing a uniform like ours and everyone used to say that our school had made them specially ?

I remember "Carpenter carpenter make me a tree" and "one more step along the world I go" and something about turning the world upside down? ?

We had the same as Nicola so didn;t have any books. I liked:

I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony....

And there was a song with my surname in and I hated it when we sang it as everyone used to take the piss out of me mid way through the song.

I'm a primary school teacher and we still sing Autumn Days! The kids love it - and they shout the line 'And a win for my home team'.

Much fun!

If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings...

OMG. Singing along now...something to do with the smell of apple pies too and "no I mustn't forget...no I mustn't forget.." oh dear. I am singing, its not good.

Also had "with cheerful voice" hymn books (green kind of stripy books if I remember correctly?" - sorry haven't read whole thread so someone may have already beaten me to it.

Annoying tho...bet I will be humming that all night ?

was that book also responsible for "would you walk by on the other side" too?

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If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings...

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If I were a robin in a tree, I#%92d thank you Lord that I could sing
If I were a fish in the sea, I#%92d wiggle my tail and I#%92d giggle with glee
But I just thank you father for making me, me

For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me

LOVED this.

When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old, he was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold.

I am singing along just reading this thread.

I used to be allowed to play my recorder (a treble, not just a boring descant, oh no ?) and stand next to the piano and everything, there were about 4 of us, bet we sounded awful.

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For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
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And I just thank you Father for making me, me

LOVED this.

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Was there some weird cradling a mock baby hand action to this bit?!

Anyone else has the plastic-y vinyl-y covered orange hymn books with the orange circle/sun on? They may have been called Morning Has Broken.
They certainly had Morning Has Broken in...

Morning has bro---------ken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spo---------ken, Like the first bird,
Praise for the sing---------ing, praise for the morning
Praise for them spring--------ing fresh from the word.

Aaaaaah, memories ?

Autumn days, when the grass is jewelled
And the silk inside a chestnut shell.
Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled
All the things I love so well.
So I mustn#%92t forget…
No I mustn#%92t forget…
To say a great big thank you I mustn#%92t forget.

Clouds that look like familiar faces
And winter's moon with frosted rings
Smell of bacon as I fasten up my laces
And the song the milkman sings.
So I mustn't forget...
No, I mustn't forget...
To say a great big thank you
No, I mustn't forget.

Whipped-up spray that is rainbow-scattered
And a swallow curving in the sky
Shoes so comfy though they're worn out and they're battered
And the taste of apple pie.
So I mustn't forget...
No, I mustn't forget...
To say a great big thank you
No, I mustn't forget.

Scent of gardens when the rain's been falling
And a minnow darting down a stream
Picked-up engine that's been stuttering and stalling
And a win for my home team.
So I mustn't forget...
No, I mustn't forget...
To say a great big thank you
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If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings...

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Finally one I recognise ? (Other than Lord of the Dance).

That was on the "My God" tapes.

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quote:Originally posted by PhoebeBuffay
For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
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And I just thank you Father for making me, me

LOVED this.

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Was there some weird cradling a mock baby hand action to this bit?!

Anyone else has the plastic-y vinyl-y covered orange hymn books with the orange circle/sun on? They may have been called Morning Has Broken.
They certainly had Morning Has Broken in...

Morning has bro---------ken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spo---------ken, Like the first bird,
Praise for the sing---------ing, praise for the morning
Praise for them spring--------ing fresh from the word.

Aaaaaah, memories ?

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I hate Morning has Broken, even if the words were by Eleanor "cats sleep anywhere" Farjeon. However, I still snigger at the words "wet garden" (wet was a good insult when I was 9) in this hymn and "purple headed mountain" in All Things Bright and Beautiful

Oh i LOVED this song. [sings] airplanes meeting in the air to be refuelled [/sings]

purple headed mountain is a good one. as is 'make me a channel for your peace' ?

One for the harvest festival:

"Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green,
strawberries sweeter than any I've seen,
beetroot purple and onions white,
all grow steadily day and night,
the apples are ripe,
the plums are red,
the broad beans are sleeping in their blankety bed"

Can't believe I can still remember that all these years on!

quote:Originally posted by hazel However, I still snigger at the words "wet garden" (wet was a good insult when I was 9) in this hymn and "purple headed mountain" in All Things Bright and Beautiful

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When I was young enough to sing ATB&B, I had no idea what a purple headed thing could be - you were an early developer!?

OK, on days when we weren't being indoctrinated in the Christian faith, we had a teacher who would turn us into mini alcoholics - all together now...

...aaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddd...
drink a drink a drink
to Lily the pink a pink a pink
the saviour ooooooof the human ra-HAY-hace
for she invented
medicinal compound...

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quote:Originally posted by fox-in-socks
oh i LOVED this song. [sings] airplanes meeting in the air to be refuelled [/sings]

purple headed mountain is a good one. as is 'make me a channel for your peace' ?

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I loved, loved, loved Channel of your peace.