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Questionnaires
were distributed throughout Wymeswold inviting people to choose
their top 10. The idea came from the priest at St Mary’s Church,
Reverend Jeff Hopewell.
He says: "I
thought well, Classic FM does your top tunes, and the Church of
England is very good at jumping on the band wagon just when it’s
rolling to a halt, so I thought this time I’ll get on one that’s
still rolling, and we’ll try and have your top favourite hymns.
"I think
people really enjoy singing, most people have been singing hymns
since childhood and there are one or two that are favourites,"
adds Reverend Hopewell.
Eighty-six people
filled in questionnaires, which were handed
out in places like the village pub and shops.
Olga Williams,
the organist at St Marys, had the task of preparing the choir for
the unveiling of the chosen 10 at a special Songs of Praise service.
The choir practised all the hymns on the shortlist of 50.
"We looked
at the list, and didn’t want to sing ‘Abide with me’
and ‘All people that on earth to dwell,’ those are hymns
that were sung in the 1920s and 1930s," says Olga.
However, the
choir were content in singing the hymns 'Dear Lord and Father of
Mankind' and 'The Lord's my
Shepherd,' which made it into joint first place.
The
top 10 hymns of Wymeswold:
10 - He who would valiant be
9 - Lord of all hopefulness
8 - All things bright and beautiful
7 - Make me a channel of your peace
6 - Love divine all loves excelling
5 - Guide me oh thou great redeemer
3 - Jerusalem and Morning has Broken
1 - Lord is my shepherd and Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
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