We're ending the list with some of the really traditional offerings from a school assembly soundtrack. Set our hearts on fire," and all of a sudden we're back at school again! 9. Slowly building through the verse it bursts into "Shine, Jesus, shine. Kicking off with the lines: "Autumn days when the grass is jewelled And the silk inside a chestnut shell," Autumn Days also features jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled, shoes so comfy though they're worn out and they're battered and the taste of apple pie.Īrguably more of a song than a hymn, this one has quite possibly the most anthemic chorus of the lot.
One in peak popularity around Harvest Festival season (who remembers taking a tin or two into school for them?), number two on our list is instantly recognisable from its "so I mustn't forget, no I mustn't forget" chorus. Memorable lyrics include: "He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands," and "He's got the rivers and the mountains in His hands, He's got the oceans and the seas in His hands." 2. So let's turn back the clock and remember 15 school hymns that were absolute anthems in primary school assemblies, as reported by Chronicle Live. In fact, to this day we still remember most of the words to them all. What was your favourite hymn at school? (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)