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The Liberal Catholic Church
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Our hearts are ever restless until they find their rest in Thee
Sung August 26, 2018
Cry No More (SATB)
by Dan Forrest, lyrics by Johanna Anderson, & Eva Norlyk-Smith
A nice country song (someday I'll write a nice choir arrangement)
10,000 Reasons (Bless My Soul)
by Matt Redman
Ave verum corpus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
K 618, Baden, June 17, 1791
Sung
Sung August 11, 2019
more: Ave Verum Corpus (videos, parts, etc.)
There Is A Balm In Gilead
Sung
Here are some different arrangements of this traditional African American spiritual. We can include some of these features as we develop. For now we are starting with a simple a cappella arrangement that we can learn and perform quickly.
There Is A Balm In Gilead arr. by William Dawson (mixed choir)
Faulkner University Chorus, Herman Hannah, Baritone (YouTube)
There Is A Balm In Gilead arr. by William Dawson (men's choir)
There Is A Balm In Gilead arr. by Joseph H. Jennings (mixed choir)
An 1910 recording on 78rpm of Fisk University male quartet
There Is A Balm In Gilead - 1910 on 78rpmOur version
Musical scores:
Our Lyrics:
Chorus:
There is a Balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a Balm in Gilead, to heal the weary soul.
Verses:
1. Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work's in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit, revives my soul again.
2. Don't ever feel downhearted, 'Cause Jesus is your friend
And if you lack for knowledge, He'll never fail to lend.
3. If you cannot sing like angels, if you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus, and say He loves us all.
Computer-generated tracks
Below are computer-generated tracks of our initial version that may be boring, because they are expressionless and not human! They may be useful for study purposes.
Entire Choir (6-2-18 14:51:46) | |
Soprano (6-2-18 14:51:45) | |
Alto (6-2-18 14:51:45) | |
Tenor (6-2-18 14:51:46) | |
Bass (6-2-18 14:51:46) |
Common version lyrics
Chorus:
There is a Balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole,
There is a Balm in Gilead, to heal the sin-sick soul.
Verses:
1. Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work's in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit, revives my soul again.
2. If you can't preach like Peter, if you can't pray like Paul,
Just tell the love of Jesus, and say He died for all.
3. Don't ever feel discouraged, 'Cause Jesus is your friend
And if you lack for knowledge, He'll never fail to lend.
`An early version: "The Sinner's Cure", by Washington Glass, in The Revivalist 1854
Chorus:
There is a Balm in Gilead, To make the wounded whole,
There's power enough in heaven, To cure a sin-sick soul.
Verses:
1. How lost was my condition, Till Jesus made me whole;
There is but one Physician, Can cure a sin-sick soul.
2. Next door to death he found me, And snatch'd me from the grave,
To tell to all around me, His wond'rous power to save.
3. The worst of all diseases, Is light compared with sin,
On every part it seizes, But rages most within.
4. 'Tis palsy, plague and fever, And madness, all combined,
And none but a believer, The least relief can find.
4. 'Tis palsy, plague and fever, And madness, all combined,
And none but a believer, The least relief can find.
5. From men great skill professing, I sought a cure to gain,
But this proved more distressing, And added to my pain.
6. Some said that nothing ail'd me, Some gave me up for lost,
Thus every refuge failed me, And all my hopes were crossed.
7. At length this great Physician, How matchless is His grace,
Accepted my petition, And undertook my case.
8. First gave me sight to view Him, For sin my eyes had seal'd,
Then bid me look unto Him, I look'd and I was healed.
9. A dying, risen Jesus, Seen by the eye of faith,
At once from danger frees us, And saves the soul from death.
10. Come then to this Physician, His help He'll freely give,
He makes no hard condition, 'Tis only look and live.
`There's many more secular harmony songs here, here and great voices here.