Good stuff. I didn't realize this hymn and tune made it into the Sacred Harp lexicon. I have posted a performance of Billings's "Jordan" (you can bring it up by searching for William Billings Jordan...it's a more concert-y performance with (I think) all the verses. Billings does a tremendous job with old Isaac Watts's words.
hmmmmmmmmmm mausoleums..........intersting place t o sing hymns sbout death and a new life after it thats a whole diffrent thought though i seriously doubt the early singers would have sung this music in one lol but very good group though
I wonder if any other shape note singings are held in mausoleums! I can think of lots of shape note songs with words that would be 'right at home' there. (The space does seem to have good acoustics for singing.)
Good stuff. I didn't realize this hymn and tune made it into the Sacred Harp lexicon. I have posted a performance of Billings's "Jordan" (you can bring it up by searching for William Billings Jordan...it's a more concert-y performance with (I think) all the verses. Billings does a tremendous job with old Isaac Watts's words.
orsonwellington 1 year ago
hmmmmmmmmmm mausoleums..........intersting place t o sing hymns sbout death and a new life after it thats a whole diffrent thought though i seriously doubt the early singers would have sung this music in one lol but very good group though
lilboime 3 years ago
I wonder if any other shape note singings are held in mausoleums! I can think of lots of shape note songs with words that would be 'right at home' there. (The space does seem to have good acoustics for singing.)
Thanks for posting this interesting video.
PLBrayfield 3 years ago