Prayer of the Children
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As the director in this video, here are some comments:
As you may know, the children of Kosovo were mostly Muslim, with most of the other being Serbian Orthodox or Catholic. Since the majority would not pray to Jesus, the use of the generic "who will" rather than "Jesus" makes sense. It was also an alternative suggested by the composer. As a Christian, I am sensitive to the beliefs of others and my choir had at least 5 or 6 religions represented - as well as atheism.
44rammar
1 month ago 3
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my concert shoir sang this song at our winter festival, I was crying when the super suprano sang "crying Jesus help me!" it was so beautiful :') and this song is now one of my favorites xD
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Kurt Bestor, the Mormon missionary who wrote the song, wrote both versions. If you're debating over whether it should be "Jesus" or "someone", you've missed the point.
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Well who are they praying to? it is prayer of the children.......Crying Jesus Help me!
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I am working on this song currently for my upcoming choir concert in Brainerd, Minnesota. We are a group of freshman in highschool. The alternate lyrics are "Cryin' JESUS help me". This change is optional so there is so religious dispute.
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Who said you could change the words - too bad, the meaning is lost.
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they hold those notes waaaaay too long.
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@timoteck1 but... the alternate lyrics are there... it doesn't take the 'impact' away, it just gives it a different meaning.
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Lastly, the school had no influence over my decision at all. After 37 years of teaching music, I was pretty much left alone by the administration. I never changed lyrics to play it safe with them. The lyric change in this song was personal to me (I don't pray to Jesus, I pray to God) and in consideration of students and their beliefs and comfort zones.
I only recently discovered this video was on you tube and I opened an account solely to respond.
44rammar
44rammar 1 month ago 3
To continue, the imbalance of voices is due to the camera & mic being directed at the sopranos, making them seem louder. I assure you that straightaway, the balance was very good, as reflected in our perfect scores in blend, balance and intonation. The choir was the combination of my 2 show choirs and we really only went through the song twice all together before this performance. We got a little better by the end of the year.
44rammar
44rammar 1 month ago 3