Hymns from The Thin Red Line

Finding good clips and info regarding these songs are hard to come by so I thought I would share and learn some Adobe Premiere at the same time.

These songs were used in Terrence Malick's film, 'The Thin Red Line', arguably the greatest anti-war film ever created.

The first and last renditions are featured in the film. The first three renditions are found on the no-longer-available CD "Melanesian Choirs: The Blessed Islands". The last audio clip is an orchestral rendition adapted by composer Hans Zimmer for the movie's soundtrack.

To the best of my research the words to " Jisas yu holem hand blong mi" are:

Jesus is watching over me;
Wherever I may go he is right beside me;
Jesus is watching over me;
No matter what I do his love will never cease;
My saviour and my keeper beside me;
All the blessings he has provided me;
He is there to comfort and guide me;
And his love will never cease.

'Pray for Us' appears to be the same song and I suspect might even be a transcription error on the CD track list.

' God yu tekkem laef blong mi' is from the hymn ' Take My Life and Let It Be' by Frances R. Havergal, (1874):

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.

Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.

Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee;
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.

Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise;
Take my intellect and use
Every powr as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

For more on the anti-war movement and the Hegelian Dialect that fuels the violence of war, please visit,

http://www.antiwar.com/index2345.html
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
http://www.infowars.com/
http://www.blacklistednews.com/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/

Peace!

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[iohokahey]

deep to my heart..

[bebegiraffe]

Thank you very very much! I 've been looking for these songs. They're so beautiful... Make you dream about heaven.

[caporalchef4]

Brings tears to my eyes...

[gogon2]

These chants really bring out the beauty and complexity of not only The Thin Red Line, but life in general... amazing.

[werspansio]

i dont have the words... clean pure thank you

[che3500]

這就是生命力!!!

[mjo36]

I just wanna live with a tribe and forget about EVERYTHING!

[Sedikus]

Beautiful!

[melissawakil]

@macgyver1macgyver

Hello, I would love the sheet music to 'Jisas Yu Holem Hand Blong Me' if possible. Regards Danny 0403100600

[macgyver1macgyver]

@Nichristi I managed to work out the choir parts for the piece from listening to it and wrote out the Melanesian words phonetically in sheet music for an acapella group I was running for a little while. Happy for anyone to PM me if they want me to send them the sheet music.

[techup2001]

Great song

[Nickbully]

as a future soldier these are very close to my heart.