The Good Players - "David's Lamentation" (Sacred Harp- 268)

From the Album "Awake My Soul (The Orig. Soundtrack) & Help Me to Sing" (2008). Disc 1, "Awake My Soul (OST)" contains traditional Sacred Harp singing from the acclaimed Sacred Harp documentary, "Awake My Soul". Disc 2, "Help Me to Sing" is a compilation of various artists performing their own arrangements of Sacred Harp songs. http://www.awakemysoul.com This song was written by William Billings in 1778, and the text is from II Samuel 18:33 on the occasion of the death of King David's rebellious son, Absalom:

"David the king was grieved and moved
He went to his chamber, and wept;
And as he went he wept, and said,
'Oh my son! Would to God I had died
For thee, Oh Absalom, my son.'"

The Good Players are from Chattanooga, TN. http://www.myspace.com/thegoodplayers

Tracklisting for "Help Me to Sing"
Disc Two: Help Me To Sing: Various Artists performing Songs Inspired by the Film
1 "Blooming Youth" - Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) & John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
2 "Weeping Pilgrim" - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
3 "David's Lamentation" - The Good Players
4 "Africa" - The Innocence Mission
5 "The Christian's Hope" - Jim Lauderdale with Jeni & Billy
6 "Help Me To Sing" - Mac Powell (Third Day)
7 "Columbus" - John Wesley Harding
8 "The Traveler" - Cordelia's Dad
9 "Abbeville" - Liz Janes
10 "China" - All Things Bright & Beautiful
11 "Essay" - Tenement Halls
12 "Windham" - Richard Buckner
13 "Sermon on the Mount" - Danielson
14 "And Am I Born to Die?" - Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton
15 "Kedron" - Sam Amidon
16 "Consecration" - Woven Hand
17 "The Grieved Soul" - Rick Moody and Nina Katchadourian
18 "Vernon / Wrestling Jacob" - Tim Eriksen (Cold Mountain Soundtrack)
19 "Christian's Farewell" - DM Stith
20 "Bound For Canaan" - Murry Hammond (Old 97's)

http://www.myspace.com/helpmetosing

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[arepasheat]

My great great great grandfather composed this song. (-:

[unitedgospel]

This is a wonderful example of a great blend of traditional and modern gospel musical styles and the performance and video is top notch for sure! One of my favorites this year!

[x0Desiderata0x]

Wish I could find a version of #14 on here! It's beautiful

[Zilerrezko]

@arepasheat i love your grandfather O.o may he rest in peace

[TheOloorlik]

@unitedgospel

This is not gospel style. It's traditional folk music "style"

[elena911000]

Beautiful!!!

[macgiollabuide]

Always loved this version, enjoy it even more now since I started Shape Note Singing from the Sacred Harp.

[BBiebigheiser]

I really like this adaptation!!

William Billing's also wrote one my favorite Sacred Harp tunes- Africa! What a powerful song that is!!

[richardhanna0]

Beautiful, sublime! Hypnotic thanks for posting !!

[ClaireConrad]

@ClaireConrad—the book of Psalms; I Chronicles 15:28, 2 Chron. 7:6 & 34:12, 2 Kings 3:15). But the very meaning of “sacred harp” is the unaccompanied human voice. The complexity of the harmonies (another reason to consign solos to the ash heap) cannot be fully appreciated nor whole-heartedly produced by the singers if they have the crutch and supplantation of any instrument other than their own voices.

[ClaireConrad]

@ClaireConrad—helping the group rise spiritually to blend as a composite chorus of praise to an ineffable God who is all about serving others—and in the process, learning the serenity and peace of true humility (Romans 12:3 and 12:16). Second, to surround and underpin and blanket the words with instruments should make the very tunes themselves leap off the pages and cry out in pain and anguish. I am not doctrinally against musical instruments in praising God with instruments (many mentions in