1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention: Abbeville (#33) with prayer

"Abbeville" (#33), sung by the 1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention; led by Loyd Redding. Weeping prayer led by Bob Denson. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew using four quad-split cameras, Holly Springs, Georgia, June 1982. For more videos from the American Patchwork fieldwork and information about Alan Lomax and his collections, visit: http://research.culturalequity.org. [03.09.03]

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[ADthewantedman]

beautiful. reminds me of my sweet sweet grandmother, may she rest in peace.

[kamperman45]

@rottenhubert No it is not. This seems to be at the end of the Memorial Lesson where by names of Deceased Singers,as well as, Sick and Shut-in folks are called out, At the end of the Memorial Lesson there is a song led for "these folks" followed by a prayer. In some singings there is a song led for each group in others only one for both groups but both are closed in a prayer, I saw my Mother and two Aunts there and the man giving the prayer was my cousin.

[rottenhubert]

Is it part of the tradition to sit for the solfege section and then rise for the lyrics?

[ki4nmu]

precious memories