Iris DeMent w/ Joan Osborne & Bruce Molsky - He Reached Down

Transatlantic Sessions series 3

accordion: Sharon Shannon
dobro: Jerry Douglas
fiddles: Aly Bain & Bruce Molsky
banjo: Gerry O'Connor
bass: Todd Parks

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Music

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[KingdomUploader]

The tune is wonderful. Many of the words i could not understand; is there a chance someone here might post the lyrics? for me, i can just flow with the spirit of it, but my Mom needs to hear all the words. Humble appreciation to anyone who might accomodate and i of course will pay it forward in some way. Blessings

[mnemonyxx]

Sir,

Have you tried typing "iris dement he reached down lyrics" into Google? Easy to locate what you seek this way. (Though unfortunately all net copies seem to originate from a transcriber who got one or two words wrong, and who certainly cannot spell Pharisees.)

Happy to correct the minor errors and send by YouTube PM if requested.

[fancylouie]

every one of the artists here operate on a higher plane... the mutual admiration is sincere and deserving and i don't know why you would post this lovely song only to throw in a bummer comment. do you like the music or not? i do and i thank you for posting it..... iris, what a beauty....

[mnemonyxx]

My quibble about the mutual admiration society chatter was also operating on a higher plane. Don't you ever get bored of rote laudation? Apologies if it came across wrong. I'll remove it forthwith. Here's confirming that I like the music.

[DeeCee8121]

Bored with...with, not of...bored with. Honestly.

[mnemonyxx]

It's a fair cop, Detective Constable 8121. I'll come quietly. I didn't realise the preposition police were monitoring even YouTube comments for conformance. Just be warned that if my case comes to court I'll be bringing lots of expert linguists of the descriptive rather than prescriptive persuasion to the stand.

[Cotictimmy]

I'd never heard of Iris before this Transatlantic session, but I'm sold. I may seem odd to compare her to Bach, but like him she cuts away all the dross and gets to the very heart of both music and message. (I'm an atheist btw - but I still feel the power of this performance - she is stunning!)

[steveblevins]

Iris' voice brings a certain real emotion and weight to everything she sings. You can see in her eyes she is somewhere else when she is singing. It is really beautiful music.

[HeathenCub]

Angelic..Love this song.

[KingdomUploader]

@vraimentmaladroite Hi; yes, where would we be if not for the arts and their reflection of our culture. this tune is no exception.

may you find him in all creation

[vraimentmaladroite]

@KingdomUploader T

The original uploader seems to have not responded for a couple years.

Iris reminds of me of my grandmother in her voice and beliefs here. I'm an atheist, but good music is good music...maybe it could lead a person to God, if that person chose. I've studied each religion through its folk music and found deep love present in the best of those beliefs. But it is the hate that turns us all away. And the hate is the symptom of seeking power.

[bilkoz01]

Iris is once-in-a-lifetime gifted. I'm totally grateful. In person, she is equally as phenomenal.

[KingdomUploader]

@mnemonyxx Thank you for reminding me to just 'google it'; i forget that sometimes. So i have the lyrics and if there's a discrepancy i can't live with then i'll take you up on that PM offer.

May you be filled with the life giving love of God.

[KingdomUploader]

@bethelshiloh I appreciate you for responding; i know now that lyrics can be found online; 'Just google it"! i just need to remember to do that with everything. thanks again and may the light of God fill you to overflowing that it may spill out to the rest of us.

[bethelshiloh]

@KingdomUploader - lyrics are online, however a couple of them are a little off as well. One line that is hard to understand is 'in the book a little story got told.'

[bethelshiloh]

"in the book a little story got told"

[Ottersons9]

I found this song totally by accident and I Can't stop replaying it,...It sure has a powerful message and the music is awesome...bluegrass/country...­.wow...it is just tooooo awesome. We Love this so much want the CD. thanks for making my day. Btw, we want learn this song too....and share it with others. :)

[Ottersons9]

I found this song totally by accident and I Can't stop replaying it,...It sure has a powerful message and the music is awesome...bluegrass/country...­.wow...it is just tooooo awewome. WeLove this so much want the CD. thanks for making my day. Btw, we want learn this song too....and share it with others. :)