Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger

Subject: Lyr Add: AROUND THE GLORY MANGER (from Belafonte)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Dec 03 - 02:43 PM

Widely recorded and attributed as a spiritual. Numerous choral perfomances arr. James. Recorded by Harry Belafonte on LP: BEL-1, LSO-6009, VPS-6024, CL42956; and on CD: ND89195. Also recorded by Ezerline Jenkins on "The Long Road To Freedom."

Hear several CHORAL VERSIONs.

~Susan

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AROUND THE GLORY MANGER I
Traditional Negro spiritual, as recorded by Harry Belafonte

They turn 'way Mary and Josef
'Way from the inn
They turn 'way Mary and Josef
'Way from the inn
They turn 'way Mary and Josef
'Way from the inn
That's what made the glory manger

CHO:
And the Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Wasn't that a bright Bethlehem morning
All around the glory manger

There in a stable she born him
Cold winter night
There in a stable she born him
Cold winter night
And there in a stable she born him
On a cold winter night
And sanctified the glory manger

And all his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw
All his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw
And all his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw
That's what made the glory manger


SH

Subject: Lyr Add: AROUND THE GLORY MANGER II
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Dec 03 - 02:52 PM

I have it on a tape: Sister Thea, 'Round the Glory Manger Christmas Spirituals.

~S~

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AROUND THE GLORY MANGER II

They turned away Mary and a-Joseph
'Way from the inn.
They turned away Mary and a-Joseph
'Way from the inn.
They turned away Mary and a-Joseph
'Way from the inn;
And that's what made the Glory Manger!

CHO:
An' a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah, Lord!
Wasn't that a bright Bethlehem morning
Around the Glory Manger?

They laid my pretty little Jesus
Down in the straw.
They laid my pretty little Jesus
Down in the straw.
They laid my pretty little Jesus
Down in the straw;
And that's what made the Glory Manger!

And all his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw.
All his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw.
And all his pretty little fingers
Played in the straw;
And that's what made the Glory Manger!

They laid my sweet King Jesus
In the Glory Manger.
They laid the blessed son of Mary
In the Glory Manger.
They laid my precious Lord of Glory
In the Glory Manger;
And that's what made the Glory--
That's what made the Glory--
That's what made the Glory Manger!


SH

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: GUEST,stonejohn
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 12:43 PM

I tried clicking on thelink to hear the tune, but it's no longer there. Any where else I might hear or play the tune?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: GUEST,WYSIWYG
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 12:45 PM

Stonejohn, if you are a Mudcat member you can send me a personal message with your email address (don't post it in the thread). I may have something for you.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 01:34 PM

Any information on first or early appearance of this song?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 02:19 PM

Sister Thea would have known, but she is no longer with us and there were no details with the tape upon which it appears. I don't have any more info-- maybe Masato will.

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Oct 05 - 02:49 PM

A nice long clip of the Ezerline Jenkins version is HERE, and if you Google the album "Long Road to Freedom" you will probably find more clips of it elsewhere.

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Oct 05 - 02:39 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: ('Round the) Glory Manger
From: GUEST,stonejohn
Date: 15 Oct 05 - 08:04 PM

WYSIWYG,
Thanks for your offer. I am a member, but am working on a password issue, and can't do personal messages until it's resolved.
sj