OLD Gospel tunes

Subject: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Harper
Date: 27 Jul 04 - 08:03 PM

I need to come up with some good singing and playing OLD Gospel tunes...dating before 1920.   Do you have any favorites?

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Nathan in Texas
Date: 27 Jul 04 - 10:28 PM

There are various definitions of "gospel," but some that come to mind are - "Lily of the Valley" (tune is "Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane"), "Life's Railway to Heaven," "Shall We Gather at the River," "In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye". Uncle Dave Macon recorded a nice version of "Heavenly Sunlight"

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Bill D
Date: 27 Jul 04 - 11:40 PM

do a search on "pentacostal" and "music" and you'll find some very singable old gospel songs.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 01:38 AM

Try "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown." And I second Bill D.

Lin

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Burke
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 05:40 PM

This could go on endlessly. I assume you're meaning tunes with the Old Time Gospel sound. CyberHymnal is a good place to look for your words & music.

Gospel that I like & fit your time frame. Look for more by the same people.
Oh How I love Jesus (traditional)
We're Marching to Zion (Come We that love the lord) Ro­bert Low­ry, 1867
Shall we gather at the river (words & music by Lowry)
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice (1875-Fanny Crosby/W.H.Doane)
Blessed Assurance (Fanny Crosby/Phoebe Knapp)

Other composers to look for are Bliss, Bradbury.

Try browsing in the later hymnals of the Stone-Cambell Movement as well.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 05:56 PM

found this during a search for the works of Mrs. C.H. Morris ...lots of suggestions. Mrs. Morris wrote some of the most stirring hymns going!

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Burke
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 09:59 AM

How could I forget! Angel Band. I don't know the date, but definately pre-1920.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Kim B
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 12:48 AM

Does anyone have the lyrics to the song "when the hills of home start calling me"? The Happy Goodmans sang it, but I don't know who wrote it.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Dale
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 01:17 AM

buy a copy of "Heavenly Highways" hymnal.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Dewey
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 02:16 AM

What A Friend We Have In Jesus, He Touched Me, the Old Rugged Cross, Nearer My God To Thee, Amazing Grace, Are you Washed in the Blood? At Calvary, Shall We gather At the River, Glory To His Name, Count Your Blessings, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Where Could I Go But to the Lord, Just As I Am, Blessed Redeamer, When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, Onward Christian Soldiers, Beyond the Sunset, Gathering Flowers For the Master's Bouquet, If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven, Power in the Blood, Near the Cross, Where the Roses Never Fade, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You, I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap, The Blood that Stained the Old Rugged Cross, Rock Of Ages, Precious Lord Take My Hand, Abide With Me, There's Room At the Cross For You, Safe In the Arms Of Jesus, Jesus Hold My Hand, When I Take My Vaction In Heaven, How Great thou Art, Pass Me Not Oh, Gentle Savior, Higher Ground. He Lives, Standing On the Promises of God, Stranger of Galilee, Haven of Rest, Jesus Remembered me, Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?, When Jesus Comes, I Won't have to Cross Jordan alone, Bringing In the Sheeves, I Walk Through The Garden Alone, Old Time Religion, I'll Fly Away, Old Country Church, When They Ring Those Golden Bells For You And Me. God Will Take Care of You, When Sinners Lose Their Guilty Stains, I Am a Pilgrim And A Stranger, Over in the Gloryland, The Man Who Wore The Scarlet Purple Rob, He Will Set your Fields On Fire.

The Old Gospel Music in the Best In My Opinion, But Much As the Church Has Turned Away from Word of God, The musical lyrics all well have lost some of there Biblical and Spiritual Truths that were so stunnningly obvious in the old.

Glad to see there are others out there that are interested in preserving the old, Some of the Above songs I have listed and love are a BIBLE in themselves.

Fit Sermons, Unlifting, Yet in Song

Dewey (A Proud and Un-Repentant Christian)

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Dewey
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 02:36 AM

Opps!!

Fit Sermons, Uplifting, Yet in Song

also I meant I was proud of Jesus, not myself

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Holy Hills of Heaven Call Me
Date: 30 Aug 04 - 05:03 PM

The Holy Hills of Heaven call me. Try looking for Dottie Rambo songs. This is one of hers (When the hills of home start calling me)

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: wilco
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 11:35 AM

I've found lots of good old songs on the Carter Family CD's. Recently, I've added Palms of Victory, Fifty Miles of Elbow Room, and
We Shall Rise to my play lists.

Wilco in Tennessee

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 11:56 AM

About that time were was a group of American singers called the Jubilee singers take a look in your library to see if you can find any info about them. I have book of their material at home (I'm supposed to be working now!)

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 11:25 PM

As a result of this thread I'm inspired to contribute to a Gospel Session at the Maldon (Victoria) Folk Festival in November.

With its 4 part harmonies already written the Cyber Hymnal is truly superb. Thanks for the link and all the great song suggestions.

If I were to extend the time period beyond 1920 and specify that I was seeking up tempo old timey/bluegrass numbers (eg a la Carter Family) would there be further suggestions of materials please. I'd be rehearsing remotely from 1,000 miles away so four part dots would be very helpful. Any further suggestions please?

This is a musical experiment for me and one that I'm really looking forward to.

Regards, John

PS Couldn't easily find 'Old Country Church' in Cyber Hymnal, plus I've been chasing the dots/lyrics to 'Back in the Old Sunday School' for forty years.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Dewey
Date: 01 Sep 04 - 12:41 AM

As For the Carters, Grave On the Green Hillside is Beautiful, Also Popular are Paul And Silas, Diamond In the Rough, Crying Holy Unto the Lord, and Tramp on the Street, Kneeling Drunkard Plea.

Another Gospel tune I love is, "The King is Coming" (The Marketplace is empty there's no traffic in the street)








Some of the Words to Old Country Church are:

There's a place dear to me
Where I'm Longing to Be
With My Friends at the Old Country Church

There with Mother We Went
And, Our Sundays Were Spent With My Friends
At the Old Country Church

Chorus:
Precious Years of Memories
Oh, What Joy They Bring To me,
How I Long Once More to Be
With My Friends At the Old Country Church

How I wish that Today
All the People Would Pray
As We Did In the Old Country Church

If they'd Only Confess
Jesus Surely Would Blessed
As He Did In the Old Country Church

As A Boy And As Man
In the Front Row I Would Stand
With My Dad In the Old Country Church

And the Father Above
With His Wonderful Love
Saved My Soul
In the Old Country Church


Too many years have past and I can't remember the last verse, but it is something like the following:

Dah, Dah, Dah Dah Dah Dah
For so many now rest
in there graves near the old country
Dah Dah Da Dah Dah Dah
Dah Dah Da, Dah dah Dah
Dah Dah Dah, Dah Dah DaH

Sorry, 'bout the lasp in memory but I hope at least some of the above helps you out!

Dewey

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From:
Date: 23 Sep 04 - 08:38 AM

i like your web page it is great. i am looking for a song that has some words like these------it happened just like he said-fed five thousnd with five loafs of bread,,    i hope you have it. by the way can we order some of these songs. how?
                            thanks a lot David

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 04 - 08:01 AM

the song "When the Hills at Home Start Calling Me" was written by Dotty Rambo. I saw her on one of the Gaither shows.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,John in Brisbane
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 07:51 AM

Trying to remember the name of the song in the Cyber Hymnal which refers to trains, train drivers and bridges. Any help please?

Regards, John

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Nathan in Texas
Date: 26 Sep 04 - 10:04 PM

That would probably be "Life's Railway to Heaven," possibly under the title "Life's Railroad to Heaven" or "Life is Like a Mountain Railroad"

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 28 Sep 04 - 12:34 AM

Many thanks Nathan - that's the one.

Regards, John

Subject: gathering flowers for the masters bouquet
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 06:11 PM

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 08:30 PM

John, I just saw your post - maybe it's not too late.

I found in searching for a long-remembered song from childhood "Sea Fever":
1) I had a few basic facts wrong. I thought it was for a tenor, but it was in a collection of baritone solos.
2) My best leads were to contact individuals involved in choral programs and ask them if they had heard of it.
3) cdnow.com finally had a collection of songs on a CD where I found the composer's name
4) sheetmusicplus.com had the music I could order once I knew the composer's name.

I've also searched for old-timey songs for my uncle, (many Carter Family songs he remembers), but I found that he often had a few words wrong.

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At this site, Blue Max Loves Blue Grass, there are a few hymns in Bluegrass style.

Just a Closer Walk with Thee
When the Saints Go Marching In (it's OK to clap on the "on" beat on this one)
Amazing Grace (Bluegrass style)

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In searching for a nice medley of New Born Again/ Standin' in the Need of Prayer -- I found this site -- and it has midi files and dots! It took awhile for me to find an index to the tunes though.

New Born Again - http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0004/x000474.htm

The Site - Christian Classics Ethereal Library, http://www.ccel.org/search/keyword_search.pl?a=search&keywords=hymns

The Index to tunes - http://www.ccel.org/cceh/cceh_map.htm

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Wes Stedtefeld
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 12:07 PM

Does anyone have the words to J.D. Sumners reading while the old song I don't Have to Cross Over Jordan Alone. I have been looking for it and can't find this reading. If I can get a copy please e mail it to me at [e-mail]
Thanks wes. Stedtefeld, minister

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From:
Date: 14 Nov 04 - 11:14 AM

Does anyone know the lyrics to Old Man Death sang by J.D. Sumners? Also, who wrote the lyrics? Thanks

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Nov 04 - 12:05 PM

There's A Big Rock In The Road

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Tammie
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 10:57 AM

Wow. Some good songs mentioned here. I like all of the above PLUS

THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL (1930ish??) Great story behind the song.
WALK WITH ME
MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP
I SURRENDER ALL
IF THAT ISN'T LOVE (but I don't think it's pre 1920s)
PRAYER BELLS OF HEAVEN
SITTING AT THE FEET OF JESUS (same tune to Where the Roses Never Fade)
WHO AM I?
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?
TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS (unk time frame)
GOD'S COLORING BOOK by Dolly Parton
IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
SHOUTING ON THE HILLS OF GLORY
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
WE SHALL RISE
WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES
WHERE WE'LL NEVER GROW OLD
THIS OLD HOUSE
I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP
I JUST STEAL AWAY AND PRAY
PAUL'S MINISTRY
BUILD MY MANSION (Next Door to Jesus) by Dottie Rambo
BEULAH LAND
UNTIL YOU'VE KNOWN THE LOVE OF GOD by Rusty Goodman
LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT
IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN
SUPPERTIME
THE WAYFARING STRANGER
RANK STRANGERS
HOLD FAST TO THE RIGHT

And also try a search for T. TEXAS TYLER........I think he did THE DECK OF CARDS and some other old numbers along with another guy....I want to say RED is in the name but I just can't think of it right now.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,Tammie
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 10:59 AM

PS....you might also try a search for Kitty Wells. I don't think she was mentioned. Elvis also recorded a great number of very old hymns.

Subject: RE: OLD Gospel tunes
From: GUEST,MARY V.
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 09:32 PM

I FOUND SOME WONDERFUL SONGS BY ALBERT BRUMLEY , WHILE VISITING BRANSON MISSOURI.

ALSO, MAC WISEMAN HAS A WONDERFUL C.D. OUT OF ALL OLD GOSPEL SONGS.
MANY OF WHOM THE OTHERS MENTIONED ABOVE.

THANKS FOR REMINDING ME OF SO WONDERFUL SONGS.... I HAD LET SLIP BY.