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28 Apr 17 - 12:40 AM (#3852838) Subject: Origins: He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield From: Joe Offer I'm not really on some sort of religious frenzy, what with my bringing up all these threads on Spirituals. I'm building a database of links to accompany the Rise Up Singing Songbook, and I'm on the "Spirituals" chapter. I came across a song in Rise Up Singing that I know nothing about. Here 'tis:
He's my rock, my sword, my shield — He's my wheel in the middle of the wheel He's my lily of the valley, He's my bright & shining star Makes no difference what you say, I'm gonna serve my Lord today I'm gonna keep on serving Jesus [the Spirit] til I die G-C G/--A P/lst/GGPG(C G) That's all that's in the songbook - no verses, no background or source information. Here's a recording by Ethel Waters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL3Za4_jKCs One by Randy Travis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP5Ugin666g Here's a rather interesting arrangement by Rev. Gerald Thompson and the Tennessee Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MN2zSudxY And the Golden Gate Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgtUXV2Gjoo And here's one that I really like - complete with hand motions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRI6Zg7e9XQ |
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28 Apr 17 - 12:47 AM (#3852839) Subject: RE: Origins: He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield From: Joe Offer So, that's all I can find on this song. Can anybody come up with source information? |
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04 Sep 19 - 10:11 PM (#4007384) Subject: RE: Origins: He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield From: GUEST Also the Soul Stirrers, the Wright Brothers Gospel Singers, the Golden Eagles, Fannie Bell Chapman...plenty of versions, but no info about origins. Love to know where the song originated if you find out |
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04 Sep 19 - 11:34 PM (#4007386) Subject: RE: Origins: He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield From: GUEST,Starship He's My Rock, Sword and Shield · The Selah Singers (1949 Capitol Records release) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgxC7pjGDWI |