Lyr Req: gospel songs

Subject: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 12:44 PM

want a really good rousing gospel song to learn and sing at Saddleworth festival - any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Gospel singing friend
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 12:58 PM

Try "Oh, Lord Send The Fire Just Now" or "He Keeps Me Singing". If you need the lyrics and/or tune, email me at

[e-mail]

Subject: Lyr Add: HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 01:20 PM

Try, "He Will Set Your Fields on Fire" if you have baritone/bass and soprano/alto style harmony.

HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE

There's a call that rings from the throne It springs
to those have gone astray,
saying Come ye men and your load of sin
There at the altar lay
You don't seem to heed for the chain of greet
Still crushes your desire
Be assured my friend if you still offend
He will set your fields on fire


If you don't from sin retire He will set your fields on fire
You have heard Jesus call And in death your soul must fall
But my friend if you desire You may join the Heavenly choir
And rejoice with Him free from every sin
When He sets this world on fire


You have heard His voice, seen the sould rejoice
That trusted in His grace
You have blushed with sin as He knocked within
But still you hide your face
From the blessed lord and His own true word
But still you say retire
Leave the downward path, kindle not his wrath
Or He'll set your fields on fire


* Refrain


Take a friend's advice, make the sacrifice
Completely turn from sin Taking up the cross, counting earth as dross Let Jesus live within
When temptations come keep on facing home
To Satan never hire
But rejoice and pray on the last great day
When He sets this world on fire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 01:34 PM

"Rousing" gospel brings to mind Maddie Prior and her rendition of Billing's hymns. Not what you want, but rousing nevertheless.

When the Roll is Called Up Yonder- an old chestnut, but there may still be some life in it.

I found this site a while ago- perhaps some ideas here: New Jerusalem

No music, but lots of lyrics at: Bluegrass gospel

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 01:54 PM

A good rendition of guest's suggestion, "He will set your fields..." by the Monroe Brothers (Ballew/Bracket? Composers or arrangers?).
This (scroll down) and other Monroe gospel lyrics at: Monroe

The song also is on Mike Seegar's collection on Smithsonian Folkways 40097. It seems to be PD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Genie
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 01:58 PM

This is what came up when I typed @gospel in the DT/Forum search box.
Lots of lyrics to choose from.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 02:18 PM

Tsk, tsk, Genie. You typed Gospel instead of gospel, which is a no-no in the search box.
Try @gospel and they all come up.

Subject: Search Links
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 02:47 PM

Well, it was more of a mistake than that. It's not the case-sensitivity that caused the prioblem. Her search link should have looked more like this:

<a href="http://supersearch.mudcat.org/@NewSSResults.cfm?query=@gospel" target="new">@gospel</a>

Even then, it wouldn't work quite right, because the SuperSearch is not currently set to recognize the @ that the Digital Tradition uses to recognize categories.

Better to go to QuickLinks and use DT Keyword Search. I fixed Genie's search link so it would work.

If you want to post a search link, you can copy-paste this one, and put whatever you like after ?query=. If your search link is meant to search for a phrase, put an underscore between words, as in gospel_ship.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 09 Jul 03 - 03:01 PM

I see. @gospel prints as just plain gospel, which brings up a lot.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 03:25 AM

thanks everyone

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 08:18 AM

Hey, Q: Thanks for the links... I didn't know either one of them. You can also find gospel lyrics at (surprise) gospellyrics.com.

I regularly go to another chat room that focuses on black gospel, at Black Gospel Lyric Clef. One of the regulars who comes in the room always signs in as "Q." Not you, I guess, but perhaps a kindred spirit.

Jerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Burke
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 06:46 PM

It seems to me most gospel songs are rousing.

The ones I'm hot to sing right now are:
Marching to Zion (Come we that love the Love the Lord) Verses:Isaac Watts/Music & Chorus: Robert Lowry
At the Cross (Alas and did my Savior Bleed) Verses: Isaac Watts/Music & Chorus: Ralph E. Hudson
We'll understand it better by and by. Words & music: Charles A. Tindley
In the sweet by and by Words: Sanford F. Bennett, 1868. Music: Joseph P. Webster, 1868

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 07:50 PM

As children we could really "rock out" on Do Lord.

We also sang "Rocka My Soul." The lyrics are in a thread here, but the tune in Masato's link is a little different from ours. We would sing the verse and chorus (two groups) at the same time.

Burke, I nearly had a wreck singing "Marching to Zion" because I was explaining to the kids that we were close to the town of Zion, KY...did a 180 on the rainslick highway. The kids thought it was cool.

Look for a good song that you clap on the "off" beat.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: LadyJean
Date: 10 Jul 03 - 11:35 PM

"Warrenton" is about the most upbeat song I know, gospel or otherwise. When I got my driver's license 5 years ago, I left the examiner's singing it.
Times being what they are, I suppose "Babylon is Fallen" would work.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 07:19 AM

From Black gospel you could try Roll Jordan, Roll or How I Got Over.
Both can get people on their feet in a hurry. This Train Is Bound For Glory is another one... any version..

Jerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 08:48 AM

Let the light from your Lighthouse shine on me

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Burke
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 10:59 AM

Here's a link for Lady Jean's Warrenton. Sweet Affliction on the same page is also a good rousing one. The tune is on the middle line of both.

There are more words for both. Here are the words Sacred Harp singers now use with Warrenton. Or take more half verses from the whole hymn Here.

8 verses for Sweet Affliction can be found in Southern Harmony. The current edition of Sacred Harp uses the 1st & last verses.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Ely
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 11:09 AM

I'm not sure which subgenre of gospel you want, but I've always liked "I'll Fly Away", "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms", "Wondrous Love", "Angel Band", "Life's Railway to Heaven", "Deep Settled Peace", "Lord of the Dance", and "Uncloudy Day". I'll have to go dig the lyrics up, though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 01:23 PM

Jerry, you reminded me of "Amen." We were clowning around one time at choir practice and the "preacher" sang the verses with the rest of us swaying back and forth (ala Forrest Gump) to the chorus! Great fun.

Burke, what is the tune for Warrenton? Is it the second line in your first link? I'm just now recognizing tune names instead of hymn names...and as you know, "Come Thou Fount..." is one of my favorites.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 01:24 PM

oops.....just reread what you said, Burke. ;-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Burke
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 05:59 PM

Hey Mary, didn't I send you Warrenton ;-?

I'm real worried about that 180 on Marching to Zion. This does not sound like a good idea.

For those confused about my post above. The first Warrenton link is to the music, but only one verse. The other links give more verses. Also, do not try to sing Warrenton in the written key. I like to sing high, but not that high! Pitch it where comfortable, maybe in D or Eflat. These books were not used with instruments so the tonic could be set anywhere regardless of the key indicated in the music. Sweet Affliction can probably sung as written.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 11 Jul 03 - 06:17 PM

Yes, I think it's with the "Come Thou Fount..." selections. (But it's in a pile of stuff on another desk. ;-(

That 180 was funny because my boys were just the right age to think The Dukes of Hazzard (TV show) was cool, and they thought I was a real stunt driver!

Back to Gospel songs...I learned some new ones when I lived in Alabama. Once a girl from Mississippi "performed" for us when her 3 sisters visited her. They sang "Hallelujah Square."

I forgot to say above on "Do Lord," that at the end of the first two lines of the chorus, insert the words "Oh Lordy." As a child in Sunday School (many years ago when there were pianos in all the rooms), since I was one of the only ones who could play the piano at a young age, we wore that one out. It had a neat bass run on those words. For instance, going from a G chord to a C chord.....G,A,B,C.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: cetmst
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 07:33 AM

"Dwelling in Beulah Land" if you can put the verve of Helen Schneyer and family.

Subject: Lyr Add: WORKING ON THE BUILDING
From: GUEST,David Neale
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 08:57 AM

WORKING ON THE BUILDING:

Well I'm a-working on the building
It's a true foundation
I'm holding up the blood-stained
Banner for my Lord

I never get tired, tired, tired
Of working on the building
I'm going up to Heaven
Yeah, to get my reward.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,So High
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 09:02 AM

It's so high, you can't get over it
It's so low, you can't get under it
It's so wide, you can't get 'round it
You might as well come in at the door
.
.
.
Well, I ain't been to Heaven,
But I'm told
The streets are paved in pearl
And the mighty, mighty gates are gold
.
.
(a number of different verses, of which the one above is the second, interspersed with the chorus, including a lot of call-back.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 03:27 PM

Just a reminder of the African-American Spirituals Permathread- 38686- which contains some that are in gospel arrangement, such as Working on a Building- 38332- several versions of that song in this thread.

African-American Spirituals Permathread: Spirituals

Working on a Building: Working on a Building

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: old git
Date: 12 Jul 03 - 08:43 PM

hey wabbit , when did you get weligion?
you can't have "Beulah land" I've already bagged it for Saddleworth!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 13 Jul 03 - 02:36 PM

listen you old git - I have had weligion for yonks - toaism does still count as a weligion you know - its you atheists singing gospel that are the problem - you might shrivel up - or turn into a pillar of salt

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: old git
Date: 14 Jul 03 - 02:55 PM

the devil may have all the best tunes but some of the best songs belong to the other side
anyone who hasn't made it ot the gospel session at Saddleworth make sure you go this year
even an old atheist like me can be reduced to tears by the incredible atmosphere and the brilliant singing

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: gospel songs
From: old git
Date: 14 Jul 03 - 02:57 PM

I'll take my chances about retribution from above
i just have to sing there

Subject: Lyr Add: HOW I GOT OVER
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 02:31 PM

Hear a live recording at VOICES ACROSS AMERICA.

Lots of room for more verses, either zipper verses or newly written, and for variations (see example from recording, in bold type below).

~S~

=============================================================


HOW I GOT OVER
Traditional spiritual, as sung by Annie Harris and CME, Danville Community of Biggersville, Mississippi


How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

The tallest tree in Paradise
The Christian call it a Tree of Life
How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

I been 'buked and I sure been scorned
I been talked about, sure as you born.
How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

How I got over (how I got over)
Sing it all over (how I got over)
My soul look back and wonder (how I got over)

Subject: Add: HOW I GOT OVER, 2
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 03:34 PM

Our version.

~S~

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HOW I GOT OVER
Traditional Negro Spiritual, learned from the singing of Annie Harris and CME, Danville Community of Biggersville, Mississippi. Additional verses and edited by Susan O. Hinton.


REFRAIN:
How I got over (how I got over)
How I got over (how I got over)
Sometimes my soul looks back in wonder
How I got over!

1. Well I been 'buked and I been scorned;
And I been talked about, sure's you're born.

2. I read my Bible and I understand,
If I can't do it, then Jesus can.

3. Went to a quiet place, started to pray,
Holy Ghost said, "Child, set and stay."

4. You know it was Jesus who carried me through,
Without His love, don't know what I'd do.


SH