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Tunes: Ezekiel's Wheel, also Dry Bones

14 Oct 98 - 05:25 PM (#41695)
Subject: Tunes: Ezekiel's Wheel, also Dry Bones
From: Les Tepe Btepe at pcpartner.net

My wife and I are hosting a home bible study of the book of Ezekiel. We are looking for the tunes to the songs:

Dry Bones (Ezekiel cried, "Dem dry bones!")

Ezekiel's Wheel (Ezekiel saw a wheel a-turning,)

Is there a source for a wav or midi file of these songs?

Thank you for your help.

Please email to btepe at pcpartner.net


14 Oct 98 - 06:26 PM (#41700)
Subject: Lyr Add: EZEKIEL
From: Dale Rose

Can't help you with the tune, but here is a neat version of Ezekiel that is less common than most. Two different groups of my friends perform it regularly.

EZEKIEL

Ezekiel went down in the middle of the field,
saw an angel workin' on a chariot wheel.
He wasn't particular 'bout the chariot wheel,
he wanted to know how the chariot'd feel.

Chorus:
Why don't you swing down sweet chariot, stop, and let me ride
Swing down sweet chariot, stop, and let me ride,
Rock me Lord, rock me Lord, calm and easy,
I've got a home on the other side.

Ezekiel went down and he got on board,
the chariot started bumpin' on down the road.
He wasn't particular 'bout the bumpy road,
he wanted to lay down his heavy load.

chorus

I've got a father in the promised land,
don't mean to stop until I shake his hand.
I've got a mother that has gone before,
waiting for me at Heaven's door.

chorus

For a 30 second RealAudio clip of a somewhat similar song by Ian and Sylvia, go to Tunes.com then go down to cut 13, Swing Down, Chariot


15 Oct 98 - 03:15 AM (#41760)
Subject: RE: Tunes: Ezekiel's Wheel, also Dry Bones
From: Joe Offer

Click here for a thread with the lyrics of "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel." Click here for a disconnected set of lyrics for "Dry Bones." I have the songs in songbooks and I can type up a simple MIDI tune, if that's what you're looking for - but I'm not good enough to give you any sort of "arrangement." Click on my name to e-mail me if you want me to send that to you.
-Joe Offer-


17 Oct 98 - 06:07 PM (#42108)
Subject: RE: Tunes: Ezekiel's Wheel, also Dry Bones
From: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca

I thought it was "Ezekial saw a wheel a-whirlin', way in the middle of the air." It was Ezekial's vision which has made some people assert that he saw a space craft.


20 Oct 98 - 05:39 PM (#42564)
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL
From: Joe Offer

EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL

Ezekiel saw the wheel way up in the middle of the air
Ezekiel saw the wheel way in the middle of the air
And the little wheel run by faith
And the big wheel run by the grace of God
There's a wheel in a wheel,
Way in the middle of the air.

Some people go to church for to sing and shout,
Way in the middle of the air.
Before six months, they're all turned out,
Way in the middle of the air.
Chorus

Never can tell what a hypocrite will do.
Way in the middle of the air.
He'll lie about me and he'll lie about you,
Way in the middle of the air.
Chorus

Don't pray for things that you don't need,
Way in the middle of the air.
The Lord don't like no sin and greed,
Way in the middle of the air.
Chorus

MIDI file: EZEKIE~1.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
Text: By traditional
Key: D
TimeSig: 2/2 24 8
Start
0000 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0528 0 66 000 0144 1 66 110 0352 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 59 110 0094 0 59 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0720 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0528 0 62 000 0048 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0528 0 66 000 0048 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0190 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0190 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 59 110 0094 0 59 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 62 110 0352 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 66 110 0720 0 66 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0720 0 62 000 0048 1 71 110 0160 0 71 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0190 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0190 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 66 110 0528 0 66 000 0048 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 71 110 0190 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 66 110 0190 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0190 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 66 110 0160 0 66 000 0032 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 66 110 0094 0 66 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0528 0 62 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
M:2/2
Q:1/4=120
K:D
A,DD3D3|DF7|F4F2ED|FFEED2B,A,|DD3D3D|F8|F2FFEEEE|
D6A,A,|DDD2D3D|F6DD|F2F2F2ED|F2E2D2B,A,|D4D3D|
F8|F2FFEEEE|D8|B2AAA2FF|F2E2D4|D2DDEEDE|F6A2|
B2A2A2F2|F2E2D4|F2FFEEEE|D11/2||


22 Jun 00 - 01:39 PM (#245943)
Subject: Were they wheels or discs?
From: GUEST,John R. Rosenburg johnr@ezekielswheels.com

We all have our ideas concerning what Ezekiel refers to as "flying wheels". Also, isn't it strange how at first he called the beings "creatures" and then late switched to "angels". Maybe they're both the same. Whatever the old boy saw, there's more to the story than any of us know. I certainly have MY ideas.