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Angel Band
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Emmylou Harris nails Angel Band in concert.
Angel Band started out as a poem titled My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast written by William Batchelder Bradbury and set to music by Jefferson Hascall as published in Bradbury’s Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies in 1862. The song was widely sung in the...
Read More What A Friend We Have In Jesus
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Odetta and Tennessee Ernie Ford perform What A Friend We Have In Jesus
What A Friend We Have In Jesus started out as a poem written by Joseph M. Scriven in 1855 to comfort his dying mother in Ireland. Scriven published the poem anonymously and Charles Crozat Converse set it to...
Read More Softly and Tenderly
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This lovely Gospel standard has been popular with Christians since it was first published in 1880. The song is about growing old and dying, a call to get your spiritual house in order and a reminder that Jesus welcomes all. Softly and Tenderly been recorded by many famous names including...
Read More Amazing Grace
Everyone seems to know at least a verse or two of Amazing Grace. It was written in 1772 by Englishman John Newton, a reformed slave trader. It is heard often in connection with the American Civil Rights movement, its lyrics a testimony of freedom. Most contemporary versions leave out the...
Read More Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms is another Gospel singalong that will bring out the harmony singers in the crowd. This old standard has been around forever and while the feel of the tune shifts from performer to performer, the lyrics don't change much.
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Read More Precious Memories
Precious Memories is a favorite American Gospel song often used in quartets and other harmony groups. You'll hear it in bluegrass, country and folk circles, and of course, you can sing it at your church picnic.
RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD LYRICS WITH CHORD CHART in the chord family of A
Emmylou Harristwisted up...
Read More In The Sweet By and By
One of America's most loved folksongs is In The Sweet By and By. It has been a particular favorite in the recording industry since the beginning; a large number of gospel singers have personalized a version and taped it. You can put just about any feel into this tune and...
Read More Great Speckled Bird
What a beautiful thought I am thinking,
Concerning a great speckled bird.
Remember her name is recorded,
On the pages of God's Holy Word.
All the other birds flocking 'round her
And she is despised by the squad.
But the great speckled bird in the Bible
Is one with the great Church of God.
All other churches are...
Read More Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a classic American Spiritual. Widely recorded by gospel artists, the song is a favorite at any sing-along with memorable lyrics and a commonly-known melody. You can play it in Bluegrass or Old Time circles as well as in a contemporary setting.
Use a capo to bring...
Read More Give Me That Old Time Religion
Give Me That Old Time Religion is a traditional American Spiritual, probably written in the Deep South. A great sing-along tune, there are numerous additional verses and different versions of the song.
There are pick-up notes at the beginning of each verse, noted in parentheses; this means those notes are sung...
Read More He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands is a traditional American Spiritual, popular at campfires and other sing-alongs. Easy to remember, a woman named Laurie London first recorded the song in 1958. It turned out to be the only Gospel song to ever rise to Number 1 on the...
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