Shake off dull sloth, and early rise to pay thy morning sacrifice. The story of the sacred harp, the original soundtrack produced by. Aug 17, 2010 karl musser, map of okefenokee swamp, 2007. The story of the sacred harp upcoming screening in atlanta ga. This is a movie trailer for the documentary movie awake, my soul.
A documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. Jan 06, 2007 awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing some of the oldest songs in america. Spanning nearly fourteen hours, the audiobook takes listeners on a journey through the world of sacred harp that cobb has traversed since the 1960s. Sacred sounds of alabama exhibit panel presentation. Sacred harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in new england and was later perpetuated and carried on in the american south of the united states. This printable version of awake, my soul, and with the sun is a hymn of praise and. So, for instance, a brighter dawn is breaking is m11101. Jul 10, 2012 listen to your favorite songs from awake my soul by offering worship now. Find sheet music, audio tracks, chords, lead sheets, orchestrations and other praise and worship resources for the song, awake my soul, as performed by sean feuchtkristene dimarco.
If you can pull off the rap, its a very, very cool element to put in your worship services. Awake my soul download popular christian sheet music. Through this web site we hope to share our music with other interested singers and to explore and contribute to the understanding of sacred harp composition. With jim carnes, judy caudle, richard delong, carlene griffin.
The name is derived from the sacred harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes. There is a feeling and experience of peace, renewal, and empowerment with making the time to awake the dawn. If not, you can easily shorten the rap section and make it an instrumental. The subject of lecraes rap comes straight from ezekiel 37. For more information, visit the cdc website on the coronavirus. The recording is disc 2 of a twocd set featuring awake, my soul. The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been trying to imagine what it. The code after the track name tells you the album it is on.
The two sacred harp songs can be downloaded on itunes. Jun 19, 2010 this is a movie trailer for the documentary movie awake, my soul. Enjoy the lovely words and lyrics of awake, my soul, and with the sun, the traditional, classic hymn and christian song. He was an editor of the sacred harp, 1991 edition, and provided liner notes for several recordings of sacred harp music. Official chris tomlin awake my soul lyrics at cd universe. Music film awake, my soul reveals gospels wall of sound. Awake my soul, and with the sun thy daily course of duty run. Hugh mcgraw, raymond hamrick, richard delong, rodney ivey. The band consists of marcus mumford lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, ben lovett vocals, keyboard, piano, synthesizer, winston marshall vocals, electric guitar, banjo and.
The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing some of the oldest songs in america. Lyrics from a collection of sacred hymns for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in europe, 1840 hymn 200 l. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp youtube. The sacred harp uses notation developed by the progressive new england singing masters william little and william smith, who published the easy instructor in 1801.
Various artists awake my soulhelp me to sing music. Two astoundingly powerful songs of traditional sacred harp singing, both field recordings made at liberty baptist church, henagar, alabama in 20045. If awake my soul consisted of only authentic sacred harp singing. If awake my soul consisted of only authentic sacred harp singing, it would be. The story of the sacred harp the soundtrack includes traditional sacred harp singing, recorded in rural.
Somehow i missed the original airing on pbs, but a few weeks ago stumbled across a site that mentioned this documentary awake my soul and i had to. Im alive when you breathe on me chorus em c awake, awake, awake my soul, g d god resurrect these bones em c from death to life, through you alone g d awake my soul verse 2 em c g speak to me, word of god, speak to me em c g speak to me, word of god, speak to me em c g i come alive, im. Awake, my soul is a documentary about the sacred harp tradition, kept alive by amateur shapenote singers in the rural south. I am far from being qualified to contribute any commentary about this beautiful and unique musical art form, but i hope those who look at this board will read or listen to the remarks by those who are.
Inspirational words of the awake, my soul, and with the sun hymn. The story of the sacred harp 2007 a documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. We meet to sing shape note songs from the sacred harp 1991 edition, every tuesday 79pm at the benjamin perry boathouse, phoenix wharf, lower guinea street, bristol bs1 6tj. I have dear friends a family who sing sacred harp and do it beautifully. In 1787 it was included, with the omission of one stanza in rippons baptist selection, 1787, no. When i close my eyes, i can see your glory when i raise my hands, i can touch your face when i bow my knees, i stand before you and christ is. Anyone is welcome who can enjoy these tunes and their 18th and 19th century lyrics. In many ways, the story of the sacred harp is the story of its. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 24.
Sep 24, 2006 directed by erica hinton, matt hinton. Soul lessons, cello, mantra and yoga are combined into a healing practice. A few years ago a friend in georgia told me about a documentary that featured his sacred harp group, about the history of sacred harpshape note singing, etc. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Editors notes hillsong worship, one of the most established churchbased praise and worship collectives, has a catalog packed with live albumsone for nearly every year since 1992and those recordings capture congregations fervently singing along. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. You can find out more about the movie at and more abou. This web site features new tunes, written in the styles of the sacred harp, by several composers from the united states and the united kingdom. Awake my soul demonstration version music download format. Individual songs can be downloaded at no charge in mp3 format. Meyers collection of hymns for lady huntingdons chapel, cumberland street, shoreditch, 1782, and again in medleys hymns, bristol and bradford, 1785, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. I have been blessed with the ability to do so over the past twelve years. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 24 september 2006 birmingham sidewalk film festival also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for. At the urging of the sacred harp community, masterstoryteller buell cobb has narrated the entirety of his most recent book, like cords around my heart. Sacred harp singing, 19982006 from a variety of southern allday sacred harp singings. Breathe on me, breath of god, breathe on me breathe on me, breath of god, breathe on me i come alive, iam alive when you breathe on me i come alive. It follows the folk tradition of sacred harp singing, a type of shapenote singing, kept alive by amateur singers in the rural american south.
Stream tracks and playlists from bristol sacred harp on. Lyrics to awake my soul by chris tomlin from the 3 cd collection album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Its subtitle would seem to claim that awake, my soul is primarily about a tunebook. The story of the sacred harp, the critically acclaimed documentary as seen on pbs stations and featured on npr, in time magazine, pitchfork, the chicago tribune, atlanta journal, the oregonian, etc. Hugh mcgraw 20 february 1931 28 may 2017 was a leading figure in contemporary sacred harp singing. Em c the glories of your majesty dsus d g the triumphs of your love chorus c g d awake my soul to sing c em bm the glories of my god and king c em arise and praise the one d c g worthy of the songs of a thousand tongues verse g am you break the power of all our sin, gb c d you set the captive free em c you make the broken heart rejoice dsus d. The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been trying to imagine what it would be like to hear a sacred. In addition, narration by jim lauderdale edited into archival.
Their shapenote system was designed to teach sightreading and enable users to sing complex, sophisticated music. Hillsongs leaders brought their songs into the studio. Sacred harp singing has been interdenominational since it began. My soul shall quit this mournful vale, and soar to worlds on high. A few years ago a friend in georgia told me about a documentary that featured his sacred harp group, about the history of sacred harp shape note singing, etc. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
When awake, my soul played the leeds international film festival earlier this month matt hinton offered a video primer on the sacred harp in practice. Heath 4 u54516 amazon my soul finds rest in god alone. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This recording contains 24 popular songs from the sacred harp 1991 edition sung by large, very strong classes of traditional singers at either the june 2005 singing at the holly springs church in bremen, ga or the july 2005 singing at the liberty baptist church at henagar, al. How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes i struggle to find any truth in your lies and now my heart stumbles on things i dont know my weakness i feel i must finally show lend me your hand and well conquer them all but lend me your heart and ill just let you fall lend me your eyes i can change what you see but your soul you must. The entire album and individual tracks are also available on itunes. The digital download of like cords around my heart remains available for purchase six cd set. Shop our newest and most popular sacred harp sheet music such as spirit of faith, come down, or click the button above to browse all sacred harp sheet music. This article is within the scope of wikiproject christianity, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of christianity on wikipedia. Like cords around my heart audiobook the sacred harp.
The story of the sacred harp times favorite theater button overview. Awake, my soul is a feature documentary that explores the history, music, and traditions of sacred harp singing, the oldest surviving american music. In 1812 it was transferred to collyers collection, no. It considers the history of this tradition, distinctive characteristics of this variant of sacred harp, and how hobokenstyle leaders have negotiated rapid change while maintaining core values of memory, legacy, and spiritual. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
This song is featured on tomlins burning lights album and features an awesome rap by lecrae. Some may emphasize a musical style, focusing on sacred harp musics capacity as a written tradition. Awake, my soul, and with the sun a traditional and classic online hymn. Chris tomlin awake my soul mp3 download and lyrics.
Awake my soul, awake lyre and harp, i will awake the dawn. Awake my soul, awake lyre and harp, i will awake the dawn cf. Awake my soul by offering worship on amazon music unlimited. Cd universe is your source for chris tomlins song awake my soul mp3. Keith willard has edited a collection of essays on the sacred harp experience, written by several singers of varying experience and perspective. This essay explores hobokenstyle sacred harp singing of the okefenokee region of southeast georgia and northeast florida. He and his wife, erica hinton, spent years researching this early american tradition for their 2006 documentary awake my soul. Since watching the 2006 documentary awake, my soul.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. O for a thousand tongues to sing my great redeemers praise the glories of my god and king the triumphs of his grace. The story of the sacred harp twodisc special edition. Awake my soul demonstration version music download. Others conceive of sacred harp as a musical culture, well into its second century and. Jul 5, 20 i have over the years truly learned to appreciate sacred harp music. The story of the sacred harp is a 2006 documentary film directed by matt and erica hinton, and narrated by jim lauderdale. Oct 21, 2008 since watching the 2006 documentary awake, my soul. See also this introduction to sacred harp and shape note singing.
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