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Alexandria
Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية Al Iskandariyya, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ Rakotə, Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια Alexándria, Koine Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ' Αἴγυπτον IPA: [ɑlɛˈksɑndɾiɑ e kɑt ˈɛʝypton] "Alexandria in Egypt", Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه [eskendeˈrejːæ]) is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about 32 km (20 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt's imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. It is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library of Alexandria). It is an important industrial centre because of its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez.
Alexandria was founded around a small pharaonic town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It remained Egypt's capital for nearly a thousand years, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, when a new capital was founded at Fustat (Fustat was later absorbed into Cairo). Alexandria was known because of its Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its library (the largest library in the ancient world); and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Ongoing maritime archaeology in the harbor of Alexandria, which began in 1994, is revealing details of Alexandria both before the arrival of Alexander, when a city named Rhacotis existed there, and during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Wales
i/ˈweɪlz/ (Welsh: Cymru;Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəm.rɨ] (
listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain,bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (750 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Wales is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.
During the Iron Age and early medieval period, Wales was inhabited by the Celtic Britons. A distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the centuries after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations today. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was recognised as King of Wales in 1057. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales. The castles and town walls erected to ensure its permanence are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was subsequently annexed by England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 since when, excluding those matters now devolved to Wales, English law has been the legal system of Wales and England. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and The Welsh Language Society in 1962. The National Assembly for Wales, created in 1999 following a referendum, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters.
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Akhenaten
Akhenaten (
/ˌɑːkəˈnɑːtən/; also spelled Echnaton,Ikhnaton, and Khuenaten; meaning "living spirit of Aten") known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV (sometimes given its Greek form, Amenophis IV, and meaning Amun is Satisfied), was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten, which is sometimes described as monotheistic or henotheistic. An early inscription likens the Aten to the sun as compared to stars, and later official language avoids calling the Aten a god, giving the solar deity a status above mere gods.
Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, yet in the end it would not be accepted. After his death, traditional religious practice was gradually restored, and when some dozen years later rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors, referring to Akhenaten himself as "the enemy" in archival records.
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Ann Griffiths
Ann Griffiths (née Thomas) (April 1776 – August 1805) was a Welsh poet and writer of Methodist Christian hymns.
Ann was born in April 1776 near the village of Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, six miles from the market town of Llanfyllin (in the former county of Montgomeryshire) in Powys. She was the daughter of John Evan Thomas, a tenant farmer and churchwarden, and his wife, Jane. She had two older sisters, an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Edward. Her parents' house, Dolwar Fechan, was an isolated farm-house some two-and-a-half miles south of Llanfihangel and one mile north of Dolanog, set among hills and streams. Not far away lay Pennant Melangell, where Saint Melangell had lived as a hermit in the 8th century.
Ann was brought up in the Anglican Church; but in 1794, when she was eighteen, her mother died, and about this time or perhaps earlier she followed her brothers John and Edward in becoming drawn to the Methodist movement. In 1796 she joined the Calvinistic Methodist movement after hearing the preaching of Rev. Benjamin Jones of Pwllheli.
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Callimachus
Callimachus (Ancient Greek: Καλλίμαχος, Kallimachos; 310/305–240 BC) was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar at the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of the Egyptian–Greek Pharaohs Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes. Although he was never made chief librarian, he was responsible for producing a bibliographic survey based upon the contents of the Library. This, his Pinakes, 120 volumes long, provided the foundation for later work on the history of Greek literature. As one of the earliest critic-poets, he typifies Hellenistic scholarship.
Callimachus was of Libyan Greek origin. He was born and raised in Cyrene, as member of a distinguished family, his parents being Mesatme (or Mesatma) and Battus, supposed descendant of the first Greek king of Cyrene, Battus I, through whom Callimachus claimed to be a descendant of the Battiad dynasty, the Libyan Greek monarchs that ruled Cyrenaica for eight generations and the first Greek Royal family to have reigned in Africa. He was named after his grandfather, an "elder" Callimachus, who was highly regarded by the Cyrenaean citizens and had served as a general.
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Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley (the Younger), and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley. Despite their closeness, Charles and his brother John did not always agree on questions relating to their beliefs. In particular, Charles was strongly opposed to the idea of a breach with the Church of England into which they had been ordained. Charles Wesley is chiefly remembered for the many hymns he wrote. He ministered for part of his life in The New Room Chapel in Bristol. His house, located nearby, can still be visited today.
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Fanny Crosby
Frances Jane Crosby (March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), usually known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom, was an American Methodist rescue mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. During her lifetime, she was well-known throughout the United States. By the end of the 19th century, she was "a household name" and "one of the most prominent figures in American evangelical life". She became blind while an infant.
Best known for her Protestant Christian hymns and gospel songs, Crosby was "the premier hymnist of the gospel song period", and one of the most prolific hymnists in history, writing over 8,000, with over 100 million copies of her songs printed. Crosby was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1975. Known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers", and as the "Mother of modern congregational singing in America", with "dozens of her hymns continu[ing] to find a place in the hymnals of Protestant evangelicalism around the world", with most American hymnals containing her work, as "with the possible exception of Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley, Crosby has generally been represented by the largest number of hymns of any writer of the twentieth century in nonliturgical hymnals". Her gospel songs were "paradigmatic of all revival music", and Ira Sankey attributed the success of the Moody and Sankey evangelical campaigns largely to Crosby's hymns. Some of Crosby's best-known songs include "Blessed Assurance", "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour", "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", "Rescue the Perishing", and "To God Be the Glory". Because some publishers were hesitant to have so many hymns by one person in their hymnals, Crosby used nearly 200 different pseudonyms during her career.
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Isaac Watts
Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748) was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 650 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in use today, and have been translated into many languages.
Born in Southampton, England, in 1674, Watts was brought up in the home of a committed religious Nonconformist — his father, also Isaac Watts, had been incarcerated twice for his controversial views. At King Edward VI School (where one of the houses is now named "Watts" in his honour), Watts learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
From an early age, Watts displayed a propensity for rhyme. Once, he had to explain how he came to have his eyes open during prayers:
Receiving corporal punishment for this, he cried:
Watts, unable to go to either Oxford or Cambridge on account of his non-conformity, went to the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington in 1690, and much of his life centred around that village, which is now part of Inner London.
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Lina Sandell
Lina Sandell (full name: Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg) (October 3, 1832 – July 27, 1903) was a Swedish writer of Gospel hymns.
Born Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell in a rectory at Fröderyd, Småland, Sweden. At the age of 26, she went with her father Jonas Sandell, a Lutheran pastor of the Lutheran church in Fröderyd on a boat trip across Lake Vättern to Göteborg, during which he fell overboard and drowned before her eyes. The tragedy affected Lina, inspiring her to write hymns. She wrote hymns and poured out her broken heart in an endless stream of beautiful songs.
The popularity of Lina Sandell’s hymns was due to the music written by Oskar Ahnfelt. Oskar Ahnfelt played his guitar and sang Lina's hymns throughout Scandinavia. She once said that Ahnfelt sang her songs "Into the hearts of the people". Even Jenny Lind, the world famous concert vocalist, visited factories and sang Lina's beautiful hymns.
Just as England had its Charlotte Elliott and Frances Havergal, and America had its Fanny Crosby, so Sweden had its Lina Sandell. Sandell is regarded as the Fanny Crosby of Sweden. Among her best known hymns are Children of the Heavenly Father and Day by Day.
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther (help·info) (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is not earned by good deeds but received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Those who identify with Luther's teachings are called Lutherans.
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Pharaoh
Pharaoh ( /ˈfeɪ.roʊ/ or /fɛ.roʊ/) is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace. The title of Pharaoh started being used for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty.
Pharaoh, meaning "Great House", originally referred to the king's palace, but by the reign of Thutmose III (ca. 1479-1425 BC) in the New Kingdom, had become a form of address for the person of the king.
The term pharaoh ultimately was derived from a compound word represented as pr-`3, written with the two biliteral hieroglyphs pr "house" and `3 "column". It was used only in larger phrases such as smr pr-`3 'Courtier of the High House', with specific reference to the buildings of the court or palace itself. From the twelfth dynasty onward the word appears in a wish formula 'Great House, may it live, prosper, and be in health', but again only with reference to the royal palace and not the person.
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Philip Bliss
Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritoneGospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including Almost Persuaded, Hallelujah, What a Saviour!, Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, Wonderful Words of Life, and the tune for Horatio Spafford's It Is Well with My Soul.
Philip Bliss was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (although possibly in Rome, PA) in a log cabin. His father was Mr. Isaac Bliss, a practicing Methodist, who taught the family to pray daily. Isaac loved music and allowed Philip to develop his passion for singing.
When he was a boy, Bliss’s family moved to Kinsman, Ohio in 1844, and then returned to Pennsylvania in 1847, settling first in Espeyville, Crawford County, and a year later in Tioga County. Bliss had little formal education and was taught by his mother, from the Bible.
At age 10, while selling vegetables to help support the family, Bliss first heard a piano. At age 11, he left home to make his own living. He worked in timber camps and sawmills. While working, he irregularly went to school to further his education.
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Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P. ( /əˈkwaɪnəs/ ə-KWY-nəs; 1225 – 7 March 1274), also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus ([the] Angelic Doctor), Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis. "Aquinas" is not a surname, but is a Latin demonym for a resident of Aquino, his place of birth. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of Thomism. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived as a reaction against, or as an agreement with, his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics, natural law, metaphysics, and political theory.
Thomas is held in the Catholic Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood. The works for which he is best-known are the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. As one of the 33 Doctors of the Church, he is considered the Church's greatest theologian and philosopher. Pope Benedict XV declared: "This (Dominican) Order ... acquired new luster when the Church declared the teaching of Thomas to be her own and that Doctor, honored with the special praises of the Pontiffs, the master and patron of Catholic schools."
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William Billings
William Billings (b. Boston, October 7, 1746 – d. Boston, September 26, 1800) was an American choral composer, and is widely regarded as the father of American choral music. Billings created what is now recognized as a uniquely American style.
At the age of 14, the death of his father stopped Billings' formal schooling. He took up tanning and never received formal training in music. "He had one eye, a deformed arm and a harsh voice; he was lame in one leg; and he was addicted to snuff." Married with six children, Billings died in poverty on September 26, 1800. His funeral was announced in the Columbian Centinel: "Died- Mr. William Billings, the celebrated music composer. His funeral will be tomorrow at 4 o'clock, PM from the house of Mrs. Amos Penniman, in Chamber-street, West-Boston."
Virtually all of Billings' music was written for four-part chorus, singing a cappella. His many hymns and anthems were published mostly in book-length collections, as follows:
Sometimes Billings would revise and improve a song, including the new version in his next volume.
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James Taylor
I got holy children to show me the light
Singing hallelujah, brother how 'bout you.
Yeah, we got a holy scriptures here that prove us to be right,
In believing out loud what we wish to be true.
I got stoned out neighbors to take me in tow
Singin' close your eyes, singin' open wide.
Watch the world fall away below, let the winter wind blow;
Singin' close your eyes, singin' open wide.
Watch the world fall away below, let the winter wind blow;
And where will we hide when it comes from inside?
Oh, hear me now, hear me now, hear me now,
hear me now, hear me now, hear me now,
hear me now, listen I got sweet, sweet music inside.
Is a child inside me was alone in the night
Now has come to me, love has set my soul free.
Is a man and a woman stand alone in the night;
Sunday morning, very bright
I read Your book by colored light
That came in through the pretty window picture
I visited some houses
Where they said that You were living
And they talked a lot about You
And they spoke about Your giving
They passed a basket with some envelopes
I just had time to write a note
And all it said was I believe in You
Passing conversations
Where they mentioned Your existence
And the fact that
You had been replaced by Your assistants
The discussion was theology
And when they smiled and turned to me
All that I could say was I believe in You
I visited Your house again
On Christmas or Thanksgiving
And a balded man said You were dead
But the house would go on living
He recited poetry
And as he saw me stand to leave
He shook his head and said I'd never find You
My mother used to dress me up
And while my dad was sleeping
HYMN
Barclay James Harvest
1977
Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
See God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
To fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down.
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
For this they/we killed him,
Nailed him up high
He rose again as if to ask us why
Then he ascended intop the sky
As if to say in God alone you soar
As if to say in God alone we fly.
Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
See God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
To fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down.
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Valley's deep and the mountain's so high
If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side
You stand up there with your head in the clouds
Don't try to fly you know you might not come down
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The people said it was a virgin birth
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The people said it was a virgin birth
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
For this they/we killed him, nailed him up high
He rose again as if to ask us why
Then he ascended into the sky
As if to say in God alone you soar
As if to say in God alone we fly.
Valley's deep and the mountain's so high
If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side
You stand up there with your head in the clouds
Don't try to fly you know you might not come down
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down
When I am troubled in the night
He comes to comfort me
He wills me through the darkness
And the empty child is free
To take His hand, His sacred heart
The heart that breaks the dawn, Amen
And when I think, I've had my fill
Oh refuge of my hardened heart
Oh fast pursuing lover come
As angels dance 'round Your throne
My life by captured fare You own
Not silhouette of trodden faith
Nor death shall not my steps be guide
I'll pirouette upon mine grave
For in Your path I'll run and hide
Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee
When beauty breaks the spell of pain
The bludgeoned heart shall burst in vain
But not when love be pointed king
And truth shall Thee forever reign
Sweet Jesus carry me away
From cold of night, and dust of day
In ragged hour or salt worn eye
Be my desire, my well sprung lye
Spring worship unto Thee
Hymn (This Is My Dream)
This is my dream
this is my dream
Why do we waste our lives
Why do we stay asleep
So many confused words
So many total disasters there are
We all try to change the world
But change has to come from ourselves
So much ignored advice
So many drowned and wasting away
Everybody wants to be free
But before this can be
You've got to learn, learn how to see
Just from what it is that you want to be free
Why do we waste our lives
Wy do we stay asleep
So many confused words
Give us this day all that you showed me
The faith and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give me all the stories you told me
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes
And they say that in our time
All the truth that will fall from grace
Even saints would turn their face
In our time
And they told us that in our days
A different words said in different ways
Have other meanings from he who says
In our time
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give me all the stories you told me
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes
And they say that in our time
We would reap from their legacy
And we would learn from what they had seen
In our time
And they told us that in our days
We would know what was high on high
We would follow and not defy
In our time
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Faithless in faith
We must behold the things we see
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give me all the stories you told me
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give me all the stories you told me
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory, till my kingdom comes
Give me all the stories you told me
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes
Till my kingdom comes
HYMN
(Janis Ian)
WHEN WE GROW OLD
AND LOVE GROWS COLD
AND TIME RUNS DOWN
LIKE A RIVER
THAT CALLS US HOME
THEEYES GROW DIM
THE LIGHT GROWN THIN
AND TIME WILL
END HERE FOREVER
LONG TIME GONE
THEN TIME AND THE RIVER
MUST STOP IN THEIR TRACKS
OR ROLL ON FOREVER
THERE’S NO TURNING BACK
I’VE WAITING TOO LONG
TO BE LEFT HERE LIKE THIS
LONG TIME GONE
THEN WEEP NO MORE
THE HEART IS PURE
THESE HANDS ARE SURE
LIKE A RIVER
THAT CLINGS TO SHORE
THE LOVE WE LEARN
THE LOVE WE BURN
A LOVE THAT BURNS
IN THE DARKNESS
WILL WEEP NO MORE
Give us this day all that you showed me -
The power and the glory
till my kingdom comes.
Give us this day all that you showed me -
The power and the glory
till my kingdom comes.
Give me all the storybook told me
The faith and the glory
till my kingdom comes.
And they said that in our time all that's good will fall from grace.
Even saints would turn their face in our time.
And they told us that in our days
Different words said in different ways
Have other meanings from he who says in out time:
Give us this day all that you showed me - . . .
And they said that in our time we would reap from their legacy
We would learn from what they had seen in our time.
And they told us that in our days
We would know what was high on high
We would follow and not defy in our time.
Give us this day all that you showed me - . . .
Faithless in faith
we must behold the things we see.
In this land of the walking wounded
In this land of countless sorrows
I will cling to His hand
And fear not for tomorrow
I my heart I have made this promise
With this song I declare my choice
i will walk where the Shepherd leads
And heed no other voice
In the chill of my darkest hour
I am saved from my deep despair
For the Father who loves His children
Hears my trusting prayer
In my soul there is one light shining
From the flame of my true belief
And its embers cannot be quenched
Or robbed by any thief
In the end we are not forgotten
And our journey is not in vain
For the master who brought us here
All the storms and oceans
All the sheltering sky
All this earth and she and I
Wait, until it happens
Wait, the moment will come
Wait, but all those are already one
And she asks me, how many sunrises
Will we watch from start to finish
How many will we witness?
And my answers are only ever surmises
Maybe a handful of times
Before the next life, before the next life
Here, we stop beneath the leaves
Here, a moment to stay
Here, a gift of pale green color, here above her
And she asks me, how many sunrises
Will we watch from start to finish
How many will we witness?
And my answers are only ever surmises
Maybe a handful of times
Before the next life
A kiss, a prayer, a laugh, a song
She won't try to tell me, what's right from wrong
A song, a laugh, a prayer, a kiss
She won't try to tell me, I need more than this
All my answers, all my surmises
Will never do it justice
She'll just have to trust it
Wait here, 'til the sun rises
Watch from start to finish
No one as our witness
[Instrumental]
HYMN
Barclay James Harvest
1977
Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
see God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
to fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down.
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
For this they/we killed him,
nailed him up high
He rose again as if to ask us why
Then he ascended intop the sky
As if to say in God alone you soar
As if to say in God alone we fly.
Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
see God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
to fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down.
Hymn
Shining through the plate glass, hyacinths and Spanish
stars
All day caught on camera
The climbing sun, the fading dawn, like a hymn to our
love
Somewhere there's a starling, gliding through the morning
Moving so slowly
The climbing sun, the fading dawn, like a hymn to London
Commencing, commencing, commencing with the day
Commencing with the day, commencing with the day
Each cooing dove and sighing bough,
That makes the eve so blessed to me,
Has something far diviner now,
It bears me back to Galilee.
Refrain
O Galilee, sweet Galilee,
Where Jesus loved so much to be,
O Galilee, blue Galilee,
Come sing thy song again to me.
Each flowery glen and mossy dell,
Where happy birds in song agree,
Through sunny morn the praises tell
Of sights and sounds in Galilee.
Refrain
And when I read the thrilling lore
Of Him Who walked upon the sea,
I long, oh, how I long once more
To follow Him in Galilee.
Soldiers for Jesus, rise and away,
Hark! 'Tis the war cry sounding today;
Lo! our Commander calls from the skies;
Forward to conquest, lose not the prize!
Refrain
Now like an army marching along,
Fearless and faithful, valiant and strong,
Up with our banners, brightly they shine;
March on together, keep in the line.
Soldiers for Jesus, happy are we;
He our Protector, near us will be,
Trust in His mercy, changeless, divine;
March on with firmness, keep in the line.
Refrain
Soldiers for Jesus, gladly we go,
Smiling at danger, braving the foe;
Bright are our landmarks, brightly they shine;
March on rejoicing, keep in the line.
Refrain
Soldiers for Jesus, victory is nigh,
Work till we gain it, rest by and by;
O, let our courage never decline;
March on with boldness, keep in the line.
Verse 1:
I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me in
And then a little light from heaven filled my soul
It bathed my heart in love and wrote my name above
And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole
Chorus:
Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry
He will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
And you know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right
Verse 2:
Sometimes my path seems dreary without a ray of cheer
And then the cloud about me hides the light of day
The mists of sin may rise and hide the stormy skies
But just a little talk with Jesus clears the way
Verse 3:
I may have doubts and fears, my eyes be filled with tears
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and and night
I go to Him in prayer, He knows my every care
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right
Verse 1:
Jesus, keep me near the cross,
there a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream,
flows from Calvary's mountain.
Chorus:
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever;
'til my raptured soul shall find,
rest beyond the river.
Verse 2:
Near the cross, a trembling soul,
love and mercy found me;
there the bright and morning star
sheds its beams around me.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
help me walk from day to day,
with its shadows over me.
Chorus
Verse 4:
Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
'til I reach the golden strand,
just beyond the river.
Jehovah, God the Father, bless,
And Thy own work defend!
With mercy's outstretched arms embrace
And keep us to the end!
Preserve the creatures of Thy love,
By providential care
Conducted to the realms above,
To sing Thy goodness there.
Jehovah, God the Son, reveal
The brightness of Thy face;
And all Thy pardoned people fill
With plenitude of grace!
Shine forth with all the Deity,
Which dwells in Thee alone;
And lift us up Thy face to see
On Thy eternal throne.
Jehovah, God the Spirit, shine,
Father and Son to show!
With bliss ineffable, divine,
Our ravished hearts o'erflow.
Sure earnest of that happiness
Which human hope transcends,
Be Thou our everlasting peace,
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord,
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I got my war clothes on in the army of the Lord
I got my war clothes on in the army
I got my war clothes on in the army of the Lord
I got my war clothes on in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I believe I'll die in the army of the Lord
I believe I'll die in the army
I believe I'll die in the army of the Lord
I believe I'll die in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I got my breastplate on in the army of the Lord
Got my breastplate on in the army
I got my breastplate on in the army of the Lord
I got my breastplate on in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm gonna fight until I die in the army of the Lord
I'm gonna fight until I die in the army of the Lord
I'm gonna fight until I die in the army of the Lord
gonna fight until I die in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
Ain't gonna be no turning back in the army of the Lord
Ain't gonna be no turning back in the army
Ain't gonna be no turning back in the army of the Lord of the Lord
Gonna be no turning back in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
I'm a soldier in the army
I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord
ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER
ALL TO HIM I FREELY GIVE
I WILL EVER LOVE AND TRUST HIM
IN HIS PRESENCE DAILY LIVE.
ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER,
BUMBLY AT HIS FEET I BOW
WORLDLY PLEASURES ALL FOR SAKEN
TAKE ME JESUS, TAKE M NOW
ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER
MAKE ME SAVIOR WHOLLY THINE
LET ME FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT
TRULY KNOW THAT THOU ARE MINE
ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER,
LORD I GIVE MYSELF TO THEE
FILL ME WITH THY LOVE AND POWER
LET THY BLESSING FALL ON ME
I SURRENDER ALL
I SURRENDER ALL
ALL TO THEE MY BLESSED SAVIOR
Verse 1:
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Chorus:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
Verse 2:
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
Chorus
Verse 3:
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
Chorus
Verse 4:
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
Hail this glorious Easter morning,
Night has fled away,
O'er the eastern hills the dawning
Breaks in light of day.
Sun and cloud their beauty blending,
Easter memories sing,
Flowers sweet their fragrance lending,
Hail with your joy your risen King!
Refrain
Hail, all hail this Easter morning,
Hail, all hail this day of days!
Hail, all hail the sight adorning;
Hail, all hail the songs of praise!
Hail! O earth, your risen Savior,
For today He rose'
Conqueror of death forever,
Triumphed o'er His foes.
Hail again your Savior glorious,
Richest tribute bring;
Over all the world victorious,
Hail, all hail your risen King!
Refrain
Sound aloud the Easter chorus,
Send the news afar,
While in glory shining o'er us,
Beams our Morning Star.
Songs of joy, and peace, and gladness,
Let our voices sing;
Cheer each heart and banish sadness,
While we hail our risen King.
Chorus:
Glory to His name glory to His name
There to my heart was the blood applied
Glory to His name
Verse 1:
Down at the cross where my Savior died
Down here for cleansing from sin I cried
There to my heart was the blood applied
Glory to His name
Chorus
Verse 2:
I am so wondrously saved from sin
Jesus so sweetly abides within
There at the cross where He took me in
Glory to His name
Chorus
Verse 3:
O precious fountain that saves from sin
I am so glad I have entered in
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean
Glory to His name
Chorus
Verse 4:
Come to this fountain so rich and sweet
Cast Thy poor soul at the Savior's feet
Plunge in today and be made complete
Glory to His name
Galilee, bright Galilee,
Hallowed thoughts we turn to thee!
Woven through thy history,
Gleams the charming mystery
Of the life of One Who came,
Bearing grief, reproach and shame,
Savior of the world to be;
'God with us' by Galilee.
Once along that rugged shore
He, Who all our sorrows bore,
Journeyed oft with weary feet,
Through the storm or burning heat;
Healing all who came in faith,
Calling back to life from death;
King of kings from heaven was He,
Though so poor by Galilee!
Wild the night on Galilee;
Loudly roared the angry sea,
When upon the tossing wave
Jesus walked, His own to save:
Calmed the tumult by His will,
Only saying, 'Peace, be still!'
Ruler of the storm was He,
On the raging Galilee!
Still in loving tenderness
Doth the Master wait to bless;
Still His touch upon the soul
Bringeth balm and maketh whole;
Still He comforts mourning hearts,
Life, and joy, and peace imparts;
Still the Friend of all is He,
Single white male
This is an urban-legend type tale
Micro-meal for one
Time for some Swedish tit-arse fun!
I'm a bloke with a cock
Fuck me! I know how it rocks!
Administer relief to my raging hard on
Time to slap around my schlong.
It's not a strange thing to confess
But I fuckin' love breasts,
Big and bouncy small and sweet
Love the feel of them wrapped around my meat.
Sit on the sofa as my heart starts to race
Imagine leather clad tits rubbed in my face.
Chorus
It's amazing that ladies get anything done
What stops you staying in all day?
Playing with your boobs till you come? x2
This thought filled my head
As I lay awake in bed
Closed my eyes, fantasised and drifted of instead.
My dreams were disturbed
I tossed and turned as I slept
I dreamt I traded in my knob,
And was given tits instead!
7am: alarm clock goes off again
Time to rise and shine
But then it was then I noticed them!
Two mounded peaks in the covers,
Two cherry topped domes,
I'd grown a pair of boobs in the night
I was their new home.
Chorus
It's amazing that ladies get anything done
What stops you staying in all day?
Playing with your boobs till you come? x2
An unexpected delight,
Once I got over the fright
Time to test drive these babies
The time was just right
Jumped into the bath
Lathered my fun-bags with foam;
It didn't take long till I started to moan!
It was about this point that I started to fear
Sweat dripped down my cheek
I slid my hand past my ear.
Looked in the mirror; I'd got the same face,
There just seemed to be one thing wrong
Something seemed out of place.
I washed the soap off my bod
Looked myself up and down
The Whole planet heard my scream
My cock had been exchanged for my mounds.
Chorus
It's amazing that ladies get anything done
What stops you staying in all day?
Playing with your boobs till you come? x2
Time was just right
Jumped into the bath
Lathered my fun-bags with foam;
It didn't take long till I started to moan!
Uuuhhhhh...
It's amazing that ladies get anything done
What stops you staying in all day?
Playing with your boobs till you come? x2
It's amazing,
It's amazing,
It's amazing,
It's amazing, that ladies get anything done.
It's amazing, that ladies get anything done.
What stops you staying in all day?
The suns going down,
As I drive out of town.
Unlock the front door;
Time to turn into a bitch-whore.
Leather across my tits,
P.V.C. coated hips;
Restraints and chains are my toys,
I carry a variety of whips.
As the day turns to night
The transformation begins.
Lace of my bodice of leather,
Fasten each metallic pin.
Lose my daytime disguise
Each time I'm reborn;
Throw off a pin-stripe
And replace it with my horn.
Hair tied back from my face
Neck clad in a black leather embrace.
Cleavage bolstered, high and tight
I'm an imposing sight.
Walk with confidence as I stride;
Enter the darkened fantasy realm
Instructed by me as I take the helm.
I don't play games,
I just inflict pain;
Leather bound, tongue pierced
Circus mistress, my job is to tame.
Get down on all fours,
And beg me for more,
You know you need this lashing
Whip you until your arse is raw!
Bound to the floor
Leather tied, you're secure;
Prowling feline predator-ess
Place paw over paw.
Insect in my web
Spider with her prey;
Slap your cock into submission
Way to my fix, when we play!
Walk into my world
Where I make the rules;
Chains on your balls
Make you drop on all fours.
Lick the P.V.C. to my thighs
Plead for my whip released cries;
Slaves must prove to their mistress' delight
Before they're awarded a prize.
I don't play games,
I just inflict pain;
Leather bound, tongue pierced
Circus mistress, my job is to tame.
Bound to the floor
Leather tied, you're secure;
Walk into my world
Where I make the rules;
I'm an imposing sight.
Walk with confidence as I stride;
Enter the darkened fantasy realm
Instructed by me as I take the helm.
Lick the P.V.C. to my thighs
Plead for my whip released cries;
Slaves must prove to their mistress' delight
Before they're awarded a prize.
Don't you fucking look at me
Don't you fucking look at me
Don't you fucking look at me
Don't you know I'm looking at you.
Don't you fucking look at me
Don't you fucking look at me
Don't you fucking look at me
Pin-striped suits, designer boots,
Catalytic cars and idolized stars.
Toxic tabloids, tell-tale tales,
Sell out on life to maximize sales.
Focus in on details, wholesale or retail,
Capitalize, maximize, people can't be franchised.
Number on the paper, statistics in the pile:
When and how did we evolve to fit inside a file?
Awaken your heart, open your eyes,
Turn off your TV, question the lies.
There's nothing to stop change, have some belief,
We're all crying out for it, the world needs relief.
Material measures, penny and pound,
It's about time things changed fucking around.
Labels and bar-codes, processed and tagged,
A human conveyor belt, foil fresh and bagged.
Money making, profit guide,
Indulgent selfish pride.
A soul-less world, with cut throat rules,
Unquestioning ignorance, brainwashed fools
Awaken your heart, open your eyes,
Turn off your TV, question the lies.
There's nothing to stop change, have some belief,
We're all crying out for it, the world needs relief.
We're rotting with greed, dissolving in crime,
A product of currency driven time.
Capitalist corruption; muted destruction,
Blinkered, boxed in, unseeing within.
We're rotting with greed, dissolving in crime,
A product of currency driven time.
Capitalist corruption; muted destruction,
Blinkered, boxed in, unseeing within.
Blinkered, boxed in, unseeing within.
Unseeing within.
Awaken your heart, open your eyes,
Turn off your TV, question the lies.
There's nothing to stop change, have some belief,
We're all crying out for it, the world needs relief.
Awaken your heart, open your eyes,
Turn off your TV, question the lies.
There's nothing to stop change, have some belief,
Standing by a purpose true,
Heeding God's command,
Honor them, the faithful few!
All hail to Daniel's band!
Refrain
Dare to be a Daniel,
Dare to stand alone!
Dare to have a purpose firm!
Dare to make it known.
Many mighty men are lost
Daring not to stand,
Who for God had been a host
By joining Daniel's band.
Refrain
Many giants, great and tall,
Stalking through the land,
Headlong to the earth would fall,
If met by Daniel's band.
Refrain
Hold the Gospel banner high!
On to victory grand!
Satan and his hosts defy,
And shout for Daniel's band.
Daily, daily, sing the praises
Of the city God hath made;
In the beauteous fields of Eden
Its foundation stones are laid.
Refrain
O that I had wings of angels,
Here to spread and heavenward fly!
I would seek the gates of Zion,
Far beyond the starry sky.
All the walls of that dear city
Are of bright and burnished gold;
It is matchless in its beauty,
And its treasures are untold.
Refrain
In the midst of that dear city
Christ is reigning on His seat,
And the angels swing their censers
In a ring about His feet.
Refrain
From the throne a river issues,
Clear as crystal, passing bright,
And it traverses the city
Like a sudden beam of light.
Refrain
There the forests ever blossom,
Like our orchards here in May;
There the gardens never wither,
But eternally are gay.
Refrain
There the meadows green and dewy
Shine with lilies wondrous fair;
Thousand, thousand, are the colors
Of the waving flowers there.
Refrain
There the wind is sweetly fragrant,
And is laden with the song
Of the seraphs, and the elders,
And the great redeemèd throng.
Refrain
O I would my ears were open
Here to catch that happy strain!
O I would my eyes some vision
Of that Eden would attain!
Skin and bone is what's in vogue;
Rack of ribs, to go in your bling-bling crib.
Coat hanger glamour, magazine clamour;
V.I.P. misery, paparazzi; R.I.P.
Lipstick ads, make up fads,
A thousand reasons to make us feel bad.
Why can't we celebrate, be glad?
We are diversity, we all must be mad!
Chorus
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
Quest for eternal youth,
Masses focused on physical proof;
Few see guided truth.
Headed on a one-way track,
For a goal that serves no use.
When we achieve these goals,
'Eternal' life and perfect moulds,
Where will the depth and beauty be?
We'll all be soul-less, lifeless, no one will be free!
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
High street chic, catalogue man,
Why can't I be happy just the way I am?
So much weight on how we look,
Time we closed the chapter on that book,
Why can't we follow our dreams;
Learn about ourselves,
Make universal happiness reality?
No fake stretched smiles, or plastic spells,
Just enriched souls; eternally.
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
I'm not a rubber ball, don't want no plastic stretch,
Don't want my eyelids tweaked,
Or my butt cheeks clenched!
Just want to travel on my path.
Until my journeys end,
Learn the knowledge that I can,
And let my soul transcend.
I'm not a rubber ball, don't want no plastic stretch,
Don't want my eyelids tweaked,
Or my butt cheeks clenched!
Just want to travel on my path.
Until my journeys end,
Learn the knowledge that I can,
And let my soul transcend.
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
There's no physical form, until we're reborn
Energy absorbed by the earth, return and transform.
Firefly's of light, cosmic balls of power,
There's no such thing as a soul that fits the norm!
I'm not a rubber ball, don't want no plastic stretch,
Don't want my eyelids tweaked,
Or my butt cheeks clenched!
Just want to travel on my path.
Until my journeys end,
Learn the knowledge that I can,
And let my soul transcend.
In the distant past, very long ago,
Leaders took care of the members of the tribe.
Many centuries passed then in 1773.
You could only make the team,
If you had the green.
And from that the Shareholder clan was born.
Now the tribal chief,
Had dissolved into a different beast.
He is known as the MD, or CEO.
Now these guys are farmers not leaders.
They grow the wealth with noxious pesticide.
They strive to inflate the share & stock price.
They turn a blind eye to human sacrifice.
The big cheese has to please,
All of his shareholder masters.
But he can't achieve,
Financial prosperity,
Without his faithful employees.
So let's look back through history,
And see what these pillars of the community,
Think about their "greatest assets".
"Coal Dust?
Don't make a fuss,
Collapsed mines,
Broken lives,
Pockets of gas,
People dying on mass,
They know the risks can be insurmountable,
I will not be held personally accountable"
"Coal Dust?
Don't make a fuss,
Collapsed mines,
Broken lives,
Pockets of gas,
People dying on mass.
They know the risks can be insurmountable,
I will not be held personally accountable".
"Padlocks on the fire doors?
I just have the cause,
To believe employees are stealing my stock.
If they burn,
What the hey!
I'll be OK.
I'll buy myself a new workforce!"
"Padlocks on fire doors?
I have just cause!
To believe employees are stealing my stock.
If they burn,
What the hey!
I'll be OK... !
I'll buy myself a new workforce!"
"Employees are a great resource,
Much like computers & photocopier ink.
If you want to increase your gross margin,
Then you need to cut back, just a little bit.
A person's pay will save you more,
Than having one less photocopier"
"There's only one disdain,
Which causes me more pain.
Than those ungrateful, always right customers,
And that's my employees,
And having sick & holiday leave,
Burdening their poor employer".
"A woman? Doing my job?
Don't be a tedious bore.
I'm on the ball 24/7.
Not three weeks out of every four!"
"In all my years,
If I have learned one thing,
And that's to ensure,
That you place your office,
On the very top floor.
That way all the employees will look up to you,
Even if you treat them like poo!"
"For my employees I have to give thanks,
For they are the perfect human shields,
We will grease the tracks,
Of our corporate tanks,
With the blood of the employees."
We have the power,
To make the shareholders cower,
With the power, of the wallet.
We can kick them right in the profits.
And not support the corporate machine!
We have the power,
To make the shareholders cower,
With the power of the wallet.
We can kick them in the profits,
And not support the corporate machine.!
Why would you want to?
Support the Corporate MACHINE.?
When you consider, it's a rich FUCKERS dream... !
CUNTS.
In the distant past, very long ago,
Leaders took care of the members of the tribe.
Many centuries passed then in 1773,
You could only make the team,
If you had the green.
And Guess what.?
From that the Shareholder clan was born...
In the vineyard of the Lord,
There is work for all to do;
Will you go and work today,
With a purpose strong and true?
Refrain
Heed the call, brother dear,
For workers today;
Let your eyes see the need
Of workers today.
Brother, sister, hear the call!
All along, your aid afford,
Let us strive to save the lost
Strive to save by work and word.
Refrain
Mark the spirit�s direful fate,
Wheresoever sin is found;
Come, and lend a helping hand,
Let the shackles be unbound.
Refrain
Oh, for workers strong and brave,
Who will lift the banner high;
So the lost can see the way,
To the mansions in the sky.
Refrain:
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's easier just to stay.
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's easier just to stay.
I'm standing by a road
Though I'm sitting in a chair,
The traffics gone by,
But I pretend that it's not there.
I'm shutting out my thoughts,
Blindfolding my eyes;
I want to live my life,
I want to keep some pride.
I don't know what I want,
I haven't had the time,
To realize my skills;
And understand my mind.
I'm frightened of the world,
And what it means to see;
So I'll ignore the path,
That's right in front of me.
Refrain:
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's easier just to stay.
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's easier just to stay.
I view your tiny form,
So vulnerable and small;
And start to wonder if,
We're so different after all?
I don't control my life,
It's in another's hands;
I guess that he knows best,
But I wish I knew the plans.
Reminisce about the past,
I wish those days could last.
I hope and wait and watch,
As time goes quickly by.
Refrain:
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's easier just to stay.
Crossroad up ahead,
Which I look upon in dread.
Alternate path to chose,
A risky place to tread.
You look at me with love,
Your soul is in my care.
A new route in this world;
I don't know if I dare?
Look back and don't know when,
I lost sight of the track.
I taste the lure of change,
Don't have the strength to pack.
The route that calls to me,
Provides no security.
I sacrifice myself,
Will this mean you'll be free?
Refrain:
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
It's easier just to stay.
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's just easier to stay.
I'll make a cup of tea,
I'm thinking far too hard.
Back to reality,
I must be feeling tired.
Give my mum a ring,
I miss her nagging voice,
I'll make do with this
I don't really have the choice...
Refrain:
Four walls that look the same,
They close in day by day;
Don't know which way to turn,
So it's just easier to stay.
Cup of tea, far too hard.
Reality?
Feeling tired.
Mum a Ring?
Nagging voice...
Do, with this?
Chorus:
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
My body's wrapped up warm,
As I take a cosmic form;
My core spirits been reborn;
In a colour-coated storm.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Do I visit you at night?
When my soul drifts in astral flight,
When I see otherworldly rainbow lights;
Brilliant blue-purple ethereal bright.
Do I visit you at night?
When I see otherworldly rainbow lights.
Brilliant blue-purple ethereal bright.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Timeless eyes, for my new sight;
I'm guided by eternal right;
Journey in unconscious flight,
To your working day at night.
Timeless eyes, for my new sight;
I'm guided by eternal light;
Journey in unconscious flight,
To your working day at night.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
To See colours in their newborn light.
Lying in my bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
In the hours of sleep I go,
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow;
When your spirit calls I just know,
That I want to help your soul grow.
When your spirit calls, just say I know,
Cos I want to help your spirit and your soul
ALL GROW.
Psychically you called, I knew you were alone;
Felt your anger; desperation, like it were my own.
Soul-support here for you, even if unknown;
Your spirit calls across the plains, objects being thrown.
Physically you called, I knew you were alone;
Felt your anger; desperation, like it were my own.
Soul-support here for you, even if unknown;
Your spirit called across the plains, object being thrown.
Lying in my bed at night.
Want to be there in support;
Absorb the fuckers cheap retorts,
Help channel all our musical thoughts,
Soul connection, the mind transports.
Feel empathic to past pain,
Fear you'll feel so lost again.
I visit just to break the chain,
Don't want doubt to leave a stain.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
See the colours in their newborn light.
Lying in our bed at night
Protected as I'm held tight;
Time for my spirit to take flight,
Abide in me, O Lord, and I in Thee,
From this good hour, oh, leave me nevermore;
Then shall the discord cease, the wound be healed,
The lifelong bleeding of the soul be o'er.
Abide in me; o'ershadow by Thy love
Each half formed purpose and dark thought of sin;
Quench ere it rise each selfish, low desire,
And keep my soul as Thine, calm and divine.
As some rare perfume in a vase of clay,
Pervades it with a fragrance not its own,
So, when Thou dwellest in a mortal soul,
All Heaven's own sweetness seems around it thrown.
Abide in me; there have been moments blest
When I have heard Thy voice and felt Thy power;
Then evil lost its grasp; and passion, hushed,
Owned the divine enchantment of the hour.
These were but seasons beautiful and rare;
Abide in me, and they shall ever be;
Fulfill at once Thy precept and my prayer,
�Abba, Father!� We approach Thee
In our Savior�s precious Name;
We, Thy children, here assembled,
Now Thy promised blessing claim;
From our sins His blood hath washed us,
'Tis through Him our souls draw nigh,
And Thy Spirit, too, hath taught us,
'Abba, Father,' thus to cry.
Once as prodigals we wandered
In our folly far from Thee,
But Thy grace, o'er sin abounding,
Rescued us from misery;
Thou Thy prodigals hast pardoned,
Kissed us with a Father's love,
Spread the festive board, and called us,
E'er to dwell with Thee above.
Clothed in garments of salvation,
At Thy table is our place,
We rejoice, and Thou rejoicest,
In the riches of Thy grace;
'It is meet,' we hear Thee saying,
'We should merry and be glad,
I have found My once lost children,
Now they live who once were dead.'
'Abba, Father!' all adore Thee,
All rejoice in Heav'n above,
While in us they learn the wonders
Of Thy wisdom, grace, and love;
Soon before Thy throne assembled,
All Thy children shall proclaim,
'Glory, everlasting glory,
Here I am sat in a Bar and a Man walks in.
A man walks into a bar in Kemp Town and says
"I fuckin' hate queers
I tell you what
If one came near
I'd smash a glass in his fuckin' face.
I'd mess him up good
Bits of ponce all over the place"
(LAUGHING)
I'm ENGLISH and I'm Hard.
The barman looks confused but addresses the man all the same
"You're a man of extreme views
So I'm a little perplexed
Why you have chose to booze
In a rub-a-dub-dub
In the hub of a town where
The men, they hold hands in two's"
The man looked irritated and leant forward.
"I'm an Englishman
And I go where I damn well please
No shirt lifter will dictate
Where I can buy a beer
I bet you're one of them, aint you?
If I catch you looking at my arse
Then I'll fuck you up too!"
(Laughing)
The barman handed him his beer
"I'm not gay
& if you kicked off in here
Then I wouldn't stand in your way.
You're obviously a bloke
Who wouldn't bat a eyelid
If you were to choke
Someone who stood in your path."
Would you?
The man took a large gulp of his drink.
"Too right, I'm a hard fucker me
Nobody messes with a geezer who confesses
To regularly filling up " AnE ".
It's not right all these fucking perverts, towel heads & immigrants
Polluting my fair Eng-ger-land.
The Germans had it spot on.
With the extermination camps and the gassing.
Our race needs cleansing.
The asylum seekers send em fucking packing"
"Cos they are all a bunch of paki cunts
I fucking hate the runts
I want to step on their face 'n' kick their bitches in their cunts
Cos I'm fuckin' 'ard I'm from England. You'd better look at me BARMAN.
Cos I'm a fucking CUNT. You can see it in my Smile.
Oh, by the way. I'm a football supporter too.
I love United for a fight.
YEAH.! Kicking Pakis' keeps me up all fucking night.
I fucking loves it. You can see the tat on my arm,
Hitler had it on his uniform.
(Laughs)
"Don't be scared of me, your the BARMAN.!
You feed me booze."
The barman was careful not to look the man square in the eye when he said
"You're not going to understand
A single word I say
As far as you're concerned
Je parle au francais
Years of influence from the right wing views
Inherited ignorance & the tabloid news
Has turned you into the man
I see before me
You're a victim because you blame others
For misfortunes in life
Anybody different will do
All potential targets for your butterfly knife.
The crime of nonconformity
Shall be punished via you
You mete out your justice
Enforced by fists & boots
When you reach the end
You will look back at what you have achieved
A trail of blood & fear
You're tortured soul will be unable rest
You'll be confined to your spirit prison
An eternity of hell
Your guilt, you're soul, company.
You will have failed the test"
The man gulps the last of his pint and says
"What the fuck you are going on about?"
A man walks into a bar in Kemp town
Another man walks into the same bar
One man leaves with blood on his shirt
The other man is wheeled out and he is badly hurt
Another pub, another night
Framed by sirens & blue flashing light.
They fucking deserve it, the fucking Queers,
The Fucking Pakis the FUCKING NIGGERS,
They all Fucking need it.
Cos I'm an Englishman, and I have my fun.
I watch the football, and I drink lots of beer
Then I go out into the street and I kick a fucking queer.
They bleed real good, when I step on their face.
My BOOT cracks in their face.
It's a fucking disgrace...
Their teeth are in the sole of my boot.
How DARE those fucking queers destroy my boot.
I'm a fucking NAZI man, an' I love it.
I'm always fucking right.
The aryan race is for me.
I'm a football supporter 'n' I love united.
I like to beat the fucking people up.
Cos I thinks I'm really 'ard.
My mates all love it, on a Saturday Night.
(Laughs)
A man walks into a bar in Kemp Town
Another man walks into the same bar
One man leaves with blood on his shirt
The other man is wheeled out and he is badly hurt
Another pub, another night
Framed by sirens & blue flashing light.
Dispatch...
This is dispatch, we have a person. he is on his death bed.
Yeah, we hope he is going to make it. He's received a stab wound
To his chest, also his face is a bit of a mess.
I think we are going to need the Helicopter on this one.
Mate... Are you alright.?
A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing,
Nor fear, with God's righteousness on,
My person and off'rings to bring.
The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Savior's obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.
2 The work which His goodness began,
The arm of His strength will complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
And never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
Not all things below or above,
Can make Him His purpose forego,
Or sever my soul from His love.
3 My name from the palms of His hands
Eternity will not erase;
Imprest on His heart, it remains
In marks of indelible grace.
Yes! I to the end shall endure,
As sure as the earnest is giv'n;
More happy, but not more secure,
(Verse 1)
God sent his son
They called him Jesus
He came to love
Heal and forgive
He lived and died
To buy my pardon
An empty grave
Is there to prove
My Savior lives
(Chorus)
Because he lives
I can face tomorrow
Because he lives
All fear is gone
Because I know
He holds the future
And life and is worth the living
Just because he lives
(Verse 2)
How sweet to hold
A newborn baby
And feel the pride
And joy he gives
But greater still
The calm assurance
This child can face
Uncertain days
Because he lives
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
And then one day
I'll cross the river
I'll fight life's fi-
Nal war with pain
And then as death
Gives way to victory
I'll see the lights
Of glory and
I'll know he lives
Zion, founded on the mountains,
God, thy Maker, loves thee well;
He has chosen thee, most precious,
He delights in thee to dwell;
God's own city, God's own city,
God's own city, who can all thy glory tell?
Heathen lands and hostile peoples
Soon shall come the Lord to know;
Nations born again in Zion
Shall the Lord's salvation show;
God Almighty, God Almighty,
God Almighty, shall on Zion strength bestow.
When the Lord shall count the nations,
Sons and daughters He shall see,
Born to endless life in Zion,
And their joyful song shall be:
'Blessèd Zion, blessèd Zion,
Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim,
and publish abroad his wonderful name;
the name all-victorious of Jesus extol,
his kingdom is glorious and rules over all.
God ruleth on high, almighty to save,
and still he is nigh, his presence we have;
the great congregation his triumph shall sing,
ascribing salvation to Jesus, our King.
"Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!"
Let all cry aloud and honor the Son;
the praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,
fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb.
Then let us adore and give him his right,
all glory and power, all wisdom and might;
all honor and blessing with angels above,
Unchanging God, hear from eternal Heaven:
We plead Thy gifts of grace, forever given,
Thy call, without repentance, calling still,
The sure election of Thy sovereign will.
Out of our faith in Thee, Who canst not lie,
Out of our heart's desire, goes up our cry,
From hope's sweet vision of the thing to be,
From love to those who still are loved by Thee.
Bring Thy belovèd back, Thine Israel,
Thine own elect who from Thy favor fell,
But not from Thine election! O forgive,
Speak but the word, and lo! the dead shall live.
Father of mercies! these the long astray,
These in soul blindness now the far away,
These are not aliens, but Thy sons of yore,
Oh, by Thy Fatherhood, restore, restore!
Breathe upon Thy Church, that it may greet the day;
Stir up her will to toil, and teach, and pray,
Till Zionward again salvation come,
And all her outcast children are at home.
Triune Jehovah, Thine the grace and power,
Thine all the work, its past, its future hour,
O Thou, Who failest not, Thy gifts fulfill,
Unanswered yet?
The prayers your lips have pleaded
In agony of heart these many years?
Does faith begin to fail, is hope departing,
And think you all in vain those falling tears?
Say not the Father hath not heard your prayer:
You shall have your desire, sometime, somewhere,
You shall have your desire, sometime, somewhere.
Unanswered yet?
Though when you first presented
This one petition at the Father's throne,
It seemed you could not wait the time of asking,
So urgent was your heart to make it known.
Though years have passed since then, do not despair;
The Lord will answer you, sometime, somewhere,
The Lord will answer you, sometime, somewhere.
Unanswered yet?
Nay, do not say ungranted;
Perhaps your part is not yet wholly done;
The work began when first your prayer was uttered,
And God will finish what He has begun.
If you will keep the incense burning there,
His glory you shall see, sometime somewhere,
His glory you shall see, sometime somewhere.
Unanswered yet?
Faith cannot be unanswered;
Her feet were firmly planted on the Rock;
Amid the wildest storm prayer stands undaunted,
Nor quail before the loudest thunder shock.
She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer,
And cries, 'It shall be done, sometime, somewhere,
The race that long in darkness pined,
Have seen a glorious Light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death's surrounding night.
To hail Thy rise, Thou better Sun,
The gathering nations come,
Joyous as when the reapers bear
The harvest treasures home.
For Thou our burden hast removed,
And quelled the oppressor's sway,
Quick as the slaughtered squadrons fell
In Midian's evil day.
To us a Child of Hope is born,
To us a Son is given,
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him all the hosts of heaven.
His Name shall be the Prince of Peace,
Forevermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counselor,
The great and mighty Lord.
His power increasing still shall spread,
His reign no end shall know:
Justice shall guard His throne above,
Because the darkest hour is just before the dawn
The dark is drawing in
The grey is turning black;
Your inner core can not repel
The constant attack, attack, attack.
Your De-fence is on the floor,
There's no more points to score;
You never thought you'd give in,
But always, fight back, fight back, fight back.
Your head drops in your hands,
Just when you think that they've ruined all your plans,
You're at your lowest ebb
When odds seem stacked, seem stacked, seem stacked.
"Yes, They seem STACKED"
Stare into the distance,
Is that the last horizon up ahead?
But something glimmers in the gloom,
The hope to banish all the dread, the dread, the dread.
It's just a tiny spark,
But it's brilliant and bright;
It is the drawing phoenix
Preparing to take flight, take flight, take flight.
The glow reflected in my moistened eyes,
Just when you think, it was the end;
In truth, the time is right to begin, to mend, to mend, to mend, to mend.
The spark is now a flame,
And it's calling out my name
Within the darkness it is framed,
And sighs you have the strength
To fight the pain, fight the pain, fight the pain.
The light is fighting back,
The waves of gold ride on it's wings
Showering rain of golden light.
It soars into the sky and he cries;
Fight back again,
Fight back again
Fight back again
Fight back again
Fight It, FIGHT IT AGAIN.
This is just because the darkest hour is just before the DAWN x2
Stare into the distance,
Is that the last horizon up ahead?
But something glimmers in the gloom,
The hope to banish all the dread,
It's just a tiny spark,
But it's brilliant and bright;
It is the dawning phoenix
Preparing to take flight.
The glow reflected in my moistened eyes,
Just when you thought, it was the end;
In truth, the time is right to begin.
The spark is now a flame,
And it's calling out my name
Within the darkness it is framed,
And so you have the strength
To fight the pain.
The light is fighting back,
The waves of gold are riding on it's wings
Showering rain of golden light.
It soars into the sky and it cries;
Fight back again.
Fight back again
The Magi came from lands afar,
Led by the guidance of a star,
They journeyed on to Bethlehem,
To seek the Savior, born for them.
And there in humble cottage-home,
Unto the heavenly Child they come;
And low before Him bend the knee
In love and deep humility.
Nor do they come with empty hands,
They bring the treasure of their lands;
Their costliest gifts they offer thence
Of gold and myrrh and frankincense.
They sought the Light, in darkness drear,
And lo, the morn broke full and clear;
The very Light of Light they see,
Though hidden in obscurity.
Jesus, our guiding Star, be nigh
Throughout our life, and when we die,
To lead us safely in the way
1. The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now;
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty victor's brow.
2. The highest place that heaven affords
belongs to him by right;
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
and heaven's eternal light.
3. The joy of all who dwell above,
the joy of all below,
to whom he manifests his love,
and grants his name to know.
4. To them the cross with all its shame,
with all its grace, is given;
their name an everlasting name,
their joy the joy of heaven.
5. They suffer with their Lord below;
they reign with him above;
their profit and their joy to know
the mystery of his love.
6. The cross he bore is life and health,
though shame and death to him,
his people's hope, his people's wealth,
Jesus, my Lord, to Thee I cry;
Unless Thou help me I must die;
Oh, bring Thy free salvation nigh,
And take me as I am.
Refrain
And take me as I am,
And take me as I am,
My only plea'Christ died for me!
Oh, take me as I am.
Helpless I am, and full of guilt;
But yet for me Thy blood was spilt,
And Thou canst make me what Thou wilt,
And take me as I am.
Refrain
No preparation can I make,
My best resolves I only break,
Yet save me for Thine own Name's sake,
And take me as I am.
Refrain
Behold me, Savior, at Thy feet,
Deal with me as Thou seest meet;
Thy work begin, Thy work complete,
And take me as I am.
Verse 1
Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
and bids me at my Father's throne.
Make all my wants and wishes known;
in seasons of distress and grief,
my soul has often found relief,
and oft escaped the tempter's snare,
by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Verse 2
Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
of those whose anxious spirits burn
with strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
where God my Savior shows His face,
and gladly take my station there,
and wait for Thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Verse 3
Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
to Him whose truth and faithfulness
engage the waiting soul to bless;
and since He bids me seek His face,
believe His Word and trust His grace,
I?ll cast on Him my every care,
Ah, Ha
Sheep skates, yeah meet my mates,
Alligator waiter, masturbater.
Bear wearing flares dares,
Giraffe with a scarf, in a bubble bath.
Kick Arse Mics on the trikes,
Pussy on the decks in his
Muthafuckin specs.
Motor Monkey, feeling funky,
Tiger at the BAR, Drinking Cider.
Horse on stilts, wearing a kilt,
Frog pajamas and the BEAVER Charmer.
Manic Mole, Revolving on a Pole,
Ants in his pants, getting spanked.
Lamar with dreads, in his threads,
Religious Rabbit, kicking the HABIT
Deer Detonator, on an escalator,
Snake eating cakes, Secret hand shakes.
Fire Breathing Fish, In it's wish,
Penguin in the corner, having a stormer.
Paranoid Rat, throws up in a HAT,
Lizard on the Door, he's wanting some MORE.
Who knows which way is UP, or down,
When the Herb fulled Circus comes to Town
Spy the light of the turquoise noise,
Open up your HEART, and FLY.
Quantum PARALLELS, Alternate Lives,
Tombola spinning world restricted, by our own MINDS.
Adjust your VISION, change the LENS,
Who knows how the UNIVERSE can BEND.
Who knows which way is UP, or down,
When the Herb fulled Circus comes to Town
Spy the light of the turquoise noise,
Open up your HEART, and then FLY.
Quantum PARALLELS, Alternate Lives,
Tombola spinning world restricted, by our own MINDS.
Adjust your VISION, change the LENS,
Who knows how the UNIVERSE can BEND.
Think?
Might hurt your MIND though.!
Sabbath day of rest and cheer!
Day divine, to me so dear!
Come, O come to old and young,
Gath'ring all for prayer and song.
Now the week of toil is o'er,
And in peace we sit once more
At our Father's ample board,
Listening to His gracious Word.
Lord, our God, we seek Thy face,
Bless us with Thy saving grace;
May Thy heralds everywhere
Clear Thy Gospel truth declare.
Let Thy mighty Word hold sway
Over men on earth today;
Our poor souls, good Shepherd, feed,
Into pastures green us lead.
May, O Lord, the day be near,
When we pass from trials here
Into Thine eternal rest,
1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
2. Let me at thy throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there in deep contrition;
help my unbelief.
(Refrain)
3. Trusting only in thy merit,
would I seek thy face;
heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.
(Refrain)
4. Thou the spring of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I on earth beside thee?
Whom in heaven but thee?
Palms of glory, raiment bright,
Crowns that never fade away,
Gird and deck the saints in light,
Priests, and kings, and conquerors they.
Yet the conquerors bring their palms
To the Lamb amidst the throne,
And proclaim in joyful psalms
Victory through His cross alone.
Kings for harps their crowns resign,
Crying, as they strike the chords,
'Take the kingdom, it is Thine,
King of kings, and Lord of lords.
Round the altar priests confess,
If their robes are white as snow,
'Twas the Savior's righteousness
And His blood that made them so.
They were mortal too like us;
O, when we like them shall die,
May our souls translated thus
There was One Who was willing to die in my stead,
That a soul so unworthy might live;
And the path to the cross He was willing to tread,
All the sins of my life to forgive.
Refrain
They are nailed to the cross,
They are nailed to the cross,
O how much He was willing to bear!
With what anguish and loss Jesus went to the cross!
But He carried my sins with Him there.
He is tender and loving and patient with me,
While He cleanses my heart of the dross;
But,there's no condemnation,I know I am free,
For my sins are all nailed to the cross.
Refrain
I will cling to my Savior and never depart,
I will joyfully journey each day,
With a song on my lips and a song in my heart,
That my sins have been taken away.
My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day
be wholly thine!
May thy rich grace impart
strength to my fainting heart,
my zeal inspire!
As thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee
pure, warm, and changeless be,
a living fire!
While life's dark maze I tread,
and griefs around me spread,
be thou my guide;
bid darkness turn to day,
wipe sorrow's tears away,
nor let me ever stray
from thee aside.
When ends life's transient dream,
when death's cold, sullen stream
shall o'er me roll;
blest Savior, then in love,
fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
Give us this day all that you showed me
The power and the glory 'til thy kingdom come
Give us this day all that you showed me,
The power and the glory 'til thy kingdom come
Give me all the story book told me,
The faith and the glory 'til thy kingdom comes
And they said that in our time,
All that's good will fall from grace
Even saints would turn their face,
In our time
And they told us that in our days,
Different words said in different ways,
Have other meaning from he who says,
In our time.
Give us this day all that you showed me,
The power and the glory 'til thy kingdom come
Give me all the story book told me,
The faith and the glory 'til thy kingdom comes
And they said that in our time,
We would reap from their legacy,
We would learn from what they had seen,
In our time.
And they told us that in our days,
We would know what was high on high,
We would follow and not defy,
In our time.
Give us this day all that you showed me,
The power and the glory 'til thy kingdom come
Give me all the story book told me,
The faith and the glory 'til thy kingdom comes
Faithless in faith
We must behold the things we see
Give us this day all that you showed me,
The power and the glory 'til thy kingdom come
Give me all the story book told me,
If to distant lands I scatter
If I sail to farthest seas
Would you find and firm and gather 'til I only dwell in Thee?
If I flee from greenest pastures
Would you leave to look for me?
Forfeit glory to come after
'Til I only dwell in Thee
If my heart has one ambition
If my soul one goal to seek
This my solitary vision 'til I only dwell in Thee
That I only dwell in Thee
try and think of nice things to say
or i might run away
my ears are bleeding
and my heart is worth swallowing
i can run fast, you know i can
i am aghast your favorite man
i can run fast, you know i can
i am aghast your favorite man
Razor's edge deep is your sight
Woman in black tell me why?
People's life is a real slight,
Full of displeasure and fights.
Wich of the water with long braids
Protectress of human's existence
Give me the power in this empty place
With no fantasy or life.
Go, please take me away
And forget my real name!
Go, now! Give me your blood
Get on high above!
Go, please take me away
And forget my real name!
Go, now! Give me your blood
Get on high above!
Running in the moonlight,
Dancing into the rain
Riding my black horse between the flames of my hell..
The blade of justice is broken
Your destiny's in my hands
Open your eyes and remember my pride,
please your lord!
Living in a black dream,
singing into the pain,
falling into darkness between the lies of my hell..
The blade of justice is broken
Your destiny's in my hands
Open your eyes and remember my pride,
please your lord!
Walk on the edge, hold on tight
Woman in dark, ruling the night
Hold back all of your stones
You cut me like a knife.
Never again as long as I live
In this life no more to give,
fearless evil feels like a lie,
leave me alone or I'll die!
Go, please take me away
And forget my real name!
Go, now! Give me your blood
Get on high above!
Go, please take me away
And forget my real name!
Go, now! Give me your blood
Get on high above!
Running in the moonlight,
Dancing into the rain
Riding my black horse between the flames of my hell..
The blade of justice is broken
Your destiny's in my hands
Open your eyes and remember my pride,
please your lord!
Living in a black dream,
singing into the pain,
falling into darkness between the lies of my hell..
The blade of justice is broken
Your destiny's in my hands
Open your eyes and remember my pride,
Attempting to ignore how you affect
The presence of my solitude
Peaceful outbreak conquer silence
With exuberant revenge
Husch little lady, dont you worry
This is the end of a beautiful story
Sleep through the night int tomorrow morning
Your great adventures are waiting shortly
Husch little lady, dont you worry
This is the end of a beautiful story
Sleep through the night int tomorrow morning
I can still taste you in the corner of my mouth
If you hear me I claim you to be mine
I watched my fardel turn and set below the ground
And though I tried, I couldn't press this hand
And she'll don't care
But don't come with the worried frown
'cause I need only your hand in your hair
Spending sunny days in darkened rooms
Placing kisses all over open wounds
All I want is to linger in your bed
You made a mark, remember what you have
I send you away
So don't come with the worried frown
'cause I need only your hand in your hair
So don't come with the worried frown
When you looked down from the heavens
And saw that earth was good
You said we should follow one way
And that way will lead us home
When you came down from the heavens
You came with just one plea
You said
Come take up your cross and follow me
I will follow you wherever you may lead
Though the path may be rocky and steep
To your ways i will keep
I will follow you wherever you may lead
Though it brings me to my knees
Spirit of addiction
Spirit of confusion
Spirit of perversion lend me your ear
Spirit of witchcraft
Spirit of hatred
Spirit of delusion I bind you now
All in the name of Jesus
I bind you up
All in the name of Jesus
I cast you out
All in the name of Jesus
I cast you down to the pits of hell
All in the name of Jesus
I bind you up
All in the name of Jesus
I cast you out
All in the name of Jesus
I cast you down to the pits of hell
Let em' have an open ear
Let em' have an open heart
Let em' see with new found sight
Let em' feel your love tonight
Spirit of religion
Spirit of deception
Spirit of division lend me your ear
Spirit of mockery
Spirit of jealousy
Enthroned and exalted
I rejoice that you've befriende me
To the ends of the earth you've bestowed your blessings
I bow my head to you in reverence
Forever I will delight in your protection
You surround me in your favor with a shield
How majestic is your name
Merciful and righteous oh Most High
Lift me from the gates of hell
I'm undeserving yet you still bless me
To inherit eternity with you
Fly down back by to my arms.
And sing your songs about the stars.
And when you're done, just be a bird.
There's nothing else, just be a bird.
And rest your song against the night.
And close your eyes. Put out the light.
Your stars blew out without a word.
Leave all alone to be a bird.
Fall with your God. Let this hymn come help your fall.
And let all those who judge you, let all who condemn, be still.
Brush your dust off from your heart.
And never let it fall apart.
I read the past across your wing.
Tatooed names of nameless kings.
Fall with your God. Let this hymn come help your fall.
And let all those who judge you, let all who condemn, be still.
Is the last waiting room.
And this is the last waiting room.
This is the last waiting room.
This is the last waiting room.
And this is the last waiting room.
And this is the last waiting room for us.
So, fall with your God. Let this hymn come help your fall.
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barclay james harvest 'hymn'
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- Duration: 5:09
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
This takes me back to when i met them backstage after a concert at victoria hall stoke, in 1973 - i still have the ticket with the autographs concert for the people - berlin august 1980 next to the berlin wall - 175000 + attended - YEAH!!!
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This takes me back to when i met them backstage after a concert at victoria hall stoke, in 1973 - i still have the ticket with the autographs concert for the people - berlin august 1980 next to the berlin wall - 175000 + attended - YEAH!!!
Ultravox - Hymn
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- Duration: 4:45
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
Music video by Ultravox performing Hymn (2009 Digital Remaster).
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Music video by Ultravox performing Hymn (2009 Digital Remaster).
- published: 08 Apr 2010
- views: 517453
- author: emimusic
Be Thou My Vision
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- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
A video to the old Irish hymn
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The Lords My Shepherd - Inspirational hymns
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
"The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want" first appeared in print in the Scottish Psalter of 1650. This Psalter was assembled by the Westminster Assembly, which also gave us the Westminster Confession and the Book of Common Prayer. In it, portions from various sources were combined to create the beautiful hymn we know today. Though it was well-loved in Scotland, "The Lord's My Shepherd" did not enjoy popularity outside the Church of Scotland for nearly 300 years. It finally appeared in the Methodist Hymnal of 1876 and later the Congregational Hymnal of 1916. But it wasn't included in an Anglican hymnbook until 1965. The hymn version of Psalm 23 remains faithful to David's psalm. Its popularity in England grew in part because of its use during the 1947 marriage ceremony between Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Since that time, it's become a well-known hymn, often requested for weddings and funerals today.
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"The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want" first appeared in print in the Scottish Psalter of 1650. This Psalter was assembled by the Westminster Assembly, which also gave us the Westminster Confession and the Book of Common Prayer. In it, portions from various sources were combined to create the beautiful hymn we know today. Though it was well-loved in Scotland, "The Lord's My Shepherd" did not enjoy popularity outside the Church of Scotland for nearly 300 years. It finally appeared in the Methodist Hymnal of 1876 and later the Congregational Hymnal of 1916. But it wasn't included in an Anglican hymnbook until 1965. The hymn version of Psalm 23 remains faithful to David's psalm. Its popularity in England grew in part because of its use during the 1947 marriage ceremony between Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Since that time, it's become a well-known hymn, often requested for weddings and funerals today.
- published: 18 Mar 2007
- views: 623967
- author: nigel kot
Titanic- Hymn to the sea
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- Duration: 6:25
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Here is the whole song. Hope you like. I have not composed it myself. The sharing is for entertainment only.
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Here is the whole song. Hope you like. I have not composed it myself. The sharing is for entertainment only.
- published: 30 Sep 2006
- views: 6953403
- author: Mala16
Relaxing Instrumental Hymns (29 Songs)
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- Duration: 38:57
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Amazon MP3: www.amazon.com Piano Sheet Music: johntroutman.com GooglePlay:play.google.com iTunes: itunes.apple.com "29 Piano Hymns" All Instrumental: Whispering Hope, Ivory Palaces, Redeemed How I Love To Proclaim It, Nearer Still Nearer, When They Ring Those Golden Bells, Amazing Grace, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, The Old Rugged Cross, How Great Thou Art, All The Way My Savior Leads Me, Blessed Assurance, He Keeps Me Singing, It Is Well With My Soul, In The Garden, Rock Of Ages, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder, Near The Cross, Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us, To God Be The Glory Great Things He Hath Done, My Faith Looks Up To Thee, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Beneath The Cross Of Jesus, A Child Of The King, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, Fairest Lord Jesus, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, Abide With Me Free Download: Whispering Hope Piano Sheet Music Sample Page: johntroutman.com Piano Sheet Music: johntroutman.com
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Amazon MP3: www.amazon.com Piano Sheet Music: johntroutman.com GooglePlay:play.google.com iTunes: itunes.apple.com "29 Piano Hymns" All Instrumental: Whispering Hope, Ivory Palaces, Redeemed How I Love To Proclaim It, Nearer Still Nearer, When They Ring Those Golden Bells, Amazing Grace, His Eye Is On The Sparrow, The Old Rugged Cross, How Great Thou Art, All The Way My Savior Leads Me, Blessed Assurance, He Keeps Me Singing, It Is Well With My Soul, In The Garden, Rock Of Ages, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder, Near The Cross, Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us, To God Be The Glory Great Things He Hath Done, My Faith Looks Up To Thee, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Beneath The Cross Of Jesus, A Child Of The King, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, Fairest Lord Jesus, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, Abide With Me Free Download: Whispering Hope Piano Sheet Music Sample Page: johntroutman.com Piano Sheet Music: johntroutman.com
- published: 12 Feb 2012
- views: 386134
- author: John Troutman
Be Thou My Vision - Ancient Irish Hymn from 8th Century by 4Him
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- Duration: 4:26
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Ancient Irish Hymn by 4Him - More traditional hymns - www.reverbnation.com http:/ww.4him.net/index.html (website online) - lead singer - Andy Chrisman, Kirk Sullivan, Mark Harris, Marty Magehee - You can hear more of the lead singer Andy Chrisman's contemporary Christian music at MySpace.com at this website address: www.myspace.com Also, you can Listen to WORSHIP...with Andy Chrisman on these American radio stations Sunday mornings: WJIE - Louisville, KY - 8:30am-10:30am Sundays FUSE FM THE CROSS - Monroe, LA - 7am-11am Sundays KXOJ - Tulsa - 6:00am-10:00am Sundays Hymn Story: With its heartfelt poetry and moving melody, "Be Thou My Vision" beautifully expresses the desires of the Christian heart. Though its popularity rose only in the past fifty years or so, the hymn actually has a rich history dating back to the eighth century. Between the years of 400 and 700 AD the Irish people lived out a passionate faith in Christ. Ireland took up the missionary endeavor with excitement, and the country became known for its all-absorbing efforts to share Christianity throughout the world. Irish missionaries were found from Scotland to Switzerland, spreading the Good News wherever they went. Some scholars believe that the words to the hymn are the product of a man known simply as St. Patrick. Patrick was born in AD 373 along the banks of the River Clyde in what is now called Scotland. When he was 16 he was kidnapped by pirates and taken as a slave to Ireland. There he gave his life ...
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Ancient Irish Hymn by 4Him - More traditional hymns - www.reverbnation.com http:/ww.4him.net/index.html (website online) - lead singer - Andy Chrisman, Kirk Sullivan, Mark Harris, Marty Magehee - You can hear more of the lead singer Andy Chrisman's contemporary Christian music at MySpace.com at this website address: www.myspace.com Also, you can Listen to WORSHIP...with Andy Chrisman on these American radio stations Sunday mornings: WJIE - Louisville, KY - 8:30am-10:30am Sundays FUSE FM THE CROSS - Monroe, LA - 7am-11am Sundays KXOJ - Tulsa - 6:00am-10:00am Sundays Hymn Story: With its heartfelt poetry and moving melody, "Be Thou My Vision" beautifully expresses the desires of the Christian heart. Though its popularity rose only in the past fifty years or so, the hymn actually has a rich history dating back to the eighth century. Between the years of 400 and 700 AD the Irish people lived out a passionate faith in Christ. Ireland took up the missionary endeavor with excitement, and the country became known for its all-absorbing efforts to share Christianity throughout the world. Irish missionaries were found from Scotland to Switzerland, spreading the Good News wherever they went. Some scholars believe that the words to the hymn are the product of a man known simply as St. Patrick. Patrick was born in AD 373 along the banks of the River Clyde in what is now called Scotland. When he was 16 he was kidnapped by pirates and taken as a slave to Ireland. There he gave his life ...
- published: 04 Jun 2012
- views: 663117
- author: Renee Parsons
Luxtorpeda - Hymn (official video)
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- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Teledysk do utworu "Hymn", napisanego specjalnie dla drużyny rugbystów Balian. Teledysk nakręcony został podczas koncertu Luxtorpedy w gdańskim Parlamencie oraz na meczu zespołów Balian i Jokers w Bydgoszczy. W nagraniu udział wzięli także członkowie zespołu Option Hoax. Realizacja: brat Patefon OFMConv (www.bratpatefon.franciszkanie.tv) Podziękowania dla Mateusza Brzeskiego (zdjęcia w Gdańsku) i Sebastiana (Balian). http www.baliansport.pl
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Teledysk do utworu "Hymn", napisanego specjalnie dla drużyny rugbystów Balian. Teledysk nakręcony został podczas koncertu Luxtorpedy w gdańskim Parlamencie oraz na meczu zespołów Balian i Jokers w Bydgoszczy. W nagraniu udział wzięli także członkowie zespołu Option Hoax. Realizacja: brat Patefon OFMConv (www.bratpatefon.franciszkanie.tv) Podziękowania dla Mateusza Brzeskiego (zdjęcia w Gdańsku) i Sebastiana (Balian). http www.baliansport.pl
- published: 26 May 2012
- views: 1463283
- author: OFFICIALLUXTORPEDA
HYMN (Barclay James Harvest) - Lyrics English/German
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- Duration: 5:20
- Updated: 08 Feb 2013
HYMN - Barclay James Harvest English Valley's deep and the mountains so high if you wanna see god you've got to move on the other side you stand up there with your head in the clouds don't try to fly you know you might not come down don't try to fly near god you might not come down Jesus came down from heaven to earth the people said it was a virgin birth Jesus came down from heaven to earth the people said it was a virgin birth he told great stories of the lord and said he was the saviour of us all he told great stories of the lord and said he was the saviour of us all For this we killed him nailed him up high he rose again as if to ask us why then he ascended into the sky as if to say in god alone we soar as if to say in god alone we fly Valley's deep and the mountains so high if you wanna see god you've got to move on the other side you stand up there with your head in the clouds don't try to fly you know you might not come down don't try to fly near god you might not come down German Die Täler so tief und die Berge so hoch, und wenn du Gott sehen möchtest, musst du auf die andere Seite gehen. Du stehst oben, dein Kopf in den Wolken, aber versuche nicht zu fliegen, wer weiß, ob du unten auch ankommst. Versuche nicht, nahe zu Gott zu fliegen, du würdest nicht unten ankommen. Jesus kam vom Himmel herab auf die Erde, die Leute sagten, es war eine jungfräuliche Geburt. Jesus kam vom Himmel herab auf die Erde, die Leute sagten, es war eine jungfräuliche Geburt. Er erzählte ...
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HYMN - Barclay James Harvest English Valley's deep and the mountains so high if you wanna see god you've got to move on the other side you stand up there with your head in the clouds don't try to fly you know you might not come down don't try to fly near god you might not come down Jesus came down from heaven to earth the people said it was a virgin birth Jesus came down from heaven to earth the people said it was a virgin birth he told great stories of the lord and said he was the saviour of us all he told great stories of the lord and said he was the saviour of us all For this we killed him nailed him up high he rose again as if to ask us why then he ascended into the sky as if to say in god alone we soar as if to say in god alone we fly Valley's deep and the mountains so high if you wanna see god you've got to move on the other side you stand up there with your head in the clouds don't try to fly you know you might not come down don't try to fly near god you might not come down German Die Täler so tief und die Berge so hoch, und wenn du Gott sehen möchtest, musst du auf die andere Seite gehen. Du stehst oben, dein Kopf in den Wolken, aber versuche nicht zu fliegen, wer weiß, ob du unten auch ankommst. Versuche nicht, nahe zu Gott zu fliegen, du würdest nicht unten ankommen. Jesus kam vom Himmel herab auf die Erde, die Leute sagten, es war eine jungfräuliche Geburt. Jesus kam vom Himmel herab auf die Erde, die Leute sagten, es war eine jungfräuliche Geburt. Er erzählte ...
- published: 29 Mar 2009
- views: 842994
- author: Stephanus Schirmer
RED - Hymn For The Missing (Lyrics video)
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- Duration: 5:37
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Beautiful song... Everything © their respective owners, (RED, Provident Label Group, Sony Music, etc...)
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Beautiful song... Everything © their respective owners, (RED, Provident Label Group, Sony Music, etc...)
- published: 02 Mar 2011
- views: 227261
- author: enigma0Z
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Performs 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic'
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- Duration: 5:00
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
more at c-span.org
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Luxtorpeda - Hymn
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- Duration: 4:10
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
Utwór "Hymn" z albumu "Robaki". Premiera 9 maja 2012 r. Pozdrawiamy naszych przyjaciół z drużyny rugbystów "BALIAN", dla których powstał ten hymn. www.baliansport.pl Allegro: luxtorpeda.allegro.pl Soundpark www.soundpark.pl www: www.luxtorpeda.net Facebook www.facebook.com
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Utwór "Hymn" z albumu "Robaki". Premiera 9 maja 2012 r. Pozdrawiamy naszych przyjaciół z drużyny rugbystów "BALIAN", dla których powstał ten hymn. www.baliansport.pl Allegro: luxtorpeda.allegro.pl Soundpark www.soundpark.pl www: www.luxtorpeda.net Facebook www.facebook.com
- published: 26 Apr 2012
- views: 621423
- author: OFFICIALLUXTORPEDA
Caballero - Hymn
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- Duration: 3:54
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Music
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Oscar Peterson - Hymn To Freedom
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- Duration: 6:54
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
Live in Denmark,1964. Oscar Peterson on Piano Ray Brown on Bass Ed Thigpen on Drums
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Live in Denmark,1964. Oscar Peterson on Piano Ray Brown on Bass Ed Thigpen on Drums
- published: 13 Dec 2010
- views: 80321
- author: dgbailey777
Florence + The Machine - Bedroom Hymns (Lyrics)
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- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Florence + The Machine - 'Bedroom Hymns' Lyrics HD Album: 'Ceremonials' Deluxe Edition 2011 The song is pitch shifted for copyright reasons. I OWN NOTHING AT ALL.
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Florence + The Machine - 'Bedroom Hymns' Lyrics HD Album: 'Ceremonials' Deluxe Edition 2011 The song is pitch shifted for copyright reasons. I OWN NOTHING AT ALL.
- published: 08 Nov 2011
- views: 233681
- author: D. Wells
Faun - Hymn to Pan
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- Duration: 6:58
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Band: Faun Album: Eden Re/Vealed (EP) Genre: Medieval Folk Country: Germany Year: 2011 Official site: www.faune.de Official Facebook page: www.facebook.com Official Myspace page: www.myspace.com Official Youtube page: www.youtube.com This is forpromotional purposes only. DISCLAIMER: All music and images belong to the their rightful owners. The credit is theirs alone. I do not own any of the music.Absolutely no copyright infringement intended.
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Band: Faun Album: Eden Re/Vealed (EP) Genre: Medieval Folk Country: Germany Year: 2011 Official site: www.faune.de Official Facebook page: www.facebook.com Official Myspace page: www.myspace.com Official Youtube page: www.youtube.com This is forpromotional purposes only. DISCLAIMER: All music and images belong to the their rightful owners. The credit is theirs alone. I do not own any of the music.Absolutely no copyright infringement intended.
- published: 23 Jun 2011
- views: 95825
- author: vizigot037
Manowar - Hymn Of The Immortal Warriors
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- Duration: 5:30
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Manowar: Song - Hymn of the Immortal Warriors Album - Gods of War Lyrics: A hero was he Touching all our lives As if he lived and died In a single moment Great were his deeds All his words were true He lived and died A man of honor He paid with his life For his life was the price To pass the gates immortal Thy journey begins With sword in the wind Stay thy hand rest thy command For odin's call was heard above them all Thy name shall never die! Long shall we remember He who walked the road of danger Master of revenge Death's no stranger Blood and death lived on his sword The god of war his only lord Into the depths of hell Go all he fell Take thy shield take thy sword All thy weapons to the sky Ye shall need them when odin bid thee rise For none but the brave Shall rise up from the grave To see the valkyries fly And so it was by the hand of odin Did the immortal warrior pass through The gates of valhalla and into legend. Rise brother rise pass valhalla's gates Here great warriors await Reborn from thy steel All thy wounds be healed From the earth to the sky Now the son of odin rise! Take thy place among the kings For thy soul shall never die!
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Manowar: Song - Hymn of the Immortal Warriors Album - Gods of War Lyrics: A hero was he Touching all our lives As if he lived and died In a single moment Great were his deeds All his words were true He lived and died A man of honor He paid with his life For his life was the price To pass the gates immortal Thy journey begins With sword in the wind Stay thy hand rest thy command For odin's call was heard above them all Thy name shall never die! Long shall we remember He who walked the road of danger Master of revenge Death's no stranger Blood and death lived on his sword The god of war his only lord Into the depths of hell Go all he fell Take thy shield take thy sword All thy weapons to the sky Ye shall need them when odin bid thee rise For none but the brave Shall rise up from the grave To see the valkyries fly And so it was by the hand of odin Did the immortal warrior pass through The gates of valhalla and into legend. Rise brother rise pass valhalla's gates Here great warriors await Reborn from thy steel All thy wounds be healed From the earth to the sky Now the son of odin rise! Take thy place among the kings For thy soul shall never die!
- published: 22 Jun 2008
- views: 616082
- author: Elima Inglorion
Battle Hymn
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- Duration: 24:01
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
The Zentraedi campaign to capture the SDF-1 escalates out of proportion, as Khyron leads a direct attack against the space battle fortress. Yet, through all the fighting and confusion, Minmei still manages to sing for the bewildered citizens of Macross City, giving them a small ray of hope in their darkest hour.
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The Zentraedi campaign to capture the SDF-1 escalates out of proportion, as Khyron leads a direct attack against the space battle fortress. Yet, through all the fighting and confusion, Minmei still manages to sing for the bewildered citizens of Macross City, giving them a small ray of hope in their darkest hour.
- published: 10 Sep 2009
- views: 38346
- author: MANGAentertainment
ManOwaR - Battle Hymn
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- Duration: 6:56
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
ManOwaR - Battle Hymn Lyrics: By moonlight we ride Ten thousand side by side With swords drawn held high Our whips and armours shine Hail to thee our infantry Still brave beyond the grave All have sworn the eternal vow The time to strike is now [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Gone are the days when freedom shone Now blood and steel meet bone In the light of the battle's way The sands of time will shade How proud our soldiers stand With mace and chain in hand Sound the charge into glory ride Over the top of the vanguished pride [Chorus:] Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! To the battle we ride We crossed a starlit sky No space no time We'll catch the wind Strange losses, men died We crossed a starlit sky And still no space or time We'll catch the wind [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Sound of charge into glory ride Over the top of the anguished pride By moonlight we ride Ten thousand side by side [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° RIP, Scott Columbus (April 4, 2011)
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ManOwaR - Battle Hymn Lyrics: By moonlight we ride Ten thousand side by side With swords drawn held high Our whips and armours shine Hail to thee our infantry Still brave beyond the grave All have sworn the eternal vow The time to strike is now [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Gone are the days when freedom shone Now blood and steel meet bone In the light of the battle's way The sands of time will shade How proud our soldiers stand With mace and chain in hand Sound the charge into glory ride Over the top of the vanguished pride [Chorus:] Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! Victory, victory, Oh ! To the battle we ride We crossed a starlit sky No space no time We'll catch the wind Strange losses, men died We crossed a starlit sky And still no space or time We'll catch the wind [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Sound of charge into glory ride Over the top of the anguished pride By moonlight we ride Ten thousand side by side [Chorus:] Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! Kill, kill, Oh ! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° RIP, Scott Columbus (April 4, 2011)
- published: 15 Mar 2008
- views: 2941028
- author: skrzysbb
Elder Scrolls online music:(fan-made)Hymn of Tamriel-By NB
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- Duration: 2:54
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
FREE Download: www.mediafire.com Everyone can use this music if he gives a link to this video ;) Thanks for the great response ;) Being a great fan of the Elder scrolls series and Inspired by the new Trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, I decided to compose a Piece of music about Tamriel hope you enjoy
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FREE Download: www.mediafire.com Everyone can use this music if he gives a link to this video ;) Thanks for the great response ;) Being a great fan of the Elder scrolls series and Inspired by the new Trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, I decided to compose a Piece of music about Tamriel hope you enjoy
- published: 28 Jan 2013
- views: 11130
- author: BausicProductions
Johnny Cash sings The Battle Hymn Of The Republic
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- Duration: 5:02
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
From the Sept. 27, 1969 episode of The Johnny Cash Show, Cash is joined in the show-closer by the Statler Bros. and the Carter Family. Prepare to have your timbers shivered!
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From the Sept. 27, 1969 episode of The Johnny Cash Show, Cash is joined in the show-closer by the Statler Bros. and the Carter Family. Prepare to have your timbers shivered!
- published: 27 Nov 2009
- views: 524614
- author: abargle
Exodus Funeral Hymn Live At Wacken 2008
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:02
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Ripped From Shovel Headed Machine Tour DVD, All the rights are reserved and belonged to the author, not me
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Ripped From Shovel Headed Machine Tour DVD, All the rights are reserved and belonged to the author, not me
- published: 02 Feb 2010
- views: 158130
- author: Zhipeng Huang
Battle Hymn Of The Republic with lyrics
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- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Video © User ID bobf72450. Christian hymn- Battle Hymn of the Republic with lyrics. Patriotic Christian music. For historical information go to ......... en.wikipedia.org
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Video © User ID bobf72450. Christian hymn- Battle Hymn of the Republic with lyrics. Patriotic Christian music. For historical information go to ......... en.wikipedia.org
- published: 30 Jun 2010
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- author: bobf72450
photo: AP / Ugarit News via AP video
09 Feb 2013
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The video has gone viral in recent days. Syrian government soldiers, in camouflage gear, carrying rocket-propelled grenades and brandishing rifles, mugging for the camera while dancing in a circle to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Enlarge This Image. Ugarit News, via Associated Press. In a video posted online, Syrian soldiers chant and dance to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Related. U.N ... Twitter List ... Raw ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)
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10 Feb 2013
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10 Feb 2013
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10 Feb 2013
DAKAR, Senegal — Gunfire rang out in the streets of the strategic city of Gao in northern Mali on Sunday, two weeks after French troops appeared to have chased radical Islamists out of the city, which is at the edge of the desert and is the largest population center in the north. Multimedia. Interactive Feature. Turmoil in the Sahara. Related. Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara (February 10, 2013) ... Twitter List ... Mr ... ... ....(size: 9.1Kb)
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10 Feb 2013
Boeing sent a 787 up on a test flight Saturday, the first since the new airliner was grounded three weeks ago because of a battery fire ... The plan was to spend two and a half hours in the air ... ....(size: 1.0Kb)
Ohio
11 Feb 2013
KENT. A Broadway show featuring singing and dancing cowboys may seem an unlikely place to go to for inspiration when creating a Sunday morning worship service ... The church’s choir, for its processional hymn, belted out a hit song from Oklahoma!. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning ... “The choir was awesome ... Davis said she was especially touched by the final hymn, Brotherhood of Man from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ... ....(size: 3.5Kb)
Jakarta Post
11 Feb 2013
Paper Edition . Page. 2. Happy New Year. A Chinese-Indonesian woman puts an angpao (a small red envelope containing money) into the mouth of a barongsay lion dance figure in Tambak Bayan, Surabaya, on Sunday. Chinese people worldwide celebrated the Lunar New Year with joy on Sunday. JP/Indra Harsaputra ... Half of the hymns sung were in Mandarin. The first reading from the Bible was also read out in the Chinese dialect ... After the service, Rev....(size: 4.0Kb)
Zeenews
10 Feb 2013
Nagapattinam ... The angi was created from the amount got from Hundi Collections ... Later in the day, thousands of devotees took part in 'Paal Kaavadi' ... Pattar sang hymns in praise of Goddess Abirami at the temple ... The hymns are called as 'Abirami Andhathi' ... PTI ... First Published ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)
The Independent
10 Feb 2013
What's he building in there? This. For 22 years, the unproductivity of Kevin Shields and MBV has been one of rock's running jokes ... But mbv is irreducible to mere instalments ... If jet engines could sing, these would be their hymns. ....(size: 1.2Kb)
Jakarta Post
10 Feb 2013
Worshippers from Santo Hieronimus parish church in Tanjung Hulu, Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, celebrated the Chinese New Year at Sunday mass. Before the ceremony the priest and celebrants led a procession to the church accompanied by fireworks. Half of the hymns sung in the mass were in Mandarin. The first reading from the Bible was also read out in the Chinese dialect ... The priest wore red vestments ... (ebf) ....(size: 1.9Kb)
U~T San Diego
10 Feb 2013
They said she was a typical teen who wanted to borrow her friends’ clothes and who never left home without her lip gloss ... Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed Jan ... Moments later, the hundreds in attendance rose to their feet to begin the service with a round of applause “to the strength of this family.” The nearly four-hour funeral was punctuated with a choir singing hymns so triumphantly that at times the floor shook ... Rep ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
Ohio
10 Feb 2013
CHICAGO. Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation’s debate over gun violence ... I’m sorry,” Cleopatra Pendleton told the packed South Side church ... The nearly four-hour funeral was punctuated with a choir singing hymns so triumphantly that at times the floor shook ... Rep. Bobby Rush and the Rev....(size: 2.9Kb)
Baltimore Sun
10 Feb 2013
Family, friends and a host of elected officials celebrated the life of East Baltimore Del. Hattie N ... "Today there's a lot of powerful emotion in this place," said Gov. Martin O'Malley ... 28 ... House Speaker Michael E ... Parris N ... In a rousing address, Gibbs worked up to the theme that had dominated the ceremony — Harrison's life of service — and drew on the words of the hymn "If I Can Help Somebody" which Gretchen Starks belted out....(size: 3.8Kb)
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10 Feb 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence ... I'm sorry," Cleopatra Pendleton told the packed South Side church ... The nearly four-hour funeral was punctuated with a choir singing hymns so triumphantly that at times the floor shook ... Rep. Bobby Rush and the Rev ... ... The Rev....(size: 4.8Kb)
Newstrack India
10 Feb 2013
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10 Feb 2013
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The Independent
10 Feb 2013
The moment Kraftwerk were born was the moment the ink dried on the Potsdam Agreement ... The vanquished did too ... The only way was forward ... Its title track, however, is a deeply ambivalent hymn to atomic energy, its melody radiating utopian optimism, its naive lyrics ("Radioactivity/Is in the air for you and me/Discovered by Madame Curie") seeming to play along, but the sinister underlying chords counselling caution ... Next week ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)
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For other uses, see Hymn (disambiguation).
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise." Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.
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Origins[link]
Ancient hymns include the Egyptian Great Hymn to the Aten, composed by Pharaoh Akhenaten; the Vedas, a collection of hymns in the tradition of Hinduism; and the Psalms, a collection of songs from Judaism. The Western tradition of hymnody begins with the Homeric Hymns, a collection of ancient Greek hymns, the oldest of which were written in the 7th century BC, praising deities of the ancient Greek religions. Surviving from the 3rd century BC is a collection of six literary hymns (Ὕμνοι) by the Alexandrian poet Callimachus.
Patristic writers began applying the term ὕμνος, or hymnus in Latin, to Christian songs of praise, and frequently used the word as a synonym for "psalm".[1]
Christian hymnody[link]
Originally modeled on the Psalms and other poetic passages (commonly referred to as "canticles") in the Scriptures, Christian hymns are generally directed as praise and worship to the monotheistic God. Many refer to Jesus Christ either directly or indirectly.
Since the earliest times, Christians have sung "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs", both in private devotions and in corporate worship (Matthew 26:30; 1 Cor 14:26; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; James 5:13; cf. Revelation 5:8-10; Revelation 14:1-5).
One definition of a hymn is "...a lyric poem, reverently and devotionally conceived, which is designed to be sung and which expresses the worshipper's attitude toward God or God's purposes in human life. It should be simple and metrical in form, genuinely emotional, poetic and literary in style, spiritual in quality, and in its ideas so direct and so immediately apparent as to unify a congregation while singing it".[2]
Christian hymns are often written with special or seasonal themes and these are used on holy days such as Christmas, Easter and the Feast of All Saints, or during particular seasons such as Advent and Lent. Others are used to instill reverence to the Holy Bible or to celebrate Christian practices such as the eucharist or baptism. Some hymns praise or address individual saints, particularly the Blessed Virgin Mary; such hymns are particularly prevalent in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and to some extent "High Church" Anglicanism.
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A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist or hymnodist, and the practice of singing hymns is called hymnody; the same word is used for the collectivity of hymns belonging to a particular denomination or period (e.g. "nineteenth century Methodist hymnody" would mean the body of hymns written and/or used by Methodists in the 19th century). A collection of hymns is called a hymnal or hymnary. These may or may not include music. A student of hymnody is called a hymnologist, and the scholarly study of hymns, hymnists and hymnody is hymnology. The music to which a hymn may be sung is a hymn tune.
In many Evangelical churches, traditional songs are classified as hymns while more contemporary worship songs are not considered hymns. The reason for this distinction is unclear, but according to some it is due to the radical shift of style and devotional thinking that began with the Jesus movement and Jesus music.
Music and accompaniment[link]
In ancient and medieval times, stringed instruments such as the harp, lyre and lute were used with psalms and hymns.
Since there is a lack of musical notation in early writings,[3] the actual musical forms in the early church can only be surmised. During the Middle Ages a rich hymnody developed in the form of Gregorian chant or plainsong. This type was sung in unison, in one of eight church modes, and most often by monastic choirs. While they were written originally in Latin, many have been translated; a familiar example is the 4th century Of the Father's Heart Begotten sung to the 11th century plainsong Divinum Mysterium.
Western church[link]
Later hymnody in the Western church introduced four-part vocal harmony as the norm, adopting major and minor keys, and came to be led by organ and choir. It shares many elements with classical music.
Today, except for choirs, more musically inclined congregations and a cappella congregations, hymns are typically sung in unison. In some cases complementary full settings for organ are also published, in others organists and other accompanists are expected to transcribe the four-part vocal score for their instrument of choice.
To illustrate Protestant usage, in the traditional services and liturgies of the Methodist churches, which are based upon Anglican practice, hymns are sung (often accompanied by an organ) during the processional to the altar, during the receiving of the Eucharist, during the recessional, and sometimes at other points during the service. These hymns can be found in the United Methodist Hymnal. The Doxology is also sung after the tithes and offerings are brought up to the altar.
Contemporary Christian worship, as often found in Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism, may include the use of contemporary worship music played with electric guitars and the drum kit, sharing many elements with rock music.
Other groups of Christians have historically excluded instrumental accompaniment, citing the absence of instruments in worship by the church in the first several centuries of its existence, and adhere to an unaccompanied a cappella congregational singing of hymns. These groups include the 'Brethren' (often both 'Open' and 'Exclusive'), the Churches of Christ, Mennonites, Primitive Baptists, and certain Reformed churches, although during the last century or so, several of these, such as the Free Church of Scotland have abandoned this stance.
Eastern church[link]
Eastern Christianity (the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches) have a very rich and ancient hymnographical tradition.
Eastern chant is almost always a cappella, and instrumental accompaniment is rare. The central form of chant in the Eastern Orthodoxy is Byzantine Chant, which is used to chant all forms of liturgical worship. Exceptions include the Coptic Orthodox tradition which makes use of the sistrum, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which also uses drums, cymbals and other instruments on certain occasions.
The development of Christian hymnody[link]
Thomas Aquinas, in the introduction to his commentary on the Psalms, defined the Christian hymn thus: "Hymnus est laus Dei cum cantico; canticum autem exultatio mentis de aeternis habita, prorumpens in vocem." ("A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.")[4]
The Protestant Reformation resulted in two conflicting attitudes to hymns. One approach, the regulative principle of worship, favoured by many Zwinglians, Calvinists and some radical reformers, considered anything that was not directly authorised by the Bible to be a novel and Catholic introduction to worship, which was to be rejected. All hymns that were not direct quotations from the Bible fell into this category. Such hymns were banned, along with any form of instrumental musical accompaniment, and organs were ripped out of churches. Instead of hymns, biblical psalms were chanted, most often without accompaniment, to very basic melodies. This was known as exclusive psalmody. Examples of this may still be found in various places, including the "free churches" of western Scotland.
The other Reformation approach, the normative principle of worship, produced a burst of hymn writing and congregational singing. Martin Luther is notable not only as a reformer, but as the author of many hymns including Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God), which is sung today even by Catholics, and Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (Praise be to You, Jesus Christ) for Christmas. Luther and his followers often used their hymns, or chorales, to teach tenets of the faith to worshipers. The first Protestant hymnal was published in Bohemia in 1532 by the Unitas Fratrum. Count Zinzendorf, the Lutheran leader of the Moravian Church in the 18th century wrote some 2,000 hymns. The earlier English writers tended to paraphrase biblical texts, particularly Psalms; Isaac Watts followed this tradition, but is also credited as having written the first English hymn which was not a direct paraphrase of Scripture.[5] Watts (1674–1748), whose father was an Elder of a dissenter congregation, complained at age 16, that when allowed only psalms to sing, the faithful could not even sing about their Lord, Christ Jesus. His father invited him to see what he could do about it; the result was Watts' first hymn, "Behold the glories of the Lamb."[6] Found in few hymnals today, the hymn has eight stanzas in common meter and is based on Revelation 5:6, 8, 9, 10, 12.[7]
Relying heavily on Scripture, Watts wrote metered texts based on New Testament passages that brought the Christian faith into the songs of the church. Isaac Watts has been called "the father of English hymnody," but Erik Routley sees him more as "the liberator of English hymnody," because his hymns, and hymns like them, moved worshipers beyond singing only Old Testament psalms, inspiring congregations and revitalizing worship.[8]
Later writers took even more freedom, some even including allegory and metaphor in their texts.
Charles Wesley's hymns spread Methodist theology, not only within Methodism, but in most Protestant churches. He developed a new focus: expressing one's personal feelings in the relationship with God as well as the simple worship seen in older hymns. Wesley wrote:
- Where shall my wondering soul begin?
- How shall I all to heaven aspire?
- A slave redeemed from death and sin,
- A brand plucked from eternal fire,
- How shall I equal triumphs raise,
- Or sing my great deliverer's praise.
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic, performed by Frank C. Stanley, Elise Stevenson, and a mixed quartet in 1908.
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Wesley's contribution, along with the Second Great Awakening in America led to a new style called gospel, and a new explosion of sacred music writing with Fanny Crosby, Lina Sandell, Philip Bliss, Ira D. Sankey, and others who produced testimonial music for revivals, camp meetings, and evangelistic crusades. The tune style or form is technically designated "gospel songs" as distinct from hymns. Gospel songs generally include a refrain (or chorus) and usually (though not always) a faster tempo than the hymns. As examples of the distinction, "Amazing Grace" is a hymn (no refrain), but "How Great Thou Art" is a gospel song. During the 19th century the gospel-song genre spread rapidly in Protestantism and, to a lesser but still definite extent, in Roman Catholicism; the gospel-song genre is unknown in the worship per se by Eastern Orthodox churches, which rely exclusively on traditional chants (a type of hymn).
The Methodist Revival of the 18th century created an explosion of hymn writing in Welsh, which continued into the first half of the 19th century. The most prominent names among Welsh hymn-writers are William Williams Pantycelyn and Ann Griffiths. The second half of the 19th century witnessed an explosion of hymn tune composition and choir singing in Wales.[9]
Along with the more classical sacred music of composers ranging from Mozart to Monteverdi, the Catholic Church continued to produce many popular hymns such as Lead, Kindly Light, Silent Night, O Sacrament Divine and Faith of our Fathers.
Many churches today use contemporary worship music which includes a range of styles often influenced by popular music. This often leads to some conflict between older and younger congregants (see contemporary worship). This is not new; the Christian pop music style began in the late 1960s and became very popular during the 1970s, as young hymnists sought ways in which to make the music of their religion relevant for their generation.
This long tradition has resulted in a wide variety of hymns. Some modern churches include within hymnody the traditional hymn (usually describing God), contemporary worship music (often directed to God) and gospel music (expressions of one's personal experience of God). This distinction is not perfectly clear; and purists remove the second two types from the classification as hymns. It is a matter of debate, even sometimes within a single congregation, often between revivalist and traditionalist movements.
American developments[link]
African-Americans developed a rich hymnody from spirituals during times of slavery to the modern, lively black gospel style. The first influences of African American Culture into hymns came from Slave Songs of the United States a collection of slave hymns complied by William Francis Allen who had difficulty pinning them down from the oral tradition, and though he succeeded, he points out the awe inspiring effect of the hymns when sung in by their originators.[10]
Thanks to Thomas Symmes[who?] a new idea of how to sing hymns spread throughout the churches in which anyone would sing a hymn any way they felt led to; this was opposed by the views of Symmes colleagues[who?] who felt it was "like Five Hundred different Tunes roared out at the same time."[citation needed] William Billings, a singing school teacher, created the first tune book with only American born compositions. Within his books, Billings did not put as much emphasis on "common measure"[clarification needed] which was the typical way hymns were sung, but he attempted "to have a Sufficiency in each measure"[clarification needed]. The Boston Handel and Haydn Society aimed at raising the level of church music in America, publishing their "Collection of Church Music".[when?] In the late 19th century Ira D. Sankey and Dwight L. Moody developed the relatively new subcategory of gospel hymns.[11]
Hymn metres[link]
Main article: Metre (hymn)
The metre indicates the number of syllables for the lines in each stanza of a hymn. This provides a means of marrying the hymn's text with an appropriate hymn tune for singing. In practice many hymns conform to one of a relatively small number of metres (syllable count and stress patterns). Care must be taken, however, to ensure that not only the metre of words and tune match, but also the stresses on the words in each line. Technically speaking an iambic tune, for instance, cannot be used with words of, say, trochaic metre.
The metre is often denoted by a row of figures besides the name of the tune, such as "87.87.87", which would inform the reader that each verse has six lines, and that the first line has eight syllables, the second has seven, the third line eight, etc. The metre can also be described by initials; L.M. indicates long metre, which is 88.88 (four lines, each eight syllables long); S.M. is short metre (66.86); C.M. is common metre (86.86), while D.L.M., D.S.M. and D.C.M. (the "D" stands for double) are similar to their respective single metres except that they have eight lines in a verse instead of four.[12]
See also[link]
- Carol
- Chorale
- Contemporary worship music
- Doxology
- Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
- Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- List of Chinese Hymn Books
- List of Hymnals
- List of Roman Catholic hymns
- Metrical psalter
- Psalm
- Sacred Harp
- Shape note
- Vedic Chant
References[link]
- ^ Entry on ὕμνος, Liddell and Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 8th edition 1897, 1985 printing), p. 1849; entry on 'hymnus,' Lewis and Short, A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press 1879, 1987 printing), p. 872.
- ^ Eskew; McElrath (1980). Sing with Understanding, An Introduction to Christian Hymnology. ISBN 0-8054-6809-9.
- ^ Entry on "Hymn: 4. Hymn Sources and Transmission," Warren Anderson, et al. Grove Music Online (2007-2009) (subscription required).
- ^ Aquinas, Thomas. "St. Thomas's Introduction to his Exposition of the Psalms of David". http://www4.desales.edu/~philtheo/loughlin/ATP/Proemium.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ Wilson-Dickson, Andrew (1992). The Story of Christian Music. Oxford: Lion, SPCK. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0-281-04626-3.
- ^ Routley, Erik (1980). Christian Hymns, An Introduction to Their Story (Audio Book). Princeton: Prestige Publications, Inc.. p. Part 7, "Isaac Watts, the Liberator of English Hymnody".
- ^ Routley and Richardson (2005, 1979). A Panorama of Christian Hymnody. Chicago: G.I.A. Publications, Inc.. pp. 40–41. ISBN 1-57999-352-4.
- ^ Christian Hymns, An Introduction to Their Story (Audio Book) op. cit.. p. Part 7, "Isaac Watts, the Liberator of English Hymnody".
- ^ E. Wyn James, 'The Evolution of the Welsh Hymn', in Dissenting Praise, ed. I. Rivers & D. L. Wykes (OUP, 2011)
- ^ Music, David. Hymnology A Collection of Source Readings. 1. 1. Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. 179/185-186/192/199/206. Print.
- ^ Music, David. Hymnology A Collection of Source Readings. 1. 1. Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996.
- ^ Children's Britannica. Volume 9 (Revised 3rd ed.). 1981. pp. 166–167.
External links[link]
The links below are restricted to either material that is historical or resources that are non-denominational or inter-denominational. Denomination-specific resources are mentioned from the relevant denomination-specific articles.
- "The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada". http://www.thehymnsociety.org/index.html.
- "The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland". http://www.hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/.
- "Examples of Byzantine Music for Hymns". http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Index.html. — 2000 pages of hymns in both staff and neumatic notation
- "HistoricHymns.com". http://www.historichymns.com. — Site with extensive hymn searching tools
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| Oscar Emmanuel Peterson | |
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 Peterson in 1977 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oscar Emmanuel Peterson |
| Born | (1925-08-15)August 15, 1925 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 23, 2007(2007-12-23) (aged 82) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Pianist, composer, vocalist |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1945–2007 |
| Labels | Mercury, MPS, Pablo, Telarc, Verve |
| Website | www.oscarpeterson.com |
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, "O.P." by his friends.[1][2] He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received other numerous awards and honours over the course of his career. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time,[3] having played thousands of live concerts to audiences worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
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Biography[link]
Peterson was born to immigrants from the West Indies; his father worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railway.[4] Peterson grew up in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal, Quebec. It was in this predominantly black neighbourhood that he found himself surrounded by the jazz culture that flourished in the early 20th century.[5] At the age of five, Peterson began honing his skills with the trumpet and piano. However, a bout of tuberculosis at age seven prevented him from playing the trumpet again, and so he directed all his attention to the piano. His father, Daniel Peterson, an amateur trumpeter and pianist, was one of his first music teachers, and his sister Daisy taught young Oscar classical piano. Young Oscar was persistent at practising scales and classical etudes daily, and thanks to such arduous practice he developed his astonishing virtuosity.
As a child, Peterson also studied with Hungarian-born pianist Paul de Marky, a student of István Thomán, who was himself a pupil of Franz Liszt, so his training was predominantly based on classical piano. Meanwhile he was captivated by traditional jazz and learned several ragtime pieces and especially the boogie-woogie. At that time Peterson was called "the Brown Bomber of the Boogie-Woogie."[6]
At age nine Peterson played piano with control that impressed professional musicians. For many years his piano studies included four to six hours of practice daily. Only in his later years did he decrease his daily practice to just one or two hours. In 1940, at age fourteen, Peterson won the national music competition organized by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After that victory, he dropped out of school and became a professional pianist working for a weekly radio show, and playing at hotels and music halls.
Influences[link]
Some of the artists who influenced Peterson's musicianship during the earlier type of years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson and Art Tatum, to whom many have tried to compare Peterson in later years.[7] One of his first exposures to Tatum's musical talents came early in his teen years when his father played Art Tatum's Tiger Rag for him, and Peterson was so intimidated by what he heard that he became disillusioned about his own playing, to the extent of refusing to play the piano at all for several weeks. In his own words, "Tatum scared me to death" and Peterson was "never cocky again" about his mastery at the piano.[8] Tatum was a model for Peterson's musicianship during the 1940s and 1950s. Tatum and Peterson eventually became good friends, although Peterson was always shy about being compared with Tatum and rarely played the piano in Tatum's presence.
Peterson has also credited his sister Daisy Sweeney — a noted piano teacher in Montreal who also taught several other noted Canadian jazz musicians — with being an important teacher and influence on his career. Under his sister's tutelage, Peterson expanded into classical piano training and broadened his range while mastering the core classical pianism from scales to preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach.[9]
Building on Art Tatum's pianism and aesthetics, Peterson also absorbed Tatum's musical influences, notably from piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff's harmonizations, as well as direct quotations from his 2nd Piano Concerto, are thrown in here and there in many recordings by Peterson, including his work with the most familiar formulation of the Oscar Peterson Trio, with bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis. During the 1960s and 1970s Peterson made numerous trio recordings highlighting his piano performances that reveal more of his eclectic style that absorbed influences from various genres of jazz, popular and classical music.
Norman Granz[link]
An important step in his career was joining impresario Norman Granz's labels (especially Verve) and Granz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" project. Granz discovered Peterson in a peculiar manner. As the impresario was being taken to the Montreal airport by cab, the radio was playing a live broadcast of Peterson at a local night club. Granz was so smitten by what he heard that he ordered the driver to take him to the club so that he could meet the pianist. In 1949, Granz introduced Peterson at a Carnegie Hall Jazz at the Philharmonic show in New York.[10]
So was born a lasting relationship and Granz remained Peterson's manager for most of his career. One poignant illustration: in the last two years of his life, Peterson doted on a boxer dog that he named "Smedley," Peterson's nickname for Granz. On the day of Peterson's death, Smedley lay on the bed with him and would not leave.[11]
This was more than a managerial relationship; Peterson praised Granz for standing up for him and other black jazz musicians in the segregationist south of the 1950s and 1960s. For example, in the Canadian Broadcasting Company's two-part documentary video Music in the Key of Oscar, Peterson tells how Granz stood up to a gun-toting southern policeman who wanted to stop the trio from using "white-only" taxis. The entire documentary is a fascinating account of Peterson's life from his Montreal childhood, to his career, to his family relations and includes interviews with Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Ella Fitzgerald. Its narrative ends in 1993, just before Peterson's debilitating stroke.[12]
In the course of his career, Peterson developed a reputation as a technically brilliant and melodically inventive jazz pianist and became a regular on Canadian radio from the 1940s. His name was already recognized in the United States. However, his 1949 debut at Carnegie Hall, New York City, arranged by Norman Granz, was uncredited; owing to union restrictions, his appearance could not be billed.[citation needed]
Through Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic he was able to play with the major jazz artists of the time. Some of his musical associates included Ray Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Ed Thigpen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Louis Armstrong, Stéphane Grappelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, Anita O'Day, Fred Astaire, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Stan Getz.
Duets[link]
Peterson made numerous duo performances and recordings with bassists Ray Brown, Sam Jones, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, guitarists Joe Pass, Irving Ashby, Herb Ellis, and Barney Kessel, pianists Count Basie, Herbie Hancock, Benny Green, and Keith Emerson, trumpeters Clark Terry and Louis Armstrong, and many other important jazz players. His 1950s duo recordings with bassist Ray Brown mark the formation of one of the longest lasting partnerships in the history of jazz. Peterson's 1970's duo with guitarist Joe Pass has been considered one of the highest standards in the genre.
According to pianist/educator Mark Eisenman, some of Peterson's best playing was as an understated accompanist to singer Ella Fitzgerald and trumpeter Roy Eldridge.[13]
Trio[link]
Peterson redefined the jazz trio by bringing musicianship of all three members to the highest level. The definitive trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis was, in his own words "the most stimulating" and productive setting for public performances as well as in studio recordings. In the early 1950s, Peterson began performing with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as the Oscar Peterson Trio. Shortly afterward the drummer Smith was replaced by guitarist Irving Ashby, formerly of the Nat King Cole Trio. Ashby, who was a swing guitarist, was soon replaced by Barney Kessel.[14] Kessel tired of touring after a year, and was succeeded by Herb Ellis. As Ellis was white, Peterson's trios were racially integrated, a controversial move at the time that was fraught with difficulties with segregationist whites and blacks.
Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival is widely regarded as the landmark album in Peterson's career, and one of the most influential trios in jazz. Their last recording, On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded live at the Town Tavern in Toronto, captured a remarkable degree of emotional as well as musical understanding between three players.[15] All three musicians were equal contributors involved in a highly sophisticated improvisational interplay. When Herb Ellis left the group in 1958, Peterson and Brown believed they could not adequately replace Ellis. Ellis was replaced by drummer Ed Thigpen in 1959. Brown and Thigpen worked with Peterson on his famous albums Night Train and the successful Canadiana Suite. Brown and Thigpen left in 1965 and were replaced by bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes (and later, drummer Bobby Durham). The trio performed together until 1970. Their albums included pop songs such as The Beatles' "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby". In the fall of 1970, Peterson's trio were successful in their album Tristeza on Piano which was a eulogy of the recently deceased Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, the Monterey Pop Festival stars. This record was released on CD in 1985, went out of print, and then came back remastered in 2005 as an anniversary edition. Selections from this trio's work have been incidentally used for Japanese anime and other live action films. Jones and Durham left in 1970.
In the 1970s Peterson formed another landmark trio with virtuoso guitarist Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass. This trio emulated the success of the 1950s trio with Brown and Ellis, gave acclaimed performances at numerous festivals, and made best-selling recordings, most notably the 1978 double album recorded live in Paris. In 1974 Oscar added British drummer, Martin Drew, and this quartet toured and recorded extensively worldwide. Pass said in a 1976 interview: "The only guys I've heard who come close to total mastery of their instruments are Art Tatum and Peterson".
Quartet[link]
A quartet was a less permanent setting for Peterson, after the trio or duo, as it was hard to find equally powerful musicians available for a tightly knit arrangement with him. After the loss of Ellis his next trio eventually turned into a quartet after he added a drummer — first Gene Gammage for a brief time, then Ed Thigpen. In this group Peterson became the dominant soloist. Later members of the group were Louis Hayes, Bobby Durham, Ray Price, Sam Jones, George Mraz, Martin Drew and Lorne Lofsky.[3]
Peterson often formed a quartet by adding a fourth player to his existing trios. He was open to experimental collaborations with jazz stars, such as saxophonist Ben Webster, trumpeter Clark Terry, and vibraphonist Milt Jackson among others. In 1961, the Peterson trio with Jackson recorded a highly praised album, Very Tall.
Further career[link]
From the late 1950s, when Peterson gained worldwide recognition as one of the leading pianists in jazz, he played in a variety of settings: solo, duo, trio, quartet, small bands, and big bands. However, his solo piano recitals, as well as his solo piano recordings were rare, until he chose to make a series of solo albums titled "Exclusively for my friends." These solo piano sessions, made for the Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (MPS) label, were Peterson's response to the emergence of such stars as Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner.
Some cognoscenti assert that Peterson's best recordings were made for MPS in the late 1960s and early 1970s. For some years subsequently he recorded for Granz's Pablo Records after the label was founded in 1973.[citation needed] In the 1990s and 2000s he recorded several albums accompanied by a combo for Telarc.
In the 1980s he played successfully in a duo with pianist Herbie Hancock. In the late 1980s and 1990s, after the stroke, Peterson made performances and recordings with his protégé Benny Green.
Composer and teacher[link]
Peterson wrote pieces for piano, for trio, for quartet and for big band. He also wrote several songs, and made recordings as a singer. Probably his best-known compositions are "Canadiana Suite" and "Hymn to Freedom," the latter composed in the 1960s and inspired by the U.S. civil rights movement.
Peterson taught piano and improvisation in Canada, mainly in Toronto. With associates, he started and headed the Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto for five years during the 1960s, but it closed because concert touring called him and his associates away, and it did not have government funding.[16] Later, he mentored the York University jazz program and was the Chancellor of the entire university for several years in the early 1990s. He also published his original jazz piano etudes for practice. However, he asked his students to study the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Goldberg Variations, and The Art of Fugue, considering these piano pieces essential for every serious pianist. Pianists Benny Green and Oliver Jones were among his students.[17]
Stroke, later years and death[link]
Peterson had arthritis since his youth, and in later years could hardly button his shirt. Never slender, his weight increased to 125 kg (280 lb), hindering his mobility. He had hip replacement surgery in the early 1990s.[18] Although the surgery was successful, his mobility was still inhibited. Somewhat later, in 1993, Peterson suffered a serious stroke that weakened his left side and sidelined him for two years. Also in 1993 incoming Prime Minister and longtime Peterson fan and friend Jean Chrétien offered Peterson the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, but according to Chrétien he declined, citing the health problems from his recent stroke.[19]
After the stroke, Peterson recuperated for about two years. He gradually regained mobility and some control of his left hand. However, his virtuosity was never restored to the original level, and his playing after his stroke relied principally on his right hand.[20] In 1995 he returned to public performances on a limited basis, and also made several live and studio recordings for Telarc. In 1997 he received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement and an International Jazz Hall of Fame Award, another indication that Peterson continued to be regarded as one of the greatest jazz musicians ever to play. Canadian politician, friend, and amateur pianist Bob Rae contends that "a one-handed Oscar was better than just about anyone with two hands".[21]
In 2003, Peterson recorded the DVD A Night in Vienna for Verve, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP), Ulf Wakenius and Martin Drew. He continued to tour the U.S. and Europe, though maximally one month a year, with a couple of days' rest between concerts to recover his strength. His accompanists consisted of Ulf Wakenius (guitar), NHØP or David Young (bass),[22] and Alvin Queen (drums), all leaders of their own groups.
Peterson's health declined rapidly in 2007. He had to cancel his performance at the 2007 Toronto Jazz Festival and his attendance at a June 8, 2007 Carnegie Hall all-star performance in his honour, owing to illness. On December 23, 2007, Peterson died of kidney failure at his home in Mississauga, Ontario.[23][24] He left seven children, his fourth wife Kelly, and their daughter, Celine (born 1991).
Awards and recognition[link]
Musical awards and recognition[link]
Begone Dull Care is an abstract film presentation of Peterson's music, released in 1949.
His work earned him eight Grammy awards over the years and he was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame.
Peterson received the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award from Black Theatre Workshop (1986), Roy Thomson Award (1987), a Toronto Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1991), the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1992), the Glenn Gould Prize (1993), the award of the International Society for Performing Artists (1995), the Loyola Medal of Concordia University (1997), the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1997), the Praemium Imperiale World Art Award (1999), the UNESCO Music Prize (2000), the Toronto Musicians' Association Musician of the Year award (2001), and an honorary LLD from the University of the West Indies (2006).
In 1999, Concordia University in Montreal renamed their Loyola-campus concert hall Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in his honour.[25]
In 2005, Peterson celebrated his 80th birthday at the HMV flagship store in Toronto, where a crowd of about 200 gathered to celebrate with him. Long time admirer, and fellow Canadian Diana Krall, sang "Happy Birthday" to him and also performed a vocal version of one of Peterson's songs "When Summer Comes". The lyrics for this version were written by Elvis Costello, Krall's husband. Canada Post unveiled a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. The event was covered by a live radio broadcast by Toronto jazz station, JAZZ.FM.
Peterson received the BBC-Radio Lifetime Achievement Award, London, England.[26]
"Technique is something you use to make your ideas listenable," he once told jazz writer Len Lyons. "You learn to play the instrument so you have a musical vocabulary, and you practice to get your technique to the point you need to express yourself, depending on how heavy your ideas are."
"Some may criticize Peterson for not advancing, for finding his niche and staying with it for an entire career, but while he may not be the most revolutionary artist in jazz, the documentary Music in the Key of Oscar demonstrates that breaking down barriers can be accomplished in more ways than one."[27] "He was a crystallizer, rather than an innovator."[20]
""His hands could do things few piano players can do," said pianist Bill King who studied with Peterson at his music school. Because Peterson was a big man — six feet three inches — he could stretch his hands over a keyboard in a way few musicians can match.[28]
Ray Charles, in Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - Piano Blues (2003), said "Oscar Peterson is a mother fucking piano player!"
Recognition in Canada[link]
While Peterson was recognized as a great jazz pianist both at home in Canada and internationally, he was also regarded in Canada as a distinguished public figure. His notable personage is evident in the acclaim and awards he received, particularly in the latter two decades of his life.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (the country's highest civilian state order for talent and service) in 1972, and promoted to Companion of the order (the highest degree of merit and humanity), in 1984. He was also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec, and an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France.
From 1991 to 1994, Peterson was chancellor of York University in Toronto. The chancellor is the titular head of the university. Weeks after his death, the Province of Ontario announced a C$4 million scholarship for the "Oscar Peterson Chair" for Jazz Performance at York University with an additional C$1 million to be awarded annually in music scholarships to underprivileged York students in tribute to Peterson.[28]
Peterson's niece, television journalist Sylvia Sweeney, produced an award-winning documentary film, In the Key of Oscar, about Peterson in 1992.
Unlike most other jazz musicians, Oscar Peterson was networked with Canadian elites in the later years of his life. For example, former Ontario premier Bob Rae recalled that in 2007, himself, Ontario Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, and former Ontario premier Bill Davis celebrated McMurtry's retirement with Peterson, his wife, and their wives.[30]
Peterson received honorary doctorates from many Canadian universities: Carleton University, Queen's University, Concordia University, McMaster University, Mount Allison University, the University of Victoria, the University of Western Ontario, York University, the University of Toronto, and the Université Laval, as well as from Northwestern University and Niagara University in the United States.
In 2004, the City of Toronto named the courtyard of the Toronto-Dominion Centre Oscar Peterson Square.
In 2005, the Peel District School Board in suburban Toronto opened the Oscar Peterson school in Mississauga, Ontario, two miles from his home. Peterson said, "This is a most unexpected and moving tribute."[31] He visited the school several times and donated electronic musical equipment to it.[20] Soon after Peterson's death, the University of Toronto Mississauga opened a major student residence in March 2008 as "Oscar Peterson Hall".[32]
Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien wanted in 1993 to put Peterson forward to the Governor General of Canada for appointment to the post of Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, but Peterson felt that his health could not stand up to the many ceremonial duties that this position would require. "He was the most famous Canadian in the world," said Chrétien. Chrétien also said that Nelson Mandela glowed when meeting Peterson. "It was very emotional. They were both moved to meet each other. These were two men with humble beginnings who rose to very illustrious levels."[33]
A major memorial concert, held on January 12, 2008, filled the 2500-seat Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. People had queued for more than three hours to get in. Governor General Michaëlle Jean reported at the concert that "thousands" more could not get in. Among the performers were Grégory Charles, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Phil Nimmons and singers Audrey Morris and Nancy Wilson. The "Oscar Peterson" quartet played key pieces; they are Monty Alexander, Jeff Hamilton, Ulf Wakenius and Dave Young. All toured with Peterson during his late "one-handed" period" except Alexander. The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, University of Toronto Gospel Choir[34] and Sharon Riley & the Faith Chorale, under the direction of Andrew Craid along with opera soprano Measha Brueggergosman closed the show, singing an excerpt from Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom". The show was made available for download.[21][35]
In 2008, a young pianist named Connor Derraugh in Winnipeg, Manitoba wrote a tribute song to Oscar Peterson. He would later play it at an Oscar Peterson tribute concert at a local church and receive a standing ovation. The event was broadcasted on CBC Radio.
A movement was begun on Facebook to rename the Lionel-Groulx Metro station, a transfer station between Montreal's Green Line and Orange Line, in honour of Oscar Peterson. The Montreal Transit Corporation, however, has refused to end its moratorium on renaming Metro stations. The city's policy on landmark tributes is to wait at least a year after a public figure's death.[36][37][38][39]
An Ontario school named Oscar Peterson Public School was opened in Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York on 30 April 2009,[40] and commenced operation in the 2009-2010 school year.
Grammy Awards[link]
- 1974 Best Jazz Performance by a Group The Trio - Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Niels- Henning Orsted Pedersen
- 1977 Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist The Giants - Oscar Peterson
- 1978 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77
- 1979 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Oscar Peterson and The Trumpet Kings – Jousts - Oscar Peterson
- 1990 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
- 1990 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
- 1991 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group Saturday Night at the Blue Note
- 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Instrumental Soloist Lifetime Achievement
Honorary Degrees Conferred[link]
- 1973 Carleton University - Doctor of Laws
- 1976 Queen's University - Doctor of Laws
- 1979 Concordia University - Doctor of Laws
- 1980 Mount Alison, Sackville N.B. - Doctor of Music
- 1981 McMaster University - Doctor of Laws
- 1981 University of Victoria, B.C. - Doctor of Laws
- 1982 York University - Doctor of Letters
- 1983 Northwestern University, Illinois - Doctor of Fine Arts
- 1985 University of Toronto - Doctor of Laws
- 1985 Laval University - Doctor of Music
- 1991 York University: Installed as Chancellor by the Board of Governors
- 1994 York University: Chancellor Emeritus
- 1994 Western Ontario Conservatory of Music - Licentiate in Music Diploma
- 1994 University of British Columbia - Doctor of Laws
- 1996 Niagara University, New York - Doctor of Fine Arts
- 1999 University of Western Ontario - Doctor of Laws
Instruments[link]
- Bösendorfer pianos - exclusively in the 1990s and 2000s
- Yamaha - Acoustic and Disklavier- 1998-2006 in Canada (Touring and Recording)
- Steinway & Sons pianos - most performances from 1940s through the 1980s, some recordings.
- Baldwin pianos - some performances in the USA, some recordings.
- C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik pianos - some performances and recordings in Europe.
- Clavichord - on album "Porgy and Bess" with Joe Pass
- Fender electric piano - several recordings.
- Synthesizer - several recordings.
- Hammond organ - some live performances and several recordings.
- Vocals - some live performances and several recordings.
Discography[link]
Further information: Oscar Peterson discography
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ Remarks by Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Bob Rae, Oscar Peterson Tribute - Simply The Best. Concerts On Demand. CBC Radio Two (12 January 2008). Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
- ^ Severo, Richard (2010-10-20). "OSCAR PETERSON: 1925-2007 / Virtuoso pianist - among jazz world's giants". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/25/MNVJU4DP4.DTL.
- ^ a b Scott Yanow. "Oscar Peterson Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p7322/biography. Retrieved 2007-01-28. . With typical modesty, Peterson hailed Art Tatum as the greatest jazz pianist, declaring "Musically speaking, he was and is my musical God, and I feel honored to remain one of his humbly devoted disciples." Journal, Oscar Peterson, March 7, 2004; Jazz Professional, 1962, http://www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Oscar%20Peterson_Points.htm
- ^ "Obituaries: Oscar Peterson". The Daily Telegraph (London). 26 December 2007. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1573622/Oscar-Peterson.html. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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- ^ View Video, 2004
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- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation full obituary, December 24, 2007
- CBC Digital Archives: Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Giant
- Oscar Peterson postage stamp
- Jazz Giant The Oscar Peterson Discography
- John Fordham, Oscar Peterson (obituary), The Guardian, 25 December 2007
- Live performance photographs Jazz Alley, Seattle, 29 June 2004
- Marian McPartland and Oscar Peterson on NPR
- Oscar Peterson video interview in which his passion for photography is discussed
- Oscar Peterson, A Portrait, 2002
- Oscar Peterson on Jazz Police
- Oscar Peterson's Concert Hall
- Oscar Peterson entry at the Jazz Discography Project
- Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Sensation—A Virtual Exhibition from Library and Archives Canada
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- Oscar Peterson (obituary), The Times, 26 December 2007
- Steve Voce, Oscar Peterson: Virtuoso pianist who dominated jazz piano in the second half of the 20th century (obituary), The Independent, 26 December 2007
- Lesson on Oscar Peterson's blues piano style
- Oscar Peterson transcriptions December 2010
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| Date of birth | August 15, 1925 |
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| Date of death | December 23, 2007 |
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| Johnny Cash | |
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 Cash in 1969. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John R. Cash |
| Born | (1932-02-26)February 26, 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas, United States |
| Origin | Kingsland, Arkansas, United States |
| Died | September 12, 2003(2003-09-12) (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country, rock and roll, folk, americana, gospel, blues, rockabilly |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin |
| Years active | 1955–2003 |
| Labels | Sun, Columbia, Mercury, American, House of Cash, Legacy Recordings |
| Associated acts | The Tennessee Three, The Highwaymen, June Carter Cash, The Statler Brothers, The Carter Family, The Oak Ridge Boys, Area Code 615, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| Website | johnnycash.com |
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John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), was an American singer-songwriter, actor,[2] and author,[2] who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.[3] Although he is primarily remembered as a country music icon, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice;[4][5][6] for the "boom-chicka-boom" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness,[7][8] coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor;[4] for providing free concerts inside prison walls;[9][10] and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black".[11] He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."[12][13] and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues".
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption.[4][14] His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line".[15] Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, most notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails - the resulting music video was voted one of the best of all time and is sometimes seen as Cash's epitaph.
Cash, a troubled but devout Christian,[16][17] has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges."[18][19][20] A Biblical scholar,[2][21][22] he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White,[23][24] and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament.[25][26] Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man.[27][28] Accordingly,[29] Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music".[30][31]
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Personal life[link]
Early life[link]
Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas,[32] the fourth of seven children to Ray Cash (May 13, 1897, Kingsland, Arkansas – December 23, 1985, Hendersonville, Tennessee)[33] and Carrie Cloveree Rivers (March 13, 1904, Rison, Arkansas – March 11, 1991, Hendersonville, Tennessee).[34][35] Cash was named John R. Cash because his parents couldn't think of a name, but he went by J. R. all throughout his childhood as a shortened version of his real name. When Cash enlisted in the Air Force, they wouldn't let him use initials as his name, so he began to use his legal name of John R. Cash. In 1955, when signing with Sun Records, he took Johnny Cash as his stage name.[36]
The Cash children were, in order: Roy, Margaret Louise, Jack, J. R., Reba, Joanne and Tommy.[37][38] His younger brother, Tommy Cash, also became a successful country artist.
In March 1935, when Cash was three years old, the family settled in Dyess, Arkansas. He started working in cotton fields at age five, singing along with his family simultaneously while working. The family farm was flooded on at least two occasions, which later inspired him to write the song "Five Feet High and Rising".[39] His family's economic and personal struggles during the Great Depression inspired many of his songs, especially those about other people facing similar difficulties.
Cash was very close to his older brother, Jack.[40] In May 1944, Jack was pulled into a whirling head saw in the mill where he worked and was almost cut in two. He suffered for over a week before he died on May 20, 1944, at age 15.[39] Cash often spoke of the horrible guilt he felt over this incident. According to Cash: The Autobiography, his father was away that morning, but he and his mother, and Jack himself, all had premonitions or a sense of foreboding about that day, causing his mother to urge Jack to skip work and go fishing with his brother. Jack insisted on working, as the family needed the money. On his deathbed, Jack said he had visions of heaven and angels. Decades later, Cash spoke of looking forward to meeting his brother in heaven.
Cash's early memories were dominated by gospel music and radio. Taught by his mother and a childhood friend, Cash began playing guitar and writing songs as a young boy. In high school he sang on a local radio station; decades later he released an album of traditional gospel songs, called My Mother's Hymn Book. He was also significantly influenced by traditional Irish music that he heard performed weekly by Dennis Day on the Jack Benny radio program.[41]
Cash enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 7, 1950.[42] After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and technical training at Brooks Air Force Base, both in San Antonio, Texas, Cash was assigned to a U.S. Air Force Security Service unit, assigned as a Morse Code Intercept Operator for Soviet Army transmissions at Landsberg, Germany "where he created his first band named The Landsberg Barbarians."[43] He was the first radio operator to pick up the news of the death of Joseph Stalin.[44] After he was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on July 3, 1954, he returned to Texas.[45]
Marriages and family[link]
On July 18, 1951, while in Air Force training, Cash met 17-year-old Vivian Liberto at a roller skating rink in her native San Antonio. They dated for three weeks, until Cash was deployed to Germany for a three year tour. During that time, the couple exchanged hundreds of pages of love letters.[46] On August 7, 1954, one month after his discharge, they were married at St. Anne's Catholic church in San Antonio. The ceremony was performed by her uncle, Father Vincent Liberto. They had four daughters: Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy and Tara. Cash's drug and alcohol abuse, constant touring, and affairs with other women, and his close relationship with future wife June Carter, led Liberto to file for divorce in 1966.[47]
In 1968, 13 years after they first met backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Cash proposed to June Carter, an established country singer, during a live performance in London, Ontario,[48] marrying on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky. They had one child together, John Carter Cash (born March 3, 1970). They continued to work together and tour for 35 years, until June Carter died in 2003. Cash died just four months later. Carter co-wrote one of Cash's biggest hits, "Ring of Fire," with singer Merle Kilgore. She and Cash won two Grammy awards for their duets.
Vivian Liberto claims a different version of the origins of "Ring of Fire" in I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny, stating that Cash gave Carter the credit for monetary reasons.[49]
Heritage[link]
Cash's heritage was a British Isles mix. He learned upon researching his heritage that he was of Scottish royal descent on his father's side, traced back to Malcolm I of Scotland.[50][51][52] After meeting with now-dead laird Major Michael Crichton-Stuart of Falkland, Fife, Scotland, Johnny traced the Cash family tree to eleventh-century Fife;[53][54][55] Cash Loch and other locations in Fife bear the name of his family.[53]
Cash also had English and Scots-Irish ancestry. Though he did not have American Indian ancestry, his empathy and compassion for Native American Indians were unabated. These feelings were expressed in several of his songs, including "Apache Tears" and "The Ballad of Ira Hayes", and on his album, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. Through his maternal grandmother, Rosanna Lee (Hurst) Rivers, Cash is distantly related to millionaire William Randolph Hearst and socialite Patty Hearst.[citation needed]
Friends[link]
Cash was a long time friend of Woody Hayes (ex Ohio State Buckeyes football coach). The lyrics "I braided Twigs of Willows Made a String of Buckeye Beads" from the song Flesh and Blood was for Woody.[citation needed]
Career[link]
Early career[link]
In 1954, Cash and Vivian moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he sold appliances while studying to be a radio announcer. At night he played with guitarist Luther Perkins and bassist Marshall Grant. Perkins and Grant were known as the Tennessee Two. Cash worked up the courage to visit the Sun Records studio, hoping to get a recording contract. After auditioning for Sam Phillips, singing mostly gospel songs, Phillips told him that he didn't record gospel music any longer. It was once rumored that Phillips told Cash to "go home and sin, then come back with a song I can sell," though in a 2002 interview Cash denied that Phillips made any such comment.[56] Cash eventually won over the producer with new songs delivered in his early rock'a'billy style. In 1955 Cash made his first recordings at Sun, "Hey Porter" and "Cry! Cry! Cry!", which were released in late June and met with reasonable success on the country hit parade.
File:Million Dollar Quartet.jpg
Cash (standing at right) with Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis. Cash wrote in his book, Cash: the Autobiography, that he sang the songs on the recordings, but was the one who was the farthest from the microphone and was singing the songs in a higher pitch to blend in with Elvis.
On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley dropped in on studio owner Sam Phillips to pay a social visit while Carl Perkins was in the studio cutting new tracks, with Jerry Lee Lewis backing him on piano. Cash was also in the studio and the four started an impromptu jam session. Phillips left the tapes running and the recordings, almost half of which were gospel songs, survived and have since been released under the title Million Dollar Quartet.
Cash's next record, "Folsom Prison Blues", made the country Top 5, and "I Walk the Line" became No. 1 on the country charts and entered the pop charts Top 20. "Home of the Blues" followed, recorded in July 1957. That same year Cash became the first Sun artist to release a long-playing album. Although he was Sun's most consistently selling and prolific artist at that time, Cash felt constrained by his contract with the small label partly due to the fact that Phillips wasn't keen on Johnny recording gospel, and he was only getting a 3% royalty as opposed to the standard rate of 5%. Presley had already left Sun, and Phillips was focusing most of his attention and promotion on Lewis. The following year Cash left the label to sign a lucrative offer with Columbia Records, where his single "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" became one of his biggest hits.
In the early 1960s, Cash toured with the Carter Family, which by this time regularly included Mother Maybelle's daughters, Anita, June and Helen. June, whom Cash would eventually marry, later recalled admiring him from afar during these tours. In the 1960s he appeared on Pete Seeger's short lived Rainbow Quest.[57]
He also acted in a 1961 film entitled Five Minutes to Live, later re-released as Door-to-door Maniac. He also wrote and sang the opening theme.
Outlaw image[link]
As his career was taking off in the late 1950s, Cash started drinking heavily and became addicted to amphetamines and barbiturates. For a brief time, he shared an apartment in Nashville with Waylon Jennings, who was heavily addicted to amphetamines. Cash used the uppers to stay awake during tours. Friends joked about his "nervousness" and erratic behavior, many ignoring the warning signs of his worsening drug addiction. In a behind-the-scenes look at The Johnny Cash Show, Cash claims to have "tried every drug there was to try."
Although in many ways spiraling out of control, Cash's frenetic creativity was still delivering hits. His rendition of "Ring of Fire" was a crossover hit, reaching No. 1 on the country charts and entering the Top 20 on the pop charts. The song was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. The song was originally performed by June's sister, but the signature mariachi-style horn arrangement was provided by Cash, who said that it had come to him in a dream.
In June 1965, his truck caught fire due to an overheated wheel bearing, triggering a forest fire that burnt several hundred acres in Los Padres National Forest in California.[58][59] When the judge asked Cash why he did it, Cash said, "I didn't do it, my truck did, and it's dead, so you can't question it."[39] The fire destroyed 508 acres (206 ha), burning the foliage off three mountains and killing 49 of the refuge's 53 endangered condors. Cash was unrepentant: "I don't care about your damn yellow buzzards." The federal government sued him and was awarded $125,172 ($923,127 today). Cash eventually settled the case and paid $82,001.[60] He said he was the only person ever sued by the government for starting a forest fire.[39]
Although Cash carefully cultivated a romantic outlaw image, he never served a prison sentence. Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, each stay lasted only a single night. His most infamous run-in with the law occurred while on tour in 1965, when he was arrested October 4 by a narcotics squad in El Paso, Texas. The officers suspected that he was smuggling heroin from Mexico, but it was 688 Dexedrine capsules and 475 Equanil tablets that the singer had hidden inside his guitar case. Because they were prescription drugs rather than illegal narcotics, he received a suspended sentence.
Cash was later arrested on May 11, 1965, in Starkville, Mississippi, for trespassing late at night onto private property to pick flowers. (This incident gave the spark for the song "Starkville City Jail", which he spoke about on his live At San Quentin prison album.)
In the mid 1960s, Cash released a number of concept albums, including Ballads Of the True West (1965), an experimental double record mixing authentic frontier songs with Cash's spoken narration, and Bitter Tears (1964), with songs highlighting the plight of the Native Americans. His drug addiction was at its worst at this point, and his destructive behavior led to a divorce from his first wife and canceled performances.
In 1967, Cash's duet with June Carter, "Jackson", won a Grammy Award.
Johnny Cash's final arrest was in Walker County, Georgia where he was taken in after being involved in a car accident while carrying a bag of prescription pills. Cash attempted to bribe a local deputy, who turned the money down, and then spent the night in a LaFayette, Georgia jail. The singer was released after a long talk with Sheriff Ralph Jones, who warned him of his dangerous behavior and wasted potential. Johnny credited that experience for saving his life, and he later came back to LaFayette to play a benefit concert that attracted 12,000 people (the city population was less than 9,000 at the time) and raised $75,000 for the high school.[61]
Cash curtailed his use of drugs for several years in 1968, after a spiritual epiphany in the Nickajack Cave, when he attempted to commit suicide while under the heavy influence of drugs. He descended deeper into the cave, trying to lose himself and "just die", when he passed out on the floor. He reported to be exhausted and feeling at the end of his rope when he felt God's presence in his heart and managed to struggle out of the cave (despite the exhaustion) by following a faint light and slight breeze. To him, it was his own rebirth. June, Maybelle, and Ezra Carter moved into Cash's mansion for a month to help him conquer his addiction. Cash proposed onstage to June at a concert at the London Gardens in London, Ontario on February 22, 1968; the couple married a week later (on March 1) in Franklin, Kentucky. June had agreed to marry Cash after he had "cleaned up".[62] He rediscovered his Christian faith, taking an "altar call" in Evangel Temple, a small church in the Nashville area, pastored by Rev. Jimmie Rodgers Snow, son of country music legend Hank Snow.
According to longtime friend Marshall Grant, Cash's 1968 rebirth experience did not result in his completely stopping use of amphetamines. However, in 1970, Cash ended all drug use for a period of seven years. Grant claims that the birth of Cash's son, John Carter Cash, inspired Cash to end his dependence. Cash began using amphetamines again in 1977. By 1983, he was once again addicted, and entered the Betty Ford Clinic in Rancho Mirage, California for rehabilitation. Cash managed to stay off drugs for several years, but by 1989, he was dependent again and entered Nashville's Cumberland Heights Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center. In 1992, he entered the Loma Linda Behavioural Medicine Centre in Loma Linda, California for his final rehabilitation (several months later, his son followed him into this facility for treatment).[63][64][65]
Folsom Prison Blues[link]
Cash felt great compassion for prisoners. He began performing concerts at various prisons starting in the late 1950s. His first ever prison concert was held on January 1, 1958 at San Quentin State Prison.[66] These performances led to a pair of highly successful live albums, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) and Johnny Cash at San Quentin (1969).
The Folsom Prison record was introduced by a rendition of his classic "Folsom Prison Blues", while the San Quentin record included the crossover hit single "A Boy Named Sue", a Shel Silverstein-penned novelty song that reached No. 1 on the country charts and No. 2 on the U.S. Top Ten pop charts. The AM versions of the latter contained a couple of profanities which were edited out. The modern CD versions are unedited and uncensored and thus also longer than the original vinyl albums, though they still retain the audience reaction overdubs of the originals.
In addition to his performances at U.S. prisons, Cash also performed at the Österåker Prison in Sweden in 1972. The live album På Österåker ("At Österåker") was released in 1973. Between the songs, Cash can be heard speaking Swedish, which was greatly appreciated by the inmates.
"The Man in Black"[link]
From 1969 to 1971, Cash starred in his own television show, The Johnny Cash Show, on the ABC network. The Statler Brothers opened up for him in every episode; the Carter Family and rockabilly legend Carl Perkins were also part of the regular show entourage. However, Cash also enjoyed booking more mainstream performers as guests; such notables included Neil Young, Louis Armstrong, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (who appeared a record four times on his show), James Taylor, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton (then leading Derek and the Dominos), and Bob Dylan. During the same period, he contributed the title song and other songs to the film Little Fauss and Big Halsey, which starred Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, and Lauren Hutton. The title song, The Ballad of Little Fauss and Big Halsey, written by Carl Perkins, was nominated for a Golden Globe award.
Cash had met with Dylan in the mid 1960s and became closer friends when they were neighbors in the late 1960s in Woodstock, New York. Cash was enthusiastic about reintroducing the reclusive Dylan to his audience. Cash sang a duet with Dylan on Dylan's country album Nashville Skyline and also wrote the album's Grammy-winning liner notes.
Another artist who received a major career boost from The Johnny Cash Show was songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who was beginning to make a name for himself as a singer/songwriter. During a live performance of Kristofferson's "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", Cash refused to change the lyrics to suit network executives, singing the song with its references to marijuana intact: "On a Sunday morning sidewalk / I'm wishin', Lord, that I was stoned."[67]
By the early 1970s, he had crystallized his public image as "The Man in Black". He regularly performed dressed all in black, wearing a long black knee-length coat. This outfit stood in contrast to the costumes worn by most of the major country acts in his day: rhinestone suit and cowboy boots. In 1971, Cash wrote the song "Man in Black", to help explain his dress code: "We're doing mighty fine I do suppose / In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes / But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back / Up front there ought to be a man in black."
He wore black on behalf of the poor and hungry, on behalf of "the prisoner who has long paid for his crime",[68] and on behalf of those who have been betrayed by age or drugs.[68] "And," Cash added, "with the Vietnam War as painful in my mind as it was in most other Americans', I wore it 'in mournin' for the lives that could have been.' ... Apart from the Vietnam War being over, I don't see much reason to change my position ... The old are still neglected, the poor are still poor, the young are still dying before their time, and we're not making many moves to make things right. There's still plenty of darkness to carry off."[68]
He and his band had initially worn black shirts because that was the only matching color they had among their various outfits.[39] He wore other colors on stage early in his career, but he claimed to like wearing black both on and off stage. He stated that, political reasons aside, he simply liked black as his on-stage color.[39] To this day, the US Navy's winter blue uniform is referred to by sailors as "Johnny Cashes", as the uniform's shirt, tie, and trousers are solid black.[69]
In the mid 1970s, Cash's popularity and number of hit songs began to decline. He made commercials for Amoco, an unpopular enterprise in an era in which oil companies made high profits while consumers suffered through high gasoline prices and shortages. However, his autobiography (the first of two), titled Man in Black, was published in 1975 and sold 1.3 million copies. A second, Cash: The Autobiography, appeared in 1997. His friendship with Billy Graham led to the production of a film about the life of Jesus, The Gospel Road, which Cash co-wrote and narrated.
He also continued to appear on television, hosting an annual Christmas special on CBS throughout the 1970s. Later television appearances included a role in an episode of Columbo (Swan Song). He also appeared with his wife on an episode of Little House on the Prairie entitled "The Collection" and gave a performance as John Brown in the 1985 American Civil War television mini-series North and South. Johnny and June also appeared in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV series) as a recurring couple. Cash also had a starring role in a Columbo film.
He was friendly with every US President starting with Richard Nixon. He was closest to Jimmy Carter, with whom he became close friends.[39] He stated that he found all of them personally charming, noting that this was probably essential to getting oneself elected.[39]
When invited to perform at the White House for the first time in 1970,[70] Richard Nixon's office requested that he play "Okie from Muskogee" (a satirical Merle Haggard song about people who despised youthful drug users and war protesters) and "Welfare Cadillac" (a Guy Drake song which denies the integrity of welfare recipients). Cash declined to play either and instead selected other songs, including "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" (about a brave Native American World War II veteran who was mistreated upon his return to Arizona), and his own compositions, "What Is Truth" and "Man in Black". Cash wrote that the reasons for denying Nixon's song choices were not knowing them and having fairly short notice to rehearse them, rather than any political reason.[39] However, Cash added, even if Nixon's office had given Cash enough time to learn and rehearse the songs, their choice of pieces that conveyed "antihippie and antiblack" sentiments might have backfired.[71]
Highwaymen[link]
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From left to right Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, who formed the country music supergroup, The Highwaymen
In 1980, Cash became the Country Music Hall of Fame's youngest living inductee at age 48, but during the 1980s his records failed to make a major impact on the country charts, although he continued to tour successfully. In the mid 1980s, he recorded and toured with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson as The Highwaymen, making three hit albums which were released beginning with the originally titled "Highwaymen" in 1985, followed by "Highwaymen 2" in 1990, and concluding with "Highwaymen - The Road Goes on forever" in 1995.
During that period, Cash appeared in a number of television films. In 1981, he starred in The Pride of Jesse Hallam, winning fine reviews for a film that called attention to adult illiteracy. In the same year, Cash appeared as a "very special guest star" in an episode of the Muppet Show. In 1983, he appeared as a heroic sheriff in Murder in Coweta County, based on a real-life Georgia murder case, which co-starred Andy Griffith as his nemesis. Cash had tried for years to make the film, for which he won acclaim.
Cash relapsed into addiction after being administered painkillers for a serious abdominal injury in 1983 caused by an unusual incident in which he was kicked and wounded by an ostrich he kept on his farm.[72]
At a hospital visit in 1988, this time to watch over Waylon Jennings (who was recovering from a heart attack), Jennings suggested that Cash have himself checked into the hospital for his own heart condition. Doctors recommended preventive heart surgery, and Cash underwent double bypass surgery in the same hospital. Both recovered, although Cash refused to use any prescription painkillers, fearing a relapse into dependency. Cash later claimed that during his operation, he had what is called a "near death experience". He said he had visions of Heaven that were so beautiful that he was angry when he woke up alive.[citation needed]
Cash's recording career and his general relationship with the Nashville establishment were at an all-time low in the 1980s. He realized that his record label of nearly 30 years, Columbia, was growing indifferent to him and was not properly marketing him (he was "invisible" during that time, as he said in his autobiography). Cash recorded an intentionally awful song to protest, a self-parody.[citation needed] "Chicken in Black" was about Cash's brain being transplanted into a chicken. Ironically, the song turned out to be a larger commercial success than any of his other recent material. Nevertheless, he was hoping to kill the relationship with the label before they did, and it was not long after "Chicken in Black" that Columbia and Cash parted ways.
In 1986, Cash returned to Sun Studios in Memphis to team up with Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins to create the album Class of '55. Also in 1986, Cash published his only novel, Man in White, a book about Saul and his conversion to become the Apostle Paul. He also recorded Johnny Cash Reads The Complete New Testament in 1990.
American Recordings[link]
After Columbia Records dropped Cash from his recording contract, he had a short and unsuccessful stint with Mercury Records from 1987 to 1991 (see Johnny Cash discography).
His career was rejuvenated in the 1990s, leading to popularity with an audience not traditionally interested in country music. In 1991, he sang a version of "Man in Black" for the Christian punk band One Bad Pig's album I Scream Sunday. In 1993, he sang "The Wanderer" on U2's album Zooropa. Although no longer sought after by major labels, he was offered a contract with producer Rick Rubin's American Recordings label, better known for rap and hard rock.
Under Rubin's supervision, he recorded American Recordings (1994) in his living room, accompanied only by his Martin Dreadnought guitar – one of many Cash played throughout his career.[73] The album featured covers of contemporary artists selected by Rubin and had much critical and commercial success, winning a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Cash wrote that his reception at the 1994 Glastonbury Festival was one of the highlights of his career. This was the beginning of a decade of music industry accolades and commercial success. Cash teamed up with Brooks & Dunn to contribute "Folsom Prison Blues" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. On the same album, he performed the Bob Dylan favorite "Forever Young".
Cash and his wife appeared on a number of episodes of the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman starring Jane Seymour. The actress thought so highly of Cash that she later named one of her twin sons after him. He lent his voice for a cameo role in The Simpsons episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)," as the "Space Coyote" that guides Homer Simpson on a spiritual quest. In 1996, Cash enlisted the accompaniment of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and released Unchained, which won the Best Country Album Grammy. Believing he did not explain enough of himself in his 1975 autobiography Man in Black, he wrote Cash: The Autobiography in 1997.
Last years[link]
In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager syndrome, a form of multiple system atrophy. The diagnosis was later altered to autonomic neuropathy associated with diabetes. This illness forced Cash to curtail his touring. He was hospitalized in 1998 with severe pneumonia, which damaged his lungs. The albums American III: Solitary Man (2000) and American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) contained Cash's response to his illness in the form of songs of a slightly more somber tone than the first two American albums. The video that was released for "Hurt", a cover of the song by Nine Inch Nails, fits Cash's view of his past and feelings of regret. The video for the song, from American IV, is now generally recognized as "his epitaph,"[74] and received particular critical and popular acclaim.
June Carter Cash died on May 15, 2003, at the age of 73. June had told Cash to keep working, so he continued to record, completing 60 more songs in the last four months of his life, and even performed a couple of surprise shows at the Carter Family Fold outside Bristol, Virginia. At the July 5, 2003, concert (his last public performance), before singing "Ring of Fire", Cash read a statement about his late wife that he had written shortly before taking the stage:
The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and heaven. She came down for a short visit, I guess, from heaven to visit with me tonight to give me courage and inspiration like she always has.
Death[link]
Cash died of complications from diabetes at approximately 2:00 a.m. CT on September 12, 2003, while hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Nashville - less than four months after his wife. It was suggested that Johnny's health worsened due to a broken heart over June's death.[75][76] He was buried next to his wife in Hendersonville Memory Gardens near his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
On May 24, 2005, Vivian Liberto, Cash's first wife and the mother of Rosanne Cash and three other daughters, died from surgery to remove lung cancer at the age of 71. It was her daughter Rosanne's 50th birthday.[77]
In June 2005, Cash's lakeside home on Caudill Drive in Hendersonville was put up for sale by his estate. In January 2006, the house was sold to Bee Gees vocalist Barry Gibb and wife Linda and titled in their Florida limited liability company for $2.3 million. The listing agent was Cash's younger brother, Tommy Cash. During a major restoration of the property by the new owner, Cash's home was accidentally destroyed by workers using linseed oil products in a spontaneous combustion-ignited fire on April 10, 2007.[78]
One of Cash's final collaborations with producer Rick Rubin, entitled American V: A Hundred Highways, was released posthumously on July 4, 2006. The album debuted in the No.1 position on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for the week ending July 22, 2006.
On February 23, 2010, three days before what would have been Cash's 78th birthday, the Cash Family, Rick Rubin, and Lost Highway Records released his second posthumous record, titled American VI: Ain't No Grave.
Legacy[link]
From his early days as a pioneer of rockabilly and rock and roll in the 1950s, to his decades as an international representative of country music, to his resurgence to fame in the 1990s as a living legend and an alternative country icon, Cash influenced countless artists and left a large body of work. Upon his death, Cash was revered by the greatest popular musicians of his time. His rebellious image and often anti-authoritarian stance influenced punk rock.[79][80]
Among Cash's children, his daughter Rosanne Cash (by first wife Vivian Liberto) and his son John Carter Cash (by June Carter Cash) are notable country-music musicians in their own right.
Cash nurtured and defended artists on the fringes of what was acceptable in country music even while serving as the country music establishment's most visible symbol. At an all-star concert which aired in 1999 on TNT, a diverse group of artists paid him tribute, including Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dom DeLuise and U2. Cash himself appeared at the end and performed for the first time in more than a year. Two tribute albums were released shortly before his death; Kindred Spirits contains works from established artists, while Dressed in Black contains works from many lesser-known artists.
In total, he wrote over 1,000 songs and released dozens of albums. A box set titled Unearthed was issued posthumously. It included four CDs of unreleased material recorded with Rubin as well as a Best of Cash on American retrospective CD.
In recognition of his lifelong support of SOS Children's Villages, his family invited friends and fans to donate to that charity in his memory. He had a personal link with the SOS village in Diessen, at the Ammersee Lake in Southern Germany, near where he was stationed as a GI, and also with the SOS village in Barrett Town, by Montego Bay, near his holiday home in Jamaica.[81] The Johnny Cash Memorial Fund was founded.[82]
In 1999, Cash received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Cash[83] No.31 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[84]
In a tribute to Cash after his death, country music singer Gary Allan included the song "Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption)" on his 2005 album entitled Tough All Over. The song chronicles Cash hitting rock bottom and subsequently resurrecting his life and career.
The main street in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Highway 31E, is known as "Johnny Cash Parkway"; the Johnny Cash Museum is located in the town.
On November 2–4, 2007, the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival was held in Starkville, Mississippi. Starkville, where Cash was arrested over 40 years earlier and held overnight at the city jail on May 11, 1965, inspired Cash to write the song "Starkville City Jail". The festival, where he was offered a symbolic posthumous pardon, honored Cash's life and music, and was expected to become an annual event.[85]
JC Unit One, Johnny Cash's private tour bus from 1980 until 2003, was put on exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum in 2007. The Cleveland, Ohio museum offers public tours of the bus on a seasonal basis (it is stored during the winter months and not exhibited during those times).
WWE Superstar The Undertaker used Cash's song "Aint No Grave" (from American VI: Ain't No Grave) to announce his return following an absence in February, 2011, and as his entrance music for Wrestlemania XXVII. Independent circuit wrestlers Tyson Dux and Brodie Lee also use "God's Gonna Cut You Down" (from American V: A Hundred Highways) as entrance music. Other professional wrestlers who have used Cash's songs as entrance music include Austin Aries, who used his cover of the Depeche Mode's song "Personal Jesus" (from American IV: The Man Comes Around), and Necro Butcher, who used both "The Man Comes Around" and "Hurt". WWE also used "Hurt" in a special video package that was aired on Monday Night RAW in November 2005 as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero, a popular WWE Superstar who had died of heart failure while he was still contracted with the company. It is also noted that current WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase, Jr. is a huge fan of Cash, as is former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout Mickie James.
The television show "The Deadliest Catch" is using the song "Ain't No Grave" as the theme song in many of their commercials.
One of Cash's greatest hits, "Hurt", was also used to advertise Prototype 2 in the trailer called "The Power Of Revenge".
Portrayals[link]
The Canada Trust company used his name and images for their Johnny Cash automatic bank machines during the late 80s and early 90s.
In 1998, country singer Mark Collie was the first to portray Cash, in the short film, I Still Miss Someone.
In November of 2005, Walk the Line, an Academy Award-winning biopic about Cash's life starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny (for which he was nominated for the 2005 Best Actor Oscar) and Reese Witherspoon as June (for which she won the 2005 Best Actress Oscar), was released in the United States on to considerable commercial success and critical acclaim. Both Phoenix and Witherspoon have won various other awards for their roles, including the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, respectively. They both performed their own vocals in the film, and Phoenix learned to play guitar for his role as Cash. Phoenix received the Grammy Award for his contributions to the soundtrack. John Carter Cash, the first child of Johnny and June, served as an executive producer on the film.
On March 12, 2006 Ring of Fire, a jukebox musical of the Cash oeuvre, debuted on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, but closed due to harsh reviews and disappointing sales on April 30, 2006.
On April 11, 2010, Million Dollar Quartet, a musical portraying the early Sun recording sessions involving Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, debuted on Broadway. Actor Lance Guest portrayed Cash. The musical was nominated for three awards at the 2010 Tony Awards, and won one.
Discography[link]
Awards and honors[link]
- For detailed lists of music awards, see List of Johnny Cash awards.
Cash received multiple Country Music Association Awards, Grammys, and other awards, in categories ranging from vocal and spoken performances to album notes and videos.
In a career that spanned almost five decades during which he rose to recording industry icon status, Cash was the personification of country music to many people around the world. Cash was a musician who was not tied to a single genre. He recorded songs that could be considered rock and roll, blues, rockabilly, folk, and gospel, and exerted an influence on each of those genres. Moreover, he had the unique distinction among country artists of having "crossed over" late in his career to become popular with an unexpected audience, young indie and alternative rock fans. His diversity was evidenced by his presence in three major music halls of fame: the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992). Only thirteen performers are in both of the last two, and only Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, and Bill Monroe share the honor with Cash of being in all three. However, only Cash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the regular manner, unlike the other country members, who were inducted as "early influences." His pioneering contribution to the genre has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.[86] He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. Cash stated that his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, in 1980, was his greatest professional achievement. In 2001, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.[87] He was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography for "Hurt" and was supposed to appear, but died during the night.
In 2007, Cash was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.[88]
Further reading[link]
- Graeme Thomson The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recordings Jawbone Press ISBN 978-1-906002-36-7
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- ^ Although Cash's voice type endured over the years, his timbre changed noticeably: "Through a recording career that stretche[d] back to 1955", Pareles writes, Cash's "bass-baritone voice [went] from gravelly to grave".
- ^ Urbanski D (2003). The man comes around: The spiritual journey of Johnny Cash. Lake Mary, FL: Relevant Media, p. xiv.
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- ^ For Cash, black stage attire was a "symbol of rebellion—against a stagnant status quo, against ... hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas"; Cash J; Carr P (2003). Cash: The Autobiography. San Francisco: HarperCollins, p. 64.
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- ^ For additional quotations by Johnny Cash, consult the Johnny Cash page at Wikiquote,
- ^ Mulligan J (2010, February 24). "Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain't No Grave". entertainment.ie. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ For discussion of, and lyrics to, Cash's songs, see Cusic D (Ed.) (2004). Johnny Cash: The songs. New York: Thunder's Mouth.
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- ^ Urbanski (2003).
- ^ Clapp (2008), p. xviii.
- ^ Other appraisals of Cash's iconic value have been even bolder. Clapp (2008) writes: "Very few figures in recent history are seen as more representative of American identity as Cash ... His has often been suggested as the face that should be added to the select pantheon on Mt. Rushmore", p. xvi.
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- ^ "Control of Brush Fire Near; 700 Acres Burned." Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1965, p. 27.
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- Cash, Johnny. May 18, 2010. [clarification needed]
- Turner, Steve. The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love, and Faith of an American Legend. Nashville, W Publishing Group, 2004. (The Authorized Biography).
- Thomson, Liz. Cash, Johnny. www.oxfordmusiconline.com. http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/05087?q=Johnny+Cash&hbutton_search.x=23&hbutton_search.y=8&hbutton_search=search&source=omo_t237&source=omo_gmo&source=omo_t114&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- Holmes, Cynthia S. (January, 2004), Remembering H. Dale Jackson, Connect: Newsletter of the CBF of Missouri, p. 2
Published works[link]
- Cash, Johnny. Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975. ISBN 99924-31-58-X.
- Cash, Johnny, with Patrick Carr. Cash: The Autobiography. New York: Harper Collins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-101357-9.
- Cash, Johnny, with June Carter Cash. Love liner notes. New York: Sony, 2000.
- Cash, Johnny, The Man in White, 1986.
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- Official website
- Johnny Cash Official Label Website
- Official Johnny Cash Lost Highway Artist Page
- at the Country Music Hall of Fame
- at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
- at the Hit Parade Hall of Fame
- Larry King's November 26, 2002 interview With Johnny Cash on CNN
- Johnny Cash: Best Photos – slideshow by Life magazine
- Johnny Cash at the Internet Movie Database
- Johnny Cash at AllRovi
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First Amendment Center/AMA "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Kris Kristofferson |
| Preceded by Buddy & Julie Miller |
AMA Album of the Year (artist) 2003 |
Succeeded by Loretta Lynn |
| Preceded by Jim Lauderdale |
AMA Artist of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Loretta Lynn |
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| Name | Cash, Johnny |
| Alternative names | Cash, John R.; Cash, J.R. |
| Short description | Singer and songwriter |
| Date of birth | (1930-02-26)February 26, 1930 |
| Place of birth | Kingsland, Arkansas |
| Date of death | September 12, 2003(2003-09-12) |
| Place of death | Nashville, Tennessee |
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