Rivers of Delight - American Folk Hymns from the Sacred Harp Tradition

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Northfield
recording of:
Northfield
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1707)
composer:
Jeremiah Ingalls (in 1800)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 155)
1:22
2Soar Away
recording of:
Soar Away
lyricist:
A. Marcus Cagle
composer:
A. Marcus Cagle (in 1935)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 455)
3:03
3Cowper
recording of:
Cowper
lyricist:
William Cowper (English poet) (in 1779)
composer:
Oliver Holden (in 1803)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 168)
1:45
4Evening Shade
recording of:
Evening Shade
lyricist:
John Leland (hymn writer) (in 1792)
composer:
Stephen Jenks (in 1805)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 209)
2:24
5Windham
recording of:
Windham
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1707)
composer:
Daniel Read (in 1785)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 38b)
2:07
6White
recording of:
White
lyricist:
Edmund Dumas (in 1856)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and Edmund Dumas (in 1856)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 288)
2:10
7Eternal Day
recording of:
Eternal Day
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1759)
composer:
John Palmer Reese (Sacred Harp composer) (in 1859)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 383)
2:30
8Sweet Prospect
recording of:
Sweet Prospect
lyricist:
Samuel Stennett (in 1787)
composer:
William Walker (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 65)
1:59
9North Port
recording of:
North Port
lyricist:
John Cennick (in 1743)
composer:
R. Osborne (in 1850)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 324)
2:46
10Greenwich
recording of:
Greenwich
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
Daniel Read (in 1793)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 183)
2:21
11Wondrous Love
recording of:
Wondrous Love
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Brooks Williams (acoustic guitarist & singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Red Guitar Blue Music (publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 159) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5089)
1:42
12Peace and Joy
recording of:
Peace and Joy
lyricist:
John Bowring (in 1825)
composer:
Paine Denson (in 1950)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 532)
2:00
13Parting Friends
recording of:
Parting Friends
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Gordon McCurry (19th century composer/arranger) (in 1846)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 267)
2:10
14Weeping Mary
recording of:
Weeping Mary
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Gordon McCurry (19th century composer/arranger) (in 1852)
1:53
15Alabama
1:24
16Milford
recording of:
Milford
lyricist:
Joseph Stephenson
composer:
Joseph Stephenson (in 1760)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 273)
1:33
17New Jerusalem
recording of:
New Jerusalem
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1707)
composer:
Jeremiah Ingalls (in 1804)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 299)
2:03
18The Better Land
recording of:
The Better Land
lyricist and composer:
Oren A. Parris (in 1935)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 454)
1:32
19Kedron
recording of:
Kedron
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Sam Amidon
arrangement of:
Kedron
1:37
20Idumea
recording of:
Idumea (Sacred Harp hymn 47b)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1763)
composer:
Ananias Davisson (shape note songster) (in 1816)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 47b) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6678)
is based on:
Am I Born to Die? (catch-all for hymn with lyrics beginning with "And am I born to die? / To lay this body down?")
is based on:
Idumea (traditional Southern-American tune for multiple hymns)
2:15
21Morning
2:09

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