Lyrics to awake my soul by chris tomlin from the 3 cd collection album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Share your knowledge of this product with other customers. Jan 06, 2007 awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing some of the oldest songs in america. Awake my soul demonstration version music download format. Oct 21, 2008 since watching the 2006 documentary awake, my soul. Jesus christ and tagged awake, awake my soul, harp, hymn 5, psalm 108. Choral sheet music book by franz joseph haydn 17321809. Others conceive of sacred harp as a musical culture. Cd universe is your source for chris tomlins song awake my soul mp3. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
Their shapenote system was designed to teach sightreading and. I have been blessed with the ability to do so over the past twelve years. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Chapter 9 video resources university of mississippi. The story of the sacred harp, the original soundtrack produced by matt hinton. You can find out more about the movie at and more abou. Mighty lord 71 leander 72t the weary soul 72b bellevue 73t cusseta 73b arlington 74t the enquirer 74b king of peace 75 i would see jesus 76t holiness 76b desire for piety 77t the child of grace 77b holcombe 78 stafford 79 the old ship of zion 80t shouting song 80b service of the lord 81t beach spring 81b cookham. Soul lessons, cello, mantra and yoga are combined into a healing practice. Awake my soul, and with the sun hymns without words. The story of the sacred harp is a documentary about sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the american south. Dec 31, 2016 at first, i treated sacred harp in the same way. Aug 14, 2011 two astoundingly powerful songs of traditional sacred harp singing, both field recordings made at liberty baptist church, henagar, alabama in 20045. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp youtube.
The 1909 sacred harp, fifth edition is the first of j. Em c the glories of your majesty dsus d g the triumphs of your love chorus c g d awake my soul to sing c em bm the glories of my god and king c em arise and praise the one d c g worthy of the songs of a thousand tongues verse g am you break the power of all our sin, gb c d you set the captive free em c you make the broken heart rejoice dsus d. Meyers collection of hymns for lady huntingdons chapel, cumberland street, shoreditch, 1782, and again in medleys hymns, bristol and bradford, 1785, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. Awake productions digital maps twodisc special edition dvd 75 minutes, plus bonus features. Part i awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run. Shop our newest and most popular sacred harp sheet music such as spirit of faith, come down, or click the button above to browse all sacred harp sheet music. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
A documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. Sacred harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in the american south of the united states. In addition, narration by jim lauderdale edited into archival. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing some of the oldest songs in america. Thomas 35 saints bound for heaven 36t america 36b ninetyfifth 37t ester 37b liverpool 38t winter 38b windham 39t detroit.
This outstanding arrangement of a wellknown chorus from hayd. Sacred sounds of alabama exhibit panel presentation by steve grauberger. With jim carnes, judy caudle, richard delong, carlene griffin. My sacred harp playlist features a selection of highquality clips illustrating a variety of leaders and local traditions. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. In 1787 it was included, with the omission of one stanza in rippons baptist selection, 1787, no. Official chris tomlin awake my soul lyrics at cd universe. This is a movie trailer for the documentary movie awake, my soul. He was a methodist minister and very possibly the music editor for john wyeths repository of sacred music, part second 18, a shapednote collection that. See our singings page for all the details, and visit our resources page to download. Sacred sounds of alabama exhibit panel presentation. It was not until i viewed matt and erica hintons awake, my soul. The story of the sacred harp upcoming screening in atlanta ga. There is a feeling and experience of peace, renewal, and empowerment with making the time to awake the dawn.
Its subtitle would seem to claim that awake, my soul is primarily about a tunebook. Others conceive of sacred harp as a musical culture, well into its second century and. The story of the sacred harp is the first feature documentary about sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the american south. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since. Awake my soul, awake lyre and harp, i will awake the dawn cf. Whites three different attempts at revising the sacred harp between 1909 and 1911. Chris tomlin awake my soul mp3 download and lyrics.
When awake, my soul played the leeds international film festival earlier this month matt hinton offered a video primer on the sacred harp in practice. The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been trying to imagine what it would be like to hear a sacred. Two astoundingly powerful songs of traditional sacred harp singing, both field recordings made at liberty baptist church, henagar, alabama in 20045. The story of the sacred harp that i became truly enamored of the form. The story of the sacred harp, the critically acclaimed documentary as seen on pbs stations and featured on npr, in time magazine, pitchfork, the chicago tribune, atlanta journal, the oregonian, etc. Their shapenote system was designed to teach sightreading and enable users to sing complex, sophisticated music. It was a musical curiosity, to be tucked away in my mental catalogue of musical forms, pulled out from time to time.
It follows the folk tradition of sacred harp singing, a type of shapenote singing, kept alive by amateur singers in the rural american south. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing. Sep 24, 2006 directed by erica hinton, matt hinton. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Publication date 1831 topics hymns, religious poetry, great britain history. Sacred harp is a uniquely american tradition that brings communities together to sing fourpart hymns and anthems. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The story of the sacred harp is a 2006 documentary film directed by matt and erica hinton, and narrated by jim lauderdale. The story of the sacred harp twodisc special edition at. It is no easy story to tell as it is such an unusual music form that the only way to really, truly get to know what it is all about is to experience it. This recording contains 24 popular songs from the sacred harp 1991 edition sung by large, very strong classes of traditional singers at either the june 2005 singing at the holly springs church in bremen, ga or the july 2005 singing at the liberty baptist church at henagar, al. Awake, my soul is a documentary about the sacred harp tradition, kept alive by amateur shapenote singers in the rural south. Awake my soul demonstration version music download.
Shape note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where in old country churches, singers break open. The story of the sacred harp movie trailer by awake productions. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The book is a rarity in part because it was rejected by most sacred harp singers, who felt that whites modernized harmonies and added gospel music ventured too far from tradition. Keith willard has edited a collection of essays on the sacred harp experience, written by several singers of varying experience and perspective.
Breathe on me, breath of god, breathe on me breathe on me, breath of god, breathe on me i come alive, iam alive when you breathe on me i come alive. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp this wonderful documentary is the first about sacred harp singing, a form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing. It looks like we dont have any quotes for this title yet. A large number of sacred harp videos are available at youtube, with new ones being added every week. Awake, my soul is a feature documentary that explores the history, music, and traditions of sacred harp singing, the oldest surviving american music. It has been sung in country churches in southern u. Delving into hymns from the sacred harp, a 160year old hymnal still presently used, awake my soul shows choirs at shoal creek church in georgia and henegar union convention in alabama, among others, singing christian songs that sound as if they were written in the renaissance. Awake, awake, arise, and hail the glorious morn composer. Sacred harp singing, 19982006 from a variety of southern allday sacred harp singings.
Over the course of 7 years, two atlanta filmmakers, erica and matt hinton, have painstakingly amassed hundreds of hours of traditional sacred harp singings in the southeast as well as interviews with the most prominent traditional sacred harp singers and composers. The name is derived from the sacred harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes. This article is within the scope of wikiproject christianity, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of christianity on wikipedia. Music film awake, my soul reveals gospels wall of sound. The story of the sacred harp 2007 a documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. Matt and erica hinton, are sacred harp singers from atlanta, ga who met while they attended georgia state university, where erica studied english and film and matt studied religion and english. Awake the harp by franz joseph haydn 17321809 octavo. It was in ericas documentary film class at georgia state that the seed for awake, my soul was sown. See also this introduction to sacred harp and shape note singing. Technically, our style of singing is shape note singing because the musical.
My sacred harp playlist features a selection of highquality clips illustrating a variety of leaders and. The story of the sacred harp by matt and erica hinton, standard onedisc and special twodisc editions the hintons. Since watching the 2006 documentary awake, my soul. Awake my soul, awake lyre and harp, i will awake the dawn. Some may emphasize a musical style, focusing on sacred harp musics capacity as a written tradition. The sacred harp uses notation developed by the progressive new england singing masters william little and william smith, who published the easy instructor in 1801.
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