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Godspell is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. [1] The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ appearing briefly near the end.
Songs for Sinners & Saints (released as Michael & the Mighty Midnight Revival, Songs for Sinners and Saints) is the seventh studio album by American rapper Killer Mike.It was released in collaboration with his gospel choir, The Mighty Midnight Revival, composed of Lena Byrd Miles, Alicia Peters-Jordan, Jori, Adonica Nunn, Jordan Alyssa and Troy Durden.
The Lord is my Refuge, my Strength and Shield: F.J. Crosby: 579: Near to Thee: Thou whose hand thus far has led me: Julia Sterling* 620: It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine: Mary Shekelton: 631: Let us Walk in the Light: There is a Light, a blessed Light: F.J. Crosby: Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey [11] 636: Help me, O Lord ...
The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland". [1] " Maitland" is often attributed to American composer George N. Allen (1812–1877), but the earliest known source (Plymouth Collection, 1855 [2]) shows that Allen was the author/adapter of the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," not the composer of the tune, and the tune itself was printed without ...
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
In "The Lord bless you and keep you", Rutter keeps the music restrained and simple. The accompaniment first rests on a pedal point; long chords in the bass change only every half bar, while broken chords in steady quavers add colour. The first line of the text is sung by the sopranos alone, then repeated by all voices, starting in unison but ...
As for the lyrics themselves, their very simplicity makes it easy to generate new verses. Since the first and second lines of a verse are exactly the same, and the third and four are standard throughout, the creation of one suitable line in iambic tetrameter generates an entire verse.
Chris Brown of Elevation Worship shared the story behind the song, [5] saying: This was one of the easiest songs to produce with our band. It seemed to know exactly what to do with itself right away.