Zoomer Roberts: vocal
Buddy Winston
recorded 17 March 2002 at Desert View United Church of Christ
Hank
Williams used to sing this on the radio, and I learned it from a
transcription he recorded in 1949 for KWKH in Shreveport. The last three
lines, which Hank didn't use, came from the Stanley Brothers' version.
"Thy Burdens" is attributed to the team of Pee Wee King and Redd
Stewart, who also wrote "Tennessee Waltz." The message bears repeating:
take a good look at everything that's right in your life!
The cassette on which this song was recorded reached the end of the first side and reversed itself just as I began singing. The opening guitar vamp was looped to its original length, and the first word (and part of the second) were punched in from another performance. The other songs from this date are posted elsewhere on this blog.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Be Thou My Vision
Zoomer Roberts: vocal & harmonica
Beth Holt: piano
Recorded 10 November 2013
on the occasion of the installation of Rev. Jessica Vaughan Lower as pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, El Paso, Texas
Click here to listen or download this song
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought in the day and the night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son ONE;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
Thou my soul's shelter, and Thou my high tower
Raise Thou me heavenwards, O power of my power
Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, through all of my days
Thou and Thou only, the first in my heart
High king of heaven, my treasure Thou art
O High king of heaven, when battle is done,
Grant heaven's joy to me, heaven's bright Sun!
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Words: Ancient Irish hymn;
trans. Mary Byrne, 1905, and versified by Eleanor Hull, 1912
Beth Holt: piano
Recorded 10 November 2013
on the occasion of the installation of Rev. Jessica Vaughan Lower as pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, El Paso, Texas
Click here to listen or download this song
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought in the day and the night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son ONE;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
Thou my soul's shelter, and Thou my high tower
Raise Thou me heavenwards, O power of my power
Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, through all of my days
Thou and Thou only, the first in my heart
High king of heaven, my treasure Thou art
O High king of heaven, when battle is done,
Grant heaven's joy to me, heaven's bright Sun!
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Words: Ancient Irish hymn;
trans. Mary Byrne, 1905, and versified by Eleanor Hull, 1912
Sunday, May 26, 2013
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Manhattan Project
Zoomer Roberts: vocal
George Gage: guitar & vocal
Ophelia Botham: mandolin & vocal
The Manhattan Project was formed by members and friends of Manhattan Presbyterian Church -- hence the name. We were active for awhile in the mid 1990's, gamely trying our hand(s) at Bluegrass Gospel and the old-fashioned stylings of the Chuck Wagon Gang. We eventually disbanded and were promptly forgotten by everybody, including ourselves.
However, a couple of tapes of the group recently surfaced: a 1997 performance at the Santa Teresa (New Mexico) Baptist Church, and an undated home recording. The former is marred by the incessant knob jiggling of an inept sound man, but parts of it are salvageable. The latter is surprisingly well balanced. The music itself is pretty good. More tracks will be added to this post after they undergo the sonic cleanup process. I hope these songs will be as much of a blessing to you today as they were to our congregation over a decade and a half ago.
Listen to "I'd Rather Have Jesus"
Listen to "Daniel Prayed"
Listen to "Jordan"
Listen to "Wicked Path of Sin
George Gage: guitar & vocal
Ophelia Botham: mandolin & vocal
The Manhattan Project was formed by members and friends of Manhattan Presbyterian Church -- hence the name. We were active for awhile in the mid 1990's, gamely trying our hand(s) at Bluegrass Gospel and the old-fashioned stylings of the Chuck Wagon Gang. We eventually disbanded and were promptly forgotten by everybody, including ourselves.
However, a couple of tapes of the group recently surfaced: a 1997 performance at the Santa Teresa (New Mexico) Baptist Church, and an undated home recording. The former is marred by the incessant knob jiggling of an inept sound man, but parts of it are salvageable. The latter is surprisingly well balanced. The music itself is pretty good. More tracks will be added to this post after they undergo the sonic cleanup process. I hope these songs will be as much of a blessing to you today as they were to our congregation over a decade and a half ago.
Listen to "I'd Rather Have Jesus"
Listen to "Daniel Prayed"
Listen to "Jordan"
Listen to "Wicked Path of Sin
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