Tuesday, July 28, 2009

cold mountain hymn




I like this hymn---and this old way of singing. Youtube has samples of this kind of singing on their site too.

Here are the words:

Farewell, vain world! I'm going home!
My savior smiles and bids me come,
And I don't care to stay here long!
Sweet angels beckon me away,
To sing God's praise in endless day,
And I don't care to stay here long!

(Chorus:)
Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,
O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.

I'm glad that I am born to die,
From grief and woe my soul shall fly,
And I don't care to stay here long!
Bright angels shall convey me home,
Away to New Jerusalem,
And I don't care to stay here long!

(Chorus:)
Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,
O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.

(Chorus:)
Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,
O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.

[Thanks to hcschuman@att.net for lyrics]

7 comments:

  1. I don't think I've heard that before, but I love it!

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  2. I also love this song. I thought 'Cold Mountain' was an excellent movie.

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  3. Yes, I like the sentiments and agree with something of that, and I do like the way of singing as well.

    We used to sing all acappella in the Mennonite church in which I grew up, and it was good. Though I'm grateful they use instruments now, which I think enhanced our worship this past weekend at my mother's church.

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  4. I think that way of singing uses shape notes. American Angels is a cd that uses that style of singing.

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  5. Yup, it is shape note singing. I wish we had more of this getting together and singing this way--

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  6. I grew up singing songs with shape notes...Acapella. I have heard this song before...my grandmother's church sang it when I was a child. It brought back a happy memory.

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  7. Dusty, that is so cool---I love this music!

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