I’ve been on the road for, oh, hours today–general store, laundry, liquor store, take Patty’s car in to the shop, bank… and supermarket. It won’t be easy to catch up on my work.
But first a hymn!
Requested by “Thewhiterabbit,” Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, sung by the immortal Etta James, with background sets by God the Father. We used to sing this song at Y Camp. Still brings a tear to my eye–but it’s a good tear, and I don’t begrudge it.
We used to sing this at “Y” camp, too. I really wish we could still hear more of these spirituals nowadays.
I’m now going to ask timidly for something that isn’t a hymn or a spiritual or anything from a religious source, BUT … do you remember the great conversion song from the show “Guys and Dolls,” where Nicely-Nicely sings about a dream he had, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”? When we next see him, he’s become a Christian and a member of the Salvation Army. Okay, so it’s not a hymn. If you think it’s inappropriate, I’ll understand. But it’s a pretty powerful threat of Hell and a call to conversion, very much like the song “Sinner Man, Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Run To.”
I like that idea very much, Phoebe! If I can find it, I’ll post it tomorrow.
We always have room for calls to conversion!
This is a song we have heard many times, and have sung as well, but we never had these magnificent scenes to enjoy with it.
It’s hard to sit still to this version of “Swing Low” – Heaven is a great celebration.
Love it! New to me
It’s an old traditional spiritual from way back.
Thanks