Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!
The classic Easter hymn from the greatest choir in, or at the periphery of, Christendom:
I was in Salt Lake City a couple of weeks ago, and had a chance to see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's open Thursday night practice. It was really quite something -- truly astonishing musical professionalism from ordinary Americans, and a stirring testament to faith. Not my faith, to be sure, but that does not make it any less impressive.
If you are Christian, take a moment to listen. If you are not, well, perhaps you have never heard it before.
Other versions: The University of Notre Dame Basilica, de English (with some nice pictures of Olde England), and smallchurch on YouTube (with lyrics).
2 Comments:
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Sun Apr 12, 04:47:00 PM:
Thank you for posting TH. My mother's funeral was held around Easter and this was sung at the end when people exited. It means a great deal to me and I had never heard these versions. Beautiful!
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Simon Kenton, at
Sun Apr 12, 10:46:00 PM:
Thanks for this TH. In return,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_-A8JAx4D8
I can never hear the counterpoint of the sopranos and that solitary trumpet in F mastering all without tearing up.
