Anyone and everyone is welcome to join our Choir on any Sunday morning; just show up for our Sunday morning rehearsal.
Dear GCC Choir,
Thank you for arriving at 8:45 am for our 8:50 am rehearsal this Sunday.
Lise will be leading our Mardi Gras (Sunday before Lent) service and so, of course, we will be doing our "When the Saint's" (in Bb) parade. Bring your brass, woodwinds and percussion!
Our two anthems are both a cappella SATB, both Guilford Choir classics:
Soon I Will Be Done African American spiritual
Andy's transcription of Ysaye Barnwell's arrangement
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, with new lyrics to fit Sunday's scripture.
LISTEN (this has the original Cohen lyrics)
LOOK (this has the lyrics we'll be doing Sunday from Luke 9)
new Hallelujah lyrics
When
Jesus reached the mountain height
His
disciples saw his clothes turn white
Twas
bathed in dazzling light enough to blind you
Moses
and Elijah said
"It's
time to leave your earthly bed,
and
when you do we'll all shout Hallelujah."
When
from the heights they came back down
The
masses crowded all around,
A
father cried "Please see my son I beg you.
A
demon makes him shriek and moan,
His
body shakes, his mouth it foams,
Oh
can you heal him, Lord, Hallelujah"
Jesus
said, "you're lacking faith.
Oh
how much longer must I wait?
Oh
come to me, young lad, and I will cure you."
The
boy stood and he thrashed about,
But
Jesus drew the devil out
And
cast him off, the crowd cried Hallelujah.
cast him off, the crowd cried Hallelujah.
See you at 8:45 am this Sunday.
Best,
Peter
Peter Amidon