Give me a calm, a thankful heart
From ev’ry murmur free;
The blessing of Thy grace impart,
And make me live to Thee.
Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine
My life and death attend;
Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey’s end.
Score and text
It is remarkable how much Sacred Harp singing is done in other countries, this site which has very useful content comes from Bremen, Germany, of all places. Including some rather oddly moving computerized singing MP3s of the individual parts as an aid to those who aren't good sight singers. Maybe the message and music, itself is durable enough to withstand that brutality.
Oh, by the way, the recording is from the Fifth German Sacred Harp Convention. I see on Youtube they seem to have quite a large presence in Ireland, too. I wonder what the authors of the Sacred Harp would have thought if they knew how many Catholics would be singing their music.
I'm so glad we're largely past that kind of thing. You might say I'm thankful for it.
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