Concert Selections from our 2011 concert
Agnus Dei - by Tim Sharp and Elmer Ramsay, from the High Lonesome Mass (bluegrass style)
Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy on us. Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, dona nobis pacem. grant us peace.
No Time - Susan Brumsfield (Traditional Camp Meeting Song, arr. for SSA
Rise, oh fathers rise, let's go meet 'em in the skies,
We will hear the angels singing in that morning.
O, I really do believe that just before the end of time,
We will hear the angels singing in that morning.
Rise, oh mothers rise, let's go meet 'em in the skies,
we will hear the angels singing in that morning.
No time to tarry here, no time to wait for you,
No time to tarry here for I'm on my journey home.
Brothers, oh fare ye well, brothers oh fare ye well,
Brothers oh fare ye well, for I'm on my journey home.
Sisters.....
Journey home...
Oh, I really do believe that just before the end of time, we will hear the angels singing in that morning.
Alleluia - Hyawon Woo (Korea) This work features Justin Raffa, tenor, who approaches the solo by singing in the traditional Korean "Chang" style. The text has only the one word "Alleluia."
We Rise Again - Arr. Smith (tenor soloist: Jonathan Vaughn)
When the waves roll on over the waters,
and the ocean cries,
We look to our sons and daughters to explain our lives.
As if a child could tell us why.
That as sure as the sunrise,
as sure as the sea,
as sure as the wind in the trees,
We rise again in the faces of our children,
We rise again in the voices of our song,
We rise again in the waves out on the ocean,
And then we rise again.
When the light goes dark with the forces of creations,
Across a stormy sky,
We look to reincarnation to explain our lives.
As if a child could tell us why,
That as sure as the sunrise,
as sure as the sea,
As sure as the wind in the trees,
We rise again in the faces of our children,
We rise again in the voices of our song.
We rise again in the waves out on the ocean and then we rise again.