originally known as "Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE RECORDED THIS SONG!
Go to YouTube and type "Precious Lord Take My Hand" into the search bar -
!! - Use the "Performances" section in that Wikipedia article as the go-to list.
About Thomas A. Dorsey:
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Bella Voce's "Grace" is a setting of "Amazing Grace" - read the entire article for information about the text and about John Newton - a truly moving and inspiring story!
The tune that most of us know ("Amazing Grace") is /major pentatonic/ - exactly like the tune for "How Can I Keep From Singing"
The tune that Mr. Mark Hayes set is /somewhat/ ! pentatonic
Mark Hayes' website:
Biographical information - he's a pianist - I KNEW IT!!!!
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"None Other Lamb" - text by Christina Rossetti (Yes, "In the Bleak Midwinter" Rossetti!!)
About Christina Rossetti:
About Craig Courtney ("How Great Our Joy" - Cantemus folk will already know him!)
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