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NegroSpirituals

and

Other

Songs

with

the

Bass

Voice

in

Mind!

SongsWrittenandArrangedby

KyriDemby

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A SpiritualTwist!!

Mr.Dembysays,Thereaintnothinglikeagoodolespiritualtoset

mysoulonfire!NegroSpiritualtelltheuntoldstoriesofthebroken

relationshipofSlaveandMaster,thelongingoftheslavestobefree,

theabilitytoremainpositiveandstriveforabetterplace,andthe

trainingofanewgeneration.Wehavelostagreatdealofthis

messagewithtodaysadvancementsinmusic.However,

thereisalwaysaneedtorevisitandlearnfromourpast.

Musicians

today

could

stand

to

write

a

message

song

every

now

and

then.

.

. GoDownMoses,SwingLowSweetChariot!Weneedsongsthatwillrelaya

messageofhope.WalkWithMeLord,HesGottheWholeWorldinHisHands

WeneedsongsthatremindusthatGodisincontrol.DryBones,ChildrenGo

WhereISendTheeWeneedsongsthatwilleducateourchildrenastheysing

them.SoonaWillBeDone,DoLordWeneedsongsthatwillremindusthatthis

worldisnotourhome.WeneedanewagemovementoftheNegroSpiritual!

Thus,theSpiritualTwistwasborn!Somenewandsomeold,this

installmentofselectionswillreviveyourloveoftheNegrospiritualwithalittle

twistofGospel!

Alongwithspiritual,inournewageworldofentertainment,wehave

forgottenthebassvoice.Manychurchchoirsandgospelartistdontevenusethe

bassvoice.ThevoicessimilartoToddDuncanandPaulRobesonareobsoleteand

havenoplaceintodaysmusic.Thereforeitismygoaltomakeroomwherethere

wasnoroom.Scootoversome,highvoicesandletsherefromthemighty

Basses!

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Interlude

Asaninterludetothissongread

Footprints in the SandOne night I had a dream.

I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord..

Across the sky flashed scenes from my life..

For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

one belonging to me, and the other to the Lord..

When the last scene of my life flashed before me,

I looked back at the footprints in the sand.

I noticed that many times along the path of my life

there was only one set of footprints.

I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest

and saddest times in my life.

This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it:

"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,

you'd walk with me all the way.

But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life

there is only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why when I need you most you would leave me."

The Lord replied:

"My precious child, I love you and would never leave you.

During your times of trial and suffering,

when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

MaryStevenson Copyright1984MaryStevenson,fromoriginal1936text,Allrightsreserved

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AlthoughpennedbythegreatManofGod,CharlesWesley,thisshortmeteredhymn

hasbecomeastapleofmanyrural,southernAfricanAmericanchurches.Thestyleoftheold

meteredhymnoriginatedinthedaysoftheearlyslavechurches.Manyofthesehymntunes

werepassedthroughoraltradition.TheystemfromthemoaningandgroaningoftheAfrican

peoples.Africanstransportedfromthefreedomoftheirhomelandthroughthemiddlepassage

totheslaveryoftheNewWorldhadtofindawaytomakethemusictheyheardintheWhite

churchesconnecttotheirlives.WhenAfricanAmericansweregrantedthefreedomtoorganize

theirownreligiousmeetingstheyusedthehymnofCharlesWesleyandIsaacWattsmanyof

whichweresimpleandeasytoremember.Manyoftheslavesandfreedmenwerenotableto

readsotheleadersvirtuallythrewoutthenotatedmusicandformedtheirownsystem.The

worshipleaderwouldlineoutaphraseofthehymnquitelikeanoperaticrecitative.The

congregationwouldsurgerightinwiththesamephraseinthegiventunethatwaspassed

downforthatparticularhymn.

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Psalm 1211I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will notslumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this

time forth, and even for evermore.

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