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AcaDisc #125- Memories by The Sounds of Glory
Original Release: 1985
Available through The Sounds of
Glory on cassette only
Producers: Cary Wise and The Sounds of
Glory
Recording Studio: Fourth Creation Studios - Conroe,
TX
Members: C.D. Davis -
Bass
Lanier
Stevens -
Baritone
Randy
Green - 2nd
Tenor
Charles
Davis - 1st Tenor
Sing to Me of Heaven
Rock of Ages
Room at the Cross
Unclouded Day
Still, Still With Thee
He Hideth My Soul
On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Softly and Tenderly
When They Ring Those Golden Bells
Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Where the Gates Swing Outward
Never
God of Our
Fathers
Words: Ada Powell (1914)
Music: Benjamin B. Beall
Lead: Randy
Green (Chorus)
Lyrics:
Sing to me of heaven, sing that song of peace
From the toils that
bind me it will bring release
Burdens will be lifted that are pressing
so
Showers of great blessing o’er my heart will flow
Chorus:
Sing to me of heaven (sing to me of heaven), let me fondly
dream (let me fondly dream)
Of its golden glory (of its golden glory),
of its pearly gleam (of its pearly gleam)
Sing to me when shadows (sing
to me when shadows) of the evening fall (of the evening fall)
Sing to
me of heaven (sing to me of heaven), sweetest song of all (sing the
sweetest song of all)
Sing to me of heaven, tenderly and low
Till the shadows o’er me rise
and swiftly go
When my heart is weary, when the day is long
Sing to
me of heaven, sing that old, sweet song
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
"The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass." Revelation 21:21
Words: A.M. Toplady (1776)
Music: Thomas Hastings (1830)
This
song also appeared on Hymns for All the World by
Acappella and Sing With Feeling: Volume 1 by
The Sounds of Glory.
Lead: None
Lyrics:
Rock of ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in thee
Let the
water and the blood
From thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the
double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure
While I draw this fleeting breath
When my eyes shall close in
death
When I rise to worlds unknown
And behold thee on the
throne
Rock of ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in thee
Scriptural Reference:
"Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me." Psalm 31:2-3
Words and music:
Lead: None
Lyrics:
The cross upon which Jesus died
Is a shelter in which we can
hide
And His grace so free is sufficient for me
And deep is its
fountain, as wide as the sea
Chorus:
There's room at the cross for you
There's room at the
cross for you
Though millions have come, there's still room for
one
Yes there's room at the cross for you
The hand of my Savior is strong
And the love of my Savior is
long
Through sunshine or rain, through loss or in gain
The blood
flows from Calvary to cleanse every stain
Repeat Chorus
Room, room, room at the cross
Room at the cross for you
Room,
room, room at the cross
Room at the cross for you
Scriptural Reference:
"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit..." 1 Peter 3:18
Words and music: Josiah K. Alwood (c. 1880)
This song also appeared
on Praise and Adore Him by
The Sounds of Glory and as "O They Tell Me of a Home" on Don't
Wait Til Winter by Revival.
Lead: None
Lyrics:
O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies
O they tell me of a
home far away
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O
they tell me of an unclouded day
Chorus:
O the land of cloudless day
O the land of an unclouded
sky
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell
me of an unclouded day
O they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
O they tell me
of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds
its fragrance through the unclouded day
Repeat Chorus
O they tell me that He smiles on His children there
And His smile
drives their sorrows all away
And they tell me that no tears ever come
again
In that lovely land of unclouded day
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever." Revelation 22:5
Words: Harriet B. Stowe (1855)
Music: Felix
Mendelssohn
Lead: None
Lyrics:
Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh
When the bird
waketh, and the shadows flee
Fairer than morning, lovelier than the
daylight
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee
Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows
The solemn hush of nature
newly born
Alone with Thee in breathless adoration
In the calm dew
and freshness of the morn
So shall it be at last, in that bright morning
When the soul waketh
and life’s shadows flee
O in that hour, fairer than daylight
dawning
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee
Scriptural Reference:
"Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you." Psalm 139:18
Words: Fanny Crosby in The Finest of Wheat, No. 1
(1890)
Music: William J. Kirkpatrick
This song also appeared as "A
Wonderful Savior" on Acappella Melodies by The
Acappella Company.
Lead: None
Lyrics:
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord
A wonderful Savior to me
He
hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
Where rivers of pleasure I
see
Chorus:
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a
dry, thirsty land
He hideth my life in the depths of His
love
And covers me there with His hand
And covers me there with His
hand
When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in
clouds of the sky
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love
I'll
shout with the millions on high
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
“I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.” Exodus 33:22
Words: Samuel Stennett (1787)
Music: M. Durham (1835) and Rigdon M.
McIntosh (1895)
Lead: None
Lyrics:
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand
And cast a wishful eye
To
Canaan’s fair and happy land
Where my possessions lie
Chorus:
We will rest in the fair and happy land by and by
Just
across on the evergreen shore (evergreen shore)
Sing the song of Moses
and the lamb by and by
And dwell with Jesus evermore
Filled with delight my raptured soul
Would here no longer
stay
Though Jordan’s waves around me roll
Fearless I’d launch
away
Repeat Chorus
I am bound for the promised land (promised land)
I am bound for the
promised land
Oh who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the
promised land
Scriptural Reference:
"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp." Revelation 21:23
Words and music: Will L. Thompson (1880)
This song also
appeared on Hymns for All the World by
Acappella, The Collection by Acappella,
and Hear
It In Our Voice: Volume II by The Acappella Company.
Lead:
Randy Green
Lyrics:
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for
me
See on the portals He's waiting and watching
Watching for you and
for me
Chorus:
Come home (come home), come home (come home)
Ye who are
weary, come home
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling
Calling, O
sinner come home
Oh for the wonderful love He has promised
Promised for you and for
me
Though we have sin He has mercy and pardon
Pardon for you and for
me
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
"As a prisoner of the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." Ephesians 4:1
When They Ring Those Golden Bells
Words and music: Traditional
This song also appeared on Signature Songs by The
Sounds of Glory, While the Ages Roll On by
Acappella, Acappella Southern by The
Acappella Company, and as "There's a Land Beyond the River" on Favorite Hymns of the
Firemen by The Firemen.
Lead: C.D. Davis
Lyrics:
There's a land beyond the river
That we call the sweet
forever
And we only reach that shore by faith's decree
One by one
we'll gain the portals
There to dwell with the immortals
When they
ring those golden bells for you and me (you and me)
Well, there's a land (There is a land beyond the river)
That we call
(That we call the sweet forever)
And we only (and we only) reach that
shore (reach that shore) by faith's decree (by faith's decree, by faith's
decree, by faith's decree)
Well one by one (one by one we'll gain the
portals)
There to dwell (there to dwell with the immortals)
Oh, When
they ring (When they ring them golden bells)
Yes, When they ring (When
they ring them golden bells)
Oh, When they ring (When they ring them
golden bells) for you and me (for you and me)
Well, Can't you hear (Can't you hear the bells a ringing?)
Oh, Can't
you hear (Can't you hear the angels singing?)
Well it's the glory (It's
the glory) hallelujah (hallelujah) jubilee (jubilee, jubilee,
jubilee)
Well in that far (In that far-off sweet forever)
Just
beyond (Just beyond the shining river)
Oh, When they ring (When they
ring them golden bells)
Yes, When they ring (When they ring them golden
bells)
Oh, When they ring (When they ring them golden bells) for you
and me (for you and me)
Repeat Third Verse
Scriptural Reference:
"He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord." Ezekial 18:9
Words: Adelaide Pollard (1907)
Music: George C. Stebbins
(1907)
Lead: None
Lyrics:
Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I
am the clay
Mold me and make me after Thy will
While I am waiting,
yielded and still
Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o’er my being
absolute sway!
Fill with Thy Spirit ’till all shall see
Christ only,
always, living in me
Amen
Scriptural Reference:
"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." Isaiah 64:8
Where the Gates Swing Outward Never
Words and music: Charles H. Gabriel (c. 1917)
Lead: None
Lyrics:
Just a few more days to be filled with praise
And to tell the old,
old story
Then, when twilight falls, and my Savior calls
I shall go
to Him in glory
Chorus:
I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown
Where the gates
swing outward never
At His feet I’ll lay every burden down
And with
Jesus reign forever
What a joy ’twill be when I wake to see
Him for Whom my heart is
burning!
Nevermore to sigh, nevermore to die
For that day my heart
is yearning
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
"On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there." Revelation 21:25
Words: Daniel C. Roberts (1876)
Music: George W. Warren
(1888)
This song also appeared on Acappella America by The
Acappella Company.
Lead: None
Lyrics:
God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all
the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor thro' the skies
Our
grateful songs before thy throne arise
Refresh thy people on their toilsome way
Lead us from night to
never-ending day
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine
And
glory, laud and praise be ever thine
Scriptural Reference:
“O Lord , God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.” 2 Chronicles 20:6
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