Songs of Joy

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ Cassette 1: Timeless Favourites / The Power and the Glory
▶ Cassette 2: The Beauty and the Joy / Reflective Moments
▶ Cassette 3: Hymns to Follow the Sunset / Golden Memories
▼ Cassette 4: Hope and Inspiration / Our Faith and Heritage
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G1He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
recording of:
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Bachelors2:14
G2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Down Sweet Chariot
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:24
G3My Lord, What a Mornin'
recording of:
My Lord, What a Morning
publisher:
Hinshaw Music (a member of the Fred Bock Publishing Group)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sue Ellen Page (composer and arranger of choral music)
Harry Belafonte4:28
G4Going Home
Harry Secombe4:09
G5Wade in the Water
The Norman Luboff Choir2:14
G6Deep River
recording of:
Deep River
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Leontyne Price3:09
G7Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians1:53
G8That Old-Time Religion
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:02
G9Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte4:40
G10Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins' 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
The Fireside Singers2:34
G11Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
recording of:
Motherless Child
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Eddy Arnold1:58
G12Steal Away
The Norman Luboff Choir3:54
G13When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
The Mike Sammes Singers2:52
G14This Little Light of Mine
recording of:
This Little Light of Mine
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes
additional lyricist:
Avis Christiansen
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Harry Dixon Loes
arranger:
Robert A. Harris
The Robinsons3:29
H1Danny Boy
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Allan Bruce3:17
H2David of the White Rock
recording of:
David of the White Rock (English version of " Dafydd y Garreg Wen")
lyricist:
John Oxenford
composer:
David Owen (Welsh harpist, 1712–1741)
translated version of:
Dafydd y Garreg Wen
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:46
H3Largo From 'Xerxes'
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Eric Robinson (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Eric Robinson3:49
H4All in the April Evening
recording of:
All in the April Evening (vocal version)
lyricist:
Katharine Tynan
composer:
Hugh Roberton
version of:
All in the April Evening
Glasgow Phoenix Choir3:39
H5The Flowers of the Forest
recording of:
Flowers of the Forest (Scottish folk song)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Flowers of the Forest (catch-all for traditional work found in John Skene Manuscript c. 1630)
Kenneth McKellar3:26
H6Medley: Salute to the Colours (Fanfare) / I Vow to Thee My Country
The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines2:40
H7Land of My Fathers
recording of:
Land of My Fathers (English version of Welsh national anthem)
composer:
James James
translated version of:
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Harry Secombe3:09
H8Nimrod From 'Enigma Variations'
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt3:26
H9Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Arthur Bliss3:08
H10Oft in the Stilly Night
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra4:49
H11Oh God Our Help in Ages Past
recording of:
O God, our help in ages past (hymn to tune St. Anne)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
William Croft (English composer & organist) (in 1708)
Harry Secombe3:13
H12Land of Hope and Glory
recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Vera Lynn3:00