Posted on 06/11/2004 10:52:54 AM PDT by conservativeinferno
Does anyone know the two beautiful songs played while Reagan's casket was being removed from the Washington Cathedral?
Navy Hymn -- FYI, here is a link to cyberhymnal.org about it:
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/e/t/eternalf.htm
Dunno if they're still online but a few days ago the following links were very helpful:
music to the service can be found
http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/pdfs/servicemusic040611.pdf
order of the service at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151544/posts
E.C.
read-later *bump*
Words follow that were played to the music, "Jerusalem"
O LOVE OF GOD, HOW STRONG AND TRUE
O love of God, how strong and true!
Eternal, and yet ever new;
Uncomprehended and unbought,
Beyond all knowledge and all thought.
O love of God, how deep and great!
Far deeper than man’s deepest hate;
Self fed, self kindled, like the light,
Changeless, eternal, infinite.
O heavenly love, how precious still,
In days of weariness and ill,
In nights of pain and helplessness,
To heal, to comfort, and to bless!
O wide embracing, wondrous love!
We read thee in the sky above,
We read thee in the earth below,
In seas that swell, and streams that flow.
We read thee best in Him Who came
To bear for us the cross of shame;
Sent by the Father from on high,
Our life to live, our death to die.
We read thy power to bless and save,
E’en in the darkness of the grave;
Still more in resurrection light,
We read the fullness of thy might.
O love of God, our shield and stay
Through all the perils of our way!
Eternal love, in thee we rest
Forever safe, forever blest.
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I used the cyberhymnal.org search to get the words, however, the tune playing at below link is "Brookfield", not "Jerusalem".
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/l/olovegod.htm
E.C.
if you would like to hear it, the below link plays the music, "Jerusalem" ...
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/e/r/jerusalem.htm
[however keep in mind that the words at Pres. Reagan's funeral that went with this tune were from the hymn
O LOVE OF GOD, HOW STRONG AND TRUE
-- see my previous post]
E.C.
http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/pdfs/servicemusic040611.pdf
The tune was Ode to Joy, the words were
Sing with all the saints in glory, sing the resurrection song!
Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story, to the former days belong.
All around the clouds are breaking, soon the storms of time shall cease;
In God’s likeness we, awaking, know the everlasting peace.
O what glory, far exceeding all that eye has yet perceived!
Holiest hearts, for ages pleading, never that full joy conceived.
God has promised, Christ prepares it, there on high our welcome waits.
Every humble spirit shares it; Christ has passed th’eternal gates.
Life eternal! heaven rejoices; Jesus lives, Who once was dead.
Join we now the deathless voices; child of God, lift up your head!
Patriarchs from the distant ages, saints all longing for their heaven,
Prophets, psalmists, seers, and sages, all await the glory given.
Life eternal! O what wonders crowd on faith; what joy unknown,
When, amidst earth’s closing thunders, saints shall stand before the throne!
O to enter that bright portal, see that glowing firmament;
Know, with Thee, O God immortal, “Jesus Christ Whom Thou has sent.”
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/i/singwith.htm
Zech11 said: 'Many Godly hymns (eg> "Eternal Father, Strong to Save," "Immortal, Invisible") are very well done by the London Philharmonic on the "Hymns Triumphant" album.'
thanks for this info!
Dutchgirl posted the following info:
'Washington-AP -- The officer at Nancy Reagan's side this week is Army Major General Galen Jackman.
As commander of the U-S Military District of Washington, Jackman's duties include overseeing ceremonies in the nation's capital with high-ranking personnel and visiting heads of state. He has offered his arm to Mrs. Reagan all week, accompanying her from California to the U-S Capitol Rotunda.'
for any interested parties, if you have the time, Pres. Reagan's funeral was discussed in detail
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1151691/posts?q=1&&page=1#1
The same song was played at the end of the movie "We Were Soldiers". That version was sung by The West Point Glee Club. You can download a .mp3 file (2.02 MB) of it at the following link. Below the text lyrics, you'll see a rectangular button with DSL on it and [2.02 MB] beside it. Click the button to download.
Many thanks.
*sniff* I am going to start bawling again!!
While you're correct about "Going Home" being based on the slow movement of Dvorak's Ninth Symphony (using the correct chronilogical numbering of his symphonies), you are, I believe, incorrect about the derivation. Dvorak undoubtedly was influenced by the American music he heard during his time here in 1890's. But the music in the slow movement of the symphony "from the New World" was completely original; it was not taken from any specific spiritual or any other direct source. The "Going Home" text was added later to Dvorak's music, if I remember correctly.
Thank you Eagle.
E9 said: 'The song "Mansions of the Lord" was sung by The Armed Forces Chorus with The U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra, at Ronald Reagan's funeral service in Washington DC.
The same song was played at the end of the movie "We Were Soldiers". That version was sung by The West Point Glee Club. You can download a .mp3 file (2.02 MB) of it at the following link. Below the text lyrics, you'll see a rectangular button with DSL on it and [2.02 MB] beside it. Click the button to download.
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/i/interface/Mansions.html
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Thanks E9, this is very helpful. EC
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Just say no to piracy...get the album here!
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1732994&sourceid=1500000000000001332400
Support the artists!
Drago, thanks for your reply. In all honesty I did not realize that link was some type of piracy. At our house, we have never pirated anything ever. But I am not familiar with how it's done, so did not realize that was what the link was for. Thank you for educating me about it.
We have a plain little computer with a compact disc player, but no capacity to "burn" CDs. I never download anything, for fear of virus problems.
Thanks for your help.
E.C.
At some point, I thought on the way out of the Capitol, they played "Faith of our Fathers", which is also known as the National Hymn. I know they played Eternal Father, Strong to Save at some point too. They also played "Abide with Me", which I had played at my Mother's funeral, and would like to have played at my own.
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