These are the sacred songs from across the street, at
Wayfaring Word — kept here too, because the same folks sit in both
houses. Press play and listen, or put the Presentation up on the
big screen.
David 1 Samuel 16:14–23
So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit
departed from him. The Scripture read aloud, with “Little
David, Play on Your Harp” underneath. 3 minutes.
Listen here
The Presentation
Press play, then send it to your screen with AirPlay.
Music: “Little David, Play on Your
Harp,” a traditional spiritual — sung by Noble Sissle with
Jim Europe’s Singing Serenaders (1919), via the Internet
Archive. Public domain. One word is read as our time hears it:
where the King James text has Jesse take “an ass laden with
bread,” this reading has “a beast laden with
bread.” The rest is word for word.
Exodus Exodus 5:1–14 · 6:1
The demand Pharaoh refused — and the strong hand promised. The
Scripture read aloud, with “Go Down, Moses” underneath.
3 minutes.
Listen here
The Presentation
Press play, then send it to your screen with AirPlay.
Music: “Go Down, Moses,” a
traditional spiritual — wax cylinder recording from the UCSB
Cylinder Audio Archive, via the Internet Archive. Public domain.
The crackle is the cylinder’s own, and it belongs.
More of the old songs are on their way to this room. These same
pieces stand in the Seniors
Room at Wayfaring Word, across the street.