One of the most powerful songs in the Sacred Harp tradition, “Idumea” faces human mortality directly, expressing universal feelings of pain and fear that accompany considerations of death. The hymn ends with resolve, placing faith in a spiritual resurrection to come.
lyrics
Music by Charles Wesley, 1763.
Text by Ananias Davisson, 1816.
(Text amended for this recording)
1. And am I born to die?
To lay this body down!
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?
2. A land of deepest shade,
Unpierced by human thought;
The dreary regions of the dead,
Where all things are forgot?
3. Soon as from earth I go,
What will my portion be?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my fortune be.
4. Waked by the trumpet sound,
I from my grave shall rise;
And see the Sun with glory crowned,
And see the flaming skies.
credits
from well,
track released May 15, 2022
Vocal Solo - J. Clay Gonzalez
Tenor Sax Solo - Corey Dundee
MUSIC BY J. Clay Gonzalez
Sound and Video Edited by Peter Littlejohn
Audio by Peter Littlejohn and Max Cornell
Michelle Ho, Clarinet
Eric Sweitzer, Clarinet
BethAnne Kunert, Alto Saxophone
Corey Dundee, Tenor Saxophone
Daniel Zaldana, Bassoon
Audrey Shepard, Bassoon
Anthony Cosio-Marron, Tenor Trombone
Henry Blackson-Pakela, Bass Trombone
William McElgunn, Violin
Asavari Awasthi, Violin
Rayleigh Lei, Violin
Stephen Moss, Viola
Jimmy Cunningham, Viola
Madeline Endres, Cello
Hanna Rumora, Cello
Josh DeVries, Cello
Ben Willis, Bass
Darianna Videaux, Bass
CHOIR -
Grey Grant
Charles Hadlock
Alison Roberts
Kirsten Carey
Rachel Gingrich
Liz Kellam
Nadine Dyskant-Miller
Héctor Flores Komatsu
Payton Halbeisen
Rita K. Lee
Emma Dansak
J. Clay Gonzalez
Grace Kawamura Stubbart
Jordan Miller
Zach Kolodziej
Adam Williams
Peter Formanek
Justine Sedky
Ezra Gans
Neal Anderson
Zoe Cutler
Jacob Rogers
Fitz Neeley
Sylvan Talavera
Cameron Wilson
Elena Chambers
Maya Johnson
Jonathan Thomas
Emily Yang
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