Michael Lining MusicHymn: Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah. FINAL VERSION: youtu.be/W7UaKtrYjVM TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Noodling around 4:07 Arranging on piano 22:00 Recording BASS 46:00 Recording LEAD 55:50 Recording TENOR 1:04:00 Recording ALTO 1:09:40 Working on the tag 1:24:29 RAW Playthrough
You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeLET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENT (A Capella Middle Ages Hymn)Michael Lining Music2022-10-27 | Few hymns sung today are steeped in as much tradition as Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. Its roots are ancient, tracing back to the fourth century, and the hymn’s cryptic lyrics summon the singer to take part in the Incarnation and experience the sense of going into the Holy of Holies.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is based on the Prayer of the Cherubic Hymn, which is found within the Liturgy of Saint James. The original hymn was used to prepare members of the church for the practice of communion. In those ancient days, communion was taken with extreme sincerity, for the people believed Christ’s body was truly present in the form of bread and wine. [Michael's Note: I am not Catholic and do not believe in transubstantiation, and interpret this hymn text as the body and blood being simply representative of Christ body and blood like most Baptists would.] Spiritual preparation was certainly needed before partaking, and this is where the hymn found its purpose. Prior to the singing of the hymn, the following would be said to give further meaning to it:
“We remember the sky, the earth and the sea, the sun and the moon, the stars and all creation both rational and irrational, the angels and archangels, powers, mights, dominations, principalities, thrones, the many-eyed Cherubim who say those words of David: ‘Praise the Lord with me.’ We remember the Seraphim, whom Isaias saw in spirit standing around the throne of God, who with two wings cover their faces, with two their feet and with two fly; who say: ‘Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Sabaoth.’ We also say these divine words of the Seraphim, so as to take part in the hymns of the heavenly host.”
The Oxford Movement, a period when ancient Christian texts were translated from Greek and Latin to English, is when the hymn was brought into the modern age. Modern times have changed how we view the Christian faith. It is less somber, as people see the religion as a freedom from sorrow. Freedom and joy are certainly important aspects within Christianity, but it is still vital to remember the weight of the burden Christ took on for us. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is a tool we can use to remember this, and, like the people of old, put us in the right frame of mind to truly appreciate the freedom we have.
This spiritual has a mournful but hopeful element to it, using the imagery of Judgment day coming, presumably the unsaved white slave-owners weeping for the rocks and mountains, and a shout of victory going up as the faithful are delivered from their earthly bonds to spend freedom in Heaven for eternity.
"Scholars have subjected the origins of African American spirituals to considerable speculation. Traditional hymnology places stress on a particular author or composer as the point of origin. Eileen Southern (1920–2002), a pioneering musicologist in African American music, offers further origin classifications. She examines the background of spirituals in three areas: “the time of origin, the place of origin, and the manner of origin” (Southern, 1972, p. 8). For traditional hymnological scholarship, this is a helpful clarification.
Southern credits A Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns Selected from Various Authors (Philadelphia, 1801) by Richard Allen (1760–1831) for the inspiration behind this spiritual. Allen was the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first independent African American denomination. He observed that African Americans in Philadelphia were creating a category of congregational songs beyond those composed by the traditional British hymnodists of the day, especially eighteenth-century hymnwriters John Newton, Isaac Watts, and Charles Wesley. This collection may be the first one to distinguish between hymns and spiritual songs in the African American context (Southern, 1972, p. 12). These “spiritual songs”—later spirituals—often employed call-response forms of performance and incorporated refrains. They found a voice in independent black churches and camp meetings, though never appearing in printed collections.
While many spirituals may have been conceived on plantations in the southern United States, Southern contends that free African Americans also composed them “in the independent black congregations of the North, where black congregations, freed from the supervision of white clergymen, could conduct their religious services as they wished” (Southern, 1972, p. 11). “My Lord, What a Morning” appears to have been one of those composed in the North." from umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-my-lord-what-a-morning
To purchase this album on CD or mp3 download, visit www.michaellining.com/storeFADE, FADE, EACH EARTHLY JOY [A Capella Hymn]Michael Lining Music2022-01-31 | Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #564. You can get this hymnal here: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/fadefadeeachearthlyjoy You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeWhile Shepherds Watched Their Flocks [A Capella Christmas Carol]Michael Lining Music2022-01-05 | Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #228. You can get this hymnal here: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/whileshepherdswatched "One of the most prominent carols among any critic, clergy or citizen, these lines are represented in nearly every collection of Baptist or protestant hymns. Its narrative flow is readily understood by the young and unburdensome to the mature saint. The music that awakens the lines was adapted from one of the masters - George Frederick Handel. At the request of various friends and by his own design, he composed specific tunes for various hymns; but Handel's enduring hymn tunes are those adapted from his other labors." To purchase albums, visit www.michaellining.com/storeDing! Dong! Merrily on High (30 sec Facebook Reel)Michael Lining Music2021-12-23 | Here's a quick 30 seconds of Ding Dong Merrily. It was specifically made for the new Facebook Reels platform. Please copy and paste this link to share it to your facebook profile to share it: facebook.com/MJohn911Studios/videos/3105509673029909 To purchase albums, visit www.michaellining.com/storeThe Haven of Rest [Hymn] - Baritone VoiceMichael Lining Music2021-12-01 | Text and Tune by Henry L. Gilmour and George D. Moore. There is no sheet music of the piano part available. Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #447. You can get this hymnal here: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/havenofrest You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeI WILL NOT FORGET THEE (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-11-01 | Words and music by Charles H. Gabriel. Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #406. You can get this hymnal here: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/iwillnotforgetthee You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeWHEN WE SEE CHRIST (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-09-29 | Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs hymnal: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/whenwesee You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeAint A That Good News! (A Capella Spiritual)Michael Lining Music2021-09-17 | Barbershop Style Spiritual arrangement of "Good News" by Peter Wright. Peter Wright teaches at Maranatha Baptist University and founded the Outreach Quartet, producing 5 albums, each of which were influential to me. He graciously provided me the arrangement for this tune.Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-09-01 | "'No musician is skillful unless he extols the Lord, and no singer is correct unless he praises the Father.' There is no better example of this ancient Welsh proverb than the life of William Williams. A powerful preacher, he wrote hundreds of hymns and was known as 'The Sweet Singer of Wales.' History suggests that the skillful praises of Williams, more than any other source, were used to elevate the level of education in his native land. Many learned to read that they might sing his hymns, and thousands more knew them by heart. This, his most well-known song, is one of the finest gems of Welsh hymnody." -Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, #490. For more great hymns and historical tidbits like this, grab one for yourself at melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/greatjehovah.
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www.michaellining.com/storeBeautiful Savior (Fairest Lord Jesus) - A Capella HymnMichael Lining Music2021-07-30 | Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs hymnal: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/beautifulsaviour You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeCONSTANTLY ABIDING [Hymn]Michael Lining Music2021-06-28 | Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs hymnal: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/constantlyabiding You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeREJOICE, YE PURE IN HEART (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-06-03 | Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart was written in the mid 1800s by Edward Plumptre, a well loved and revered Anglican minister. This hymnbook is available here: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/rejoiceyepureinheart You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/storeTO GOD OF GLORY (A Capella Hymn - Jeremiah Stauffer)Michael Lining Music2021-05-26 | To download a printable PDF of this hymn, use this link: https://grabify.link/2NBFFU You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Words and music by Jeremiah F. Stauffer, email: jeremiah@astitch.bizBRETHREN, WE HAVE MET TO WORSHIP (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-04-26 | "Though afflicted in body as a cripple, Askins was full of spirit, and a stranger to fear.' He was known to preach with "considerable adroitness' and boldly, causing sinners to tremble and saints to rejoice. Some of his last words were, 'The Lord our God is my God.'" - Songs, and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, #881 - Brethren, We Have Met to Worship. Hymnbook link: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/brethrenwehavemet Tempo note: this was sung up-tempo in cut time on purpose, as this song usually drags, and since there are 5 verses, using cut time made it feel a lot more energetic. If it's too fast for you, sorry! Text note: This version from this hymnal uses slightly different words in a few phrases that what is traditionally sung. I'm not sure the reason for that, but I did not "change the words." You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music recordings, visit www.michaellining.com/storeHOLY, HOLY, HOLY - Brass Quintet feat. Trent Hamilton, Jorijn Van Hese, Joshua Pantoja, Matt CruiceMichael Lining Music2021-04-20 | A virtual brass collaboration with: Trent Hamilton (Tuba) - youtube.com/user/TrentHamiltonNZ Jorijn Van Hese (Euphonium) - youtube.com/user/BrassMultiTrack Joshua Pantoja (French Horn) - youtube.com/channel/UC2-p3r50y7Mut0NKUluG-Ww Matt Cruice (Trumpet) - youtube.com/channel/UC_4-rh9bnY6TnDONALcgPfw Using reverent and apocalyptic language, "Holy, Holy, Holy!" alludes to Revelation 4:6-11; 5:13; 15:2-4; and Isaiah 6:1-3 to sing the great majesty of the triune God. Note the cosmic scope of the text: human beings (st. 1), saints and angels in glory (st. 2), and all creation (st. 4) praise the name of the Lord! Though God's holiness, love, and purity are cloaked in mystery, we can still experience God's mercy and mighty power, and we can participate in praising God. The text is trinitarian in theme, but not in structure.
Reginald Heber (b. Malpas, Cheshire, England, 1783; d. Trichinopoly, India, 1826) wrote the text for Trinity Sunday, the day for which lectionary in the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer prescribes the reading of Revelation 4. It was first published in the third edition (1826) of A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Parish Church of Banbury and was also published posthumously in Heber's Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Services of the Year (1827). The unusual single rhyme (all on the "ee" sound) and the uneven number of syllables in some lines have not detracted from the hymn's popularity.
Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, Heber was ordained in the Church of England in 1807. He first served his family's parish in Hodnet, Shropshire (1807-1823), and in 1823 his dream of being a missionary was fulfilled when he was appointed bishop of Calcutta. He worked and traveled ceaselessly until his sudden death in 1826. Heber began writing hymns partly because of his dissatisfaction with the poor psalm singing in his congregation and partly because he was influenced by the vital hymn singing among Methodists and Baptists. He wrote hymns while in Hodnet and expressed a desire to compile a hymnbook with its contents appropriate to the church year. His fifty-seven hymn texts were published posthumously by his wife in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Services of the Year (1827), a hymnbook that began a tradition of arranging the contents of hymn collections according to the church year.
Liturgical Use: Beginning of worship; worship services emphasizing the Trinity.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, via Hymnary.org To purchase my singing albums, visit www.michaellining.com/storeALL FOR JESUS (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-03-28 | Hymnal: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/allforjesus "Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City." (via Hymnary.org) You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music recordings, visit www.michaellining.com/storeA SHELTER IN THE TIME OF STORM (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-02-28 | "The prominent musician Ira Sankey composed the musick specifically for these lines. He recorded in his work how he came upon the words: 'I found this hymn in a small paper published in London, called The Postman. It was said to be a favourite song of the fishermen on the north coast of England, and they were often heard singing it as they approached their harbors in the time of storm.' Today it has become the favourite of those tossed upon the storms of life as they seek the peaceful harbor within the Rock eternal." - Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs - Hymn 478. Please check out this amazing hymnal, where you'll find 980 selections with complete biographical information, supportive verses, and other hymn stories like these! LINK: melodypublications.com/youtube/michaellining/ashelterinthetimeofstorm You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music recordings, visit www.michaellining.com/store Arranged by Michael LiningHYMN - TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS #ShortsMichael Lining Music2021-02-22 | Youtube #Shorts of an old Christian hymn. Who remembers this one? You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Words and music by Helen H. LemmelGO LIGHT YOUR WORLD (Chris Rice)Michael Lining Music2021-01-26 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Words and music by Chris Rice Arranged by Michael LiningO LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2021-01-07 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Hymn by George Matheson (1882), Tune: ST. MARGARET by Albert Peace. Arranged by David Phelps for the Gaither Vocal Band, as performed by Westminster Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society.MAKE ROOM (Casting Crowns) - The Lining Family (Music Video)Michael Lining Music2020-12-21 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store "Make Room" by Mark Hall and Matt Maher, arranged for 4 part harmony. Caleb (7) - Lead Mandy - Alto Grandma Sharon - Tenor Michael - Bass I do not endorse all music and/or beliefs of Casting Crowns & Matt Maher. This song speaks to the conviction of the Holy Spirit, bringing a person to place their faith and trust in Christ, which is a wonderful Christmas message.Wonderful Is My Redeemers Love (A Capella Hymn)Michael Lining Music2020-11-24 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store WONDERFUL IS MY REDEEMER'S LOVE (Romans 5:8, Jeremiah 31:3, Psalms 40:1-2, Isaiah 9:6) Richard D. Nelson (circa. 1950) Vs2-3 - Craig S. Nelson (2020) Arr. Michael J. Lining (2020) The first verse of this song was originally written and sung by Richard (Dick) Nelson, sometime after arriving home in New Zealand, having served in Egypt and Italy in World War II. This song formed part of his personal testimony of how the Lord, helped him to overcome the depression and anxiety associated with post-traumatic stress syndrome (shell shock). His youngest son, Craig has now expanded on the theme of the song, using biblical truths in verses two and three. They further reflect the journey many of us have taken from the dark depths of despair to a place of hope, healing and redemption through the coming of the Saviour - the Counsellor and Prince of Peace. The Nelson family hopes that those who listen to these words will find for themselves, that same healing and peace. This hymn is free to download and use in public and private worship. To download and print, click here: http://michaellining.fetchapp.com/permalink/179919I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN - The Lining Family (Music Video)Michael Lining Music2020-11-19 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store The Lining Family (Michael - Bass; Mandy - Alto; Caleb - Lead, and Grandma Sharon - Tenor) sing I Have Not Forgotten by Ricky Atkinson and Lance Carpenter. As sung by The Inspirations.BEAUTIFUL ONE (Tim Hughes) A Capella Worship SongMichael Lining Music2020-11-02 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store 4 part harmony arrangement of Beautiful One, by Tim HughesWHO YOU SAY I AM - The Lining Family (Music Video)Michael Lining Music2020-10-28 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Mandy, Michael and Caleb sing a Celtic-styled cover of Who You Say I Am, by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan; (c) 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia.Saturday Hymnstream #5Michael Lining Music2020-10-25 | ...COME THOU FOUNT (I Am Bound For the Kingdom) - Guitar | Baritone VoiceMichael Lining Music2020-10-12 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store Text: Come Thou Fount by Robinson; Tune: WARRENTON from The Sacred Harp.Saturday Hymnstream #4Michael Lining Music2020-10-11 | ...Saturday HymnStream #3Michael Lining Music2020-10-04 | ...I WILL FOLLOW (Mac Lynch) - A Capella Hymn feat. Mandy LiningMichael Lining Music2020-09-30 | You can donate to or support our ministry in song. To donate, visit paypal.me/thelinings To support us, visit patreon.com/mjohn911 To purchase music, visit www.michaellining.com/store I Will Follow - Words and Music by Mac Lynch. This hymn is an invitation to follow the Savior wherever He leads.Saturday HymnStream #2Michael Lining Music2020-09-27 | Classic hymns, Celtic Sacred Music, and Original Song