...John Howardton Smith Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press 1990 8 Love Love is the Christian's strongest tower Where weary ones may fly; There to receive sufficient power To reach celestial skies. 2 Love makes the Christian pathway bright Which leads to perfect days; It makes the heavy...

...John Howardton Smith Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press 1990 28 The Sweetest Story (Story of His Love) 1. 'Tis the sweet- est sto- r y e- ver known That 2. He told us of His Fath- er's love W h y He - 3. He told us just wha t we should cb Whi l e 4. He st r r ,. ~ ,. t t· hkkq left His...

...Sarah Collins Fernandis Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press 1990 10 Love's Service 1 Let men find service in life's humblest need, For in love's balance weighs the smallest deed; The hand of succor, lifting to its nest A fallen fledgling, follows love's behest As truly as when hastening...

.... But even with this sorrow, she radiated love which she states is the heart and soul of jazz. "It [love] is the real heritage of jazz, 11 she said, "because God is the center of this music. 11 In reacting to this idea of jazz, I wish to refer back to the introductory quote by Rev. Kershaw, because it seems...

... in which God works through the secondary causes of the regular processes of experiencing and of giving name and meaning to the phenomena of life. I do not exclude the possibility of other models in which the Spirit whispers directly in our ear, models fondly loved by pious letter writers and by cardinals...

... toward a different sort of history. Pushing was the posture that produced our future. The love ballads of the Impressions mirrored countless dimensions of life for the Civil Rights/Black Power generation. These ballads were based on love relationships between young men and women. But they also gave...

... in Washington, D.C., Gaye was imbued with a deep spiritual sensitivity anchored in a Christ-centered ethic of love. Initially this sensitivity was expressed in his instrumental virtuosity-especially on the organ, piano, and drums. Although Gaye sang in the church choir, his vocal talent did not surface until he...

... called soul. n.e Last Soul Singer Dateline: 1973, Oakland Coliseum Arena. It's SHOWtime! Here's a young man's GOT to be solid gold! The prince of peace! The god of love and happiness!. . .. Four gold singles! Two gold albums! That makes you the world's greatest superstar! Here he is: Al GreenJs Al Green...

.... There was also the deeply religious side of the man. Raised in the church, the son of a Pentecostal minister, Gaye was "imbued with a deep spiritual sensitivity anchored in a Christ-centered ethic of love," says Camel West in his eulogistic essay, "In Memory of Marvin Gaye." Gaye's "musical and philosophical...

... opportunity Like a peanutless Jimmy Carter, Stevie stands ready to bring love and trust to all Americans."1 In searching for the source of Stevie Wonder's message, Pareles quips, "Maybe Stevie's the last Hippie."2 Who else could check out the seventies landscape and in all sincerity announce that "love, God...

...-and then with considerable effort-the God hunger that animates them. (3) The music video is utterly harmless, a PG-13 at the worst, and, by the standards of rock video, charming and chaste. More than that, it is patently a morality play. In the singer's own words it is "a song of a passionate young girl so in love with God...

... perspective as the solution to the problem of black suffering. Instead, they sang, "Got the blues, and too dam' mean to cry." The blues depict the "secular" dimension of black experience. They are "worldly" songs which tell us about love and sex, and about that other "mule kickin' in my stall." They tell us...

... in the sky, The city of Thy love. Hallelujah! the race is run! Eternal life is gained, My happiness has just begun, The crown of life obtained! In an editorial review in the CME periodical, The Christian Index, Rev. Lawrence L. Reddick, III prudently commented on the method employed to produce the 1987...

..., endures! Well may the scene appall , Yet, learn thou here, Love that "endureth" all. 6 A hill outside the gate with brow cross-capped Circled with motley, gaping crowd; gloom-wrapped In strange eclipse; thunder, and cruel jeers, A soul's last prayer, and women's heart-wrung tears. 7 Calvary! and a world's...

... for being lured into the nightclubs and bringing churchly expression into the worldly context. In such songs as "Hallelujah, I Love Her So," Ray Charles presents religious emotion as secular emotion and substitutes erotic love for Christian love; his "My Prayer" is supplication not for salvation but for his...

... not felt comfortable addressing. Prince's propagation of illicit sexuality among young people is promoted as a means of transcendence and salvation. Probably referring to the title song on his Lovesexy album, which says that sexual love makes heaven "just a kiss away," Nelson George summarizes the gist...

... a li'l' gal 'bout five-foot fo', But where she gone to I don't know. Chorus So, ev'ry day, I'll wait for sundown, Oh, ev'ry day, I'll wait for sundown, Yes, ev'ry day, I'll wait for sundown, To see if tomorrow will bring me back my love.3 3. See chapter 3 for other examples of blues. Appendix of Negro...

... such Paul Simon songs as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970) and "Loves Me Like a Rock" (1973) is best symbolized by the 1971 rock and roll musical that portrayed the Christian Lord as a hippy, Jesus Christ Superstar. Whereas Curtis uses normative theomusicological critique to show the seeming absence...

... lateromantic church music, where excesses of warm feelings and mild ecstasies leave little room for the cross of Jesus Christ or for the harsh demands of laboring for justice in a spirit of sacrificial love. It is not just romantic music that offends Routley's sensibilities; it is primarily the theology...

... with Tenor or Soprano Solo. - - - , arr. "His Truth is Marching On." Xerox MS. SATB. - - - , arr. "I Heard the Preaching of de Elders." Xerox MS. Spiritual. SATB. - - - , arr. "I Want to Die Easy Spiritual. SATB with Soprano Solo. - - - , arr. "If You Love God Serve Him." Xerox MS. SATB with Soprano Solo...