Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns & Spirituals

by Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Overview

The concept of the folk hymn may sound like an anachronism, but there were countless lay composers who gradually shaped the hymn books for different branches of the Christian faith, far beyond the work of the accepted giants of hymnody (from Charles Wesley to Martin Luther). The Mormon Tabernacle Choir salutes that great tradition with Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns & Spirituals, a collection of 17 performances, most of which date back to the first half of the 19th century and have either traditional lyrics or musical basis in folk tunes (or both). Accompanied by the Orchestra at Temple Square, the choir reprises spirituals ("I Want Jesus to Walk with Me," "The Battle of Jericho," "Down to the River to Pray") as well as Southern harmony classics ("His Voice as the Sound," "My God, My Portion and My Love") and standard folk hymns ("Amazing Grace," "We'll Shout and Give Him Glory"). The set is anchored by the title song, which the Mormon Tabernacle Choir itself made increasingly popular ever since a mid-'90s arrangement by its musical director and conductor, Mack Wilberg, who's responsible for the majority of the arrangements here. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2009
Label:	Mormon Tabernacle
UPC:	0783027012620
Rank:	117444

Tracks

1. Saints Bound for Heaven
2. My Song in the Night, for chorus
3. We'll Shout And Give Him Glory, hymn
4. His Voice as the Sound
5. How Bright Is The Day, hymn
6. Death Shall Not Destroy (Mount Watson)
7. My God, My Portion, And My Love, hymn
8. Bound for the Promised Land, folk hymn
9. I want Jesus to Walk with me
10. Old Time Religion
11. The Battle of Jericho
12. Deep River, spiritual
13. Down to the River to Pray, hymn
14. Rock My Soul, spiritual
15. Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling, meditation for Voice & Keyboard
16. Amazing Grace (Tune: New Britain)
17. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mormon Tabernacle Choir   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus
Alex Boye   Vocals,Soloist,Featured Artist
Cheri Hancock   Featured Artist,Vocals
Wasatch & District Pipe Band   Bagpipes
Andrew Unsworth   Organ
Peggy Caan   Vocals,Featured Artist
Clay Christiansen   Organ
Daron Bradford   Recorder
Richard Elliott   Organ
Christopher Hancock   Soloist
Jeannine Goeckeritz   Flute
Mack Wilberg   Conductor,Music Direction

Technical Credits

Samuel Stennett   Text,Composer
Will L. Thompson   Text,Composer
Trent Walker   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Curt Garner   Audio Engineer
Joseph Swain   Composer,Text Adaptation
Reverend S.B. Sawyer   Composer
Troy Morgan   Audio Engineer
Milo Lefler   Audio Engineer
Sean Adams   Digital Editing,Audio Engineer
Hailey Walker   Legal Advisor
John Peluso   Microphone
Chris Martin   Audio Engineer,Audio Engineer
Heidi Casson   Stage Manager
Bennett Peterson   Legal Advisor
Barry Anderson   Coordination,Administrative Coordinator
Bob Ahlander   Publishing Coordinator
Mack Wilberg   Editing,Arranger,Producer,Audio Production
John Newton   Text,Composer
Isaac Watts   Text,Composer
Moses Hogan   Arranger
Ed Thompson   Producer,Audio Production,Assistant Music Director
Fred Vogler   Editing,Engineer,Producer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production
Ed Thompson & the Rovin' Ramblers   Producer
Mac Christensen   Choir President
Lt. Chad Steffey   Producer,Audio Production
Bob Breitenbeker   Stage Manager
Berne Broadbent   Legal Advisor
Howard A. Roberts   Arranger,Adaptation,Arranger
S.B. Sawyer   Text
Benjamin Harlan   Adaptation
Scott Barrick   Liner Notes,General Manager,Production Coordination
Alex Richards   Stage Manager
Robert Robinson   Text,Composer
Julie Rohde   Liner Notes
Alex Morris   Stage Manager
Luke Howard   Liner Notes
Bruce Leek   Editing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering,Audio Engineer,Audio Production