(Lyrics and Explanations at the bottom of the page.)
My Journey to finding the most amazing version:
So I bought an album of a favorite artist of mine and he had a version of this song on his album. So I posted it on facebook. Then I thought - what other versions are out there? So I spent the next several hours exploring this song on youtube. I found quite a few interesting versions. All told I listened to over 70 versions of this song. Yes, 70 versions. In this post, I will include the highlights of this particular journey.
Here is the album that began my journey:
https://myspace.com/bradcurrah/music/song/come-thou-fount-sample-94107384-104709107
And here starts my Youtube journey:
Slow pace version/all verses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax_NMWLEb6U
Pretty, but not quite what I'm looking for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3w9nvXuVnk
Getting closer, definitely faster version!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgv0Zl687ds
AWESOMENESS. Best Drum version:
More like what I am looking for:
Swing-Style Version! :
Jars of Clay did a version:
hmmm, the Jericho Road version:
At this point I was beginning to think I needed to form a band and sing this song myself the way I wanted it sung.
The ABSOLUTELY slowest version. And its such a pretty introduction too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkSgWlm-e4
Beautiful Voice, Beautiful version:
^^^^^Everyone should give that one a listen for sure! In fact, I think I need to download some more of their songs.........
Very Nice duet - she has a gorgeous voice:
So what's your favorite version so far?
Here's a good band/audience one - good violinist:
This one is more of what I keep seeing over and over and over again - Beautiful Voices singing it very BORINGLY - and the audience is very BORED. This is TRAGIC. (no offense adorable kids, you just need a bit more 'pep'):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f77GAIqnyrw
I love this arrangement:
Hammered Dulcimer Version:
For Some Reason, I like this one:
Another duo that I am now going to follow. I think
I have found several artists that I now love:
Well, this one is different. Very different, very cool!
^^^^More of them:
More at http://deseretbook.com/
and http://deseretbook.com/
Here is a nice acapella one:
AND THEN I found it!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, Someone gets IT.
What is both ironic and wonderful - the band is in my Hometown!!!!
And I will admit, that since I found this particular song, I am a bit obsessed with it - its such an awesome version of the song.
So I looked these kids up and they now have a band. Show 'em some love.
http://canvasbride.com/
https://www.facebook.com/canvasbridemusic
Bonus! Another version of the song by Claire Shannon of Canvas Bride:
Lyrics and Explanation of Ebenezer:
Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I'm come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
hither by thy help I'm come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
The word Ebenezer comes from the Hebrew words ’Eben hà-ezer (eh’-ben haw-e’-zer), which simply mean “stone of
help” (see Enhanced…, 1995). When Robinson wrote his lyrics, he followed the word Ebenezer with the phrase, “Here
by Thy great help I’ve come.” An Ebenezer, then, is simply a monumental stone set up to signify the great help that God
granted the one raising the stone. In Robinson’s poem, it figuratively meant that the writer—and all who subsequently
sing the song—acknowledge God’s bountiful blessings and help in their lives.
The next time you sing about raising your Ebenezer, you will be able to “sing with the understanding” that you are
acknowledging God’s help in your life (1 Corinthians 14:15).
http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx...
help” (see Enhanced…, 1995). When Robinson wrote his lyrics, he followed the word Ebenezer with the phrase, “Here
by Thy great help I’ve come.” An Ebenezer, then, is simply a monumental stone set up to signify the great help that God
granted the one raising the stone. In Robinson’s poem, it figuratively meant that the writer—and all who subsequently
sing the song—acknowledge God’s bountiful blessings and help in their lives.
The next time you sing about raising your Ebenezer, you will be able to “sing with the understanding” that you are
acknowledging God’s help in your life (1 Corinthians 14:15).
http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx...
Another Link:
Here's a version I did, which is a little different, in that I programmed a fair amount of the music on a Nintendo DS. http://muzach.bandcamp.com/track/come-thou-fount
ReplyDeleteI listened to it. :) The music was definitely different! Nice voice. A slow version for me personally, but I did like it. Those who like slower versions should give this one a listen!
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