God Is Love (Father Clarence Rivers)

Clarence Rivers was born in Selma, Alabama. His family later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where as a young man he became a Roman Catholic priest. He saw himself as a professional liturgist and composed beautiful songs for worship which combined traditional African American music with Roman Catholic worship.

I Cannot Tell It All

Here is the Chicago Mass Choir singing one of the songs sung at the memorial service for South Carolina state representative Rev. Clementa Pinckney.

Allahu Nasheed

Labbayk are an English Nasheed vocal group of Bangladeshi descent formed in London, England in 2004, comprising singers Masum, Ehsaan Tahmid and Imran. The nasheed is a traditional Islamic chant. Traditionally, musical instruments have been considered sinful by Islamic scholars, but there are new vocal groups who are freely making use of musical instruments to accompany songs of praise and devotion

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Byzantine Chant: Turn Not Thy Face

Turn Not Thy Face 

Medieval Byzantine Chant of the Great Lent.
Title: "Μη αποστρέψης" (Turn not Thy face)
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir

English version of Great Prokeimenon - First of Lent

Turn not thy face away from thy servant

For I am afflicted

Quickly hear me

Attend unto my soul and deliver it

Verse 1: Let Thy salvation, O God, help me.

Verse 2: Let the poor see it and be glad.

Verse 3: Seek God, and your soul shall live.

Found at http://www.antiochian.org/music/library/891?search=%28Turn+not+Thy+face%29

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A Clare Benediction

Rutter - A Clare benediction - The Cambridge Singers

Life's Railway to Heaven (Johnny Cash)

Here is classic Southern Gospel from a recording session for Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol II (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). Johnny Cash and the Carter Family give along with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band give us a rendition that is top of the line.

 

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Alleluia (Ronald Staheli)

The University of Utah Singers perform the Alleluia from "Sing a New Song" by Ronald Staheli, live in concert on May 24, 2010 in the Bell Caves of Bet Guvrin - Maresha National Park, Israel, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred.

John Rutter: The Importance of Choir

Alleluia (Randall Thompson)

Randall Thompson's Alleluia performed by Octarium