Amazing Grace
Amazing grace!
How sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost,
but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught
my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did
that grace appear
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers,
toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'tis grace hath brought me
safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised
good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield
and portion be,
as long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh
and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess,
within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.
When we've been there
ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days
to sing God's praise
than when we first begun.
Words by John Newton (1723-1807)
Tune: "New Britain" (traditional)
There is a balm in Gilead
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul.
Some times I feel discouraged,
And think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again.
CHORUS:
If you cannot preach like Peter,
If you cannot pray like Paul,
Just tell the love of Jesus,
And say He died for all.
Lyrics and Tune:
Traditional African-American spiritual.
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision,
O Lord of my heart,
be all else but naught to me,
save that thou art;
be thou my best thought
in the day and the night,
both waking and sleeping,
thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom,
be thou my true word,
be thou ever with me,
and I with thee Lord;
be thou my great Father,
and I thy true son;
be thou in me dwelling,
and I with thee one.
Be thou my breastplate,
my sword for the fight;
be thou my whole armor,
be thou my true might;
be thou my soul's shelter,
be thou my strong tower:
O raise thou me heavenward,
great Power of my power.
Riches I heed not,
nor man's empty praise:
be thou mine inheritance
now and always;
be thou and thou only
the first in my heart;
O Sovereign of heaven,
my treasure thou art.
High King of heaven,
thou heaven's bright sun,
O grant me its joys
after victory is won;
great Heart of my own heart,
whatever befall,
still be thou my vision,
O Ruler of all.
English versification
by Eleanor Hull (1912).
Translated from the original
Old Irish, by Mary Byrne (1905)
The original Old Irish text,
Rop tú mo Baile
is often attributed to
Dallan Forgaill in the 6th Century.
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...the newest CD from The Candlelight Guitarist, features all-instrumental versions of beloved hymns, African-American spirituals, old-time gospel songs, great classical works and enduring folk songs, with one original piece by Brad (the title track Faith Mountain).
For all who love and are inspired by these great songs of faith, this CD offers one hour of heartfelt tracks for:
- inspirational mood music (great at home, in the car, or at work)
- relaxing dinner music
- music for reading (it's all-instrumental)
- devotionals
- restoring your spirit
- other times of soothing inspirational listening
and
- it makes a great gift!
musical selections:
- Faith Mountain
- For The Beauty of The Earth
- Morning Has Broken / Morning Mood
- Oh Happy Day
- His Eye Is On The Sparrow
- Amazing Grace
- Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow
- There Is A Balm In Gilead
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- Be Thou My Vision
- In The Garden
- Down To The River To Pray
- Ave Maria
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- How Great Thou Art
- Be Still, My Soul
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Holy, Holy, Holy
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- When The Saints Go Marching In / Amen, Amen!
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Also available in CD format at:
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5 minute Sampler FREE DOWNLOAD (CLICK HERE)
(5.4MB Mp3, TIME: 5:00)
This 5 minute "CD Sampler" MP3 moves through all 20 tracks of the CD (about 15 seconds per track), so you get a bit of a feel for the whole CD.
Or...
you can also hear 30 second samples of each individual track at the different online stores (just click the link to your favorite store, under the CD cover on the right.)
Download your favorite individual songs, or get the whole album!
links for INDIVIDUAL TRACKS
Are you looking for individual instrumental hymns?
For your convenience, here are links to these INDIVIDUAL TRACKS on iTunes, Amazon.com and Napster, where you can download them for just 99-cents each! (Each store has audio samples you can preview)
- Faith Mountain instrumental
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- For The Beauty of The Earth instrumental
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- Morning Has Broken instrumental / Morning Mood instrumental
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- Oh Happy Day instrumental
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- His Eye Is On The Sparrow instrumental
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- Amazing Grace instrumental
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- Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow instrumental
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- There Is A Balm In Gilead instrumental
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- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands instrumental
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- Be Thou My Vision instrumental
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- In The Garden instrumental
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- Down To The River To Pray instrumental
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- Ave Maria instrumental
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- Just A Closer Walk With Thee instrumental
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- How Great Thou Art instrumental
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- Be Still, My Soul instrumental
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- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring instrumental / Holy, Holy, Holy instrumental
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- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot instrumental
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- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee instrumental
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- When The Saints Go Marching In instrumental / Amen, Amen! instrumental
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Featured guest musicians...
Mark Massey, piano.
~ Mark has toured the world, performing and/or recording with music legends Phil Upchurch, Hubert Laws, Poncho Sanchez, Paul Horn, Larry Carlton, and the late great Louie Bellson, Freddie Hubbard, Maynard Ferguson, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, and Tony Williams. Mark's gospel piano roots grow deep. He worked as pianist for Black gospel-music oriented churches and choirs in Los Angeles for many years. Mark produced, arranged and performed on Dorothy Collins' top-selling Christian/gospel CD
Jazz Hymns. Mark's own CD's have received wide airplay on jazz stations around the country.
Paul Seaforth is featured playing flugelhorn, horn (French horn ensemble), and cornet.
Paul has a Masters degree in Classical Trumpet Performance from the University of California, Irvine, and has performed around the world, from Carnegie Hall to Tchaikovsky Hall in Russia. He has performed with Pat Boone, Dizzy Gillespie, Eric Marienthal, Brandon Fields, Russell Garcia, George Graham, Dash Crofts, Vic Damone, Louie Shelton, Lincoln Mayorga, Dan Seals, Tierney Sutton, Buddy Childers, Bill Watrous and others. Paul even performed on an episode of The Gilmore Girls, along with The Swing Dolls--introduced by Rory Gilmore. Paul is a "triple-threat" musician: besides being a great trumpet and flugelhorn player, he is a soulful saxophonist, and sings like a blend of Chet Baker--Kenny Rankin--Michael Bublé. Catch Paul's latest CD release "Something Real"---it's wonderful!
Gilberto Hildavio is featured playing the soprano sax, alto flute, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, Irish flute, and penny whistle. Hildavio has performed with a wide-array of artists, including Percy Faith, Sergio Mendez, Diana Krall, Kenny Rodgers, Barry Manilow, The Manhattan Transfer, Melissa Manchester, The Four Tops, Glenn Close (Sunset Blvd.), the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the orchestra at The Church on The Way in Los Angeles. He has performed throughout much of the world, including Asia and Europe, with several music tours of Brazil and Japan.
Brad Powell is The Candlelight Guitarist,
playing the guitar and arranging the music on Faith Mountain.
This CD is the fulfillment of a longtime musical and spiritual endeavor.
Brad has been inspired by these great hymns and spirituals for many years. Throughout the recording of this album, Brad was moved by friends and listeners who have encountered great life challenges. It is his hope this music and it's message of hope may provide some comfort and inspiration.
Thank you for visiting here,
and may you light a candle!
ABOUT the Cover Art:
Faith Mountain
CD features cover art by Brad's mother,
Dorothy Powell,
who at 89 years young, is an active painter
in her community of Anacortes, Washington. Dorothy began painting at the age of 57, after her husband, Hayward (Brad's dad), passed away. She has won "Best of Show" and many other honors in county fair and local art shows, and sold many paintings and notecards featuring her artwork. She's an active member and past-president of Artists Northwest -an association of artists in Northwest Washington.
ABOUT the album title "Faith Mountain" ...
Brad selected the painting (which his mom, Dorothy, had previously painted) for the album cover early on in the recording project. Brad felt the painting beautifully "set the scene" of several of the hymns. Then, inspired by the painting and the grandeaur of its mountain--symbolic of the many mountains referenced in scripture--Brad decided to title the album Faith Mountain. Brad composed the title track Faith Mountain--inspired lyrically by Hebrews chapter 11, on the nature of faith--using the mountain as a metaphor for faith.
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