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The ten highlighted songs are earmarked for the July 2024 concert.
by Hezekiah Walker
Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Hezekiah-walker-better-lyrics – except that we sing ‘Find a praise…’ at verse 2, not ‘Find your praise…’
Audio guides:
God Is My Everything
by Percy Gray
NB: The video version is a much longer structure than the version we’re doing! Get the structure from the audio guides, please.
Lyrics are here: https://www.elyrics.net/read/c/chicago-mass-choir-lyrics/god-is-my-everything-lyrics.html
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too). The tenor and bass guide has the tenor to the left and bass to the right. They’re singing an octave apart.
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/God-Is-My-Everything-soprano.mp3 6392602 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/God-Is-My-Everything-alto.mp3 6392602 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/God-Is-My-Everything-tenor-and-bass.mp3 6392602 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/God-Is-My-Everything-choir.mp3 6392602 audio/mpeg
High And Lifted Up
by Joseph Pace II
Lyrics are here: https://www.invubu.com/music/show/song/Joe-Pace/High-and-Lifted-Up.html
Audio guides:
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Soprano-High-and-Lifted-Up.mp3 3797703 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Alto-High-and-Lifted-Up.mp3 3797703 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Baritone-High-and-Lifted-Up.mp3 3797703 audio/mpeg
Holy Spirit, Rain Down
as performed by Alvin Slaughter.
Our version’s a little different in structure to this, but the video gives an idea:
Lyrics:
…can be found here: https://genius.com/Hillsong-worship-holy-spirit-rain-down-lyrics
Audio guides:
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSRD-Soprano.mp3 14478859 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSRD-Alto.mp3 14478859 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSRD-Tenor.mp3 14478859 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HSRD-Bass.mp3 14478859 audio/mpeg
Holy Water
by Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Andrew Bergthold, Martin Cash; as performed by We The People.
Lyrics are here: https://www.mywrbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Outdoor-Worship-7.9.2020.pdf
Audio guides: (these currently have no piano, but are full enough to sing to)
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Holy-Water-soprano.mp3 4904145 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Holy-Water-alto.mp3 4904145 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Holy-Water-tenor.mp3 4904145 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Holy-Water-bass.mp3 4904145 audio/mpeg
In The Sanctuary
by Kurt Carr
Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Kurt-carr-and-the-kurt-carr-singers-in-the-sanctuary-lyrics
Audio guides:
- Soprano
- Soprano breakout part (this comes in the “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, for the rest of my days” sections)
- Alto
- Baritone (high voice)
- Baritone (low voice)
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/InTheSanctuary-Sop-Breakout.mp3 1572697 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/InTheSanctuary-Alto.mp3 7529243 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/InTheSanctuary-BaritoneHigh.mp3 7493507 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/InTheSanctuary-BaritoneLow.mp3 7493507 audio/mpeg
Living In The Overflow
by Charity Gayle, Joshua Sherman, Desiree Sherman, Steven Musso, Lara Landon and The Emerging Sound
NB: The video version has various leader/response lines, but we’re doing the whole song as full choir in harmony.
Lyrics are here: https://www.google.com/search?q=living+in+the+overflow+lyrics
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-soprano.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-alto.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-tenor.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-bass.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-backing.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LITO-all_voices.mp3 4699867 audio/mpeg
Look Up
by Wesley Nilsen, Mary Grace Batson, Libby Swan and The Emerging Sound
NB: The video version is in a higher key (B) than our version (Ab).
Lyrics are here: https://l-hit.com/en/1678032
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Look-Up-soprano.mp3 6501690 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Look-Up-alto-1.mp3 6501690 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Look-Up-alto-2.mp3 6501690 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Look-Up-tenor.mp3 6501690 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Look-Up-bass.mp3 6501690 audio/mpeg
Love You So Much
by Russell Fragar
Lyrics are here: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/hillsong-united-love-you-so-much-lyrics.html
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent, but the other voices are there as well):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-SopranoGuide.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-AltoGuide.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-TenorGuide.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-BassGuide.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-AllVoicesGuide.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LoveYouSoMuch-Instrumental.mp3 9686539 audio/mpeg
Never Gonna Stop
by Tommy Walker
Lyrics are here: https://www.justsomelyrics.com/1665519/tommy-walker-never-gonna-stop-lyrics.html – except:
- In the verse, it’s “miracles”, not “miracle”
- In the chorus: “…let it end; just begin…”
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent, and has an oboe playing its notes too, but the other voices are there as well):
- Soprano
- Alto
- Tenor
- Bass
- All voices (so you can test how well you know your part, by singing with a ‘choir’)
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NeverGonnaStop-SopranoGuide.mp3 11699431 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NeverGonnaStop-AltoGuide.mp3 11699431 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NeverGonnaStop-TenorGuide.mp3 11699431 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NeverGonnaStop-BassGuide.mp3 11699431 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NeverGonnaStop-AllVoicesGuide.mp3 11699431 audio/mpeg
No One Like You
by Tommy Walker
NB: This video version is in a very different key than we’re using. Use the video to get the shape and timings of the song, but the audio guide tracks below to learn where your notes are!
Lyrics are here: https://www.newreleasetoday.com/lyricsdetail.php?lyrics_id=79349
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent, and has an electric piano playing its notes too, but the other voices are there as well).
Currently these tracks don’t have anything to sing during the long instrumental section. That might change!
- Soprano
- Alto (note that, at the end, the altos split for the “no one else, no one else, no one else” parts. Both are on the same audio file, but panned hard left (high) and right (low)).
- Bass
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NoOneLikeYou-soprano.mp3 14053377 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NoOneLikeYou-alto.mp3 14053377 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NoOneLikeYou-bass.mp3 14053377 audio/mpeg
Praise Is What I Do
by William Murphy III
NB: The video version is a different arrangement, starting with solo singer. Ours comes in from the choir verses.
Lyrics are here: https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/8281845/Praise+Is+What+I+Do
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Praise-Is-What-I-Do-soprano.mp3 6453206 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Praise-Is-What-I-Do-alto.mp3 6453206 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Praise-Is-What-I-Do-tenor.mp3 6406708 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Praise-Is-What-I-Do-bass.mp3 6423427 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Praise-Is-What-I-Do-all-parts-equal.mp3 6423427 audio/mpeg
Shout
by Martha Munizzi
Video of performance by Alvin Slaughter and choir. NB: We use a different song structure, but this at least gives a good idea of how the song goes!
Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Alvin-slaughter-shout-lyrics
Audio guides:
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shout-soprano.mp3 7409497 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shout-alto.mp3 7409497 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shout-baritone.mp3 7409497 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shout-backing-with-cues.mp3 7409497 audio/mpeg
Sing!
by Damilola Makinde, Ben Trickey and Tanya Follett
Lyrics are here: https://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/sing-kxc/#SongLyrics
Audio guides:
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sing-soprano.mp3 9939822 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sing-alto.mp3 9939822 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sing-tenor.mp3 9939822 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sing-bass.mp3 9939822 audio/mpeg
They That Wait
by Fred Hammond, Calvin Rodgers, Phillip Feaster, Ericka R Warren, Michael Bethany & Dynna Wells
NB: This original version is of a different structure than we’re doing, but it gives an idea/reminder of the components of the song.
Lyrics, in the structure we’re using, are here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxafyswkrin1ity/They%20That%20Wait%20lyrics.pdf?dl=0
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TheyThatWait-Soprano.mp3 8846441 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TheyThatWait-Alto.mp3 8846441 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TheyThatWait-Tenor.mp3 8703499 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TheyThatWait-Bass.mp3 8846441 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TheyThatWait-Instrumental.mp3 8846441 audio/mpeg
Up Above My Head
as performed by Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation
Lyrics:
Up above my head I hear music in the air;
Up above my head there’s a melody so bright
and fair I can hear when I’m all alone,
even in those times when I feel all hope is gone.
Up above my head I hear joy-bells ringing;
Up above my head I hear angels singing.
There must be a God somewhere,
There must be a God somewhere.
I hear music in the air, I hear music everywhere: there must be a God somewhere
[Tenor and bass also sing ‘I hear music, I hear music: there must be a God somewhere’]
There must be a God somewhere…
Audio guides:
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UpAboveMyHead-Soprano.mp3 7998820 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UpAboveMyHead-Alto.mp3 8051483 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UpAboveMyHead-Tenor.mp3 8051483 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/UpAboveMyHead-Bass.mp3 7895166 audio/mpeg
What A Day That Will Be
by Jim Hill
It’s very hard to find a version like the one we’re doing: I’m still looking! So, please use this video as a reminder of the song – but not necessarily how it goes. We sing different rhythms here and there, and our harmonies are different, so please use the audio files underneath for the ‘definitive’ version (for us).
Lyrics are here: https://namethathymn.com/christian-hymns/what-a-day-that-will-be-lyrics.html
Audio guides:
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
by Charles Converse and Joseph Scriven
No video for this, as it’s our own version.
Lyric sheet here.
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too).
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/What-A-Friend-soprano.mp3 4777712 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/What-A-Friend-alto.mp3 4777712 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/What-A-Friend-tenor.mp3 4777712 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/What-A-Friend-bass.mp3 4777712 audio/mpeg
Wonderful Is Your Name
by Melvin Crispell III, as performed by Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir.
NB: The video version is a longer structure than the version we’re doing! Get the structure from the audio guides, please.
Lyrics are here: https://www.elyrics.net/read/c/chicago-mass-choir-lyrics/god-is-my-everything-lyrics.html
Audio guides: these were prepared by Joan Hall at ChoirParts.com, and edited down to the structure we’re using, and some piano added. The soprano and alto are at pitch, but the tenor/bass need to drop an octave or two!
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WonderfulIsYourNameSoprano.mp3 5322697 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WonderfulIsYourNameAlto.mp3 5322694 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WonderfulIsYourNameTenor.mp3 5322695 audio/mpeg
You Brought Me Back To Life
by Brian Eichelberger and Zach Bolen, arr. Nicolas Gold and Daren Allder
The original, by Citizens and Saints, is very different from our version, but you can see it here if you’re in an 80’s retro mood:
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too). The Soprano, Tenor and Bass guides also have a little of the Alto part (panned to the left), to provide some context, as the Altos have more singing in the verses.
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/You-Brought-Me-Back-To-Life-soprano.mp3 4195182 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/You-Brought-Me-Back-To-Life-alto.mp3 4195182 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/You-Brought-Me-Back-To-Life-tenor.mp3 4195182 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/You-Brought-Me-Back-To-Life-bass.mp3 4195182 audio/mpeg
You Have Made Me Glad
by Charity Gayle, David Gentiles, Sarah Perez and Steven Musso
Lyrics are here: https://genius.com/Charity-gayle-you-have-made-me-glad-lyrics
Audio guides (on each, the named voice is prominent and there’s an instrument playing the notes too):
- enclosure: https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/You-Have-Made-Me-Glad-soprano.mp3 10036789 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/You-Have-Made-Me-Glad-alto.mp3 10036789 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/You-Have-Made-Me-Glad-tenor.mp3 10036789 audio/mpeg, https://wokingcgc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/You-Have-Made-Me-Glad-bass.mp3 10036789 audio/mpeg