Songs of Joy

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Tracklist

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1▼Cassette: Timeless Favourites / The Power and the Glory
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Lord's My Shepherd
Moira Anderson & The Mike Sammes Singers2:41
A2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Harry Secombe3:27
A3O, for the Wings of a Dove
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
June Bronhill6:20
A4Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Kenneth McKellar4:44
A5The Holy City
recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams (English composer)
John Hanson5:04
A6Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
recording of:
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Harry Secombe2:47
A7All People That on Earth Do Dwell
recording of:
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Hymn)
additional lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
Kenneth McKellar3:00
A8Abide With Me
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Harry Secombe4:40
A9Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Moira Anderson2:59
A10The Lord's Prayer
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:55
A11Rock of Ages
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Secombe3:37
A12Eternal Father, Strong to Save
recording of:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
lyricist:
William Whiting (in 1860)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers3:50
B1Onward Christian Soldiers
recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers3:31
B2Jesu, Lover of My Soul
recording of:
Jesu, Lover of My Soul (hymn with tune ‘Aberystwyth’)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Joseph Parry (in 1879)
version of:
Aberystwyth (hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Jesus, Lover of My Soul (hymn without a specified tune)
The Treorchy Male Voice Choir3:12
B3When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Hamburg: Mason Setting 1824)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Lowell Mason
arrangement of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (1707 Original)
Kenneth McKellar3:20
B4Battle Hymn of the Republic
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
Harry Secombe2:24
B5"Be Still My Soul" From Finlandia
recording of:
Be Still My Soul
lyricist:
Katheryn A. von Schlegel
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
is based on:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
John McCarthy Chorus5:56
B6Amazing Grace
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
Vera Lynn & The Mike Sammes Singers3:56
B7A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
composer:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
translated version of:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Robert Shaw Chorale5:17
B8Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
recording of:
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (Hymn)
lyricist:
Walter Chalmers Smith (Hymnist, poet and minister)
composer:
John Roberts (Welsh hymn tune composer (1807–1876))
The Treorchy Male Voice Choir2:48
B9Now Thank We All Our God
recording of:
Now Thank We All Our God (hymn)
composer:
Johan Cruger
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
is based on:
Nun danket alle Gott (Lutheran choral)
Harry Secombe3:15
B10Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Cym Rhondda)
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:05
B11Panis Angelicus
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Kenneth McKellar4:28
B12Hallelujah Chorus From the Messiah
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent5:22
2▼Cassette: The Beauty and the Joy / Reflective Moments
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C1Medley: All Things Bright and Beautiful / Everything Is Beautiful
Vera Lynn4:06
C2The Little Brown Church in the Vale
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers2:29
C3Trees
recording of:
Trees
lyricist:
Joyce Kilmer (poet) (in 1913)
composer:
Oscar Rasbach (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
John Hanson2:25
C4Flocks in Green Pastures (Sheep May Safely Graze)
June Bronhill4:30
C5For the Beauty of the Earth
recording of:
For the Beauty of the Earth (Christian hymn)
lyricist:
Folliott S. Pierpoint (Folliott Sandford Pierpoint)
composer:
Conrad Kocher (German composer)
George Beverly Shea2:16
C6The Flowers, the Sunset, the Trees
recording of:
The Flowers, the Sunset, the Trees
writer:
Mattie O'Neil (Songwriter)
Jim Reeves2:17
C7Bringing in the Sheaves
recording of:
Bringing in the Sheaves (Gospel song)
lyricist:
Knowles Shaw (American author and composer)
composer:
George Minor (American composer)
Pat Boone2:11
C8His Eye Is on the Sparrow
cover recording of:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:20
C9Blessed Assurance
recording of:
Blessed Assurance
lyricist:
Fanny Crosby
composer:
Phoebe P. Knapp
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:04
C10What a Friend
recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
Moira Anderson3:45
C11God Be in My Head
recording of:
God Be in My Head
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
composed at:
Witham Hall in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Harry Secombe2:13
C12I Love to Tell the Story
recording of:
I Love to Tell the Story (Hymn)
lyricist:
Katherine Hankey (English hymn writer)
composer:
William G. Fischer (American music teacher and composer)
Jo Stafford3:19
C13Morning Has Broken
recording of:
Morning Has Broken
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Freshwater Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
is based on:
Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)
Roger Whittaker2:50
C14A Song of Joy
recording of:
A Song of Joy (Himno a la alegría)
lyricist:
Ross Parker and Amado Regueiro Rodriguez
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:
Waldo de los Ríos
publisher:
Hispavox S.A. Ediciones Musicales
is based on:
Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)
revision of:
Himno a la alegría
Nick Ingman Chorus & Orchestra3:55
D1Count Your Blessings
recording of:
Count Your Blessings
lyricist:
Edith Temple
composer:
Reginald Morgan
Harry Secombe2:57
D2Star of Hope
recording of:
Star of Hope (Religious song)
writer:
Phil Boutelje and Harry Tobias
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae2:57
D3Nearer My God to Thee
recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers4:00
D4All Through the Night
recording of:
All Through the Night (Boulton lyrics)
lyricist:
Harold Boulton (in 1884)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25778)
version of:
Ar hyd y nos (All Through the Night, traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
Perry Como2:30
D5How Great Thou Art
recording of:
How Great Thou Art (Hine’s version)
additional lyricist:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
lyricist:
Carl Gustav Boberg
composer:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
translator:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949, in 1949)
publisher:
Thankyou Music Ltd.
translated version of:
O store Gud
Jo Stafford3:31
D6Sweet Hour of Prayer
recording of:
Sweet Hour of Prayer (Religious song)
lyricist:
William Walford (Congrgational minister)
composer:
William B. Bradbury (composer of popular hymns)
Pat Boone3:31
D7In the Garden
recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
Jim Reeves2:58
D8The Old Rugged Cross
recording of:
The Old Rugged Cross
lyricist and composer:
George Bennard (in 1912)
additional composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
publisher:
Patterdale Music Ltd.
premiered at:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Pokagon (AKA the Old Rugged Cross Church) in Michigan, United States (on 1913-06-07)
written at:
Friends Community Church (Historic church located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States (from 1912-12-29 until 1913-01-12)
Vera Lynn & The Mike Sammes Singers4:31
D9A Still Small Voice
recording of:
A Still Small Voice (Religious song)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Ben Weisman
Perry Como3:11
D10Sweet by and By
recording of:
The Sweet By-and-By
lyricist:
Sanford Fillmore Bennett (in 1868)
composer:
Joseph Philbrick Webster (in 1868)
Moira Anderson3:50
D11The Lost Chord
recording of:
The Lost Chord
lyricist:
Adelaide Anne Procter (until 1860)
composer:
Sir Arthur Sullivan (composer) (until 1877-01-13)
John Hanson4:04
D12The Rosary
recording of:
The Rosary
lyricist:
Robert Cameron Rogers (songwriter)
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
Vera Lynn2:53
D13I'll Walk With God
recording of:
I’ll Walk With God (written for 1954 film “The Student Prince”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
The Student Prince (1954 film)
Moira Anderson3:15
3▼Cassette: Hymns to Follow the Sunset / Golden Memories
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E1Whispering Hope
recording of:
Whispering Hope
lyricist and composer:
Septimus Winner (in 1868)
Vera Lynn4:05
E2Now the Day Is Over
recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor) (in 1868)
Pat Boone2:16
E3Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
recording of:
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Hymn)
lyricist:
Jessie Pounds (American librettist)
composer:
John Fearis (American composer)
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae3:02
E4Bless This House
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
May Brahe (composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
Harry Secombe2:41
E5When You Come to the End of the Day
recording of:
When You Come to the End of the Day (Religious song)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Frank Westphal (American pianist, dance band leader and composer)
Perry Como3:13
E6An Evening Prayer
recording of:
An Evening Prayer
lyricist:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter)
composer:
C. Maude Battersby (Gospel songwriter) and Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1911)
Jim Reeves2:35
E7Lullaby
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
National Philharmonic Orchestra & Douglas Gamley2:27
E8Beyond the Sunset
recording of:
Beyond the Sunset (Religious song)
lyricist:
Virgil Brock (American minister)
composer:
Blanche Brock (American composer)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae2:53
E9Lead Kindly Light
recording of:
Lead, Kindly Light
lyricist:
John Henry Newman
composer:
C H Purdy (composer & professor of music)
The Fireside Singers3:44
E10Precious Memories
recording of:
Precious Memories
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
Jim Reeves2:45
E11One Little Candle
recording of:
One Little Candle (Religious song)
lyricist:
J. Maloy Roach
composer:
George Mysels (composer)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Harry Secombe2:23
E12The Children's Prayer From "Hansel and Gretel"
orchestra:
The Sunset Strings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Reader’s Digest Association Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
instrumental recording of:
Hänsel und Gretel: “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
librettist:
Adelheid Wette (German lyricist)
arrangement of:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
Sunset Strings3:39
E13A Perfect Day
recording of:
A Perfect Day (Parlor song)
lyricist and composer:
Carrie Jacobs‐Bond
Moira Anderson2:59
E14At the End of the Day
recording of:
At the End of the Day
writer:
Donald O'Keefe
John Hanson2:26
F1I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (Songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Bachelors2:08
F2The Village of St. Bernadette
recording of:
The Village of Saint Bernadette
lyricist and composer:
Eula Parker (singer-songwriter)
Vera Lynn3:20
F3Crying in the Chapel
recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
Mike Sammes Male Quartet4:03
F4Somebody Bigger Than You and I
recording of:
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
writer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader), Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Bulls-Eye Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae3:10
F5If I Can Help Somebody
recording of:
If I Can Help Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Alma Bazel Androzzo (composer)
John Hanson3:26
F6The Bells of St. Mary's
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (in 1917)
Vera Lynn3:37
F7There'II Be Peace in the Valley
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:24
F8Scarlet Ribbons
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
Allan Bruce2:38
F9It Is No Secret
engineer:
Bob Farris (recording engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
performer:
Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
cover recording of:
It Is No Secret (in 1958-09)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hamblen Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Jim Reeves2:58
F10Vaya Con Dios
recording of:
Vaya con Dios (original)
writer:
Inez James, Buddy Pepper and Larry Russell (Film composer)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd. and Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Carmen Alexander2:43
F11The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
The King’s Singers4:23
F12May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You
recording of:
May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You (Religious song)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
Perry Como2:52
F13You'll Never Walk Alone
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Bachelors2:49
4▶Cassette: Hope and Inspiration / Our Faith and Heritage