Crusade Music (but not Medieval)

Growing up, we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV or listen to lots of "secular" music (although Johnny Cash & Ray Conniff albums seemed to be OK.)

What we did watch whenever they came on, were Billy Graham crusades. There was always the choir, directed by Cliff Barrows, plus Ethel Waters (whom I'd seen on the Daniel Boone show) singing "His Eye is on the Sparrrr-ow" and George Beverly Shea singing "How Great Thou Art."

No matter how it is annotated in the hymnbook, the congregation will always end with "how great Thou art, how GreaaaaaaaaaaaT Thouuuuuuuuu ArrrrrrrrT." Same with the ending in the picture: "Thiiiiiiis iiiiiis my storrrrrrrry, ..."

These two men (Ethel has gone to glory) will be in town tomorrow at my Mom's church. I'm hoping to go and listen--no doubt we'll all sing along--and remember part of my childhood.

This will be AFTER we've celebrated the "birthday of the Church" in AM Mass. Many tongues, many songs.




Update: More on what the content of the evening was here on the FBC website.