I’m trying to locate a copy of an anthem I sang at First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge c. 60 years ago. In my callow youth in the 1950’s, I was heavily engaged in the
First Methodist music program, initially under Marvin Genuchi, later under Earl Redding; Lucy Hudson was our organist. I sang in the Teen Toners and Motet choirs, and have wonderful memories of that experience.
We sang a spiritual composed for bass soloist and SATB choir, the title of which, I believe, was His Glory Shines Through but may have been Let His Glory Shine Through, or some variation on that theme. My geriatric memory occasionally fails me. . .
The odd thing is that I still have a good memory of the text:
Once there was nothing but darkness
Back when the old world was new;
Then the Lord stretched his hand cross the heavens so grand
And the skies let his glory shine through.
Then there were no cornfields waving
No grass was sparkling with dew,
So the Lord saw the need and he planted the seed
And the earth let his glory shine through.
Oh! The good Lord he made all his creatures
And the last that he made was man;
Then he gave to the man his dominion,
If he followed his Maker’s plan.
Now man, he was just a born sinner
In spite of what heaven could do;
So God sent down his Son so whatever we’d done,
He could still let his glory shine through.
This memory convinces me that I’m not imaging this anthem, but I don’t understand why it isn’t somewhere in the internet.
Anyway, if you can help me with this search, I will be most grateful.
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