GILDA LYONS
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A Suite of Hymns: Wayfaring Strangertwo voices (or) two voices and cello (2006) Premiere buy the music 7 December 2007 The Phoenix Concerts Church of Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy Gilda Lyons and Elaine Valby, voice -- 27 April 2007 The Phoenix Concerts Church of Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy, NYC Seraphim (Gilda Lyons, Elaine Valby, voice; Robert La Rue, cello) Instrumentationtwo voices (or) two voices and cello
Duration5'
Text ByTraditional
TextWayfaring Stranger
I am a poor wayfaring stranger, While journeying thru this world of woe,
Yet, there's no sickness, toil nor danger,
In that bright land to which I go.
I'm going there to see my Father,
I'm going there no more to roam;
I'm only going over Jordan,
I'm only going over home.
I'm only going over home.
I know dark clouds will gather o'er me,
I know my way is rough and steep;
Yet, beaut'ous fields lie just before me,
Where God's redeemed their vigils keep.
I'm going there to see my Mother,
She said she'd meet me when I come;
I'm only going over Jordan,
I'm only going over home.
I'm only going over home.
I want to wear a crown of glory,
When I get home to that good land;
I want to shout salvation's story,
In concert with the blood-washed band.
I'm going there to meet my Savior,
To sing His praise forevermore;
I'm only going over Jordan,
I'm only going over home.
I'm only going over home.
text: Bever's Christian Songster (1858)
melody: traditional, arr. John M. Dye (1935)
arrangement: Gilda Lyons (2006) Program NoteSuite of Hymns arr. Gilda Lyons (2006) Idumea Praetorius/Watts (16th/18th century) In summer 2006, upon my arrival at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, I allowed myself the great indulgence of spending my first week in residence working through a stack of hymns with which I had been trying to spend time. Some new to me, some old favorites, I sang through, read, copied and explored dozens of pieces, landing on a handful that have remained close since; these three are among those that have remained closest. These arrangements are dedicated to the memory of Jeff Milano-Johnson, and to those whose lives he changed forever: family, friend, and wayfaring stranger. — Gilda Lyons, 2006
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