Scripture Set to Music

The pastor thought we should be memorizing Scripture, and many of us agreed that it's a good idea, but memorizing is not a modern way to deal with information. Instead we learn where to find it. But we do memorize! We learn the facts necessary to support our chosen profession. And we learn songs.

One of the class members writes and sings Gospel (that's a genre, similar to Country) music, and offered to set our first passage, 1Cor.13 (King James text), to music in the Bluegrass style. With his permission, I posted it here for download. Other passages are in different styles:

From Romans:

ROMANS_8-1-11_VOICE.mp3 (4MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
ROMANS_8-1-11.mp3 (4MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

Continuing the same chapter in Philippians:

FOR_THE_SAME_CAUSEwithVoice.mp3 (3.6MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
FOR_THE_SAME_CAUSE_no_voice.mp3 (3.6MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

For Easter Week, we celebrate the exaltation of Jesus and His resurrection:

EveryTongueShouldConvessV.mp3 (3MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
EveryTongueShouldConvessM.mp3 (3MB) Copyright 2012 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

For the new year, leaving the past behind:

WHAT_THINGS_WERE_GAIN_voice.mp3 (3MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
WHAT_THINGS_WERE_GAIN.mp3 (3MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

This being Thanksgiving Season, Psalm 100 "for Thanksgiving":

MakeJoyfulNoiseUntoLORDvoic.mp3 (1.2MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
MakeJoyfulNoiseUntoLORDnoVo.mp3 (1.2MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

From Psalm 141:

LORD_I_CRY_OUT_TO_YOU_w_voi.mp3 (1.7MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with voice
LORD_I_CRY_OUT_TO_YOUno_voi.mp3 (1.7MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

I'm told this selection, Exo.34:5-9, was inspired by the observation that God in the Old Testament is as loving and gracious as Jesus in the New Testament:

AndTheLORDdescendedWvoice.mp3 (5.5MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
AndTheLORDdescended.mp3 (5.5MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

Now we have a text from Isaiah 40:

Download MountUpWithWingsVoice.mp3 (1.2MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with voice
Download MountUpWithWingsNoVoice.mp3 (1.2MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

This next text is one of my favorites, Php.4:8-13:

IcanDoAllThings.mp3 (2.1MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with words
IcanDoAllThingsWithMelody.mp3 (2.1MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

The next text is 1Tim.1:12-16:

Download IthankChristV.mp3 (1.7MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- with voice
Download IthankChristM.mp3 (1.7MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only

Paul had longer names on these files, but my host wouldn't download them. These seem to work:

Download 1Cor13.mp3 (1.5MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch (updated) -- with voice
Download 1Cor13noVoice.mp3 (6MB) Copyright 2011 Paul D.Rausch -- music only
 
 

Tom Pittman
2012 June 30