Sacred Harp Singing: "Idumea, S.M."

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Shot with a Flip Video Ultra in a dimly lit 19th century church house. Not much to look at, but the idea was mainly to capture the haunting, beautiful sounds of the Sacred Harp singing. This singing was on the grounds of the Burritt Museum on Monte Sano in Huntsville, AL, on a chilly February night.

"Idumea, S.M."

And am I born to die?
To lay this body down!
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?
A land of deepest shade,
Unpierced by human thought
The dreary regions of the dead,
Where all things are forgot.
Soon as from earth I go
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe,
Must then my portion be!
Waked by the trumpet sound,
I from my grave shall rise;
And see the Judge with glory crowned,
And see the flaming skies!