The Lamb Is King

Track Listings

1. There's a Brighter Day

2. Valley of the Shadow

3. When I Don't Know How to Pray

4. Bad News for the Blues

5. I'll Rest at His Feet

6. Bloodline to the Cross

7. Jesus Is the Living Water

8. Breath of Life to Me

9. It's a Grand and Glorious Feeling

10. It Has Always Been the Soldier

11. Dream

12. Sometimes I Get Homesick

13. Lamb Is King

Tracks:

O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
Coventry Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
Away In A Manger - Mark Tinkler
Gabriel's Message - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge
Pastoral Sinfonia - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - Acadamy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
Schlafe, Mein Liebster - Marilyn Horne
Wiegenlied - Renata Tabaldi
O Jesu So Meek - Simon Preston
While Shepherds Watched - Stephen Cleobury
Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt - Agnes Giebel
Lute Concerto, RV 93: Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Julian Podger
O Magnum Mysterium - John Angelo Messana
Zastupnitse Userdnaya - St Petersburgh Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev
Iubi-Te-voi (I Will Love Thee, O Lord) - Angela Gheorghiu/Romanian National CHamber Choir 'Madrigal'/Constantin Marin
Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs
O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir/Uwe Christian Harrer
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks

Tracks:

Stille Nacht - The Bach Choir/David Willcockes
Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Katherine Fuge/Nicola Jenkin/Elinor Carter/Julian Podger
Winter, RV 297: Largo - Alan Loveday
The First Nowell - The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
In Dulci Jubilo - The Bach Choir/David Willcocks
The Three Kings - Gerald Finley
Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Monteverdi Choir
Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge
The Crown Of Roses - The Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
Christmas Concerto, Op.6 No.8: Largo Pastorale - Academy Of Saint Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
The Lamb - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner
Balulalow - Anthony Way/Lucy Wakeford/St Paul's Cathedral Choir/John Scott
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum - Kiri Te Kanawa
The Infant King - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
Lullaby My Jesus - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane
The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
The Blessed Son Of God - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

Christmas Adagios.......2007-03-03

This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like
to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that
Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!

christmas adagios.......2007-01-14

this was one of the best assortment of classical holiday songs that i have ever heard. it contains a marvelous array of the best composers and performers that the world has to offer. if you are a fan of classical music, i think this cd will be a positive addition to your music collection

Nice Background for the Holidays.......2007-01-11

Beautiful Adagios and a rich selection for the price. Audio travels to Vienna, London, Cambridge etc

One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!.......2005-11-19

What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This one is a keeper! It is the one album I'll pick first to listen to after Thanksgiving.

Wonderful POCOCAT?.......2005-07-16

Great CD. The reviewer who calls him/herself POCOCAT says he/she is an opera singer. Wonder how much work an uninformed singer gets?
A "fast spinning" vibrato,as you describe Ms. Price, is not the same as a wide vibrato. The former is a speed issue, the latter a width issue. Therefore, 4 variables exist: fast, slow, wide, slim. Thus, 4 types of voice exist: fast/wide, fast/slim, slow/wide, and slow/slim. Most often a singer leans toward fast/slim or slow/wide, in varying degrees. A matter of taste, yes, but learn more about the voice before you expound.

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If you like African American Spirituals you will love this one.

United We Sing

Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Chorale
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005YC0A
Release Date: 1995-01-24

Tracks:

N'Kosi Sikelel I'africa
Amen Siakadumisa
Betelehemu
Something Inside So Strong
Over My Head
Soon-Ah-Will Be Done
Keep Your Lamps
This Little Light of Mine
Hush, Hush
Little Innocent Lamb
Ring Dem Bells
Witness
Elijah Rock
Deep River
Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho
Balm in Gilead
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
Hope for Tomorrow

Tracks:

Ride on King Jesus
Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
Psalm 133:1 Brethen in Unity
Holy Spirit
Available to You
I've Got Something This World Can't Take Away
Call Him Up
I'm a Testimony
Shadow of Your Wings
Make a Joyful Noise
Perfect Praise
Call Him Up (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

If you like African American Spirituals you will love this one........2005-09-07

Large male chorus singing traditional African American spirituals with great harmony and arrangement.

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Wonderful CD, cheaper elsewhere
Perhaps my favorite Christmas albumn
A Wonderful Christmas Pageant
Personal and Universal
Beatiful choir

Story of Christmas

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Classical Instrumental | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Classical Instrumental | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B00000A1GK
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Prologue: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Robert Cowper)
The Annunciation: Ave Maria, gratia plena (Plainsong)
The Annunciation: Angelus ad Virginem (English Carol, 13th Century)
The Annunciation: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Pierluigi da Palestrina)
The Annunciation: Gabriel's message (arr. Edgar Pettman)
The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Hodie Christus natus est (Giovanni Bassano)
The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Jolly Shepherd (English Anonymous Round)
The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Hodie Christus natus est (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
The Appearance of the Angles To The Shepherds: Past three a clock (arr. Charles Wood)
The Birth: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Praetorius/Vulpius)
The Birth: There is no rose of such virtu (English Carol, 15th Century)
The Birth: Ave maris stella (Lajos Bardos)
The Birth: A spotless Rose (Herbert Howells)
The Birth: O magnum mysterium (William Byrd)
The Birth: Ach Herr, Du Schr (Heinrich Sch
The Angels Greet The New - Born Child: This endris night (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
The Angels Greet The New - Born Child: Entre le boeuf (French Carol, 13th century)
Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Guillran ton tamborin (arr. Louis-Gaston Soublette)
Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Psallite (Michael Praetorius)
Arrival Of The Shepherds At Bethlehem: Quem vidistes pastores? (Richard Dering)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: The cradle (harm. Martin Shaw)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: Lullaby (William Byrd)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: El Rorro (Mexican traditional carol)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: Once as I remember (arr. R. Hammond)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: The Lamb (John Tavener)
The Rocking Of The Cradle: Joseph lieber, Joseph mein (Johannes Walther)
The Adoration Of The Magi: Entry of the Three Kings (John Gardner)
The Adoration Of The Magi: The King of all Kings (collected by Cecil Sharp)
The Adoration Of The Magi: Ring out ye crystal spheres (Robert Armstrong)
The Adoration Of The Magi: Gloria in excelsis deo (Thomas Weelkes)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful CD, cheaper elsewhere.......2005-12-05

I first heard of this cd when I heard the glorious El Rorro on a mix of christmas music which I got with a copy of a magazine called Classic CD. I looked everywhere for the cd but had trouble finding it anywhere and even heard from one record store that the cd had been deleted. I checked here on Amazon and saw that it was only available used for $32.50. I seriously considered buying it even for that price.

I was therefore ecstatic when I found it on iTunes for $11.99 and instantly purchased it online. You can find it there, not under the US title but the original UK title which is Once as I Remember. For those who enjoy old English choral music, then this cd can become one of those you will have to listen to every christmas. This is one of mine.

Perhaps my favorite Christmas albumn.......2005-12-04

I originally bought this CD merely because it was on sale from a record club. I had no idea at the time how astonishingly good it was. It has quickly become perhaps my favorite albumn of Christmas music, and in fact it is one of the CDs that gives me most pleasure throughout the year. The range of selections is incredibly broad and extremely tasteful. The songs are alternately joyous, rousing, subtle, and very moving, and the perfomances are superb. It would be wonderful if this CD were reissued in an inexpensive format; I would love to be able to give this as a gift to many friends. I particularly recommend selections 5, 22, 23, and 27. The last two of these, especially, deserve to be much better known and more widely performed than is presently the case.

A Wonderful Christmas Pageant .......2005-10-24

John Elliot Gardiner has brought us a great deal of wonderful music and has been a leader in what used to be called early music performance practice (nowadays it is just the way the music is performed). Apparently, he came from a well to do family and for some period of time they had their own Christmas pageant that told the story of the Nativity with a mix of various musical numbers that ranged the ancient to the relatively modern.

This is a terrific album all on its own, but it may spark some ideas for your own Christmas celebrations and introduce you to some new pieces new approaches for the Holiday. The music is all excellently performed, I suspect far more professionally than when he was a child, but we always idealize our fond memories don't we?

The disk comes with all the texts for the pieces along with his explanation of how the pageant worked along with the spoken parts (not included on the disk) and that is a nice touch. If you wanted, you could simply use the disk for the musical portions and take turns in your family of just reading the spoken parts. Just a though.

Enjoy!

Personal and Universal.......2000-12-19

This recording is a personal memoir of John Eliot Gardiner's childhood. His family put on an annual Christmas pageant involving a large cast of family, friends, neighbors, etc. The selections on this CD are the selections that were used for the pageant, plus a few of Mr. Gardiner's new favorites added as well. (The readings that were part of the pageant are included on the liner notes.)

On my first listen to this recording the music was beautiful, but it seemed like an ad hoc collection. The cause for this seemed to be the variety of fairly diverse styles from one selection to the next. There are high Renaissance pieces, contemporary pieces, traditional carols, some Medieval selections, and a few other odds and ends. Most of the works are a cappella, but some are accompanied. All are executed with the flawlessness of the Monteverdi Choir. But the album didn't seem to have a flow or direction.

Then I read the readings that went between the selections as well as the liner notes about the pageant. Ever since then the CD "clicked." The flow of the selections made wonderful sense.

If you by this CD I suggest you read the liner notes first and the readings in the order they are intended. At least for me it made the CD a complete work of art.

This CD is a glimpse into what "made" the conductor John Eliot Gardiner. It is also a universal statement of Christmas.

Beatiful choir.......1999-12-10

The Monteverdi choir sounds very well and all the melodies are sweet. Listen the third theme or ONCE AS I REMEMBER.

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Almost angelic
Great choir, but mostly recycled material
Glittering Chrismas Music
The Spirit of Christmas On CD
Superb voices!

Cambridge Singers Christmas Album

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The John Rutter Christmas Album
Christmas Star
Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity
The Holly and the Ivy: Carols from Clare College
John Rutter Collection

ASIN: B0000DJEOL
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

The holly and the ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)*
Blessed be that maid Mary (arr. David Willcocks)
Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
Shepherds, in the fields abiding (French, arr. Willcocks)*
The Infant King (Basque, arr. Willcocks)
What is this lovely fragrance? (French, arr. Healey Willan)
Gabriel's message (Basque, arr. Willcocks)*
Still, still, still (German, arr. Rutter)
Quittez, pasteurs (French, arr. Rutter)
Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (French, arr. Rutter)
Personent hodie (German, arr. Rutter)
The shepherds' farewell (Hector Berlioz)
O holy night (Adolphe Adam)
O magnum mysterium (T. L. de Victoria)
Hodie Christus natus est (J. P. Sweelinck)
For unto us a child is born (G. F. Handel)
In dulci jubilo (Samuel Scheidt)
Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)*
A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten)
Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
I saw a fair maiden (Peter Warlock)
The Lamb (John Tavener)
Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

Album Description

Christmas Never Sounded So Good!

For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. This year, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have assembled a NEW collection - compiled from the archives, including FOUR NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS! This is a holiday feast you will NOT want to miss!

Customer Reviews:

Almost angelic.......2007-01-18

Choral music by the Cambridge Singers is always top-notch. An older album that might have sounded better with newer technology but no complaints. Has great vocals and orchestral support.

Great choir, but mostly recycled material.......2005-12-16

I have the utmost respect for John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers, probably the best choir in the world (at least, the English-speaking world). I have almost all their CDs. Two of their Christmas CDs are "desert-island" class for this listener.

Unfortunately, I cannot give this otherwise excellent CD the same high marks. If they wanted to release a "best of Cambridge Christmas" CD, this would not be it. It does a few of the absolute best Christmas selections, including Sweelinck's "Hodie", Willcocks's breathtaking arrangement of "The Infant King", and Rutter's own quirky reading of "Personent Hodie". And it does contain a few tracks not previously released.

However, if you want the best of Cambridge and Christmas, start with "Christmas Night", which is always the first CD I pull out the day after Thanksgiving. The sound of the famliar Persall setting of "In Dulci Jubilo" sets my holiday in motion. And that CD also has Rutter's own magical "There is a flower". After that CD, get "Christmas with the Cambridge Singers", which has "The Infant King" and some other treasures.

So, you can't really go wrong with this CD, especially if you just want an introduction to how this fine ensemble addresses the most choir-friendly holiday of all. But if you're serious about getting all the good stuff, start with the other two mentioned above, then add "Christmas Day in the Morning" and the early "Christmas Star".

Glittering Chrismas Music.......2005-11-15

I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English Christmas album, a hard choice, this would be it. As others have noted, this CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with four new releases. It is, I believe, longer playing than the other Cambridge albums. In style, it is a mostly quiet sounding collection--in fact several carols are sung a cappella-- with pieces ranging from carols such as "The Holly and the Ivy" to the more robust "Fantasia on Christmas Carols". In sum, this is a sensitively arranged and performed collection of beautiful Christmas music.

The Spirit of Christmas On CD.......2005-06-02

I have never been disappointed by any Cambridge Singers release, so it isnt surprising that I thoroughly enjoyed this offering as well. This CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with one or two new tracks, so check your library to make sure you arent duplicating your collection in the order to complete your collection. I purchased this disk to obtain a copy of the Fantasia On Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughn Williams which was originally released on Christmas Day In The Morning. As usual, every song is performed in a precise yet heartfelt manner. If you dont own any cds by the Cambridge singers I would personally recommend Christmas Night as the first disk to own, but if you know and love the Cambridge Singers as I do, then you will enjoy having this wonderful addition to your library.

Superb voices!.......2003-12-22

This CD was beautifully sung by the Cambridge Singers, a boys/mens choir, mostly a' capela. It's the first Christmas CD I've bought that really tempts me to crank up the volume so I can revel in every note.

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Majors for Minors - Classical Music Nursery Rhymes
Majors for Minors- classical music nursery rhymes
Classical Music Nursery Rhymes
AVOID THIS CD

Classical Music Nursery Rhymes

Manufacturer: Consumervision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Playtime and Bedtime with Bach
Old English Nursery Rhymes

ASIN: B00005YTF2
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

London Bridge
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Humpty Dumpty
Frere Jacques
Hush a Bye Baby
Hey Diddle Diddle
Mary had a Little Lamb
Old MacDonald
This Old Man
Old King Cole
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Three Blind Mice
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Yankee Doodle
O Dear What Can the Matter Be
Oranges and Lemons
Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
Pop Goes the Weasel
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Sur Le Pont DAvignon

Album Description

The Majors for Minors Classical Music Series is based on sceintific research demonstrating the indisputable ositice effect of classical music on the development of "foetus", babies, toddlers and young children. Classical Music Nursery Rhymes is the perfect way to introduce babies and children to the benefits of active music stimulation. It is ideal to use as background music during play. By using popular and universal nursery rhymes, Majors for Minors combines the benefit of classical music with familiar tunes that your child will grow up to know.

Customer Reviews:

Majors for Minors - Classical Music Nursery Rhymes.......2002-04-27

I come from a classical music background and wish to congratulate the producers of this CD. For the first time ever, to my knowledge, here is a CD that's incredibly straightforward and extremely simple - perfect material for babies and young children. By no means a classical music masterpiece but the entire easiness and simplicity is perfect to ease any child into a positive state of mind as it does with my baby and toddler. For the Bambino's, I say this is a cut above Mozart. ( Give 4 stars)

Majors for Minors- classical music nursery rhymes.......2002-04-25

...My wife and I have used the Majors for Minors series for the last three years, we have two small children and can only praise the positive results our children have had from these CD'S.

I can only assume that G Spanos is a music academic and authority on classical music, however from what I know of the research that went into this series the mucis is purely a classical interpretation and the success is actually created by sound frequencies and specfic patterns which the producers have used.

The fact that the product uses digital instruments as opposed to authentic instruments from what I understand has no bearing on how this product works.

I admit as a lover of classical music myself that there is far supeior available, however as a product designed to calm and assist with active and passive situations during a childs daily life - there is nothing better in the market (from what we know of) and we have used many other products designed for this purpose wthout success!

My knowldege of Majors for Minors workings is probably better than most average person, due to the fact that when I was in the UK on business, I read an article in a London newspaper which gave detail on how the produsers of this product went about their research and they admitted that their compilations such as the nursery rhymes and the lullabies would sound rather monotonous to the average adult, however the effect on children under three is excellent.

We challenge G Spanos or any parent with young children to use this product and not experience the incredible benefits to their children as my wife and I have found. In fact we would go as far as saying that the principles of this product should try and do alot more to make Majors for Minors more known to the rest of the world.

Classical Music Nursery Rhymes.......2002-04-19

I bought this CD for my 5th child, who has special needs when he was 5yrs old. I had struggled with 5yrs of disturbed nights; frequently up for 2hr stretches. I would play it in the sitting room whilst cuddling/rocking my son. I would concentrate my mind on the music, rocking patting, walking in time with the beat, until he slept. Because my son frequently needs attention during the night he sleeps in our room, and for the last year or so whenever he wakes at night I play this music softly, it does not disturb my husband and it gives me a focus on which to concentrate instead of mulling over the day ahead or worrying about matters. It has been our nightly friend and companion. Please send us your comments about Majors for Minors.

AVOID THIS CD.......2002-03-11

DO NOT BUY THIS CD !! This cd purports to be Classical Music Nursery Rhymes. It is nursery rhyme melodies, but completely homogenized pablum. It is not classical, it is synthesizers - the worst kind of muzak versions, with the melodies practically hidden away in the synthesized "new age" (in the worst sense of the word) background/easy listening, mellow accompaniments. It might be ok for putting kids to sleep, but I can think of much better music to do that, that is real music. If you are looking for real versions of nursery rhyme melodies, this is NOT the cd to buy.

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Christ-honoring music that's also good fun. Check it out!
This group will top the charts from now on; mark my words!

The Lamb Is King
Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet
Manufacturer: Daywind Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005A0F4
Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

There's A Brighter Day
Valley Of The Shadow
When I Don't Know How To Pray
Bad News For The Blues
I'll Rest At His Feet
Bloodline To The Cross
Jesus Is The Living Water
Breath Of Life To Me
It's A Grand And Glorious Feeling
It Has Always Been The Soldier
The Dream
Sometimes I Get Homesick
The Lamb Is King

Customer Reviews:

Christ-honoring music that's also good fun. Check it out!.......2001-10-29

The word "talent" doesn't even begin to describe what God has given these men as their means of ministry. Their physical singing ability is great, but behind it, and empowering it, is a heart for Jesus Christ and the awesome energy of the Holy Spirit of God.

The music on this album ranges from the fun (and even a little frivolous) song called "The Dream", where OTGH Quartet teams up with Gold City, to a host of much more reverent and moving melodies. For example, the title track, "The Lamb is King", exalts the risen Christ in a powerful way. "The Valley of the Shadow" speaks of the Christian's victory over death. And "Rest at His Feet" provides a beautiful illustration of God's compassion for us as sinners. The album contains 13 tracks in all, and each one is a great example of what southern gospel ought to be.

I recently had the distinct privilege to have these gentlemen visit our church for a brief concert. They sound even better live than on CD, and to watch them perform you can truly see that they love their God and their ministry. That morning, Robby Heiner sang with our choir, just two seats down from me, and I got a fleeting opportunity to get to know him a bit. What a fun guy and a solid Christian. These men will edify you with their music, and more importantly, they bring honor and praise to our Lord. Check out this album. You'll love it.

This group will top the charts from now on; mark my words!.......2001-10-09

The Lamb Is King is unquestionably one of my all-time favorite Southern Gospel recordings. From the beginning song, "There's A Brighter Day," to the last, which is the title track, it overflows with some of the best songs I've heard. "It Has Always Been The Soldier" should be heard by every American, and performed for each unit scheduled to leave for central Asia. It could easily replace Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA".

Tracks:

Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Angelus Ad Virginem
This Is the Truth Sent from Above
Wie Scheuchtet Der Morgenstern
Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprunger
There Is No Rose
Coventry Carol
Nowell Sing We Now
Remember, O Thou Man
In Dulci Jubilo
Lullay My Liking
Bogoroditsye Dyevo
Lamb
Maria Durch Ein' Dornwald Ging
O Little One Sweet
Bethlehem Down
Crown of Roses
To Us in Bethlem City
Szczo to Za Prediwo
There Is a Flower
Peregrinan
Away in a Manger
NoNouvelet
Stille Nacht
Born on a New Day

Customer Reviews:

the ingredients.......2006-12-23

This is a perfect King's Singers recording filled with Christmas music. The sustained success of this group of six English gentlemen is legendary, but not surprising. The ingredients for that success have remained the same for many years, through varying personnel, and across a very wide-ranging repertory of a capella music. First and foremost, these men are true musicians - musicians first, singers and interpreters second. Musicianship consisting of equal parts learning and attentive transmission, the King's Singers are immaculate musicians - attuned, commited, ready, and fortunately blessed with musical intelligence to guide their choices of material. Second, and as important in my view, these men are comrades. In their recently released DVD, one finds abundant evidence of a committment not only to their art, but to each other. A capella singing by nature revealing, you'll find no seams in the singing of this mastergroup. Everything is seen to, raised up, compelling - and ever beautiful. This is authentic art of the gods. As fond as I am of Chanticleer, and of Harry Christopher's The Sixteen, the work of those fine ensembles pales when compared to the lingering beauty of the King's Singers. Constant invention is one of the hallmarks of their recorded legacy, and is bountiful on this disc - voicings, approaches, and a magical communion of voices. Check out Ariel Ramirez' instantly amenable 'La peregrinacion' and you'll never turn back. Big recommendation.

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Voices of Praise

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0009X76QO
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

Hymn: All My Hope On God Is Founded
Hymn: Morning Has Broken
Psalm 122: I Was Glad
Totus Tuus
Carol: The Truth From Above
The Lamb
Anthem: Hail, Gladdening Light
Hymn 84: O, How Amiable
Hymn: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
If Ye Love Me
Crucifixus
Hymn: My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
Psalm 22: My God, My God, Look Upon Me
Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)

Tracks:

Hymn: Thine Be The Glory (Maccabaeus)
Psalm 148: O Praise The Lord Of Heaven
Anthem: Set Me As A Seal
Hymn: The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns (St. Magnus Or Nottingham)
O Clap Your Hands
Psalm 46: God Is Our Hope And Strength
Hymn: The Lord Ascendeth Up On High (Nun Freut Euch)
Hymn: Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind (Repton)
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
Hymn: Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (Praise, My Soul)
Hymn: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' Feste Burg)
Psalm 150: O Praise God In His Holiness
Hymn: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (The Old Hundredth)
Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Hymn: Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of Creation (Hast Du Denn, Jesu)
Anthem: And I Saw A New Heaven
Funeral Ikos
Anthem: Faire Is The Heaven

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Love Is His Word

Manufacturer: World Library Public
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004T3EQ
Release Date: 2000-04-01

Tracks:

Advent
Christmas
Epiphany
Lent
Easter
Pentecost
Love Is His Word
Litany for Advent
Psalm 24: Who is the King of Glory?
Here Is Joy
Hearken, Hearken
Litany for Lent
Psalm 22: My God, My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me?
Psalm 42: Like a Deer
May Angels Lead You
God Who at the Font Once Named Us
Psalm 67: O God, Let All the Nations Praise You
Penitential Rite
Holy, Holy
Memorial Acclamation A
Memorial Acclamation B
Memorial Acclamation C
Memorial Acclamation D
Great Amen
Lamb of God
Psalm 100: All the Earth (Lucien Deiss, arr. Proulx)

Album Description

A collection of sacred music by one of the United States' eminent composers, Richard Proulx. The concertato on Love Is His Word, a haunting and lyrical text and tune by the late Calvin Hampton, is a definite highlight. The Six Choral Introits are stunning and versatile in usage. Jan Vermulst's People's Mass receives a full scoring and instrumentation in a setting befitting this universally known Mass.

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1. There's a Brighter Day
2. Valley of the Shadow
3. When I Don't Know How to Pray
4. Bad News for the Blues
5. I'll Rest at His Feet
6. Bloodline to the Cross
7. Jesus Is the Living Water
8. Breath of Life to Me
9. It's a Grand and Glorious Feeling
10. It Has Always Been the Soldier
11. Dream
12. Sometimes I Get Homesick
13. Lamb Is King