"Sing me to Heaven", by Daniel Gawthrop - Sung by the Chicago Chamber Choir
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2013
- This best-selling choral anthem, by Daniel Gawthrop, has captured the heart and soul of many singers and audiences since it was first published in 1991. The text, by Jane Griner, can be interpreted in various ways, but it has most often been sung at memorial services or for terminally ill patients facing death. It speaks of the great comfort and healing that singing can bring to the dying, suffering or grieving soul. "My soul finds primal eloquence, and wraps me in song... If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby... If you would mourn me and bring me to God, sing me a requiem, sing me to Heaven."
Born 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN, Daniel Gawthrop is an American composer, primarily of choral music, but also of organ and orchestral music. In addition, he has also been a broadcaster, clinician, adjudicator, organist, conductor, teacher and writer.
Here are the lyrics:
In my heart's sequestered chambers
lie truths stripped of poet's gloss.
Words alone are vain and vacant
and my heart is mute.
In response to aching silence
memory summons half-heard voices
and my soul finds primal eloquence
and wraps me in song,
wraps me in song.
If you would comfort me;
sing me a lullaby.
If you would win my heart;
sing me a love song.
If you would mourn me
and bring me to God;
sing me a requiem,
sing me to heaven.
Touch in me all love and passion,
pain and pleasure.
Touch in me (touch in me)
grief and comfort,
love and passion,
pain and pleasure.
Sing me a lullaby,
a love song,
a requiem.
Love me, comfort me,
bring me to God.
Sing me a love song,
sing me to heaven.
This was at the Chicago Chamber Choir's 3rd and final concert of our spring season, entitled "Burst out Singing", at Court Street United Methodist Church, Rockford, IL, Sunday April 14, 2013. Our two previous performances had been in Chicago and Evanston. Conductor, Timm Adams. 
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Sang this in my HS choir. It never fails to move me, be singing it surrounded by other people is an other-worldy experience.
As a former member of CCC, I always thought this was one of our best. We generated such emotion that it bounced of the audience and back onto us. I dug deep into the singer next to me for energy ( you understand , right?) So I could evoke all I could. There were members of the group in tears after singing this. Of all my musical endeavors, this is without parallel the best. Hoo-aah!
I graduated 2016 but me, and my my high school choir absolutely nailed this song come competition time. Was some of the most fun and challenging work I’ve had in years, but it’s now definitely a throwback
As a choral educator I spend countless hours on RUclips listening to choirs and have never felt the need to comment on a video till now. I would say this is near perfection but couldn’t think of anything that could make it better.
This IS perfection. What an incredible group/performance! You fed my soul!
This is a damn good choir.
Sang this in a choir when I was in high school . As a first saprano, this song was challenging yet so heart warming for me. I still sing this to myself to this day 💞
My choir did this song for a friend of our choir and director... the friend just lost his youngest son to suicide and his wife recently had a severe stroke. Our director asked us to sing this in memory of him. We were all in tears and we all still think of him. An amazing song.
Sang this at my director’s last concert before she retired. It’s truly a beautiful piece!
I sang the very first performance of this piece, commissioned by Voce, a group I sang with for 24 years. This was a beautiful rendition.
the chords in this piece get me every time
Sang this in 2005 my sophomore year on top of the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains. It still saves my heart to hear it. Beautifully done. Bravo. And cheers to every person who sings this still today. May you feel every bit of the peace it brings. ~Holly Murray
The first time I sang this in my choir, I had just been to the funeral and burial of a friend. I haven't been able to sing it without crying, since. Still working on it . . . And it might become my request for my own funeral.
I was just asked to sing this piece as part of a choir at a funeral. I seriously don't know how I'm going to get through it as it is so, so emotional, but so beautiful.
Sang this 8 years ago in school. Everyone was crying.
When I sang in Madrigal Choir while attending Southfield Lathrup HS, we performed this at a funeral.
Audiences are so damn stupid. *clears throat at 4:16...the most gentle and subdued part of the entire piece.
I got chills from this. I’m in a choir, and the upper level choir sang this when we went on tour and it sounded so good just like you all
This song gets me every single time.
I sang this song for an OMEA competition with my high school choir this past April
My concert choir sang this. We sang it in a church for our final (yay acoustics) and it just happened that the former governor's late wife was in the church awaiting her memorial service. He was with her
He came out and begged us to stay and sing it for the service.
It's the best song ever am I right
this song made me cry
This is among the most beautiful pieces of music i’ve ever heard.
Brings back so many good memories in choir class in college with Helen Intintolli.
What an amazing choir - I am super picky - they did EVERYTHING right. Lovely. Thank you for the beautifiul listen.
Sohailah Stout if you were any pickier you would have been more picky about their vowels not being tall and their diction being out of place sometimes, but i will admit they have good pitch
Heard this tonight at all city for one of my teachers that sadly passed away,
I absolutely love the alto part for this song. It was amazing to sing and it's amazing to hear, my high school sang this for graduation as the senior selection as a way to say goodbye to the choir program
I'm singing this in my high school choir currently
I love this song
A voice only the guardian angels of God, has brought together for only one purpose,,,,,,,,, to raise awareness,that we despite the color of our skin The voice we speak the language we communicate with our hands and face,,,,, thank you all the members of this Chicago, regional singers,
Where it is obvious that there is no cultural or spiritual divided amongst all men and women. I can now proudly say I was raised from 18 months on to Chicago,,,,,,,, it matters not where you are going,, the only difference amongst us is the end destination,,, Priase on play children of God!!! " And look to the hills from whence my strength. Cometh" yes my new friends, look to the Lord our God, and raise your hands,,,,HE AND ONLY HE,hold the answers to our lives and the comforting messages that we will all be together again. Now I ask that you bow your heads, and send God the Father his son Jesus Christ and the holy Spirit, thanks that you awoke to find onther day on gloryl to praise Him. And let Him know ,what is pressing on your, heart,,,,🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💜💙💚💛♥️, blessings to God on high, the maker of the heavens and earth 😇😇😇😇😇💕💞😍,Amen
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See above my brethren, and rejoice in the knowledge of YOU SALVATION😇😁😇♥️💛💚💙💜💞
✨💖This is perfection 💖✨
There is something about this piece that evokes ✨✨✨ throughout it. It's remarkable in that way. I have loved it since singing it 24-25 years ago. I am now looking to volunteer with a hospice choir and hope to be able to sing this again. ✨💖🙏🏻💖✨
when i was 12, the middle school and high school choirs of the group i sing with (and i've been singing with them for almost 10 years now!!) traveled to the UK. i don't remember everything about the trip, just that i had an amazing time and the core memories created through the touring experience solidified that music is what i'm meant to be doing with my life. one specific thing i do remember though is that the high school choir did this piece, and every single time i heard it in the audience i teared up, in a mix of catharsis and admiration for the older choir. my grandmother had passed just a couple months before the trip, and every time i heard it in the beautiful old cathedrals of london i felt a warmth and peace as if she was there. needless to say i love this piece, i'm running an a capella club at my school next year and came across an arrangement of this which immediately sparked me to search up a recording. beautiful job :)
Love this... Auditioned for Chamber Choir back in the day with this. So beautiful.
Mark Lastes Haha that's why I'm here, cause I have to learn it for my audition for choir
An amazing song I’ll never preform with the once I learned it with.. thanks 2020
Sang this in high school, came back to it after my partner passed. Lovely job, wonderful song. Rest in peace, Kathryn Reid
One of my favorites
Beautiful. Wonderful harmonies..
I remember when I was a part of my high school's Chamber Choir and we sang this. I was the only soprano who was putting any emotion into it. :p
Thank you for this, especially the words at the same time.
Beautiful! I especially love the words!! Sang it for the first today in choir at church.
We sang this song at church and at a church members husbands funeral.
Beautiful..
My favorite song!
I was in a choir in high school that did this song when we sang at a holiday season memorial service at a funeral home. This service was for people who had lost loved ones and wanted comfort in the holidays. This is still to this day one of my favorite songs I’ve ever sung. It was so beautiful, and this choir did an amazing job with it by the way. One of the most gorgeous and peaceful choir songs I’ve ever heard
This is beautiful. Wonderful song and fantastic job.
Lovely performance of a wonderful piece.
Beautiful
Very moving emotionally well done
that last chord is sooooooo scrummy!
A wonderful anthem, beautifully performed!
❤️
I was reading a book and two female characters sang this in the middle of tears and laughs so I came here to hear and imagine what was they singing
What book?
@@robertathespider5311 Girl made of stars by Ashley Herring Blake
I sang this in my schools women choral. It sounds good with both group. (But this group has a better technique with singing it 😂)
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I got chills from this. I’m in a choir, and the upper level choir sang this when we went on tour and it sounded so good just like you all