Harvey Fitterman interview with Reverend Breakwood and Reverend C. C. Bennett’s choirs (part two)

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If you believe you are the copyright holder of any of the content published in this collection and do not want it publicly available, please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center at 404-814-4040 or reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. The first part of this recording begins with a performance by a children's choir of the Baptist church located on Clarendale Road and directed by Reverend Breakwood. Songs include Come, Ye Disconsolate and Jesus Be a Fence Around Me." 7:01 to 8:40 silent Timestamp 8:41 In the second part of this recording a childrens choir from Reverend C.C. Bennets Baptist church performs in the home of Mrs. Beth Norwood. The songs are Give Me That Old Time Religion, Near the Cross, Wont It Be Grand, Im Glad Salvation Is Free, Im On the Battlefield for My Lord, and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. No biographical information has been determined. The first two selections on this tape are sung by the children's choir of the Baptist church located on Clarendale road and directed by Reverend Breakwood. The rest of the selections are sung by the choir group of Reverand C. C. Bennett in the home of Mrs. Beth Norwood. Submitted by Harvey Fitterman Come ye disconsolate where ever ye languish. Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel. Hear bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish. Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. Joy of the desolate lighti: of the straying , hope of the penitent fadeless and pure. Here speaks the comforter, tenderly saying earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot cure. Here see the bread of life, see the waters flowing forth from the throne of God, pure from above. Come to the feast prepared Come ever knowing. Earth has no sorrows that heaven can remove. I want you to protect me as I travel on my way. I know you can, yes lord, I know you will, yes lord, you'll fight the battle if I keep still, yes lord, Lord build a fence all around me, yes he will. This is a prayer that I pray everyday. I ask the Lord to guide me this day as I travel this narrow way. Lord keep your arms around me just keep me day by day. Come on Jesus build a fence around me, every every,every, everyday. Oh jesus build a fence around me everyday. I want you to protect me as I travel on my way. Oh I know you aan, yes lord I know you will, yes lord I know you'll fight the battle if I keep still. Lord build a fence all around me everyday. Sometimes it will hurt you yes hurt you to your heart, to see your loved ones yes loved ones depart. Death is no stranger if you see that in the fall. Just say come on Jesus build a fence around me every, every, every. everyday. Jesus build a fence all around me every day. I want you to protect me as I ramble on my way. Oh I know you can, yes lord I know you Vmll, yes lord, you'll fight the battle, yes lord, if I keep still, yes lord. Lord build a fence all around me everyday. Jesus build a fence all around me every day. I Want you to protect me as I travel on my way. Oh I know you can, yes lord, I know you will, yes lord, you'll fight the battle, yes lord, if I keep still, yes lord, Oh lord build a fence all around me every day. Give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion. give me that old time religion, its good enough for me. It was good for my dear mother. it was good for my dear mother, its good enough for me. it was good for my dear mother, Oh give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion. its good enough for me. It will do when the world's on fire, it will do when the world's on fire. it will do when the worlds on fire, its good enough for me. Oh give me that old time religion. give me that old time religion, give me that old time religion, its good enough for me. Jesus keep me in heavens cross that the precision--- Free to all in every stream, lost from calvary mountain. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever. Till my precious sound shall find rest beyond the river. In the cross in the cross, be my glory ever. Till my righteous soul shall find rest beyond the river. Won't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, 1m going home to live with jesus. Won't it be grand. Won't it be grand wonn't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, 1m going home to live with Jesus. Won't it be grand. When I get through praying here out in the sunshine out in the rain I'm going home to live with jesus, won't it be grand. Wont it be grand won't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, I'm going home to live with Jesus, won't it be grand, When I get through shouting down here, out in the sunshine out in the rain. I'm going home to live with Jesus, Won't it be grand, Won't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, won't it be grand, 1m going home to live with Jesus, Wont it be grand. I'm glad salvations free, I'm glad salvations free, Salvations free for you and for me I'm glad salvations free for you and for me. stanza out--- Im glad salvations free Im glad salvations free salvations free for you and for me. I'm glad salvations free. I was a lonely person, I was a sinner too, I heard a voice from heaven saying that is what to do. Now I took my masters hand and I joined that Christian band Now I'm on the battle field for my lord. Yes I'm on the battle field for my Lord yes I'm on the battlefield for my lord. Now I promissed him that I wou d serve him till I die. Now I'm on the battle field for my lord. Well I lost my flag in battle with my hand. I'm going to tell it all to Jesus when Im walking in the promised land. Well round the throne of grace going to appoint my soul a place. Well I'm on the battle field for my lord. Well I'm on the battlefield for my lord, well Im on the battle field for my lord. Well I promised him that I would serve him till I die. I'm on the battle field for my lord Next song -not understood. Swing low sweet chairiot, carry for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, carry for to carry me home. I looked over Jorden and what did I see, Coming for to carry me home. Aband of angels coming after me. Coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me haome. Sometimes up and sometimes down, coming for to carry me home, Sometimes almost ready to hit the ground, coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home. Swing low sweet chariot, coming for tocarry me home. A PDF transcript exists for this recording. Please contact an archivist for access. Professor John Burrison founded the Atlanta Folklore Archive Project in 1967 at Georgia State University. He trained undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in his folklore curriculum to conduct oral history interviews. Students interviewed men, women, and children of various demographics in Georgia and across the southeast on crafts, storytelling, music, religion, rural life, and traditions. As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information, which places us inaposition to choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. 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