Latest revision- Nov. 8, 2021
This pancocojams post showcases one standard hymn rendition & one Gospel rendition of the song "Revive Us Again".
The standard lyrics and the lyrics to a Gospel arrangement of this hymn are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to William Paton Mackay for his composition of this song. Thanks also to the arrangers of these renditions, and to the vocalists and musicians who are featured in these videos. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to William Paton Mackay for his composition of this song. Thanks also to the arrangers of these renditions, and to the vocalists and musicians who are featured in these videos. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPOSER OF THE HYMN "REVIVE US AGAIN"
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPOSER OF THE HYMN "REVIVE US AGAIN"
From https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/revive-us-again/
"William Paton Mackay M.D. was born on May 13, 1839, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. After pursuing his medical profession for a living, he converted to the minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, in 1868, and passed away during an accident on August 22, 1885. Seventeen of his hymns are in W. Reid's Praise Book, 1872. One of the best recognized is "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" (Praise to God), penned in 1863."...
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STANDARD LYRICS TO "REVIVE US AGAIN"
"William Paton Mackay M.D. was born on May 13, 1839, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. After pursuing his medical profession for a living, he converted to the minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, in 1868, and passed away during an accident on August 22, 1885. Seventeen of his hymns are in W. Reid's Praise Book, 1872. One of the best recognized is "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" (Praise to God), penned in 1863."...
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STANDARD LYRICS TO "REVIVE US AGAIN"
composer - William Paton Mackay (1839-1885)
We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain:
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
Refrain
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Refrain
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From http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Music/hymns-the-songs-and-the-stories/revive-us-again-the-song-and-the-story.html
That website also includes this Biblical verse which may have been the inspiration for this song:
"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?” (Psalm 85:6)
Update: Oct. 31, 2021- "The Hymn "Revive Us Again" was written by William Paton Mackay (13 May 1839 – 22 August 1885). William Mackay was a Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer.
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VIDEO OF A HYMN RENDITION OF "REVIVE US AGAIN"
Revive Us Again - Prestonwood Choir & Orchestra
Josephpianoplayer, Uploaded on May 3, 2011
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VIDEO OF A GOSPEL RENDITION OF "REVIVE US AGAIN"
Revive Us Again (Perry's Temple Choir-Wilson,NC)
Joseph Baker, Uploaded on Nov 28, 2009
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This is what I call a "gopelized hymn". A gospelized hymn is a hymn that is performed in a gospel style.
Several commenters on this video's viewer comment thread wrote that this rendition is very much like the one that their church sings.
I agree with these comments. I recall hearing and singing "Revive Us Again" very much like this by a Gospel choir in my church in the 1950s and early 1960s (an African American Babtist church in Atlantic City, New Jersey). The only difference is that we also sang the last verse of the standard lyrics, and I can't recall us singing the section that I labeled the 2nd refrain.) I also can't recall the choirs clapping their hands like that while they sang this song.
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LYRICS TO THIS FEATURED GOSPEL RENDITION
REVIVE US AGAIN
Verse:
Altos -We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
Sopranos- For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
1st Refrain:
Sopranos- Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah, Thine the glory.
Sopranos- Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah Amen.
Sopranos - Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah, Thine the glory.
All- Revive us again.
Sing same verse as above [add claps after the first line, continue that clapping pattern throughout]
Sing 1st refrain.
Sing 2nd refrain:
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Revive us again.
Sing verse.
Sing 1st refrain.
Sing 2nd refrain.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah !
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah
Revive us again.
[repeat this entire section 3x and then end with]
Revive us again.
Revive us again.
-snip-
Transcription by Azizi Powell from the video given above. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain:
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
Refrain
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Refrain
-snip-
From http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Music/hymns-the-songs-and-the-stories/revive-us-again-the-song-and-the-story.html
That website also includes this Biblical verse which may have been the inspiration for this song:
"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?” (Psalm 85:6)
Update: Oct. 31, 2021- "The Hymn "Revive Us Again" was written by William Paton Mackay (13 May 1839 – 22 August 1885). William Mackay was a Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer.
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VIDEO OF A HYMN RENDITION OF "REVIVE US AGAIN"
Revive Us Again - Prestonwood Choir & Orchestra
Josephpianoplayer, Uploaded on May 3, 2011
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VIDEO OF A GOSPEL RENDITION OF "REVIVE US AGAIN"
Revive Us Again (Perry's Temple Choir-Wilson,NC)
Joseph Baker, Uploaded on Nov 28, 2009
-snip-
This is what I call a "gopelized hymn". A gospelized hymn is a hymn that is performed in a gospel style.
Several commenters on this video's viewer comment thread wrote that this rendition is very much like the one that their church sings.
I agree with these comments. I recall hearing and singing "Revive Us Again" very much like this by a Gospel choir in my church in the 1950s and early 1960s (an African American Babtist church in Atlantic City, New Jersey). The only difference is that we also sang the last verse of the standard lyrics, and I can't recall us singing the section that I labeled the 2nd refrain.) I also can't recall the choirs clapping their hands like that while they sang this song.
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LYRICS TO THIS FEATURED GOSPEL RENDITION
REVIVE US AGAIN
Verse:
Altos -We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
Sopranos- For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
1st Refrain:
Sopranos- Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah, Thine the glory.
Sopranos- Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah Amen.
Sopranos - Hallelujah!
Other Voices- Hallelujah, Thine the glory.
All- Revive us again.
Sing same verse as above [add claps after the first line, continue that clapping pattern throughout]
Sing 1st refrain.
Sing 2nd refrain:
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Revive us again.
Sing verse.
Sing 1st refrain.
Sing 2nd refrain.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah !
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah
Revive us again.
[repeat this entire section 3x and then end with]
Revive us again.
Revive us again.
-snip-
Transcription by Azizi Powell from the video given above. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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I was a student at Carnegie Mellon University from '77 to '79 and we'd formed a small group called the Spirit Ensemble. This was one of the songs we sang. I came across your treatise in my search for lyrics true to how we sang it. Thank you so much for allowing me to back to that wonderful time in my life. Hilary
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Hillary.
DeleteAs a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for almost fifty plus years, I'm very familiar with Carnegie Mellon University. However, unfortunately I didn't know about the Spirit Ensemble until I read your comment.
I couldn't find information any information about that group via Google search. It appears as if it no longer is active :(
Good morning. No, I'd be very surprised if you found anything about us on the internet. We were just a group of college kids who wanted to minister with songs. We were from different states and came together at CMU. We connected with someone from the Pittsburgh area and they connected us with some churches.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that information, ssaphire60.
DeleteI'm curious. Were the members of your group Black students at CMU?
In 1980-1981 (or around those years) I was the "minority student adviser" at then Carlow College (now Carlow University) in Pittsburgh, PA. Some years after I left that college to work the adoption field, I found out that some Black students at that predominately White college had founded a Gospel choir. There's also probably no information about that choir.
My guess is that similar groups existed at quite a few other predominately White colleges and universities in the USA and elsewhere.
Best wishes!