Faith For the family, August 6, 2018
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This pancocojams post showcases two YouTube videos of "standard" hymn renditions of the 19th century Christian hymn "Revive Us Again" and two YouTube videos of African American gospelized arrangements of this hymn.
Information about the composer of "Revive Us Again" is presented in this post along with the standard lyrics for that hymn.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to William Paton Mackay, the composer of this hymn. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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I had previously published a post about "Revive Us Again" in 2013, but accidentally deleted it when I tried to add additional Gospel examples.
DISCLAIMER:
This post isn't meant to suggest that these are the only possible hymn or gospelized hymn renditions of "Revive Us Again". Nor is this post meant to suggest that only White people sing the hymn rendition or only Black people sing the gospelized hymn rendition.
I'm African American and I recall singing a standard version of this hymn at my Baptist church (in Atlantic City, New Jersey in the 1960s) as it was written in the church hymnal. I don't recall hearing this song sung in church since then.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE HYMN "REVIVE US AGAIN"
From https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/revive-us-again
I. Origins
In 1859–1860, a great revival occurred in Scotland, part of a greater evangelical revival movement (“Third Great Awakening”) led especially by Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), Edward Payson Hammond (1831–1910), and others. The outpouring of religious fervor led to a corresponding flurry of new hymns in Scotland and Ireland, including “Before the throne of God above” by Charitie Lees Smith and “Revive us again” by William Paton Mackay (1839–1885).
The text of this hymn by Mackay, a Scottish Presbyterian
minister, was first published in William Reid’s Praise of Jesus (London: James
Nisbet, 1863 | Fig. 1), unattributed, originally beginning “We praise Thy great
love, our Father and God.” The original form of the text was in nine couplets,
divided into two parts, plus the refrain “Hallelujah! Thine the glory,” etc."...
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The original lyrics for "Revive Us Again" are given on that page. Those lyrics are different than the standard lyrics that are familiar to people in 2021.
1 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.
2 We praise thee, O God, for thy Spirit of light,
Who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night. [Refrain]
3 All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,
Who has borne all our sins and has cleansed ev'ry stain. [Refrain]
4 Revive us again - fill each heart with thy love;
May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. [Refrain]
Online source: https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/revive-us-again/
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SHOWCASE #2: HYMN RENDITION
Revive Us Again - Prestonwood Choir & Orchestra
Christian Music, May 3, 2011
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TWO EXAMPLES OF GOSPELIZED HYMN RENDITIONS
StLukeMBC, Sept. 23, 2012
gospel arrangement by DJ BOYD, TILDON COPELAND on Organ
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: "Revive Us Again", Royal Priesthood
Alfred Street Baptist Church, Oct. 4, 2016
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