The Lord's Prayer sung by James Bierney, baritone
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- The Lord's Prayer Sung by Irish baritone, James Bierney
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
About the setting: There is a curious story behind the original publication of Albert Hay Malotte’s “The Lord’s Prayer”.
Sheet music for single art songs, sacred songs and light popular songs were still common publications in the 1935. Major publishers such as G. Schirmer received many hundreds of song submissions each year from hopeful composers. “The Lord’s Prayer” was just such a submission. The chances for an unsolicited submission being accepted for publication were (and still are) very slim. For whatever reason, possibly because there was already a full publishing schedule of sacred songs, “The Lord’s Prayer” landed in a rejection pile.
Out of nowhere an order came in from a Midwestern store for 500 copies of Malotte’s “The Lord’s Prayer”, spurred by an Ohio radio broadcast of the song. A frantic search revealed that there was no such publication. A resourceful, tenacious editor had a long-shot hunch barely worth exploring, but to be safe took a look at the songs submitted for review. It wasn’t there. Taking the hunt one more unlikely step, the pile of rejected songs was checked. There, at the bottom of the stack, was “The Lord’s Prayer”. Had the secretary gotten that far in typing rejection letters, G. Schirmer would have missed out on what turned out to be the most famous American sacred song of the 20th century.
About the composer: Albert Hay Malotte (May 19, 1895 - November 16, 1964) was the son of Charles and Katherine (Donavon) Malotte. He was in Boy Scouts of America Troop 1, the first Boy Scout troop in Philadelphia.[1] Malotte graduated from Tioga High School and sang at Saint James Episcopal Church in Philadelphia as a choir boy. He studied with Victor Herbert, W. S. Stansfield, and later in Paris with organist Georges Jacob. His career as an organist began in Chicago where he played for silent pictures and later concertized throughout the US and Europe.
During World War II he held the rank of Captain in the Special Services for two years while he toured with the USO and entertained troops in New Guinea, Australia and Europe. At one point he sponsored his own troupe of entertainers that included Judith Anderson, Anne Triola and Helen McClure Preister. Malotte was an amateur pilot, avid golfer and even boxed with Jack Dempsey in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent most of his career as a composer in Hollywood.
Malotte married Marguerite Stevens Hester on August 23, 1946. His first wife, Elmina Todd, had died the previous year in Hollywood.
Malotte composed a number of film scores, including mostly uncredited music for animations from the Disney studios. Although two movies for which he composed scores won best Short Subject Academy Awards (Ferdinand the Bull in 1939 and The Ugly Duckling in 1940), he is best remembered for a setting of the Lord's Prayer. Written in 1935, it was recorded by the baritone John Charles Thomas, and remained highly popular for use as a solo in churches and at weddings in the US for some decades. He composed a number of other religious pieces, including settings of the Beatitudes and of the Twenty-third Psalm which have also remained popular as solos. His secular songs, such as "Ferdinand the Bull" (from the Disney animated short of the same name), "For my mother" (a setting of a poem by 12-year-old Bobby Sutherland) and "I am proud to be an American" are less well remembered. Some of his works are collected in the library of the University of California Los Angeles and the Library of Congress.
In addition, Malotte wrote uncredited stock music for many other films in the 1930s and early 1940s, including twenty-two of the Disney Silly Symphonies and other shorts such Little Hiawatha as well as Ferdinand the Bull. He also composed cantatas, oratorios, musicals and ballets. Malotte owned Apple Valley Music. - Hudba
BRAVISSIMO ¡¡¡ Questa preghiera e meravigliosa.
Thanks for the kind words
Fantastic powerful baritone voice with great clarity
Thank You!
That smile at the end says it all. An outstanding rendition of a most sacred prayer.
Thank you for your kind words
@@jamesbierney8826 you are certainly welcome.
Nice! Thank you!
Thank you!
Have incorporated this video in my effort for daily prayer and the consideration of God to put things in the right priority in our lives.
Thank you very much for such a lovely comment. To sing so beautiful a prayer is a privilege and a gift from God.
I sang this song at the funeral when my grandmother and my mother died I sounded really good
I heard this video just now. I also subscribed with the hope that I can listen to more devotional songs.
Thank you!
AMAZING! As a singer of this classic prayer/hymn it's so helpful and mesmerizing to hear such a rich rendition of it.🙏🏾🌅🌊🎶
Thank yo for the kind words
@@EmeryJBaines You're very welcome!
James, I just discovered this today, and have played it over and over. Brings tears every time. I have not yet checked on the internet, but do you have more songs you have shared with the world? Thank you.
Thank you, Elaine for your very kind word. There are other videos on my CZcams channel which can be found here czcams.com/users/EmeryJBaines
Thanks again,
James
Als a Lyric Baritone., i found you have a very clear voice an a nice timbre. Wish you al my best and continue to upload videos.
Praise God. What a powerful message and voice.
Thank you
Ive said it before and Ille say it again. This came out of your baritone gift of God but you didn't sing this song alone. Inspiration comes from heaven.
Thank you for the kind words
Thank you!. God bless you!
Thank you for your kind words.
Inspiration
Thank you for the kind words.
PSAT: Amen.
Thank you!
Santa claus singing
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PSAT: Tuhan, buat ma sorimago Covid-19 sian liat portibion. Asi rohaM mamereng hami. Amen. Terima kasih.
Thank you
What key is this written in?
This is in the key of C. The original, I think, was in the Key of Db though it's published in several keys.
No power, good voice, but NO power!
Thank you