All Is Well – Amidon arrangement from the Sacred Harp

Описание: This arrangement is in Peter and Mary Alice Amidon’s book & CD "Fifty-five Anthems for the Small Church Choir" and in their Online Choral Store. Sung here by the Starry Mountain Singers. Peter and Mary Alice's son Sam Amidon learned "All Is Well" from the Sacred Harp and created an extraordinary version of the song which became the title song of his CD album "All Is Well". This is Peter's SATB arrangement of Sam's harmonization of the song. – http://www.amidonmusic.com – lyrics below:

All Is Well
words from Revival Melodies, 1842

What's this that steals, that steals upon my frame,
Is it death, is it death?
That soon will quench, will quench this mortal flame,
Is it death, is it death?
If this be death, I soon shall be
From ev'ry pain and sorrow free,
I shall the King of glory see,
All is well, all is well.

Weep not my friends, my friends weep not for me,
All is well, all is well,
My sins forgiv'n, forgiv'n and I am free,
All is well, all is well.
There's not a cloud that doth arise
to hide my Jesus
from my eyes,
I soon shall mount the upper skies,
All is well, all is well.

Tune, tune your harps, ye saints, ye saints on high,
All is well, all is well.
I too will strike my harp with equal joy,
All is well, all is well.
Bright angels are from glory come,
They're 'round my bed, they're in my room,
They wait to waft my spirit home,
All is well, all is well.