Lyr Req: hymns by Oscar Brand

Subject: hymns by Oscar Brand
From: Hollowfox
Date: 01 Mar 01 - 04:08 PM

The thread on Ash Wednesday and Lent got me thinking. Oscar Brand, for all his bawdy reputation, also used to do gigs at church camps back in the '60's or thereabouts. A friend of mine saw him at camp as a kid and was quite surprised to find out about his less than theological side when he (my friend) discovered the folk scene. Did he ever make a recording of non bawdy/religious songs? I've never seen one mentioned anywhere. I remember hearing one at Fox Hollow:

Jesus did say,"My time it is come.
I will take Passover with my disciples.
Therefore go forth, Peter and John,
Go and make ready for me."

And as they sat, Jesus took wine,
Gave it to them, and they all drank of it.
And as they drank, Jesus took bread
Brake it and blessed it and said,

(chorus)

"Take, eat, this is my body.
Take, drink, this is my blood
I will drink no more the fruit of the vine
Till I drink in the kingdom of God"

Beautiful stuff, I'd love to hear more.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hymns by Oscar Brand
From: Susan of DT
Date: 03 Mar 01 - 09:55 AM

(from dick greenhaus)

Don't know of anything recorded. Does anyone recall a cowboy-type song he sang a half-century or so ago, to the melody of Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring, that wound up:

"...And I'll meet you tonight at the old Bach chorale.."?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hymns by Oscar Brand
From: Bud Savoie
Date: 03 Mar 01 - 08:48 PM

Isn't Oscar Brand Jewish?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hymns by Oscar Brand
From: Susan of DT
Date: 03 Mar 01 - 11:15 PM

Yeah. and Bach was a Protestant.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: hymns by Oscar Brand
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Mar 01 - 04:44 AM

So does the devil actually have all the best music or what??

Mind you, he can take Bach as far as I'm concerned!!

LTS *BG*

Thanks for posting/refreshing, I heard this recently and couldn't beleive it was Oscar.