Shaped note hymns

[gungasnake]

Babylon is Fallen:
Swan Arcade - Babylon Is Fallen - YouTube

Hail the Blessed Morn:
Shape-note hymn: "Star in the East" - YouTube

 

[seashale76]

This is also called Sacred Harp music. There is even a documentary about it:
"Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp" Movie Trailer - YouTube

I love this kind of music- and this is coming from someone who loathes songs like I'll Fly Away.

Sacred Harp 457 Wayfaring Stranger - YouTube

Cold Mountain- Idumea - YouTube

 

[VDMA]

My personal favorite:

1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention: Hallelujah (#146) - YouTube

 

[GraceAndPeace3]

Thanks for posting this thread, I am very involved in Shape Note hymn singng (Sacred Harp) in our area. We have the opportunity to attend singings very often for which I am thankful. It is a very powerful form of worship and praise.