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Visions of Heaven
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An unusual remix of the Irish hymn "Be thou my Vision"
electronica spiritual holy chillout etherial
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Ambient electronica, chillout dance beats, ethereal vocals or occasionally harp. Feel free to livestream/record any of these in internet church services.
Abbess was the composer in residence for the Visions creative multimedia collective and church service in York from 1991-2010. She then went to work for Leeds Minster before moving South to Winchester Cathedral. Now she is working for the Transcendence Trust. A few years ago she added some free downloads of settings of ancient songs used in the mornng prayer liturgy. Abbess' music ranges from classically influenced chill-out pieces through trip hop to departures into the land of techno. Feel free to use the mixes and/or words in a non-profit church service situation, and let her know if they liked it!
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Genre
Electronic • Electronica
Charts
Peak #472
Peak in subgenre #54
Author
Abbess/Irish traditional
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Abbess
Uploaded
November 25, 2003
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MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:38
Story behind the song
This remix was quite a difficult one to write because of the waltz time signature of the original hymn. I didn't want to stretch the tune into 4 to the floor, nor did I want an oompahpah bass line. So I reached an unusual compromise and used 3's against 4's. The bass and some of the drums are in 4, the synths in 3. Hence the unusual cross rhythms going on! Once again we've redone the words, in fact this was the first time I tried rewriting lyrics like this. Once again Fiona has helped me out with the singing, adding the purity of her voice to verse 4.
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Struggling though dangers We long to catch sight Of visions of Heaven Of your guiding light. Visions of God In the depth of our hearts, Just truth, no pretensions, Hold us close from the start. The start....the start.... Be as close by me As a Parent a child, As the Breath in my speech As the Love in my smile. Live in my life, Be my God and my own. My shelter, my safety, My Lord and my home. My home....my home..... I have chased fortunes And treasures, its true. But deep down my searching Was searching for You. I don't need fame, Or a gadgeted life, But I need Your love, Like I need to survive. Survive.....survive...... High King of Heaven, When we quit this fight, Show us all Your wonders Your Kingdom of light. Live in our hearts And don't ever let go, Inspire all our visions. And all that we know. Live in our hearts And don't ever let go, Inspire all our visions. And all that we know, We know....we know.....
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