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God be in my head
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An ambient dance version of an ancient English prayer.
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 • Downtempo
Charts
Peak #419
Peak in subgenre #28
Author
Abbess
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Abbess
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November 25, 2003
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MP3 5.8 MB • 128 kbps • 6:23
Story behind the song
A friend of mine asked me ages ago if I could write a new tune to the words of the old prayer "God be in my head" . She said she liked the words because they were deep, but hated the tune. Eventually, about a year later, on a rainy day, inspiration struck. When we got around to recording the vocals Helen's voice sounded so perfect on its own that I never even bothered recording my voice.
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God be in my head, and in my understanding God be in my eyes, and in my looking and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be in my head (etc)... God be at my end and at my leaving.
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