"And Can It Be" arr. by Dan Forrest. Sung by Oasis Chorale at Cornerstone Mennonite Fellowship in Ephrata, Pennsylvania on July 11, 2021. For more information and recordings, visit: www.oasischora...
I couldn't stop crying when I pulled up this video! Something happened inside my heart and I began to worship the living God with all my soul! Thank you for this beautful masterpiece! All the Glory to our saviror Jesus for his sacrifice! Wow, what a glorious arrangement . It sounded like angels singing! This choir is a gift from God! I am so blessed and my heart is filled with gratitude! I have recently suffered the loss of a very close friend who was like a brother to me for half of my life and it has been a difficult road. I could feel God's presence all around me as I heard this choir singing for the first time! I know that God is always with us and I am grateful that I had my friend for 22 yrs . I pray that I will see him again one day in heaven where we will be singing God's praises forever!! Thank you and God bless you all in Jesus name!
So very good. I have always loved this hymn though grew weary of the standard tune. This rendering is beautiful and deeply touching. My hope is refreshed to "claim the crown through Christ!" Thank you!
My dearly beloved friends - thank you. This day has taxed my soul in a very hard and unflinching manner. And you ended the long very dark and heavy day with peace, beauty, hope, and profound love. You never fail to bless my heart just as it needs. I am grateful always.
As our (including my) Mennonite churches become “worldly”, yes we are moving into musical instruments and away from congregational acapella singing. It is a huge loss.
And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain- For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? He left His Father’s throne above So free, so infinite His grace- Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race: ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me! ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me! No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him, is mine; Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine, Bold I approach th’eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Good question. Dan Forrest also has an orchestral version of this arrangement. This version uses vocal percussion to add the emphasis provided by actual percussion in the orchestral work.
@@OasisChorale I wasn't referring to the vocal percussion, but rather the cymbals and other added music. I think the voices praising the Lord are such a pure joy, and don't need the added frills to please the ear.
