WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Noted in Passing: From 1854 a prayer for our present era
byVanderleunonAugust 2, 2021
Hard Times Come Again No More(written by Stephen Foster) – Logan Kendell sung for his grandmother.
Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There’s a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh, hard times, come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many a days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
While we seek mirth and beauty and music, light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh, hard times, come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many a days you have lingered all around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
‘Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many a days you have lingered all around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
So many a days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times, come again no more
Mavis Staples has the gravel of someone whose been supping sorrow with the poor for a long time. While the young Mr. Kendall sings it straight, his voice is smooth, pleasant, and never wanders outside of safety. His singing doesn’t pierce the soul the way Mavis’ singing does, and you hear all her hard times as she reaches for the notes. Like a prayer. We’re all gonna be praying this soon enough, if we aren’t already.
Emmylou sings it in such a way so as to remind us all that there is no such thing as white privilege. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZsO348BOW0
Wade HamptonAugust 3, 2021, 5:01 AM
I think the Mavis Staples “Hard Times” that Jewel cites is from the 2004 CD “Beautiful Dreamer, The Songs of Stephen Foster”. It’s wonderful and the rest of the CD is too.
From that CD, below is Suzy Bogguss’ rendition of “Ah! May The Red Rose Live Always”. “Why should the beautiful ever weep? Why should the beautiful die?”
I went right to the Mavis Staples rendering. The accompanying pictures reminded me of my dad’s stories of the 3 C’s, Civilian Conservation Corps. His being shipped from Ohio to Arizona and California, sending his money back home as well as mailing his laundry back to Ohio to be washed and mailed back.
Hard times? Attitude was t’weren’t no big thing, just do whatever you gotta do and move on.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Emmylou Harris does a fine version of the same song here:
https://youtu.be/4zdXr3CnBGs
What a great one, simple and well sung.
Mavis Staples has the gravel of someone whose been supping sorrow with the poor for a long time. While the young Mr. Kendall sings it straight, his voice is smooth, pleasant, and never wanders outside of safety. His singing doesn’t pierce the soul the way Mavis’ singing does, and you hear all her hard times as she reaches for the notes. Like a prayer. We’re all gonna be praying this soon enough, if we aren’t already.
Emmylou sings it in such a way so as to remind us all that there is no such thing as white privilege.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZsO348BOW0
I think the Mavis Staples “Hard Times” that Jewel cites is from the 2004 CD “Beautiful Dreamer, The Songs of Stephen Foster”. It’s wonderful and the rest of the CD is too.
From that CD, below is Suzy Bogguss’ rendition of “Ah! May The Red Rose Live Always”. “Why should the beautiful ever weep? Why should the beautiful die?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeTElTVDhXc
I went right to the Mavis Staples rendering. The accompanying pictures reminded me of my dad’s stories of the 3 C’s, Civilian Conservation Corps. His being shipped from Ohio to Arizona and California, sending his money back home as well as mailing his laundry back to Ohio to be washed and mailed back.
Hard times? Attitude was t’weren’t no big thing, just do whatever you gotta do and move on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTrmm96h9Zo
my Favorite version…