Purest Hymn Ever
Judy Collins recorded her classic version in 1970 for her Whales and Nightingales Album. The recording was made in Columbia University's resonant St. Paul's Cathedral with an a capella choir of a few friends, including her current boyfriend, Stacy Keach. Collins' pure, vibrato free voice has been described as liquid silver. The choir harmonies are other worldly, especially the soaring tenor harmony resolutions. I cannot listen without tearing up. Typical church hymnal versions groan along, but this version soars.
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