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Them Bones
Relive the traditional favorite! For SATB a cappella and solo, this piece combines the traditional refrain of this familiar spiritual with new verses focusing on Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones and our own hope in the resurrection of the dead.
Relive the traditional favorite! For SATB a cappella and solo, David A. deSilva combines the traditional refrain of this familiar spiritual with new verses focusing on Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones and our own hope in the resurrection of the dead. The arrangement blends the styles of spirituals and blues while remaining accessible for a moderately skilled choir. This account is read on Pentecost Day B, Lent 5A, Easter 2 (One-Year), and the Vigil of Easter.
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Now hear the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel came to that valley
Of bones all bare and dry,
But God gave him a message
And told him, “Prophesy!
My Spirit will blow o’er you
And cover you with flesh,
These bones will rise and live again;
Your hope will be made fresh!”
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Now hear the word of the Lord!
Some day I’ll come to that valley,
Just bones, all brittle and dry,
I know Your righteous sentence:
Sinner, you must die!
And when I’m spent and helpless,
Lord, leave me not in death,
But send Your Holy Spirit
Once more to give me breath!
My bones will rise and live again,
My bones will rise and live again,
My bones will rise and live again,
I have the word of the Lord!
Verses text © 2016 Concordia Publishing House.
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Ezekiel saw them dry bones,
Now hear the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel came to that valley
Of bones all bare and dry,
But God gave him a message
And told him, “Prophesy!
My Spirit will blow o’er you
And cover you with flesh,
These bones will rise and live again;
Your hope will be made fresh!”
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Them bones, them bones gonna walk about,
Now hear the word of the Lord!
Some day I’ll come to that valley,
Just bones, all brittle and dry,
I know Your righteous sentence:
Sinner, you must die!
And when I’m spent and helpless,
Lord, leave me not in death,
But send Your Holy Spirit
Once more to give me breath!
My bones will rise and live again,
My bones will rise and live again,
My bones will rise and live again,
I have the word of the Lord!
Verses text © 2016 Concordia Publishing House.
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Them Bones
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| ISBN-13 | 9780758655936 |
| Occasions | Church Triumphant, End Times, Pentecost, Word of God |
| Voicing | SATB, Solo |
| Music List | 2016 |
| Music Difficulty | Medium |
| Authors | David A de Silva |
| Composers | David A de Silva |
| Music Text Writer | David A de Silva |
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