What a sweet song of faith, hope, and love. 
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Lovely rendition of this hymn. And nice to catch the occasional smile as you are singing, you are clearly enjoying this 
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One of my favorite songs. Such a loving and sweet version. Lucky kids to have you sing that to them.
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That’s a great hymn to cover - well done.
That’s a pretty guitar you got there, records well too.
I come across old pub dom hymns and the notated music is like the old voice shape notes where just indicates up/down pitch so I just put my own chords and use the spoken word rhythm and wind up with some “nice stuff” so to speak, people seem to like it if - not, know it - and then I might find out in time that it’s not far off anyway from what most do with it - if one can even tell with an orchestra and full choir gang vocal lol! : ) Some I sing like old cowboy songs and folks aren’t sure if a “liturgy” song, hahh. (Maybe I’ll do one I just recently came across, if have time now. I didn’t think anyone here might be interested until now.)
Anyway, great work.
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Thank you @JoeyCyclone . I also notice I smile when I mess up my chords or strumming. Gotta work on my poker face 
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Thank you, @sbs . Its definitely a favorite around here as well. My eldest son sent me a sweet note about how hearing me sing it gave him happy memories from years ago.
@ustaknow I would love to hear what you do with those old liturgical songs. And thank you for the compliment on my guitar… It was a birthday present I got to pick out myself. I absolutely love the mother of pearl edging everywhere.
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Well, here you go -
Again, BandLab masks it in their generic brand for some resson, but goes to that track specifically.
Concerning “listening”:
I noticed today, pending with what one listens these tracks can sound quite different. Over the years, I settle on a certain set of HP’s (head phones) - but have a few if have to “check” and different platforms - meaning - this morning heard this track in my ancient Chrome Book and was way over the top with “Reverb” - but, then, with the HP’s back on - “normal”. (I’m not fond of allot of reverb, in general) But, to then reduce it, could make it “flat” in the HPs - so it’s a balancing act with this stuff and just a simple phone recording. Nevertheless, it seems appropriate to mention, if sounds to “reverb-y”, it’s meant to be much “flatter”, or “dry” as it may be called. (dry vs wet, concerning reverb)
I come across so many “songs”, Hymns - I’ve never heard and the youtube offerings of grand chorus and orchestra makes them all sound alike to me, imo. Moreover, I feel, “way back when” - that’s not how they were done. So, anyway, not to get to long here, there you go. It’s not quite a “cowboy” format, but like I said : ) lol!
Oh, and then - I then checked on this one *after “redoing it”, so to speak - and all I could find was a way to much Cathedral Reverb : ) with orchestra recording.
- Actually Amazing Grace, was orchestrated different than known today. They had usually “voice notes” only, not standard notation. Yet, standard notation simply mimics that since engages the simple word note melody anyway - spoken word rhythm/syntax, dynamics, as I call it. (I checked and they are technically called “Shape Notes” and other to follow “do re mi fa so la ti do”).
“TMI” possibly, again, apologies!
So, then - Blessings to you!
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@ustaknow I checked out the link and see now what you’re describing. What a great concept and great sound! I love your stuff
Very pretty. I like the simple strumming here with your clear, sweet vocals. It does give it a “lullaby” feel.
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Lovely version that really moved me! I like how you included the minor chord - adds a note of bittersweetness.
And interesting I came across your version - lately as I’ve been sitting on the porch with my dogs, I’ve been playing this on ukulele.
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Thank you, @Chip ! I’d love to hear your version as well. 
Thank you for that feedback - I appreciate it.
I see you created an account at BandLab - so, fyi - so as not to get lost, I left you a “fyi” message about that place in general. Some find it easy to get lost or never really utilize it since so much there, some take to it like a fish to water. But figured, let you know I left you a message there. The only place it can be (msg, comment), since you have no “work” or other is in that “Chat”, PM area - so that’s where it is. I often don’t get notified - so folks know to fyi me elsewhere : ) lol! It can be a bit buggy there and if don’t know it - think someone’s not “responding”, but they just never knew you msg’d them! That happened to me and got tracked down - gladly! to then respond : )
Anyway, have fun there - it’s a “big” place - you’ll meet folks I am sure. It’s different from really any other place that one may as well, put up work like at Band -Camp - it can’t replace BandCamp; but, it has a neat way to make “collections”/Albums, etc. for folks to reference. However, it’s not a place to “Market”, stream offerings like at BandCamp or other.
Again, take care! Happy Rocktober-on : )
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I happened across something today (just now, actually), and while you have fantastic folks teaching you there already, and etc., on the off chance you have not heard of “cross picking” past this in here as fyi:
This is also analogous to “intro’s” and “interludes” or “solos” which you can easily now, start appending to your work if cared to. Call it what you like, “cross picking” et alia! : )
It’s as well analogous to other “lessons” that you will down the road recognize with terms like the “box”, pentatonic scale, or just the “regular” scale, but skipping notes and only use 5 of them : ) and sometimes with “accidentals” : ) we all have accidents and these are good ones!
What this cross-picking does is use the chord notes itself, within the progression.
If one uses the “Key”, or tonal center note (?) : ) for the “scale” or pentatonic-scale you can “run the neck”, for the most part over all the chords in a progression (usually) and never hit a “sour” note. So for a 1-4-5 progression in the key of C = C F G the tonal center is “C” (or Key, key-note, etc.).
Most never get told about the “character” note of a “chord” - the 3 of the 1-3-5 basic triad (CEG for the C-chord) that is the only “chord” you have (but moves around : ) ). (Same chord when play the “G”, just moved, but still 1-3-5). That *character note may sound “sour” from time to time if even “on key”, especially if vocalized beyond a “passing tone”. It’s why Metal Guitar Player stick to the 1 and 5 only for their “power chords”, CG for C-chord.
So, possibly “TMI” for which I apologize, but, what the heck - “fyi” and just skip it of makes no sense.
I often make no sense but that does not seem to stop me : ) lol! (I have a belief that once someone reads something, they “retain” it and then down the road make the abstract connection - gestalt. (You can thank me then tacitly : ) it won’t be long, I am sure!).