Recorded by wayne powell on march 14, 2010 using a flip video. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises jubilation harry chapin cotton patch gospel. Cotton patch gospel continues until july 1 at huron country playhouse, grand bend. If so, or if youre willing to look at two of the gospels through a different lens, please join our lenten virtual community on the cotton patch gospel. G bm am d g bm am d g bm am d g bm am d this is a song that needs no explanation g bm am d am d am d this is the song i hoped that time would bring g bm am d g bm am d this is a song i call my jubilation g bm am d g em feels so good, all ive got to do is sing c d g em chorus. Clarence jordan died suddenly of a heart attack in 1969. Release dates 0 also known as aka 0 release dates it looks like we dont have any release. Cotton patch gospel study the cotton patch gospels of.
Based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan, the story retells the life of jesus as if. More than a translation, the cotton patch gospel continues to make clear the startling relevance of scripture for today. Harry chapins score adds to the jubilation of the gospels as well as the flipside moments the times of loss and loneliness jesus came to save us from. Your donation pays only for dedicated server hosting, bandwidth, software licenses, and capital equipment scanners, ocr equipment, etc. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. Cotton patch gospel jubilation chords by misc soundtrack learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more.
His well known tunes include hits like taxi and cats in the cradle, but he was a. The remaining performance schedule lists performances on thursday, friday and saturday evenings at 7. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981. It is funny, true to the gospels, offbeat in a helpful sort of way, and profoundly inspirational.
The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of the new testament into the language and culture of the midtwentiethcentury south born out of the civil rights struggle, these nowclassic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written by harry chapin and produced by philip m. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. This greatest story ever retold is based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan in which the gospel is presented in a setting of. This is a song that needs no explanation jubilation this is a song that i hoped that time would bring jubilation this is a song i call my jubilation jubilation and it feels so good all i got to do is sing everybody say whoo eee. As much as i loved godspell and jesus christ superstar, cotton patch gospel wins the gold medal. This show is best described as a bluegrass godspell, director lorraine thompson said. Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Mar 04, 2009 cotton patch gospel will close on saturday, april 25. Jubilation from cotton patch gospel guyer opera house youtube. Oconee, ga cotton patch gospel the following is a news release from athens academy. This is upc cotton patch gospel 2015 saturday by john wilson on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
C05000 to help you find the perfect musical for your next performance, we have provided this overview of the vocal and orchestral demands for this title. The cotton patch gospels and new testament letters were written by clarence jordan, a new testament ph. Jubilation scene from cotton patch gospel by wayne powell. If our esword and mysword modules have blessed you, please consider a small donation. The blind and needy then gathered with him in the church and he made them well jubilation. Clarence jordan july 29, 1912 october 29, 1969, a farmer and new testament greek scholar, was the founder of koinonia farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest georgia and the author of the cotton patch paraphrase of the new testament.
Now for the first time collected in a single, hardcover volume, this edition comes complete with a new introduction by president jimmy carter, a foreword by will d. He was an authentic product of the bible belt, of the rural, agrarian heartland, of the peoples. Cotton patch gospel one of the 70s favorite pop balladeers was harry chapin. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia.
Gainsville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Not your average musical theatre fare, cotton patch gospel is a refreshing change and a reminder of why the literature of the new testament has endured. Briars in the cotton patch tells the nearly forgotten story of koinonia farm, a small christian community in southwest georgia where whites and blacks chose to live and work together as equals despite the brutal and frightening consequences in the years leading up to the. Cotton patch gospel musical overview dramatic publishing. Virginia repertory theatres cotton patch gospel, a country, bluegrass.
Release dates 0 also known as aka 0 release dates it looks like we dont have any release dates. Performed by joey fargar and hal wells at social circle theatre. No need to crack open that dusty king james bible and no need to be a. Cotton patch gospel originator of cotton patch gospel recreates beginning as solo performance in 1979, tom key was wondering what he would do next after a successful national tour of his oneman play c.
Something brewing in gainesville i did itmama is here it isnt easy. The popular music songwriter harry chapin collaborated with key and treyz on the adaptation, which they completed in june 1981. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. Jubilation tom chapin, michael mark and jon cobert by spokn4. A 30strong vocal supergroup, jubilation sing soul, blues and countryinfused gospel from the songbooks of nina simone, tom waits, curtis mayfield, don mcglashan, isaac hayes, blind willie johnson and emmy lou harris. The cotton patch gospel musical soundtrack composer. A filmed stageplay recounting the story of jesus as set in modern day georgia with music and reverent humor added. The songs range from silly spit ball me lord to heartbreaking one more tomorrow to sweet jubilation to triumphant well. Tickets are available at the huron country playhouse box office. Essentially a one man show with a cast of four musicians fleshing out many of the biblical characters. With tom key, scott ainslie, pete corum, jim lauderdale. Discounts for students, seniors and groups are available with information available at the box office, 540 8691776. Cotton patch gospel jubilation chords misc soundtrack.
I was moved and inspired by this modern day version of the timeless message of the gospel of matthew. His well known tunes include hits like taxi and cats in the cradle, but he was a diverse and passionate. Mar 19, 2010 the story of jesus as if born into modernday rural georgia. Cotton patch gospel complete music and score by harry chapin branches and members from the cast of cotton patch gospel perform jubilation made by windows movie maker which you can download. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. Cotton patch gospel romans clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. In january of 1980, key adapted and performed jordans the cotton patch gospel of matthew as a one man show for three universities in three different regions of the country. Cotton patch gospel will begin performances on saturday, march 21 and. The cotton patch gospel by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. The song is often included in live chapin family concerts.
In tennessee, iowa and california, the reaction was the sameelated standing ovations. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scipture closer to home. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Jubilation is a song written by harry chapin for the musical cotton patch gospel. Tom chapin performed jubilation with michael mark and jon cobert in florham park, nj in july 209. Apr 28, 2011 oconee, ga cotton patch gospel the following is a news release from athens academy. Jubilation tom chapin, michael mark and jon cobert youtube. Clarence jordan was a strange phenomenon in the history of north american christianity. The cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles.
A musical, cotton patch gospel 1982, written by atlantabased actor tom key and stage director russell treyz, was based on jordans version of the gospels of matthew and john. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south. Jubilation from cotton patch gospel guyer opera house. Tune guitar down 1 whole step to dgcfad to be in the original key of dm chords forms used. The music and lyrics were completed by folk singer harry chapin shortly before. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular. As this gospel begins, they sing that somethins abrewin in gainesville. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. The story of jesus as if born into modernday rural georgia. Harry chapin cotton patch gospel album lyrics letssingit.
Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase. More than a decade later, these writings provided the inspiration for the cotton patch gospel, a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics by harry chapin, that is a mainstay in community theatres across the country. This awardwinning musical drama is a legslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a story the retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. Cotton patch gospel jubilation chords misc soundtrack e. After a year of touring cotton patch across the united states in more. Keith obriens version of the harry chapin song from cotton patch gospel, jubilation. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan. Tracklist with lyrics of the album cotton patch gospel 2011 from harry chapin. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south.
His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. Hewn from the massive baptist denomination, known primarily for its conformity to culture, clarence stressed the anticultural, the christtranscending and the christtransforming, aspects of the gospel. Review by patti king, greenmont oakpark community church, kettering, oh cotton patch gospel is a delightful retelling of the story of christ mixing humor and poignancy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cotton patch gospel near you.
Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. Members of branches and the cast of steeple players production of cotton patch gospel perform jubilation book by tom key and russell. He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity. Cotton patch gospel are we ready chords misc soundtrack. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live, talking as we talk, working, hurting, praying, bleeding. What is unique about the cotton patch gospel is that it brings the language, setting, time and place into the midst of the racial tension developing in the south in the 1950s and 1960s. The cotton patch approach to the new testament is to allow the same sense of participation in them which the early christians must have had. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes.
There is no performance on sunday, april 12, easter sunday. Jul 12, 2009 jubilation cotton patch gospel july 2005 produced at the guyer opera house, lewisville, indiana music by harry chapin. Cotton patch gospel, a new musical with songs by the late harry. Cotton patch gospel is based on a 1971 retelling of the gospel of matthew by clarence jordan, with music by singersongwriter harry chapin written. Lewis on stage when he spotted a postcard advertising british actor, alec mcgowens presentation of saint marks gospel. An easter story spectacular, now on dvd cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by critics and public alike. Briars in the cotton patch 10th anniversary edition.