August 03, 2006
Listen to Lord's Day Meditations (Piano CD in progress)
In 1975 I started taking piano lessons and by the time I grew whiskers I had played a piano transcription of the "Hallelujah Chorus" and accompanied the Sr. High choir for the school Christmas program. These ivories have been a life-long companion.
In 1975 I started taking piano lessons and by the time I grew whiskers I had played a piano transcription of the "Hallelujah Chorus" and accompanied the Sr. High choir for the school Christmas program. These ivories have been a life-long companion.
I've done a lot of different things in the area of music since then. Singing, songwriting, choral conducting and that sort of thing, but I suppose it’s fitting that I finally go back to where it all began and record a collection of just-piano arrangements of some of our dearest-loved hymns. (Especially for you, Mom.)
I am nearly finished with the first volume of "Lord's Day Meditations." As long as I am able to, I plan to continue making hymn arrangements and recording them in a multi-volume CD set and making them available as they are recorded on www.NathanPierpont.com.
Let me know what your favorite hymn is and maybe I'll be able to include it in a future volume of "Lord's Day Meditations.".
"Overshadowed"
Words and Music by H. A. Ironsides and George S Schuler
MP3 (3.2 MB)
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
Hymn Text by Thomas O. Chisholm
Traditional melody by William M. Runyan
MP3 (750 kb)
"All Your Anxieties"
Hymn text and music by Edward Henry Joy.
MP3 (531 kb)
"Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus"
Hymn text by Louisa M. R. Stead
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick
MP3 (939 kb)
"Day By Day"Hymn text by Carolina Sandell Berg; translated by Andrew L. Skoog
Music by Oscar Ahnfelt
MP3 (868 kb)
"Abide with Me"
Hymn text by Henry F. Lyte
Music by William H. Monk
MP3 (1.22 MB)
"Others Medley"
Copyright 2005 Nathan S. Pierpont
MP3 (4.86 MB)
This is a collection of songs I sing to myself on the way to church about 7:00 a.m. preparing my heart for leading worship at 8:15 a.m.
"Others"
"Make Me a Channel of Blessing"
"Make Me a Blessing"
"Channels Only"
"May the Mind of Christ."
This last one ends with these words.
May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him. ~ Kate B. Wilkinson
As Promised, here's the "Friend Medley"
"I Am His and He is Mine"
words by George W. Robinson/music by James Mountain
"Now I Belong to Jesus"
words and music by Norman J. Clayton
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus"
words by Joseph M. Scriven/music by Charles C. Converse
"I am His and He is Mine," "Now I belong to Jesus," "What a Friend we Have"
MP3 (5.44 MB)
"No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus"
wma sample
May 11, 2005
Man of the Cloth
It has been my pattern to write a title song for each CD with each of my children in mind. Just before Grace was born I wrote the song that will be the title for “Levi’s CD”. I plan to name the song and the CD, “A Man of the Cloth”. Here is decent studio sketch of the track and vocal to give you a taste for what it will be like when I’m finished.
Of course, the man of the cloth in my life was my dad. I'll always be greatful to my dad for paying the price of being in the ministry and getting us involved from a very early age. I'm sure that it had a lot to do with God calling me into the ministry when I was just a boy.
This song is also a tribute to many other godly pastors who have blessed my life. Namely, my brother Ken, Dr. Duff when he pastored Troy Baptist Temple, Levi Whisner, and so many great men who partnered with this ministry over the years. This is my encouragement to my sons to yield their life to the call of God no matter where He may call.
"A Man of the Cloth"
Copyright 2005 Nathan S. Pierpont
MP3
P.S. I can't wait for you to hear the one I wrote recently for John to sing. It's called "That Narrow Road" and, Lord willing, it will be on this CD someday with John singing and Lissy and I doing background vocals. This is too much fun.
May 10, 2005
Underneath the Stars Tonight
I have no idea what to do with this song. I wrote it years ago and have no other songs like to make a set. This is a love song.
The first verse speaks of two people who will someday be together but they haven't met. The singer takes solace in the fact that at least they are looking at the same stars and sky even if they can't be together.
Some stranger I would know to see
Waiting for me patiently
Are you looking how I wonder
At the same stars my eyes ponder?
In the second verse the singer asks that his future wife save herself for him.
Though you haven't yet to know me
Save the promise you have for me
Don't give up I'm coming to you
Underneath the stars tonight
The third verse is after they meet and eventually marry. The singer expresses his joy that she did indeed keep herself for him.
Though you might had given another
Things intended for each other
I'm so glad you waited for me
Underneath the stars tonight
This is only a sketch. I never recorded this in a studio. Here's a Real Audio clip if you're interested. Hopefully this isn't like Randy Travis trying to do an impression of Michael Crawford.
March 24, 2005
Straight Stick
Someone said, the way to demonstrate that a stick is crooked is to simply lay a straight stick beside it. Since I believe Christian Rock is not the best we can do, I feel obligated to provide an alternative. This is another approach to sacred instrumental music and another CD project for 2005. I welcome your feedback.
"You're Worthy of My Praise" MP3
"Rise Again" MP3
