Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Covenanters' Scaffold Hymn



This song is from the old Seth Sykes hymnbook "Songs of Salvation" from the 1920s - the same hymnbook as "My Sins are A' Awa". Sykes is best know for writing "Thank You Lord for Saving My Soul". This old song is just another example of how powerful the Covenanter experience has been to the Scottish psyche over the centuries since 1638.

Click on the graphic to get full-size music notation. Let me know if the tune's any good!

1 comments:

Mason said...

Dear Friends,

I have received much encouragement from the Scottish Covenantors. This is a wonderful book on their history:

http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Sunshine-Jock-Purves/dp/0851511368

Blessings,
Mason