1 We Shall Be Known
2 Tar a Thighearna
3 Now is the Cool of the Day
4 Stand in that River
5 Spes (Hope)
6 Angel from Montgomery
7 Feeling Good
8 Bei Mir Bist du Schön
9 Abreme la Puerta
10 Baba Yetu
11 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
12 Land on the Shore
Album/liner notes
1. We Shall Be Known
By Karisha Longaker © CD Baby Alpha. This arrangement based on performance by MaMuse & Thrive Choir.
2. Tar a Thighearna
By Ruth Cunningham, arr. by Ana Hernández & Ruth Cunningham © 2008 CD Baby Beta.
Translation of Gaelic: “Come, Lord, come thou Being.”
Solo: Rebecca
3. Now is the Cool of the Day
By Jean Ritchie © Geordiana Music Publishing. This arrangement based on performance by Coope Boyes & Simpson.
Hand drum: Kris
4. Stand in that River
By Moira Smiley © 2002 Moira Smiley Music.
Solo / Duet: Kris & Selah
5. Spes (Hope)
By Mia Makaroff & Nils Aslak Valkeapää © 2020 N C B
Scandinavia.
Latin text from Ecclesiastes 8:1, 8.
Translation of Sami: “…As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has power over the time of their death.” / “I belong to the wind, but I live /maybe that is the meaning of life…”
6. Angel from Montgomery
By John Prine © WB Music Corp. o/b/o Walden Music, Inc. and Wc Music Corp. o/b/o Sour Grapes Music, Inc. Arr. by VIDA © 1997 Moira Smiley Music.
Trio: Chelsea, Janelle, Greta // Cajón: Kris
7. Feeling Good
By Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley © Musical Comedy Productions Inc & Downtown Dmp Songs. Arr. by Dorothy Horn.
Solo: Janelle
8. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
By Jacob Jacobs, Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn & Sholom Secunda © Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros Inc. This arrangement based on performance by GQ (Girls Quartet).
Translation of German title: “To me, you are beautiful.”
Duet: Chelsea & Greta
9. Ábreme la Puerta
Folk song from Puerto Rico, arr. by Cristian Grases © 2014 Fred Bock Music Co., Inc. o/b/o Gentry Publications.
Translation of Spanish title: “Open the door to me.”
At Christmastime singers walk through the streets knocking on friends’ doors, asking to come in and celebrate together.
10. Baba Yetu
By Christopher Chiyan Tin © 2005 Bike Music o/b/o 2k Games LLC. Arr. by Dorothy Horn.
Swahili text from Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord’s Prayer).
Djembe: Kris // Shaker: Maria
11. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
By Reverend E. A. Hoffman and A.J. Showalter © Cypress Choral Music. Arr. by Geordie Roberts.
12. Land on the Shore
Traditional Appalachian farewell song. Tune collected by Sam P. Bayard, published in John & Alan Lomax’s American Ballads & Folk Songs (1934). This arrangement based on performance by English folk trio Lady Maisery.
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Clay Showalter, clayshowalter.com • Recorded on location at Zion Mennonite Church, Broadway, Va., on August 30 & 31, 2024 • Watercolor cover art: Rebecca Gish • Design: Joanna Showalter • Photo: Janelle Donaldson
About the cover image: The goldenrod represents growth, encouragement, and the ability to survive in diverse and harsh environments. Goldenrod may be given to show support after a loss or in a difficult time. Its Latin name is Solidago which means “to make whole again.”