This hymn with words by English poet and clergyman John Newton was first paired to the folk tune New Britain in 1835. It has been featured in numerous movies and recorded by artists like Elvis Presley and Mahalia Jackson. Solo Score; Lead Sheet in Bb with melody and chords including a non-transposed version in C for easy accompaniment. Pure lead sheet music arrangement for Tenor Saxophone; by Lars Christian Lundholm.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. TALKING TO A GOOD FRIEND WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAYBy David KeymerSheila Heti is an author with three novels under her belt. Misha Glouberman is her friend. Hersquo;s a cool friend. Hersquo;s a performer and an artist: one of the things he does is facilitate performances that are kind of non-performances for other people. He lives in Toronto; which is important because some of the best pieces in this book have to do with where he lives and what itrsquo;s like living there. Misha is also; Sheila writes; a near-perfect conversationalist. He speaks in sentences that read well written down; with little or no editing.So she had this idea. She asked Misha; the best talker she knows; to talk about anything he wanted and shersquo;d write it down. And thatrsquo;s what he ndash;they- did. This book is Misha talking about things he cares about enough to talk about them or things he knows enough about that itrsquo;s worthwhile to explain them to people who only know him through this book.The pieces are short. The longest is the last one in the book. Itrsquo;s about quitting smoking and it runs six pages. Many are only one paragraph or page long. Hey! Itrsquo;s a good idea! How many people do you know who once they start talking; canrsquo;t stop but just prose on; like the Little Engine That Could; until they run out of steam. Misharsquo;s talkpieces are only as long as they need to be to say what Misha has to say. When hersquo;s said it; he stops talking. Hurrah for Misha!Misha is a delightful companion. Hersquo;s thoughtful. He has strong views and enthusiasms but hersquo;s not doctrinaire. The way he expresses himself is elegant though seeming casual: many of his statements just to catch it; whatever it is hersquo;s talking about. ldquo;The best conversationalist;rdquo; he writes (in a piece entitled Storytelling Is Not the Same as Conversation); ldquo;are people who are hoping to end up somewhere they didnrsquo;t expect.rdquo; By that standard Misha does well.One of his preoccupations is with creating surprise. ldquo;Suspend[ing] the fear of failurerdquo; is how he expresses it. He conducts lsquo;musicrsquo; workshops where they create music that lsquo;s really mutually created noise ndash;therersquo;s no rhythm; harmony or melody. He doesnrsquo;t teach people to play instruments -- thatrsquo;s a trap: henceforth yoursquo;re caught up in the Amateur Musician trap. He organizes unconferences where attendees create their own agenda by moving around and joining with other people with similar interests. Who knows better what interests the people there than they themselves? In an age of Google; why should a conference consist of hundreds of people sitting and listening to one person lecturing in front of them? Hersquo;s also somewhat skeptical about civic improvement: who benefits from banning automobiles from a market neighborhood like the one he used to live in? Why didnrsquo;t authorities talk to people who live and work there before they did it? Hersquo;s no NIMBY(Not In My Back Yard)ist: he accepts limits to what we can decide about our own neighborhoods but he thinks what the residents feel is important. It should be important to civic authorities too. Orders shouldnrsquo;t come from above without prior talking below.This book feels like talking to a wise; good friend; someone who has something to tell you but doesnrsquo;t push it. There are lots of self-help books out there. Most of them are slick: they use zippy prose to offer fatuous advice. This isnrsquo;t one of those books. Whatrsquo;s on display in these pages is real and good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I would love to attend one of his charades training classesBy CustomerI bought this recently for my high-school-aged granddaughter. I especially wanted her to read the chapter about going to Harvard. Also the win-win solution surrounding the noisy bar on the street. Misha has a fresh way of looking at the world that I think we could all learn from. Each "chapter" is very short; but it packs a lot to think about into each one. I would love to attend one of his charades training classes. You wont be disappointed in this little book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a friend who knows Misha said its best to view this as an artworkBy DougNot everyones cup of tea; however; a friend who knows Misha said its best to view this as an artwork; rather than any kind of structured and coherent coda. In that way its simple and sweet. And theres some genuine wisdom there that has come through some hard won; but surprising channels.
