Christian Harmony Singing with the Cherokee Repertory Choir

Cullowhee Baptist Church
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Sunday, May 4, 2025

(Also see: the complete event program!)

The first session was a bilingual English/Cherokee singing, with lyrics from the Cherokee hymnal (Cherokee Hymns) set to Christian Harmony tunes. The tunes chosen were documented by Will West Long in his journals in 1892. The music was from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Sara Hopkins and Dawnenna West welcomed the singers and gave a lesson about Cherokee language pronunciation.

Page numbers and titles from Cherokee Hymns (page number—Cherokee syllabary; romanized; English title).

549t, The Christian's Farewell - Sara Hopkins (86—ᏞᏍᏗ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᏱᎨᎡᏍᏗ; tlesdi nigohilvi yigeesdi; I Would Not Live Always)
128b, Ninety-Fifth - Isaiah Feken (85—ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᏗᏍᎪᏂᎰ; gadono idisgoniho; Death of Believers)
26b, Ninety-Third - Emma Parrish (91—ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ; nvwadohiyadv; Heaven)
134, Liberty - Maddy Mullany (130—ᏥᏰᎸ ᏩᏲᎱᎯᏉ; tsiyelv wayohuhigwo; And Let This Feeble Body Fail)
206, Prayer Meeting - Sara Hopkins (5—ᎠᏫ ᎠᎹ ᏕᎨᏴᎢ; awi ama degeyvi; Longing For the House of God)
78b, New Britain - Dawnenna West (87—ᎤᏁᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ; unetanvhi uwetsi; Christ's Second Coming)
257, Jubilee - Clarke Williams (46—ᏍᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᏨᏒᎯᏳ; sgisdelisgi tsvsvhiyu; Praise to the Savior)
88, Pisgah - Jacob Lindler (50—ᏥᏌ, ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ; tsisa, unisganvtsvhi; Lord Remember Me)
147, Fairfield - Emma Parrish (38—ᎡᎮ, ᎾᏣᏓᏙᏍᏗ; ehe, natsadadosdi; Come Humble Sinner)
36t, Lovely Vine - Isaiah Feken (35—ᏞᏉ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ; tlegwo igalii; I Will Tell What God Has Done for Me)
Dawnenna West and Maggie Armchain sang the prayer before the meal (26—ᏍᏆᏘᏂᏎᏍᏗ, ᏱᎰᏩ; sgwatinisesdi, yihowa; Guide Me, Jehovah).

Break for dinner

The second session was an English singing from The Christian Harmony (2010).

109, Not Made with Hands - Emma Parrish
415b, Henry - Jacob Lindler
58b, Primrose - Daron Douglas
117, Angel Band - Deborah Thompson
135, Raymond - Maddy Mullany
208b, French Broad - Clarke Williams
344, Morality - Will Peebles
546b, Oak Grove - Chris Wilhelm
61t, North Carolina - John Plunkett
47, Panting for Heaven - Emma Parrish
281t, Am I Born to Die? - Saige Hopkins
487, Chester - Sara Hopkins
323, Holy Manna - Jacob Lindler
151, Sweet Prospect - Daron Douglas
165, Babylon is Fallen - Deborah Thompson
40t, Mamie - Maddy Mullany
54, My Trust - Clarke Williams
51, Lonsdale - Will Peebles
64, Youthful Blessings - Chris Wilhelm
304, Blue Vale of Naucoochee - John Plunkett

Announcements

Closing Song: 200, Parting Hand - Sara Hopkins.

Minutes: Emma Parrish