[Springboard] song going round in my head

Tue Aug 12 11:27:20 EDT 2008

Hi All,

Yes, the author of the poetry was, indeed, Russ Campbell.  In 1970 Joe, I
and our infant twins were assigned to the first floor bedroom of the
Sydney House, right next to the collegium room.  Russ would spend many
late evenings/early mornings lying on the floor, under the collegium room
table, with Ode to Joy playing very audibly as he composed the verses.
Now that I think about it, that collegium table invited all kinds of
unusual activity -- it was the one on which Brian Stanfield danced wildly
to the music of Zorba.

Marilyn

Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
Crocker & Associates, Inc.
123 Sanborn Road
West Newfield, ME 04095
(207) 793-3711

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:52:34 -0400 Wayne  Nelson
<wnelson at ica-associates.ca> writes:
> 
> I believe Richard is right. It was always attributed to Russ 
> Campbell -
> reputed to be a creative genius and talked about in tones of 
> amazement, It
> was in like 68 or 69 when they were working in Mowanjum. He was gone 
> by
> 1970; so I never met him. Kaze may know where he is, but I wouldn't 
> be
> surprised if she has no clue. It's been a while and the world has 
> turned a
> few times since.
> 
> \\/
> 
> 
> "M. George Walters"  wrote:
> 
> > I believe it was written in Australia and Kaze had a hand in it 
> and/or knows
> > the young man who wrote it -- I believe he was a musician from 
> San
> > Francisco.
> > 
> > M. George Walters
> > Em: m.george.walters at verizon.net
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net
> > [mailto:springboard-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of James 
> Wiegel
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 09:21
> > To: springboard at wedgeblade.net; Marilyn R Crocker
> > Cc: Colleague Dialogue
> > Subject: Re: [Springboard] song going round in my head
> > 
> > Yes, the tune, and also the words, who wrote them? -- this was one 
> of the
> > new religious mode songs, eh?
> > 
> > I visited the Lutheran church here in Chester on Sunday, about 12 
> people in
> > attendance.  The organist did not show up, so we sang "favorite 
> hymns"
> > Joyful, Joyful was one selected.  The gospel was the one about 
> Jesus walking
> > on the water in a storm and Peter saying, if it is you, command me 
> to come
> > out to you and losing his nerve and sinking and Jesus grabbing him 
> and
> > asking, "What made you lose your nerve like that?"
> > 
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> > the world.  Elbert Hubbard
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Marilyn R Crocker <marilyncrocker at juno.com> 
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Marilyn R Crocker <marilyncrocker at juno.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [Springboard] song going round in my head
> >> To: jfwiegel at yahoo.com, springboard at wedgeblade.net
> >> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 7:55 PM
> >> Hi Jim,
> >> 
> >> Did you mean, perhaps, the classical hymn set to the tune
> >> of Beethoven's
> >> Joyful, Joyful, we Adore Thee..... to which we (OE), much
> >> later, set the
> >> words
> >> 
> >> Come all spirits roaming freely
> >> Bind your will in common trust
> >> Stand beneath the gaze of neighbor
> >> Ready to engage their trust... etc.
> >> 
> >> This may not be the music you recall, but it was the
> >> processional for our
> >> wedding in 1967, so is also going around in my head.
> >> 
> >> I think this following translation of Schiller's An die
> >> Freude is
> >> wonderfully appropriate for our dear David.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
> >> Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun
> >> above.
> >> Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt
> >> away;
> >> Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!
> >> All Thy works with joy surround Thee, earth and heaven
> >> reflect Thy rays,
> >> Stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbroken
> >> praise.
> >> Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow,
> >> flashing sea,
> >> Singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in
> >> Thee.
> >> Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blessed,
> >> Wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest!
> >> Thou our Father, Christ our Brother, all who live in love
> >> are Thine;
> >> Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.
> >> Mortals, join the happy chorus, which the morning stars
> >> began;
> >> Father love is reigning o'er us, brother love binds man
> >> to man.
> >> Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of
> >> strife,
> >> Joyful music leads us Sunward in the triumph song of life.
> >> 
> >> Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D
> >> Crocker & Associates, Inc.
> >> 123 Sanborn Road
> >> West Newfield, ME 04095
> >> (207) 793-3711
> >> ____________________________________________________________
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