Some More Pictures Of Rachel Lefebure Stewart

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Tuba Skinny -"Too Tight Blues" - Royal St 4/11/14

Tuba Skinny - "Dusty Rag"

Shall we gather at the river

Shall We Gather At The River..... June 14th 2014 At Swain's Lock On The C&O Canal And The Potomac River We Certainly Did

2014

Shall We Gather At The River

1. Shall we gather at the river,
   Where bright angel feet have trod,
   With its crystal tide forever
   Flowing by the throne of God?
   • Refrain:
     Yes, we’ll gather at the river,
     The beautiful, the beautiful river;
     Gather with the saints at the river
     That flows by the throne of God.
2. On the margin of the river,
   Washing up its silver spray,
   We will talk and worship ever,
   All the happy golden day.
3. Ere we reach the shining river,
   Lay we every burden down;
   Grace our spirits will deliver,
   And provide a robe and crown.
4. At the smiling of the river,
   Mirror of the Savior’s face,
   Saints, whom death will never sever,
   Lift their songs of saving grace.
5. Soon we’ll reach the silver river,
   Soon our pilgrimage will cease;
   Soon our happy hearts will quiver
   With the melody of peace.

This is the song that came in my head Saturday at Swains Lock. We had gathered at the Potomac River for a family get together.
I didn't know it at the time but this song was sung live at the funeral of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.   He is the man who saved the C&O Canal when others wanted to pave it over for a super highway.  And Swains Lock is one of the locks on the C&O Canal. And it meant a lot to Rachel Lefebure Stewart as you can see and read in the posts below this one.
My brother would say that was not a co incidence but an example of synchronicity.

 e Shall We Gather at the River (Falling Skies).
"Shall We Gather at the River?" or simply "At the River" are the popular names for the traditional Christian hymn titled "Hanson Place," written by American poet and gospel music composer Robert Lowry (1826–1899). It was written in 1864 and is now in the public domain. The title "Hanson Place" is a reference to the original Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn, where Lowry, as a Baptist minister, sometimes served. The original building now houses a different denomination.
The music is in the key of key of D and uses an 8.7.8.7 R meter. An arrangement was also composed by Charles Ives, and a later arrangement is included in Aaron Copland's Old American Songs (1952). The song was sung live at the 1980 funeral of American Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.

Rachel Stewart Writes About Swain's Lock On The C&O Canal

http://www.candocanal.org/news/swains.html


Association adopts Swain's Lock picnic area and campground

by Rachel Stewart
Published September 2011

Signs at Swains Lock Above - Picnic area sign. Below - Campsite sign. Note: The signs were given fresh paint. Some were repaired and firmly re-set in the appropriate locations. Photos by Geordie Newman.

The C&O Canal Association has adopted the picnic area and campground at Swain's Lock. John Wheeler and I are the primary contacts for this project, and our Park coordinator is Geordie Newman. The Stewardship Agreement with the Park was signed in May, 2011, and scheduled the first monthly cleanup for June 11, 2011.
In late March Geordie and I checked the site; we found two day-use areas and five campsites. The day-use areas should have had a grill and a picnic table, but there were no tables (one was in the creek, broken, and is still there). Each campsite should have a grill, picnic table, and fire ring. Only one had all three. Three sites lacked at least one of these items. One campsite had only a sign.
Nineteen of Jim Heins's VIPs showed up for the first cleanup. Skip Magee came early and mowed all the areas where we would be working. He also weed-whacked around tree trunks, signposts, and grill posts. He works harder than anyone else I know and always with a smile. We hauled, spread and tamped four tons of stone dust as pads for the picnic tables. We cleaned, wire-brushed and painted the fire rings and grills. We sanded and painted the tables, locking them down to prevent vandals or the river from carrying them off. Some grills and signs were dug up and reset in better places. We installed new fire rings and/or grills where they were missing. Lastly, we painted the signs. One campsite has a very shabby table. Geordie Newman is trying his best to get a new one for us. On July 15 nine of us cleaned tables, shoveled ash and debris from fire rings and grills, picked up trash, mowed the grass and, alas, disturbed the occupants of several tents. We cut away a swath of kudzu invading the access to the site. We appreciate the help of all members who can assist with this continuing stewardship. Thanks go to Geordie Newman for the photos below.

Remembering Rachel Lefebure Stewart In The C&O Canal Association Bulletin Along The Towpath

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Shall we gather at the river

Shall We Gather at the River

Shall We Gather At The River

Shall We Gather At The River

1. Shall we gather at the river,
   Where bright angel feet have trod,
   With its crystal tide forever
   Flowing by the throne of God?
   • Refrain:
     Yes, we’ll gather at the river,
     The beautiful, the beautiful river;
     Gather with the saints at the river
     That flows by the throne of God.
2. On the margin of the river,
   Washing up its silver spray,
   We will talk and worship ever,
   All the happy golden day.
3. Ere we reach the shining river,
   Lay we every burden down;
   Grace our spirits will deliver,
   And provide a robe and crown.
4. At the smiling of the river,
   Mirror of the Savior’s face,
   Saints, whom death will never sever,
   Lift their songs of saving grace.
5. Soon we’ll reach the silver river,
   Soon our pilgrimage will cease;
   Soon our happy hearts will quiver
   With the melody of peace.

This is the song that came in my head Saturday at Swains Lock. We had gathered at the Potomac River for a family get together.
I didn't know it at the time but this song was sung live at the funeral of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.   He is the man who saved the C&O Canal when others wanted to pave it over for a super highway.  And Swains Lock is one of the locks on the C&O Canal.

 e Shall We Gather at the River (Falling Skies).
"Shall We Gather at the River?" or simply "At the River" are the popular names for the traditional Christian hymn titled "Hanson Place," written by American poet and gospel music composer Robert Lowry (1826–1899). It was written in 1864 and is now in the public domain. The title "Hanson Place" is a reference to the original Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn, where Lowry, as a Baptist minister, sometimes served. The original building now houses a different denomination.
The music is in the key of key of D and uses an 8.7.8.7 R meter. An arrangement was also composed by Charles Ives, and a later arrangement is included in Aaron Copland's Old American Songs (1952). The song was sung live at the 1980 funeral of American Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.

Contents

• 1 Lyrics
• 2 In popular culture
  • 2.1 In film Westerns
  • 2.2 In other films
• 3 International use
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Lyrics

The song's lyrics refer to the Christian concept of the anticipation of restoration and reward, and reference the motifs found at Revelation 22:1-2 - a crystal clear river with water of life, issuing from the throne of heaven, all presented by an angel of God.
Chorus:

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

In popular culture

In film Westerns

The song was often employed in Western soundtracks, particularly those of director John Ford (being one of his favorite hymns) and it features in many of Ford's most famous films. The melody is played paradoxically in Stagecoach (1939), in the early scene is which Claire Trevor's character Dallas is run out of town. It also appears in Ford's Tobacco Road (1941), My Darling Clementine (1946), Three Godfathers (1948), twice in The Searchers (1956), and in Elliot Silverstein's Cat Ballou (1965). It was used in the Sam Peckinpah films Major Dundee (1965) and also The Wild Bunch (1969) where it was employed as ironic counterpoint during an onscreen massacre. It was similarly put to use in such dark, late-period Westerns as Hang 'Em High (1968).^[1]

In other films

It features prominently in David Lean's romantic comedy Hobson's Choice (1954) and in Richard Brooks's drama Elmer Gantry (1960). A caricatural vocal rendition of the song (with new revival-style lyrics) is used for both a car chase and the end credits of Howard Morris' caper comedy, Who's Minding the Mint? (1967).
Part of the hymn was sung in the Academy Award-winning period film, Trip to Bountiful (1985). The hymn is a primary musical theme for schlock film Tromeo and Juliet (1996), credited on the soundtrack as Yes, We'll Gather at the River.^[2] The title "Shall We Gather at the River" is used as the name of a second season episode of Falling Skies.

International use

In Sweden, the 1876 hymn to the same melody O, hur saligt att få vandra ("O, how blessed it is to walk") became one of the most popular songs of the widespread Swedish revivalist movement. A drinking song to the same melody, Jag har aldrig vart på snusen, partly mocking the religious message of the Swedish original, is one of the most popular drinking songs at Swedish universities.^{[citation needed]}
In 1937, the tune was adopted in Japan to a popular enka song Tobacco Ya no Musume (タバコやの娘). This enka song was soon parodied into juvenile song about the testicles of the tanuki (たんたんたぬき), which goes, "Tan-tan-tanuki's testicles: there isn't any wind, but [they still go] swing swing swing". The parodied version of the song remain popular among Japanese children and adults to this day.
The University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia uses the same melody in its official song.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Silva, Robert. [1] Future of Classic, 2009-01-10. Retrieved on 2009-02-02
2. Amazon website. [2] Retrieved on 2010-06-05

External links

• Lyrics

Categories:

• Christian hymns
• 1864 songs

Tuba Skinny Nightime On Royal Street June 2014

Some More Pictures Of Rachel Lefebure Stewart From 1965 And 1966

New Orleans May 1965. Rachel Lefebure.
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 Rachel in New Orleans Louisiana May 1965. She is holding her Exa 35mm camera. I saw it the other day in a bottom drawer of her desk.

Rachel Lefebure in Jackson Square in New Orleans. May 1965.

Rachel Lefebure Stewart at Lake Ferguson near Greenville, Miss. Summer of 1966.

Tuba Skinny plays "Crow Jane" on Royal St 4/16/12

Tuba Skinny 'Biscuit Roller' Photographic Tribute

Rachel Lefebure And Her Family October 14, 1964

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This is maybe my favorite picture of Rachel. That is her on the far left. She was the oldest of 8 Lefebure children. The occasion was the Silver Wedding Anniversary of her parents.
This picture was taken 3 months before we met.

Rachel Lefebure and Joe B. Stewart at the Rice Hotel in DeKalb Illinois March 1965

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This picture was taken in the Rice Hotel in DeKalb, Illinois in March 1965. That is Joe B. Stewart looking at Rachel Lefebure and already falling in love. Little did he know that she would be his wife for 49 years. Little did she know that either.
I don't know who took the picture but whoever took it thank you very much.
At the top it says April 1965. It would have been developed then in New Orleans shortly after Rachel and I got there.