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    Charlton Heston Reads from the Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

    11/11/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    The second in the series of Charlton Heston biblical reissue series finds our favorite Moses reading from The Life and Passion of Jesus according to the Gospels. The first disc takes various passages and finds Heston locked in an echo chamber, giving him a regal yet slightly ominous delivery and tone to his otherwise warm and grandfatherly voice. In between passages, the soaring vocals of the Robert DeCormier Chorale break things up with majestic interludes and hymns that do Heston's righteous delivery justice. It's not as thorough as Heston's reading of the Old Testament, but scholars and newbies alike will find it equally entertaining as it is a great primer for reading the overwhelming Bible. Inexplicably, there is a second disc of African-American spirituals beautifully delivered by Roland Hayes. Why this is included and not issued separately remains an inexplicable mystery, as the beauty of Hayes' delivery far exceeds the emotion and quality of Heston and company on the previous disc, and brings to life the story of Jesus with equal clarity as reading from the Bible verbatim. It is without a doubt worthy of its own release. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • In the Beginning
  • 0:50

  • 2
  • The Annunciation of the Virgin/Virgin Mary Had One Son
  • 2:59

  • 3
  • The Birth of Jesus
  • 4:04

  • 4
  • The Child Jesus
  • 1:39

  • 5
  • Lit'l Boy
  • 2:18

  • 6
  • Baptism of Christ/Wade in the Water
  • 2:13

  • 7
  • Round About the Mountain
  • 1:54

  • 8
  • Forty Days in the Wilderness
  • 2:06

  • 9
  • The Early Teachings in Nazareth and Galilee/Everywhere I Go
  • 3:49

  • 10
  • The Disciples Join Jesus
  • 1:44

  • 11
  • I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
  • 0:56

  • 12
  • The Sermon on the Mount
  • 7:26

  • 13
  • The Galilean Ministry - The Little Children
  • 1:02

  • 14
  • The Blind Man Healed/Blind Man
  • 3:25

  • 15
  • In Galilee, Jesus Speaks to the Disciples/Jehovah, Hallelujah
  • 3:49

  • 16
  • Jesus in Jerusalem and the Apocalyptic Forecast/Don't You Weep ...
  • 5:24

  • 17
  • The People Murmur Against Jesus in Jerusalem/Were You There?
  • 2:50

  • 18
  • The Penny
  • 1:31

  • 19
  • The Woman Anoints Jesus' Head With Oil/Judas Demurs/Who Betrayed My Lord?
  • 1:59

  • 20
  • The Last Supper/Who Betrayed My Lord/I've Been 'Buked and I've Been ...
  • 6:46

  • 21
  • Jesus Prays at Gethsemane/Judas Betrays Jesus/He Is Taken/They Led ...
  • 3:12

  • 22
  • Caiaphas/Peter Denies Jesus/Judas Repents
  • 3:47

  • 23
  • Jesus Is Delivered to Pontius Pilate/He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word
  • 4:10

  • 24
  • The Crucifixion/He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word
  • 6:32

  • 25
  • The Deposition from the Cross
  • 1:00

  • 26
  • Jesus Christ Is Risen/Were You There?
  • 2:10

  • 27 (2)
  • Prepare Me One Body
  • 1:59

  • 28 (2)
  • Three Wise Men to Jerusalem Came
  • 2:23

  • 29 (2)
  • Lit'l Boy
  • 4:02

  • 30 (2)
  • Live A-Humble
  • 1:56

  • 31 (2)
  • He Raised Poor Lazarus
  • 1:41

  • 32 (2)
  • You Hear the Lambs A-Cryin'
  • 2:39

  • 33 (2)
  • Plenty Good Room
  • 1:55

  • 34 (2)
  • One of You Shall Betray Me
  • 3:59

  • 35 (2)
  • Who Betrayed My Lord?
  • 1:52

  • 36 (2)
  • They Led My Lord Away
  • 2:40

  • 37 (2)
  • He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word
  • 3:28

  • 38 (2)
  • Did You Hear When Jesus Rose?
  • 1:35

  • 39 (2)
  • Were You There?
  • 4:29

  • 40 (2)
  • I'll Make Me a Man
  • 2:52

  • 41 (2)
  • Let My People Go!
  • 1:51

  • 42 (2)
  • Deep River
  • 2:21

  • 43 (2)
  • Lit'l David, Play on Your Harp
  • 1:42

  • 44 (2)
  • Dry Bones
  • 3:16

  • 45 (2)
  • Give-A Way Jordan
  • 2:02

  • 46 (2)
  • Two Wings
  • 1:55

  • 47 (2)
  • A Witness
  • 3:07

  • 48 (2)
  • Heard of a City Called Heaven
  • 2:56

  • 49 (2)
  • You Must Come in by and Through the Lamb
  • 2:08

  • 50 (2)
  • Steal Away
  • 2:33

  • 51 (2)
  • Going Up to Heaven
  • 2:34

  • 52 (2)
  • You're Tired, Child
  • 1:31

  • 53 (2)
  • Lord, Is This Heaven?
  • 2:47

  • 54 (2)
  • Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?
  • 2:04

  • 55 (2)
  • I'm Troubled
  • 2:38

  • 56 (2)
  • Heaven
  • 2:12

    • Credits



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