Every Valley

Albert L. Blackwell is the Reuben B. Pitts Professor Emeritus of Religion at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the founder of The Piedmont Resource Center, and received Furman's Meritorious Teaching Award in 1977. He also serves as director of the choir at St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville.

PART 1: CHRIST'S BIRTH AND ITS FORETELLING



1. Comfort Ye My People (Isaiah 40:1-5) Movements 1-4



2. I Will Shake All Nations (Haggai 2:1-9) Movement 5 (Part 1)



3. He Shall Come (Malachi 2:13-3:1) Movement 5 (Part 2)



4. And He Shall Purify (Malachi 3:2-4)

Movements 6 and 7



5. God with Us (Isaiah 7:10-16)

Movement 8



6. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings (Isaiah 40:6-9)

Movement 9 (Part 1)



7. Arise, Shine (Isaiah 60:1-6)

Movements 9 (Part 2) and 10



8. The People That Walked in Darkness (Isaiah 9:1-2)

Movement 11



9. For unto Us a Child Is Born (Isaiah 9:3-7)

Movement 12



10. Keeping Watch (Luke 2:8-10)

Movements 13-15 (Part 1)



11. Born This Day (Luke 2:11-12)

Movement 15 (Part 2)



12. Glory to God (Luke 2:13-20)

Movements 16 and 17



13. Rejoice Greatly (Zechariah 9:9-12)

Movement 18



14. The Lame Shall Leap (Isaiah 35:1-7)

Movement 19



15. He Shall Feed His Flock (Isaiah 40:10-11)

Movement 20 (Part 1)



16. His Yoke Is Easy (Matthew 11:16-30)

Movements 20 (Part 2) and 21



PART 2: CHRIST'S PASSION AND RESURRECTION



17. Behold the Lamb (John 1:29-34)

Movement 22



18. He Was Despised (Isaiah 52:13-53:3)

Movement 23



19. He Bore Our Griefs (Isaiah 53:4-5, 9-12)

Movements 24 and 25



20. All We Like Sheep (Isaiah 53:6)

Movement 26



21. They Laugh Him to Scorn (Psalm 22:1-15)

Movements 27 and 28



22. There Was No One to Comfort Him (Psalm 69:7-20)

Movement 29



23. Sorrow Like unto His Sorrow (Lamentations 1:1-12)

Movement 30



24. He Was Cut Off (Psalm 16:9-11)

Movements 31 and 32



25. He Is the King of Glory (Psalm 24)

Movement 33



26. Let All the Angels Worship Him (Hebrews 1:1-8)

Movements 34 and 35



27. Even from Thine Enemies (Psalm 68:1-12, 17-20)

Movements 36 and 37



28. How Beautiful (Romans 10:8-15)

Movement 38



29. Into All Lands (Psalm 19)

Movement 39



30. Why Do the Nations Rage? (Psalm 2:1-3, 7-8)

Movements 40 and 41



31. The Lord Shall Break Them (Psalm 2:4-6, 9-12)

Movements 42 and 43



32. Hallelujah (Revelation 19:6-16)

Movement 44





PART 3: CHRIST'S ETERNAL REIGN



33. My Redeemer Liveth (Job 19:23-27)

Movement 45 (Part 1)



34. For Now Christ Is Risen (1 Corinthians 15:12-20)

Movement 45 (Part 2)



35. All Shall Be Made Alive (1 Corinthians 15:21-22)

Movement 46



36. We Shall Be Changed (1 Corinthians 15:51-53)

Movements 47 and 48



37. Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (1 Corinthians 15:54-58)

Movements 49-51



38. If God Be for Us (Romans 8:31-39)

Movement 52



39. Worthy Is the Lamb (Revelation 5:11-13)

Movement 53 (Part 1)



40. Amen (Revelation 5:14)

Movement 53 (Part 2)