Sacred Harp

i spent the past 6 hours in St. Paul singing shape notes with about 50 people. i recorded many of the songs: although the difference between listening to a recording of Sacred Harp and being in the room with it is phenomenal. being there, being inside that sound is fierce. it pulls me inside out. it tears me apart and leaves me shaken. 
the bit that i attached was the closing song. i couldn't figure out how to cut the prayer off the end.. but i suppose you could listen to that as well. not many of the people there were singing for religious reasons... the majority of us were just there for the MOVEMENT.