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Cloud and Fire, The
Public Domain Gospel; Words & Music: C. Austin Miles, 1900
ARTIST: Ernest Phipps and his Congregation; 1928 Bristol Sessions (unissed)
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DATE: C. Austin Miles, 1900
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
RECORDING INFO: The Cloud and Fire
Ernest Phipps and his Congregation; 1928
OTHER NAMES: "The Cloud and Fire"
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SOURCES: Meade [Me III-D 68];
NOTES: "Cloud and Fire" is a public domain gospel hymn by C. Austin Miles in 1900 that was recorded in 1928 by Ernest Phipps and his Congregation at the 1928 Bristol Sessions. Unfortunately it was never issued. Ernest Phipps, a barber, then a preacher/singer invited several members of his congregation to join him in the Bristol TN studio of Victor talent scout Ralph Peer, where the initial line up swelled to include four singers, piano, fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin. The sessions gave rise to memorable recordings of "Do Lord, Remember Me" and "If The Light Has Gone Out Of Your Soul", the latter selling 12,000 copies - a not insignificant number of units in its day.
Cloud and Fire- Ernest Phipps and his Congregation; 1928 Bristol Sessions (unissed) C. Austin Miles 1900
1. As of old when the hosts of Israel
Were compelled in the wilderness to dwell,
Trusting they in their God to lead the way
To the perfect day
CHORUS: So the sign of fire by night,
And the sign of cloud by day,
Hovering o'er, just before,
As they journey on their way,
Shall a guide and a leader be,
Till the wilderness be past,
For the Lord our God in His own good time,
Shall lead to the light at last.
2. To and fro as a ship without a sail,
Not a compass to guide them thro' the vale,
But the sign of their God was ever near,
Thus their fainting hearts to cheer
3. All the days of their wand'rings they were fed,
To the land of the promise they were led,
By the hand of the Lord in guidance sure,
They were brought to Canaan's shore.
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