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T O G E T H E R

by i'mechoes

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1.
Psalm 51 05:05
Have mercy upon me, O God And wash me thoroughly From my iniquity Against You, and only You, Have I sinned (My sin is always before You, always before me) Blameless and just, You are found When You judge According to Your unfailing love, Great compassion (Rid me of transgressions) Behold, You desire truth Brought forth in iniquity, You will teach me Wisdom in a secret heart Against You, and only You, Have I sinned (My sin is always before You, always before me) Hear joy and gladness Let the bones You’ve broken rejoice Restore and sustain me Renew a steadfast spirit My tongue will sing of Your righteousness I bring a broken, contrite heart to You, O God My Deliverer Create in me a pure heart, O God Do not cast me from Your presence Restore in me the joy of salvation And grant me a willing spirit
2.
O unrepentant heart, You stumble in the darkness, Yet press on unaware of coming fire. You build yourself a home, Set stone on stone, defiant, Unheeding of His ire. The sov’reign high above Looks down upon the rebels Who only by His providence still stand. Though they revile His name, The Molder of the heavens In mercy stays His hand.
3.
Psalm 23 05:05
Though I walk through the darkness I will fear no evil The Lord is my Shepherd I lack nothing He makes me lie down in green He leads me beside the blue Refreshes my soul Guides me in the right path For His name sake, for His name sake You, You are with me Surely Your goodness will follow me Surely Your goodness and love will follow me (All the days of my life)(Return to your rest, oh my soul)
4.
Beneath a sunless sky He suffered on in anguish, The Lord of Hosts nailed fast upon a beam. Suspended for their crimes, He faced the rebels’ sentence That they might be redeemed. Hail the king! Raise him high! Majesty Crucified!
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Oh, the depth of the riches Of God's wisdom and knowledge His judgments are unsearchable His ways past finding out! For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. For who has known the mind of the LORD? who has become His counselor? Has man first augmented God that He should owe them? For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than all the earth and broader than the sea. For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are Your ways higher than our ways.
6.
O unrepentant heart, Consider now the victor, Triumphant over death, the king divine. Examine now your ways, Ere he returns in glory to judge all of mankind.
7.
Psalm 116 03:33
Return to your rest O my soul
8.
Sorrowful soul, Garden such red has not known Grieving His fate, deeply distressed from within Anguish and pain, flowing from His prayer and plea Mind filled with tears, ruptured soul crying aloud Sorrowful soul, furnished with darkness and tears He feels your pain, lending His ear to your prayers Comfort is found; He holds your tears in His hand Your feet are set; into a spacious domain

about

T O G E T H E R was recorded from April to June of 2020, in the midst of a deep separation. We are a group disassembled by quarantine, grieved again and again by the towering scaffolding of racism that continues to ravage our common life, and looking for solace and direction in true justice and love.

This present separation, grief, and disjointedness is not the end – of love, of justice, of creating. Hundreds of audio files flew back and forth between basements, bedrooms, closet studios, all of them carrying with them our yearning to be truly with one another both as an ensemble and in our shared life as citizens caring for one another.

T O G E T H E R is a prayer - for wisdom; for urgent love; for forgiveness; for faithfulness in self-scrutiny and advocacy for our neighbor.

credits

released July 24, 2020

ELENA ATILES - vocals
AARON CLIFF - drums, percussion, face, vocals
EME ESKAROS - pianos, vocals
ERIC HENDRIX - vocals, marimba, vibraphone
KAE KLINGER - bass
SARAH LONG - vocals, guitars
CASSIE PEREDNIA - vocals
PAUL SHIVE - guitars, vocals
JOSHUA STAMPER - guitars, synths, organ, thunder, spaceships

with
LEE BEEBE - modular synths on “O UNREPENTANT HEART”

"HIGHER THAN HEAVEN” was written by Eme Eskaros and Cassie Perednia. ”O UNREPENTANT HEART (EL-ROI; MESHIACH; SHAPHAT)" was written by Eric Hendrix. ”PSALM 51”, "PSALM 23”, and "PSALM 116" were written by Sarah Long. "GARDEN SUCH RED HAS NOT KNOWN" was written by Paul Shive.

RECORDED BY LEE BEBEE, LEE CLIFF, EME ESKAROS, ERIC HENDRIX, SARAH LONG, WALTER MILLER, CASSIE PEREDNIA, PAUL SHIVE, AND JOSHUA STAMPER FROM HOMES AND CLOSETS, APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2020

PRODUCED BY JOSHUA STAMPER

MIXED AND MASTERED BY JOSHUA STAMPER IN COLLINGSWOOD, NJ, JUNE/JULY 2020

Artwork by BENJAMIN WILSON
Design by JOSHUA STAMPER

Created in cooperation with Cairn University, School of Music

© 2020 i’m echoes

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i'mechoes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Philadelphia grown experimental sacred music ensemble. As finite reflections of the Infinite, we seek to express the creativity of the boundlessly Creative through our work and writing.

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