{"id":2480,"date":"2023-09-23T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T01:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/?page_id=2480"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T01:03:11","slug":"early-songs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/?page_id=2480","title":{"rendered":"Early Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hallel<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Trinity Album<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Early Songs\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Purim Songs<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Audio Archaeology<\/a><\/p>\n

My old friend – audio technician Harry Butler – recorded some of my songs below in 1974-5. Others are from a live performance at McKinney Bible Church in Dallas in 1979, featuring our friend Randy Beecham accompanying me on vocals and bass.<\/p>\n

Situational Ethics<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Find the Cost of Freedom \/ Archangels Medley<\/a>
\n – ‘Find the Cost of Freedom’ Music and Lyrics by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; ‘Archangels’ Music and Lyrics adapted from a traditional spiritual\u00a0 by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Extra Mile<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Marching<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Lesson<\/a>
\n – Adapted Traditional with Additional Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus Healed the Lepers\u00a0<\/a> – (w\/ Lew and Ewell Clarke)<\/small>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Blind Bartimaeus<\/a> – 2:49 – (Live\u00a0 w\/ Lew and Ewell Clarke)<\/small>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve Got a Fountain Inside<\/a> – 3:08 – (w\/ Lew and Ewell Clarke)<\/small>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Worship Music from the ’80s and ’90s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Around 1989-90, keyboardist and musical “Renaissance man” Wade Cottingham recorded these versions of my songs that were written for our congregation in Dallas. Other instruments and backing vocals were added by members of our church.<\/p>\n

The Archer<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Heart Music<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Who Am I?<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

The Seed<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 13<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Tabernacles Song<\/a>
\n – Traditional adapted with new lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

I’m Yours Lord<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by Noel Willis; Adapted by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus<\/a>
\n – Traditional Gospel Song by Helen Howarth Lemmell; adapted by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

The Oak Tree’s Tale<\/a>
\n(Based on the intriguing idea that the Gospel is reflected in the constellations of the zodiac)
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Working Song<\/a>
\n – Music and Lyrics by John Rutledge<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Music\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hallel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Trinity Album\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Early Songs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Purim Songs\u00a0 \u00a0 Audio Archaeology My old friend – audio technician Harry Butler – recorded some of my songs below in 1974-5. Others are from … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2480","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2480"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599,"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2480\/revisions\/2599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communityoncolumbia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}