For this recording, Allyn has chosen nineteen beautiful songs surrounding the theme of inner peace and spiritual sanctuary. Many of these are set to beloved Bible passages, three to poems of Mary Baker Eddy, and the singer herself has written original lyrics to well-known melodies of Grieg and Mendelssohn.  She is accompanied by organist Antonius Bittmann, who received his extensive training under the finest teachers in Germany and at The Eastman School of Music.  They each composed a song especially for this project.  The music was digitally recorded on the exquisite 1916 Casavant organ at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rochester, New York, where Antonius and Allyn enjoyed a wonderful five year collaboration.  Their sensitive musical interpretations will surely bring peace to your heart.
 
 
 
 

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1 PRAYER • Edvard Grieg (LYRIC)
2 THE QUIET HEART • John Ness Beck (LYRIC)
3 HOLY SPIRIT • James Butt (LYRIC)
4 THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD • Jacob Arcadelt (LYRIC)
5 FEED MY SHEEP • Allyn Van Dusen (LYRIC)
6 THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S • Don McAfee (LYRIC)
7 BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL • Gabriel Fauré (LYRIC)
8 MAN, THE CHILD OF GOD • Hugo Wolf (LYRIC)
9 COMFORT • Felix Mendelssohn (LYRIC)
10 WHITHER SHALL I GO FROM THY SPIRIT? • Mary Winton (LYRIC)
11 IN THE NIGHT HIS SONG SHALL BE WITH ME • Robert F. Swift (LYRIC)
12 THE NEARNESS OF GOD • Antonius Bittmann (LYRIC)
13 THE EVERLASTING ARMS • Martin Boones (LYRIC)
14 HOPE • Robert Collister (LYRIC)
15 MY MASTER HATH A GARDEN • Eric H. Thiman (LYRIC)
16 I'VE SEEN YOUR FACE • Max Reger (LYRIC)
17 CHRIST MY REFUGE • Katherine K. Davis (LYRIC)
18 FEAR NOT! • Adrienne Tindall (LYRIC)
19 SANCTUARY • Augustus Lowe (LYRIC)
 


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