Story Behind the Song
With Don Meehans vast experience singing and recording he took this challenge to sing all the voices on this unique a cappella recording. He placed the arrangement in the key of his three octave vocal range and recorded the voices on a 16 track tape machine in the following manner: With a click track on track 16 he laid down voices on tracks 1 through 13 and mixed those down stereo to tracks 14 and 15. He then recorded voices on tracks 1 through 11 and mixed those down stereo to tracks 12 and 13, which gave a total of 24. He then recorded on tracks 1 through 9 and mixed those down stereo to tracks 10 and 11 for a total of 33. He then recorded on tracks 1 through 7 and mixed those 7 with the stereo pairs on tracks 10-11, 12-13 and 14-15 for the final mix totaling 40 voices. Don claims that it was the hardest project he ever attempted.
Lyrics
Hallelujah
(Adapted from Handels Messiah – Arranged by Don Meehan)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah.
The kingdom of this world is become.
The kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ
And of His Christ.
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
King of Kings, forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
And Lord of Lords forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
King of Kings, forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
And Lord of Lords forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
King of Kings, forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
And Lord of Lords
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He shall reign forever and ever
And He shall reign forever and ever
King of Kings, forever and ever
And Lord of Lords
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
And He shall reign forever and ever and ever
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He shall reign forever, forever and ever
Forever and ever, forever and ever
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
© Copyright 2002 Don Meehan
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