There's a Leak in This Old Building | Princeton University Gospel Ensemble | McCosh Hall | 8 May 2017 |Il y a une fuite dans cet ancien bâtiment | Ensemble gospel de l'Université de Princeton | McCosh Hall
The Princeton University Gospel Ensemble (PUGE) performed, “There’s a Leak in This Old Building,” on 8 May 2017, at the “Melodies From Heaven,” Spring Gospel Concert at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. The concert was held in McCosh Hall, Room 10 with the support of the Lewis Center for the Arts and Princeton University Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS).
The piece is a traditional African-American song recorded by Tarrian LaShun Pace in 2001 on the, “God is Faithful,” album by Savoy Records. The lyrics are as follows:
Chorus:
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Verse 1:
Before this time, another year I may be dead and gone.
But before I go, I'm gonna let you know that I moving to my brand new home.
Duo: This old building keeps on leaning and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Verse 2:
When I can read, my title clear. Two mansions in the sky.
I'll bid farewell to all my friends. God said he would wipe my weeping eyes.
Duo: This old building keeps on sinking and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Special:
Duo: I'm moving home
Choir: I'm moving home
(repeat and ad lib)
Duo: to another building
Choir A building not made by man's hands
Included in this video is a photograph from the north of the outside of McCosh Hall from early 1920s. Public Domain. Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University. Source: Princeton University Archives, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript/Science Library, Grounds and Buildings, box mp 51.
Raw video from the Princeton University Gospel Ensemble Youtube Channel at URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-DCRhUcEdyV0qx_ZCUoLoQ
La pièce est une chanson traditionnelle afro-américaine enregistrée par Tarrian LaShun Pace en 2001 sur l'album «God is Faithful» de Savoy Records. Les paroles sont les suivantes:
Refrain:
Duo: Il y a une fuite dans ce vieux bâtiment et mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Il y a une fuite dans ce vieux bâtiment et mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: dans un autre bâtiment
Chœur: Un bâtiment non fait par les mains de l'homme
The piece is a traditional African-American song recorded by Tarrian LaShun Pace in 2001 on the, “God is Faithful,” album by Savoy Records. The lyrics are as follows:
Chorus:
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Verse 1:
Before this time, another year I may be dead and gone.
But before I go, I'm gonna let you know that I moving to my brand new home.
Duo: This old building keeps on leaning and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Verse 2:
When I can read, my title clear. Two mansions in the sky.
I'll bid farewell to all my friends. God said he would wipe my weeping eyes.
Duo: This old building keeps on sinking and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: My soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: There's a leak in this old building and my soul
Choir: has got to move
Duo: to another building
Choir: A building not made by man's hands
Special:
Duo: I'm moving home
Choir: I'm moving home
(repeat and ad lib)
Duo: to another building
Choir A building not made by man's hands
Included in this video is a photograph from the north of the outside of McCosh Hall from early 1920s. Public Domain. Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University. Source: Princeton University Archives, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript/Science Library, Grounds and Buildings, box mp 51.
Raw video from the Princeton University Gospel Ensemble Youtube Channel at URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-DCRhUcEdyV0qx_ZCUoLoQ
La pièce est une chanson traditionnelle afro-américaine enregistrée par Tarrian LaShun Pace en 2001 sur l'album «God is Faithful» de Savoy Records. Les paroles sont les suivantes:
Refrain:
Duo: Il y a une fuite dans ce vieux bâtiment et mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: Il y a une fuite dans ce vieux bâtiment et mon âme
Chœur: doit bouger
Duo: dans un autre bâtiment
Chœur: Un bâtiment non fait par les mains de l'homme