"I've Been Changed", written by Mosie Lister, is a fast upbeat old Southern Gospel song from the 1950s that always goes over well in my churches. I start off in the key of G, sing the first verse, then the chorus, then the second verse, then change the key up a half-step to A-flat and sing the third verse and then the chorus twice.
Here's a halfway decent rendition of it, by an Independent Baptist choir:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcxhbtvpiSk
So anyhow, here would be a transcription of how I perform it (faster than in the video above, not twice as fast, but perhaps 1.5 times as fast):
*Key of G*
Well I've been to the river, I've been baptized,
I've been washed in the blood of the Lamb,
I've been changed from the creature that once I was,
And 'Redeemed' is now my name!
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed!
Though my sins were as scarlet, they're white as snow,
I was bound, but today I am free,
I was lost in the darkness, but now I'm found,
Once was blind, but now I see! (note: original lyrics are: "I was blind, but now I see!")
*Change key to A-flat by hitting E-flat-7 chord (notes: E-flat + G + B-flat + D-flat)*
When at last in His presence, I stand above,
He will wipe all the tears from my eyes,
And I'll thank Him for giving a wretch like me
Lasting hope beyond the skies!
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed.
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed!
If you'd like me to mail or email you a handwritten transcription of the melody, in shape-notes, with the chords, let me know, I'd be more than happy to!
"I've Been Changed", written by Mosie Lister, is a fast upbeat old Southern Gospel song from the 1950s that always goes over well in my churches. I start off in the key of G, sing the first verse, then the chorus, then the second verse, then change the key up a half-step to A-flat and sing the third verse and then the chorus twice.
Here's a halfway decent rendition of it, by an Independent Baptist choir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcxhbtvpiSk
So anyhow, here would be a transcription of how I perform it (faster than in the video above, not twice as fast, but perhaps 1.5 times as fast):
*Key of G*
Well I've been to the river, I've been baptized,
I've been washed in the blood of the Lamb,
I've been changed from the creature that once I was,
And 'Redeemed' is now my name!
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed!
Though my sins were as scarlet, they're white as snow,
I was bound, but today I am free,
I was lost in the darkness, but now I'm found,
Once was blind, but now I see! (note: original lyrics are: "I was blind, but now I see!")
*Change key to A-flat by hitting E-flat-7 chord (notes: E-flat + G + B-flat + D-flat)*
When at last in His presence, I stand above,
He will wipe all the tears from my eyes,
And I'll thank Him for giving a wretch like me
Lasting hope beyond the skies!
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed.
I've been changed, I am newborn now,
All my life has been rearranged,
What a diff'rence it made when the Lord came and stayed
In my heart, oh yes, I've been changed!
If you'd like me to mail or email you a handwritten transcription of the melody, in shape-notes, with the chords, let me know, I'd be more than happy to!