Nice nice job on this old classic.

BB lets you experiment in ways that were impossible to most musicians in the past.

I like the rendition you went with. Calm and peaceful.

The mix sounds crystal and the vocals and harmonies are spot on.

I've played with a few of the old hymns and found that they often work best when you don't sing all the verses. Pick the two or three that that mean the most to you. When you sing all or most of the verses in some of those old standards, and then on top of that, select a slower tempo.... you end up like you did here.... well past 5 minutes. It's kind of acceptable to go over 4 minutes slightly in this genre. If you're singing it as special music in a church, yeah, sing it all.

In spite of the length, a very good job on the song.

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