Dare To Be A Daniel

The Lark Rise Band

At The Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Friday 19th February 2010.

Dare To Be A Daniel

(Philip P. Bliss)

Standing by a purpose true,

Heeding God’s command,

Honor them, the faithful few!

All hail to Daniel’s band!

Refrain

Dare to be a Daniel,

Dare to stand alone!

Dare to have a purpose firm!

Dare to make it known.

Many mighty men are lost

Daring not to stand,

Who for God had been a host

By joining Daniel’s band.

Refrain

Many giants, great and tall,

Stalking through the land,

Headlong to the earth would fall,

If met by Daniel’s band.

Refrain

Hold the Gospel banner high!

On to vict’ry grand!

Satan and his hosts defy,

And shout for Daniel’s band.

Refrain.

Words & Music: Phil­ip P. Bliss, 1873

Bliss wrote the song for his Sun­day school class at the First Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church of Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

an interesting note:

This hymn and “Hold the Fort” were pro­hib­it­ed by the Sul­tan from use in Tur­key

Simon Care - melodeon, vocals

Ruth Angell - violin, vocals

Mark Hutchinson - guitar, vocals

Judy Dunlop - percussion, vocals

Ashley Hutchings - acoustic bass guitar, vocals

The Lark Rise Band

A musical adaptation by Ashley Hutchings' Lark Rise Band featuring Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, The Albion Band(s) Rainbow Chasers), Simon Care (Tickled Pink, Albion Dance Band), Judy Dunlop, Ruth Angell (The Morris On Band, Rainbow Chasers), Mark Hutchinson (Tickled Pink, ex-Rainbow Chasers) and Guy Fletcher (Little Johnny England, Tickled Pink, etc...) . This concert performance by the Lark Rise Band will present music, words, dance and song from the book and the plays, celebrating a lost way of life so memorably captured by Flora Thompson. The titles of the individual volumes are Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), and Candleford Green (1943; all published by Oxford University Press and in paperback as a Penguin Modern Classic). Keith Dewhurst transformed the three books into two plays, both put on at the National Theatre, London and directed by Bill Bryden and Sebastian Graham-Jones: Lark Rise in March 1978, and Candleford in November 1979.
Ashley has taken the music of Lark Rise on to the road, with resounding success where he and the reat of The Lark Rise Band have played

The Lark Rise Band has recorded and released a new album featuring lots of music from the original stageplay that didn't make it onto the original Lark Rise to Candleford album plus music from the television series. The CD is called Lark Rise Revisited. Link throught to the appropriate page for viewing and purchasing this CD