Texts and Poems

Jesse wrote the poems and texts for Azariah: Whom Jehovah Helps in the Spring of 2006. Each poem was then set as a shape note song, also written by Jesse. These poems, as well as the prose texts that flush out the story, are presented below. To read the story in order, click on the first link, and follow the story by clicking the next links that appear beneath each poem or text.

The tenor section sings during Azariah
  1. "After the end of 1843..."
  2. Expectation
  3. "The next day I took a long walk..."
  4. Assembled Prophets
  5. Waking
  6. "I was bedridden for two weeks..."
  7. Cayuga Glade
  8. "After my first encounter in the glade..."
  9. Sabbatai Zevi
  10. Fallen Tree
  11. Mouth of Stone
  12. Plants of Flesh
  13. Forest's Edge