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Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet

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Sat Dec 12, 2026 • 8:00 PM
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Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a 1971 composition by Gavin Bryars based on a loop of an unknown homeless man singing a brief improvised stanza. Rich harmonies, comprising string and brass, are gradually overlaid over the stanza. The piece was first recorded for use in a documentary which chronicles street life in and around Elephant and Castle and Waterloo, in London.

Wild Up: Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet at 2220 Arts + Archives on Saturday, December 12

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