The Apostles Creed mixed with Johnny Horton mixed with Psalm 115:1,15 mixed with Marcus Samuelsson’s Memphis Joyride for Garden and Gun:

May you be blessed by the Lord,
   the Maker of heaven and earth.
The highest heavens belong to the Lord,
   but the earth he has given to mankind.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

In my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

She’s a hundred pound of sugar, a-waiting there for me

The one I picked from love’s boat kept to raise our fam’ly tree

In my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

It’s haunting to think about the amount of fear people had for a peaceful movement,” Samuelsson says, looking through the glass into the room. “But I’m also struck by the humility. Here was one of the most famous people in the world at the time, staying in this modest motel.

I love it in the summertime, I love it in the spring

I love it in the wintertime, or what the seasons bring

In my home in Shelby County, we’re as happy as can be

Honeysuckle ’round the door, magnolia trees

Flowers blooming ev’rywhere, sway gently in the breeze

‘Round my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

We talk a lot about authenticity, but people who are actually authentic don’t focus on it at all—it’s not a value, it just is.

It’s a great thing that’s happening in Memphis,” Hardy says. “People who grew up here and moved away are returning with ideas and inspirations. I came back and said, ‘Hey we have just as much culture here—let’s highlight it in a way that’s unique and authentic to Memphis.

Not to us, Lord, not to us
   but to your name be the glory,
   because of your love and faithfulness.

In my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

She’s a hundred pound of sugar, a-waiting there for me

The one I picked from love’s boat kept to raise our fam’ly tree

In my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

May the Lord cause you to flourish,
   both you and your children.
I love it in the summertime, I love it in the spring

I love it in the wintertime, or what the seasons bring

In my home in Shelby County, we’re as happy as can be

Honeysuckle ’round the door, magnolia trees

Flowers blooming ev’rywhere, sway gently in the breeze

‘Round my home in Shelby County, down there ‘n Memphis Tennessee

In Memphis We say we’ve got ‘humble hustle.’ We consciously use our humility to get things done.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. AMEN.

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{Image used is of Clayborn Temple which is being revitalized to it’s prior glory as an incredible 19th Century Architectural achievement, Home for Worship, Civil Rights epicenter, and Venue for Art.}