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An Evening Hymn

A moving interpretation of an Evening Hymn composed by Elder John Leland, circa 1805.

Hymn selected from Benjamin Lloyd, The Primitive Hymns, 1841, pp. 341-342.

  • W.W. Webb
    Director
  • John G. Crowley
    Key Cast
    "Soloist"
  • W. W. Webb
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Atlanta After Dark Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    February 24, 2025
    Best Music Video
  • North Beach American Film Festival
    North Beach, Maryland
    September 20, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Austin Micro Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    September 16, 2024
    Top four finalist Music Video
Director Biography - W.W. Webb

W. W. Webb is a farm-raised Georgia native. He knows how to use dynamite and graduated from Yale University. He is a former trucker, pharmacy tech, teacher, computer programmer, carpenter, handyman, political operative, roofer, and business owner. He can operate a range of heavy equipment, owns many power tools, and still has all ten of his fingers.

He loves to hear a good story and can tell a few tales of his own. After twenty-five years as a playwright and screenwriter, he moved into film and video production in 2017. He became a contributor to Shutterstock and iStock-Getty Images last year.

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Director Statement

I've known John Crowley for forty-eight years, and in all that time, I had never heard him sing spiritual music until I asked to film him at his church in 2024. He doesn't merely perform this song. He absorbs the hymn into his soul and inhabits the lyrics. — All in only a single take!

A self-professed stoic, John G. Crowley is a retired history professor from Valdosta State University. His primary academic focus was on American history and culture in the nineteenth century. He is the author of Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass South. This music video is an excerpt from a biographical documentary about his life and career.

The Union Primitive Baptist Church formed 200 years ago, and its building is 170 years old. Since then, periodic repairs and updates have kept the structure in good condition for worship.