Slow Down - Sissel (2019 Pioneer Concert with The Tabernacle Choir)

Internationally acclaimed Norwegian-born singer Sissel performed "Slow Down," by Chuck Girard and arranged by Sam Cardon, during the 2019 Pioneer Day Concert with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. This was a stand-out moment in the concert that brought on many tears and a standing ovation each night. Sissel expresses emotion and meaning through lyrics and music like no other.

Lyrics:
In the midst of my confusion
In the time of desperate need
When I am thinking not too clearly
A gentle voice does intercede

Slow down, slow down, be still
Be still and wait, on the Spirit of the Lord
Slow down and hear His voice
And know that He is God

In the time of tribulation
When I'm feeling so unsure
When things are pressing in about me
Comes a gentle voice so still, so pure

Slow down, slow down, be still, my child
Be still and wait, on the Spirit of the Lord
Slow down and hear His voice
And know that He is God
And know that He is God

Audiences still have not forgotten Sissel’s stunning performances at the Choir and Orchestra’s 2006 Christmas concerts and still regard her as one of the favorite guests of the Choir. The concert was shown in 2007 on PBS stations to 4 million viewers around the country. The Christmas CD, Spirit of the Season, was #1 on Billboard’s Classical chart for nine weeks and was nominated for two Grammy® awards.

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2019 Pioneer Concert: Music for a Summer Evening

[michellearagon]

I am dying battling cancer I feel like I am underwater holding my last breathe. This song brought life back with God's holy spirit in me I can do anything. Loved love ❤️ this song 🎵 😊 TYTYTY

[DGLUK]

My Sister and I fell into a habit of finding music on YouTube and playing it to each other. Because I have always loved the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I stumbled across this beautiful song. I played it to my Sister who cried upon hearing it. Like me, she thought it was one of the most beautiful songs she had ever heard. Sadly, my sister died in January this year. I played this at her funeral and it had almost all the congregation in tears too. Though it brings me sadness, I keep coming back to listen to it time and time again.

[bikeboarder]

I saw this live in 2019. There wasn’t a dry eye in the entire conference center. I cry every time I hear this. Any one with any light within their soul will feel the presence of God while listening to this magnificent song. Inspired music is a window to Heaven and a gateway to the soul.

[Hexcaliblur]

People need to understand that the amount of control it takes to sing slowly and to maintain pitch and breath control is HUGE.. it is so difficult.. it takes my breath away again and again every time I hear this. ❤

[joshuachristensen]

I am a classic rock and roll guy, and I must admit this is the most beautiful song I've ever heard.

[keepthefaithwithglenn]

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard

[elizathompson]

I believe all of heaven paused, just to hear you sing!

[JulesGervais]

This was my choice of hymn to see off my beloved big brother yesterday for his last journey to eternity with the Lord in Sweden 😢

[bethanyandelin]

I played this song over and over again for my 91-year-old Daddy during his last couple of days on earth. He was such a busy, hurry-up, go-getter of a man, that growing old and facing his own mortality came as a big surprise to him, I think. He was anxious and fidgety in bed, not used to lying still or resting. Worried for his state of mind and ability to feel at peace, I played this song for him to try to bring a measure of a restful spirit into the room. I hope that it helped him to feel God close by Him and the permission he needed to be able to rest and to know that everything is going to be alright. So that my Dad could just relax and know that "He [God] IS God"! [emphasis added]. This song brought comfort to my heart also and brought great peace to me, my family and to others who were there at the time.
I not only feel a great Spirit of my Father in Heaven in this song, but with it, feel that Sissel brings a spirit to this song that all of the comments can only describe as Heavenly. For me? It's as if the beauty and spirit of this song ignites a memory for me of a time in heaven, where we were being cared for and sung lullabies to by our First Mother and maybe by other nurturing angels accompanying her, in heaven. We are all so special and loved and it's as if this song testifies to each of us, that we once were nurtured and filled with these feelings of care and love at one time, and that though we can't see or remember it, that kind of love for us still exists! ❤️❤️❤️

[lonimitchell]

I lost my identical twin in August ‘22 to cancer. My niece’s daughter sang this at her funeral. I could feel my sister in the room. I feel the spirit every time I hear this song. Our God is so close.❤

[bobdavies]

This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard in my 77 years. Sissel's voice is the ultimate in any field that I have heard. Listening to Sissel daily makes my life worth living. So pure. I'm not a religious person but this song would appeal to almost any person hearing it.

[alltrackowner]

I was there three years ago when she canonized this song in truly angelic fashion. That moment touched me forever. The applause seemed to go on forever. Standing ovation, whistling, cheers. The applause was recognition of having witnessed true artistic perfection and having felt a few moments of perfect peace. What an amazing and blessed talent! Thank you Sissel and TCOTS!

[beckyshaffer]

Sissel NEEDS to sing much more Regularly with the Morman Tab. Seriously...it's a match made in HEAVEN.❤❤❤

[autumn]

My sisters and listened to this song the morning my dad died. It's been almost 3 years and it still makes me cry. But the message is so beautiful and such an amazing reminder of the might and love of the Savior and Heavenly Father. 😢❤

[bwallittle]

I am a trauma responder. After discovering this "angel with the voice of God, " I have used her
to communicate God's unconditional love and presence to those I work with. How do you put into words the feeling of being touched by grace?
"Awesome, humbled, blessed" don't begin to express it. There are many words used to describe God's presence. Sissel is another. Much, much love and thanks from those in "desperate need."

[jesperepe]

In my opinion Sissel is probably the greatest voice of our time. Yes there are other more powerful, technical or dramatic voices but when it comes to brightness and pure beauty Sissel is unsurpassed. I just love her.

[RebeccaLopezMusic]

Hearing this for the first time was such a spiritual moment for me. I was not even there at the event. I saw a video that the arranger Sam Cardon let me watch before it went public. I cried for about 15 minutes in silence afterward. I was speechless. Her purity. Her sincere performance. Her humility and tranquility blew me away beyond words. Thank you, Sissel, Sam Cardon, Tabernacle Choir, and Orchestra at Temple Square. And thanks be to God. You gave us a piece of Heaven right here in this moment.

[aldurtschi]

This is by far the most beautiful song I have ever heard in my life. I just cannot get enough of it.

[shmachable]

I’m so glad they didn’t edit out the applause. That moment when she realizes that approximately twenty thousand people are giving her a standing ovation is magical.

[elizathompson]

I believe the Lord is smiling, because of this song