Disc 3 of Waxing the Gospel dives into the world of vernacular recordings during the 1890s and explores what people were capturing with their new phonographs at home and in the field. The first 17 tracks were captured by Harry Heath, a New York optician, at the 1897 camp meeting at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. The remaining selections are a mix of vernacular recordings made by other church organizations and ministers in quasi-public settings and by ordinary people at home. Full transcripts of the selections are included in the book.
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| 1. | Stay tuned | |||
| 2. | Jesus, Savior Pilot Me | Capt. Charles L. Estey | Aug. 1897 | |
| 3. | Just Tell My Mother | Adjt. Edward Taylor | Aug. 1897 | |
| 4. | The Wayside Cross | John Sweney and unknown female vocalist | Aug. 1897 | |
| 5. | Service Cues | Harry Heath | Aug. 1897 | |
| 6. | Haydn’s Creation: “The Marv’lous Work Beholds Amaz’d” [excerpt] | Ocean Grove Auditorium Choir | Aug. 1897 | |
| 7. | Sunlight | Winfield S. Weeden and Chorus | Aug. 1897 | |
| 8. | Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep [fragment] | Unknown trombone solo (possibly William Sulger) | Aug. 1897 | |
| 9. | The 23rd Psalm and The Good Shepherd | Rev. J. Reeves Daniels | Aug. 1897 | |
| 10. | Almost Persuaded | Capt. Charles L. Estey | Aug. 1897 | |
| 11. | Trusting Jesus [fragment] | Unknown | Aug. 1897 | |
| 12. | I Surrender All | Winfield S. Weeden and chorus | Aug. 1897 | |
| 13. | Saved by Grace | Winfield S. Weeden | Aug. 1897 | |
| 14. | The Shepherd True | Moody Quartette | Aug. 1897 | |
| 15. | Why Do You Wait? | Unknown mixed quartet (“2 Hals, Fran & Jennie”) | Aug. 1897 | |
| 16. | Massa’s in de Cold, Cold Ground | Unknown cornet solo (possibly Louise Linebarger) | Aug. 1897 | |
| 17. | Medley: The Church Across the Way [excerpt] & Showers of Blessing [fragment] |
Silas Leachman Unknown flute solo |
ca. 1894-97 ca. 1897 |
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| 18. | Lead Me, Savior and It is Well with My Soul | Rittersville Singing Club | ca. 1898-1900 | |
| 19. | In That City | Rittersville Children’s Chorus | ca. 1898-1900 | |
| 20. | Looking That Way | Rittersville United Quartet | ca. 1898-1900 | |
| 21. | Hebrew Morning Hymn | Rittersville Choir | ca. 1898-1900 | |
| 22. | Will a Man Rob God? | Rev. Frederick A. Graves | ca. 1900 | |
| 23. | The Power of God | Rev. Frederick A. Graves | ca. 1900 | |
| 24. | Poem: “Resting in His Love” | Anna Maria Sawyer | Apr. 1894 | |
| 25. | Testimony and A Little Talk with Jesus Makes it Right, All Right | Rev. C. Herbert Rust and Bertha W. Rust | May 1894 | |
| 26. | Birthday Celebration and Rock of Ages & Old Hundred | Mr. Joseph Sawyer and family | Oct. 1894 | |
| 27. | To Each of the Scholars of Bethany and The Pillar of Cloud & Collect | Frank L. Embree | ca. 1897-98 | |
| 28. | Nearer, My God, to Thee | Unknown (“My Dearly Departed Mother”) | ca. 1895–99 | |
| 29. | Down at the Cross | D. B. Broad | Aug. 1895 [?] | |
| 30. | Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior | Ernest V. Parcells | ca. 1898 | |
| 31. | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | Charles Taylor & His Two Daughters | ca. 1898 | |
| 32. | Thanksgiving Greetings and Nearer, My God, to Thee & Psalm 103 | C. W. Crary family, friends, and cat | Nov. 1898 | |
| 33. | The Holy City | Grace Marvin | ca. 1898-99 | |
| 34. | De Massa ob de Sheepfol’ and God Is Now Here | Harry Heath | ca. 1896-1900 | |
| 35. | Prohibition Speech | Harry Heath | ca. 1896-1900 | |
| 36. | Barnyard (Quiet in the Country) and The Holy City | Harry Heath & unknown female | ca. 1896-1900 |
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