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thankugoodsirHarold Lilly Jr.

Songwriter · Recording Artist

Chapter 1: The Songwriter

Funeral of a Nation is taught in the songwriting curriculum at Berklee College of Music.

— Keli Nicole Price, Associate Professor of Songwriting

Chapter 2: The Artist

Numbered in order, the way a hymnal numbers what a congregation already knows by heart.

Nos. 013–034

Music Lesson H1

April 24, 2026 · 22 songs · Hardcover

Words & music: Harold Lilly Jr.

For your consideration · Best Roots Gospel Album

Index of songs

Funeral of a Nation · 2020Nos. 001–007
  1. 001Angels
  2. 002The Lord's Prayer
  3. 003Least of All the Saints
  4. 004All My Friends
  5. 005There's a City
  6. 006Paging Love
  7. 007Hardcover
Interrupt The Programming · 2024Nos. 008–012
  1. 008control
  2. 009function (I Can't Dance)
  3. 010return
  4. 011command
  5. 012shift
Music Lesson H1 · 2026Nos. 013–034
  1. 013pardon me
  2. 014the name of this feeling is
  3. 015PERMISSION TO FIGHT
  4. 016my father's name
  5. 017HOPE FOR A GAIN
  6. 018the bible was in my sippy cup
  7. 019INCLINING TO BLACKNESS
  8. 020approaching the peak
  9. 021THE CLOT
  10. 022hey... I love to read
  11. 023ALL AWARE ONE
  12. 024the transatlantic slave trade
  13. 025THE ORIGINATOR
  14. 026the surroundings and grounds of the Confederacy
  15. 027THERE IS A LESSON IN THIS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES
  16. 028harold you can read
  17. 029THIS IS NOT HARD
  18. 030beginning of the country
  19. 031THY DUTY IS ONLY TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE
  20. 032“...very VERY special...”
  21. 033BOUNTIES OF YOUR LORD
  22. 034TAHA

Numbered by order of release · 34 entries in total

Chapter 3: The Musical Essays

  1. Essay 01

    Funeral of a Nation

    2020 · Album · Film · Book

  2. Essay 02

    Interrupt The Programming

    2024 · EP · Film

  3. Essay 03

    Music Lesson H1

    2026 · Album · Film

Enter the library

Chapter 4: Screenings and Programming

The essays are built to be programmed as well as played — screened on a loop, discussed, performed live, taught.

The format

Available to museums, cinemas, campuses, and faith and community organizations. The standard format is a day-long event with the films running on a loop, a moderated Q&A, and a live performance.

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Chapter 5: Take It Home

Short runs, numbered like the songs. The whole set lives in one slipcase.

Records, books and goods, pressed in short runs.

The full list

Opens the Hardcover store.

Created at Hardcover

Hardcover Studios

The records and the films were created at Hardcover in Los Angeles, CA.

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