Rev. James Cleveland & The Meditation Singers- "I'm Determined To Run This Race"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the Gospel song "I'm Determined To Run This Race" as sung by The Meditation Singers.

This song was composed by Rev. James Cleveland in 1953 and is also known as "I'm Determined To Run This Race."

The content of this post is presented for religious and inspirational purposes.

Thanks to Rev. James Cleveland and the Meditation Singers for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this YouTube sound file.

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LYRICS- I'M DETERMINED (also known as "I'm Determined To Run This Race")
(Rev. James Cleveland)

Group -I’m determined
[“To run this race”]
Leader – In spite of all the [“real”] evil things
That are said about me.
Though things may go wrong
I’ll keep on singin my song
For I’ll gain the victory.
I don’t care what you say
I’m gonna live this life day by day and
Group- I’m determined
Leader-Oh Lord
Group- [To run this race]
Leader – Lord
Leader – Now you see I have trials and trials
Group-I’ve had trials.
Leader -[“Great”] tribulations
Group-[“Great”] tribulations
Leader – [“I’ve had tryin times”]
Group - [“Tryin times”]
Leader – [“Many a day”]
Group – [“Many a day”]
Leader – I’ve been up
Group- Oh yes
Leader – I’ve been down
Group – Um hum
Leader – I’ve been almost
Group – Oh yes
Leader – To the ground
Group –Um hum
Leader – But God
Group-Oh yes
Leader – [“Delivered up”] my soul
Group –Um hum
Leader – And I’m determined
Group – Oh yes
Leader –To reach my goal.
And I got
Entire Group – Jesus
Leader –Oh!
Entire Group –I got the Master on my side.
Leader – Yeah! And I got
Entire Group – Jesus!
Leader – Yeah! Yeah!
Group –[“And He’ll work it all out. He’ll work it all out.”]

Leader – Now you see I’ve been [“cryin sometime”]
Group-[“Cryin sometime”]
Leader – [“I’ve had great”] tribulations.
Group –[”Great tribulations”]
Leader-[“Tryin times”]
Group-[“Tryin times”]
Leader – [“But I’ve had patience”]
Group- [“I’ve had patience”]
Leader – I’ve been up
Group- Oh yes
Leader – I’ve been down
Group – Um hum
Leader – I’ve been almost
Group – Oh yes
Leader – To the ground
Group –Um hum
Leader – But God
Group-Oh yes
Leader – “Delivered [up”] my soul
Group –Um hum
Leader – And I’m determined
Group – Oh yes
Leader –To reach my goal.
And I got
Entire Group – Jesus
Leader –Oh!
Entire Group –I got the Master on my side.
Leader – Yeah! And I got
Entire Group – Jesus!
Leader – Yeah! And I got
Entire Group – Jesus!
Leader – Yeah! Yeah!
Group –[“And He’ll work it all out. He’ll work it all out.”]
Leader – Now you see I’ve been [“cryin sometime”]
Group-[“Cryin sometime”]
Leader – [“I’ve had great”] tribulations.
Group –[”Great tribulations”]
Leader-[“Tryin times”]
Group-[“Tryin times”]
Leader – [“But I’ve had patience”]
Group- [“I’ve had patience”]
Leader – I’ve been up
Group- Oh yes
Leader – I’ve been down
Group – Um hum
Leader – I’ve been almost
Group – Oh yes
Leader – To the ground
Group –Um hum
Leader – But God
Group-Oh yes
Leader – Delivered my soul
Group –Um hum
Leader – And I’m determined
Group – Oh yes
Leader –To reach my goal.
And I got
Entire Group – Jesus
Leader –Oh!
Entire Group –I got the Master on my side.
Leader- Yeah! Yeah!
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*Transcription by Azizi Powell from the sound file: Mryna Summers- "I'm Determined" [showcased in this pancocojams post: http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/09/myrna-summers-im-determined-sound-file.html].

The words that I'm not certain about are given in parenthesis and brackets. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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Rev. James Cleveland & the meditation singers - im determined to run this race



lucky strike Published on Oct 6, 2013
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"Artists: James Cleveland, Meditation Singers, James Cleveland and The Meditation Singers
Album: Lee Daniels’ The Butler Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"

Selected comments from this sound file's discussion thread:

mrtheoneandonly, 2016
"Rev. James Cleveland on the piano."

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Dwight Cannon, 2016
"Della Reese's sister is singing the life out of this song"

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