Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases seven videos and one sound file of the congregational song "What Do You Want The Lord To Say?"
"What Do You Want The Lord To Say?" appears to be an old African American Apostolic song which may still be commonly sung by those congregations (and others). Notice that Example #8 of this post is of a predominately White Apostolic congregation singing "What Do You Want The Lord To Say" during their worship service.
I've included a basic transcription of the lyrics of this song from these featured examples as those lyrics don't appear to be otherwise online. Additions and corrections and information about this song are welcome as this old song is new to me.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer of this song. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and those who are quoted in this post.
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LYRICS: WHAT DO YOU WANT THE LORD TO SAY
(composer ?)
1st verse:
What do you want the Lord to say?
Oh-o-o, What do you want the Lord to say?
“Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Enter in the joy of the Lord.
[Repeat 1st verse]
2nd verse:
That’s what I want the Lord to say?
Oh-o-o, that’s what I want the Lord to say?
“Well done, good and faithful servant/”
Enter in the joy of the Lord.*
[Repeat 2nd verse]
[Return to 1st verse, and repeat verse]
[Return to 2nd verse]
[Repeat 2nd verse with Vamp *the lead singer improves and choir singing "Well done, good and faithful servant.” as a response to those vamped lines.]
[End with the last line “Enter in the joy of the Lord.”]
*This last line is also given as "That's what I want the Lord to say".
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
Example #1: What do You want the Lord To Say
Bruce Butler, Uploaded on Aug 29, 2011
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Example #2: Throwback Music Medley. Pastor Marvin Winans
Drew Camp Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
Pastor Marvin Winans and Perfecting Praise Choir, Live in Toronto. Dec. 17,2011 [Canada]
-snip-
"What Do You want the Lord to Say" is the first song that was sung in this medley. That medley also ended with this song (prior to the praise break.)
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Example #3: Bebe Winans What Do You want the Lord to Say
Musicdone4real's channel, Uploaded on Feb 13, 2012
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Example #4: 2012 PAW Summer Convention - What do you want the Lord to say?
apostolic660, Published on Aug 28, 2012
Bishop Richard Young & PAW Praise Team leading us singing "What do you want the Lord to say?" at 2012 PAW Summer Convention 8/7/12 Evening Service in New Orleans, LA
-snip-
Note this comment about the tempo:
BrotherTy Page, 2014
"That's the right speed...its an apostolic church lol"
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Example #5: What Do You Want The Lord to Say
rodneyzgal, Published on Mar 31, 2013
Apostolic Faith Choir
-snip-
"Just A Little While" is another song. In 2012 Aaron Johnson, a commenter in the viewer comment thread of the video given in this post as Example #2, gave those lyrics for that song:
"Just a little while to stay here, just a little while to wait! Just a little while to labor in the path that's always straight! Just a little more of trouble in this low and sinful state! Then we'll enter Heaven's portal, where we'll go SWEEPIN' through the pearly gates!!"
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Example #6: "What Do You Want The Lord to Say?" Performed by the CCU CIA - Gospel Sing Out
Sterling Silver, Published on Mar 2, 2014
via YouTube Capture
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Example #7: Deacon Samuel Mayo "What Do Want The Lord To Say"
TTOJC Wilson, NC Published on Apr 16, 2014
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)
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Example #8: What Do You Want the Lord to Say
Michelle Twiner-Perry, Published on Oct 27, 2014
HC14 friday night Mass Choir singing led by Sis Pamela White, Trish Mcdonald, Darla Denmon, and Rev. Matthew Cannata
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Videos Of Gene Martin & Rev. A. A. Allen's Miracle Valley Ministries Choirs
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases four 1960s videos of Gene Martin and two choirs that were part of Pentacostal Evangelist Rev. A. A. Allen's ministry. A more recent video of Gene Martin is also included in this post. Selected comments from these video's viewer comment threads are also included in these posts.
The Addendum to this post includes information about Gene Martin and about Rev. A. A. Allen and the Miracle Valley ministry.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Rev. Gene Martin, Rev. A. A. Allen and all other people featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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FEATURED EXAMPLES (filmed in the 1960s)
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
My apologies for the relatively poor visual quality of most of these videos, but the audio quality makes up for it.
Example #1: Gene Martin - God Specializes
drrusa, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2006
Rev. Gene Martin sings in the 60's at the integrated services of Rev. A. A. Allen in Miracle Valley, Arizona.
_snip-
Selected comments:
crjetpilot, 2007
"WOW! These videos are great! I really miss ole time church, where the emphasis was real worship instead of putting on a show. What a difference!"
**
Bell Head, 2007
"This quite moving and I'm so happy it's been posted. I'm a Baptist and we still sing like this in church. You're right this music is rarely heard now days"
**
antnee30, 2007
"Im baptist and a piano player too.. We still sing this..Im in ALabama.... You are right.... alot of the "newer" churches dont sing this...."
**
Diane Smith , 2007
"i grew up with AA Alan and used to go to the tent meeting when they came to miami,, martin was always an inspiration. its because of the meetings and the sound of the hammond organ that i became an organist, today with all the state of the art equiptment i play on, the hammond b3 still remains my favorite instument"
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Example #2: God's Not Dead - Gene Martin & Rev. A. A. Allen
drrusa Uploaded on Aug 30, 2006
Rev. A. A. Allen exhorts on music, and Gene Martin & Choir sing "God's Not Dead" & "He's Alright".
-snip-
Selected comments:
J'Monte Byrd, 2006
"This is what I call having good old fashioned church. We need to get back to having church like this."
**
dallaskenn, 2009
"Let's not forget the late, great David K. Davis at the Hammond organ during those years (1961-1970)"
ElderTAW, 2013
"the Church of God and looks like the Assembly of God had church like this back in the day, the AG was birthed out of Church of God in Christ, but you go to many AG and COG churches now they don't have church like this, but they still do in COGIC - I like having church this way..... The people had it real, you don't find many of them with it like this now, but I'm glad my church is one in the number where we praise in the old time way!"
-snip-
COGIC= Church of God In Christ
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Noblesamlbs, 2014
"I remember when I was a kid we use to go see this minister at the fair grounds. It was so pack they had the police to direct traffic. He had two services a day. His services was so powerful. He would come every two year to Birmingham AL"
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Example #3: Peter(Walk Out On The Water) - Gene Martin
drrusa, Uploaded on Oct 27, 2006
Gene Martin & The Miracle Valley Choir sing "Peter (Walk Out On The Water)"
-snip-
Selected comments about whether Rev. A. A. Allen's Miracle Valley Ministries was "color blind" are included in my comment below.
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Example #4: Glory Glory / Fly Away - Gene Martin & Philadelphia Choir
drrusa, Uploaded on Nov 1, 2006
Gene Martin & Philadelphia Choir sing Glory Glory & Fly Away as the congregation praise God.
-snip-
Selected comments:
jerni2786, 2007
"I'm only 21 years of age and this is the type of church I grew up in. This old penticostal church nowadays is hard to find anymore. The churches today are preaching like they used to and the parrishoner involvement isn't there. We need to go back down old school blvd and tell em' like it is!"
-snip-
"The churches today are preaching like they used to" probably was meant to read "aren't preaching like they used to".
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Percy Spencer, 2007
"This is an intregal part of American Religious history and should be viewed by those who can remember when and our young people to see how it was done."
**
drrusa, 2007
"Gene Martin is sitll around. David Mangum, just a boy at the time, is playing the drums. Richard Page is on the Steinway Piano, and David Davis is on the Hammond Organ."
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Example #5: Gene Martin singing Anybody Here? [filmed around 2000 & 2001]
Dennis Martin, Uploaded on Jul 27, 2008
Gene Martin @ Temple of Deliverance COGIC with Bishop G. E. Patterson
-snip-
The second song in this video is "Walk Around Heaven All Day"
-snip-
Selected comments:
mcmiraclevalley, 2008
Rev. Gene Martin has always since his youth lived for God. As a young man he was asked to join Rev. A.A.Allen as his minister of music and also choir leader. I song under his leadership in the Miracle Valley Assembly Choir for years in Miracle Valley, AZ. Even to this day Rev. Martin is singing people happy: Rev. Michael Capps, Ph.D Miracle Valley, AZ.
-snip-
"Singing people happy" is probably another way of saying helping to bring down the Holy Spirit in the church service. That's what "getting happy" meant/means.
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Dennis Martin, 2008
"Yes this is the same Gene Martin. This was recorded about 7 or 8 years ago."
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ripdsawyer, 2006
"This man still has the same anointing he had when I first met him back when he was with Bro. Allen.I could listen to him sing all day. Keep up the good work Bro. Gene. I love these Videos Keep them coming..."
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Rowoches, 2009 years ago
"This is an arrangement by Eddie Williams. When he and his group, the Gospel Crusaders, recorded it in the late 60's or early 70's, they made reference to Roberta Martin, Ruth Davis, Archie Brownlee. I really like this!! Go'head!"
**
Amy Jackson, 2009
My sons are in their twenties and they Love all the old time black Gospel singing. but their hard to find nowdays in stores, please put up more .
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ADDENDUM: INFORMATION ABOUT REV. A. A. ALLEN
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Allen
Asa A. Allen (March 27, 1911, in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas – June 11, 1970, in San Francisco), better known as A. A. Allen, was a controversial evangelist with a Pentecostal healing and deliverance ministry. He was, for a time, associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement founded by Gordon Lindsay. He died at the age of 59 in San Francisco. Allen was buried at his ministry headquarters in Miracle Valley, Arizona.[1]
...In his television programs, Allen or his ministry associates made frequent mention of the fact that his meetings were racially integrated. African-Americans sat alongside whites in the choir, the ministers' section, and the congregation. African-American musical talent was frequently highlighted in Allen's television programs, especially in the 1960s. This racial attitude also found its expression in Allen's sermon record album titled Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man? The album cover refers to Allen as "no doubt the first evangelist on a great national or international scale to preach integration to huge crowds in the North and the South . . . ."[16] This was something of an exaggeration, though perhaps in keeping with Allen's personality. The far more mainstream revivalist Billy Graham, while not always consistent, had desegregated many of his revivals as early as 1953 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and integrated all his revivals following the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.[17]
Another major theme in Allen's ministry was his unrelenting attacks on what he characterized as dead, formal, denominational religion. This was a theme of a number of his televised messages and of such Miracle Valley publications as Allen's book titled Let My People Go"....
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ADDENDUM: INFORMATION ABOUT ABOUT GENE MARTIN
From http://www.miraclevalley.org/java/biographies/genemartin
"Gene was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1939, into a family of 12. At the early age of 12 he found Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour at an old fashioned altar in the 'Pleasant Grove Baptist Church' in Altanta. At 15 he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Soon after joining the church Gene began singing with the junior choir. It was there he fell in love with Gospel singing and determined in his heart to make it his life's ministry.
As the years passed, Gene began singing with Gospel groups around Atlanta, taking occasional trips out of town for conventions and other church meetings. In doing this, he was preparing himself for a greater ministry in the Lord's service which he knew the Lord had for him.
In May of 1960 his dream came true, for that year Gene first sang under the A.A.Allen Revival 'Big Top' tent. Soon thereafter he left his home, family, friends and his job and began travelling full-time with the Allen Evangelistic party to sing the Gospel of Jesus Christ."...
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This post showcases four 1960s videos of Gene Martin and two choirs that were part of Pentacostal Evangelist Rev. A. A. Allen's ministry. A more recent video of Gene Martin is also included in this post. Selected comments from these video's viewer comment threads are also included in these posts.
The Addendum to this post includes information about Gene Martin and about Rev. A. A. Allen and the Miracle Valley ministry.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Rev. Gene Martin, Rev. A. A. Allen and all other people featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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FEATURED EXAMPLES (filmed in the 1960s)
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
My apologies for the relatively poor visual quality of most of these videos, but the audio quality makes up for it.
Example #1: Gene Martin - God Specializes
drrusa, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2006
Rev. Gene Martin sings in the 60's at the integrated services of Rev. A. A. Allen in Miracle Valley, Arizona.
_snip-
Selected comments:
crjetpilot, 2007
"WOW! These videos are great! I really miss ole time church, where the emphasis was real worship instead of putting on a show. What a difference!"
**
Bell Head, 2007
"This quite moving and I'm so happy it's been posted. I'm a Baptist and we still sing like this in church. You're right this music is rarely heard now days"
**
antnee30, 2007
"Im baptist and a piano player too.. We still sing this..Im in ALabama.... You are right.... alot of the "newer" churches dont sing this...."
**
Diane Smith , 2007
"i grew up with AA Alan and used to go to the tent meeting when they came to miami,, martin was always an inspiration. its because of the meetings and the sound of the hammond organ that i became an organist, today with all the state of the art equiptment i play on, the hammond b3 still remains my favorite instument"
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Example #2: God's Not Dead - Gene Martin & Rev. A. A. Allen
drrusa Uploaded on Aug 30, 2006
Rev. A. A. Allen exhorts on music, and Gene Martin & Choir sing "God's Not Dead" & "He's Alright".
-snip-
Selected comments:
J'Monte Byrd, 2006
"This is what I call having good old fashioned church. We need to get back to having church like this."
**
dallaskenn, 2009
"Let's not forget the late, great David K. Davis at the Hammond organ during those years (1961-1970)"
ElderTAW, 2013
"the Church of God and looks like the Assembly of God had church like this back in the day, the AG was birthed out of Church of God in Christ, but you go to many AG and COG churches now they don't have church like this, but they still do in COGIC - I like having church this way..... The people had it real, you don't find many of them with it like this now, but I'm glad my church is one in the number where we praise in the old time way!"
-snip-
COGIC= Church of God In Christ
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Noblesamlbs, 2014
"I remember when I was a kid we use to go see this minister at the fair grounds. It was so pack they had the police to direct traffic. He had two services a day. His services was so powerful. He would come every two year to Birmingham AL"
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Example #3: Peter(Walk Out On The Water) - Gene Martin
drrusa, Uploaded on Oct 27, 2006
Gene Martin & The Miracle Valley Choir sing "Peter (Walk Out On The Water)"
-snip-
Selected comments about whether Rev. A. A. Allen's Miracle Valley Ministries was "color blind" are included in my comment below.
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Example #4: Glory Glory / Fly Away - Gene Martin & Philadelphia Choir
drrusa, Uploaded on Nov 1, 2006
Gene Martin & Philadelphia Choir sing Glory Glory & Fly Away as the congregation praise God.
-snip-
Selected comments:
jerni2786, 2007
"I'm only 21 years of age and this is the type of church I grew up in. This old penticostal church nowadays is hard to find anymore. The churches today are preaching like they used to and the parrishoner involvement isn't there. We need to go back down old school blvd and tell em' like it is!"
-snip-
"The churches today are preaching like they used to" probably was meant to read "aren't preaching like they used to".
**
Percy Spencer, 2007
"This is an intregal part of American Religious history and should be viewed by those who can remember when and our young people to see how it was done."
**
drrusa, 2007
"Gene Martin is sitll around. David Mangum, just a boy at the time, is playing the drums. Richard Page is on the Steinway Piano, and David Davis is on the Hammond Organ."
*****
Example #5: Gene Martin singing Anybody Here? [filmed around 2000 & 2001]
Dennis Martin, Uploaded on Jul 27, 2008
Gene Martin @ Temple of Deliverance COGIC with Bishop G. E. Patterson
-snip-
The second song in this video is "Walk Around Heaven All Day"
-snip-
Selected comments:
mcmiraclevalley, 2008
Rev. Gene Martin has always since his youth lived for God. As a young man he was asked to join Rev. A.A.Allen as his minister of music and also choir leader. I song under his leadership in the Miracle Valley Assembly Choir for years in Miracle Valley, AZ. Even to this day Rev. Martin is singing people happy: Rev. Michael Capps, Ph.D Miracle Valley, AZ.
-snip-
"Singing people happy" is probably another way of saying helping to bring down the Holy Spirit in the church service. That's what "getting happy" meant/means.
**
Dennis Martin, 2008
"Yes this is the same Gene Martin. This was recorded about 7 or 8 years ago."
**
ripdsawyer, 2006
"This man still has the same anointing he had when I first met him back when he was with Bro. Allen.I could listen to him sing all day. Keep up the good work Bro. Gene. I love these Videos Keep them coming..."
**
Rowoches, 2009 years ago
"This is an arrangement by Eddie Williams. When he and his group, the Gospel Crusaders, recorded it in the late 60's or early 70's, they made reference to Roberta Martin, Ruth Davis, Archie Brownlee. I really like this!! Go'head!"
**
Amy Jackson, 2009
My sons are in their twenties and they Love all the old time black Gospel singing. but their hard to find nowdays in stores, please put up more .
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ADDENDUM: INFORMATION ABOUT REV. A. A. ALLEN
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Allen
Asa A. Allen (March 27, 1911, in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas – June 11, 1970, in San Francisco), better known as A. A. Allen, was a controversial evangelist with a Pentecostal healing and deliverance ministry. He was, for a time, associated with the "Voice of Healing" movement founded by Gordon Lindsay. He died at the age of 59 in San Francisco. Allen was buried at his ministry headquarters in Miracle Valley, Arizona.[1]
...In his television programs, Allen or his ministry associates made frequent mention of the fact that his meetings were racially integrated. African-Americans sat alongside whites in the choir, the ministers' section, and the congregation. African-American musical talent was frequently highlighted in Allen's television programs, especially in the 1960s. This racial attitude also found its expression in Allen's sermon record album titled Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man? The album cover refers to Allen as "no doubt the first evangelist on a great national or international scale to preach integration to huge crowds in the North and the South . . . ."[16] This was something of an exaggeration, though perhaps in keeping with Allen's personality. The far more mainstream revivalist Billy Graham, while not always consistent, had desegregated many of his revivals as early as 1953 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and integrated all his revivals following the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.[17]
Another major theme in Allen's ministry was his unrelenting attacks on what he characterized as dead, formal, denominational religion. This was a theme of a number of his televised messages and of such Miracle Valley publications as Allen's book titled Let My People Go"....
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ADDENDUM: INFORMATION ABOUT ABOUT GENE MARTIN
From http://www.miraclevalley.org/java/biographies/genemartin
"Gene was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1939, into a family of 12. At the early age of 12 he found Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour at an old fashioned altar in the 'Pleasant Grove Baptist Church' in Altanta. At 15 he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Soon after joining the church Gene began singing with the junior choir. It was there he fell in love with Gospel singing and determined in his heart to make it his life's ministry.
As the years passed, Gene began singing with Gospel groups around Atlanta, taking occasional trips out of town for conventions and other church meetings. In doing this, he was preparing himself for a greater ministry in the Lord's service which he knew the Lord had for him.
In May of 1960 his dream came true, for that year Gene first sang under the A.A.Allen Revival 'Big Top' tent. Soon thereafter he left his home, family, friends and his job and began travelling full-time with the Allen Evangelistic party to sing the Gospel of Jesus Christ."...
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Old School Gospel Song "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" (Video, Lyrics, & Sermon Transcript)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a four part series that showcases examples of and lyrics to the old Gospel song "I'm So Glad The Lord Saved Me".
This post features an example of that song that is led by Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. of Faith Covenant Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
This post also includes my transcription of that YouTube sound file which in includes the song "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me", two other songs, and a portion of Pastor Moore's sermon.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-original-five-blind-boys-of.html for Part II of this series.
Part II showcases an example of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" and lyrics of that song as sung by "The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi". That post also includes information about this singing group.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/bishop-g-e-patterson-im-so-glad-that.html for Part III of this series.
Part III showcases an example of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me"as sung by Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson. Information about Bishop Patterson is also included in that post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/miracle-tabernacle-cogics-praise.html for Part IV of this series.
Part IV showcases an example of & lyrics for "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" as sung by Miracle Tabernacle COGIC's Praise Generation choir.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owner.
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FEATURED VIDEO: A Pentecostal Praise Break Done Right!
atlpraiser Uploaded on Apr 24, 2008
This is my Church, Faith Covenant Church in Atlanta, Georgia doing what we do best, giving God the Praise! Our Pastor is Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. and he is a preaching machine....
-snip-
[This video is an excerpt of the sermon]
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LYRICS: I’M SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME
(as sung by Pastor Mark Moore, Sr.)
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
If it had not been for Jesus [tell me]
Where would I be
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
[Repeat 3x]
He saved me (He saved me)
I’m glad that he did (He saved me)
[Repeat first verse]
Aren’t you glad that the Lord saved you etc.
Oh, He saved me
[response] He saved me
He saved me
[response] He saved me
Saved me
[response] He saved me
Saved me
[response] He saved me
If it had not been for Jesus
Where would I be
Oh I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
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SECOND SONG:
Oh Lord, I just wanna thank you [4x]
I want to thank You for being so good to me
[Repeat entire chorus and end with these words:]
so good to me.
-snip-
This is my transcription of these songs from that video. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF A SERMON BY FAITH COVENANT CHURCH (ATLANTA, GEORGIA)PASTOR MARK MOORE, SR. ()
[starting at 3:52 in this video]
Note: This transcription is given without the congregation’s responses, and without indicating when the organist played his responsive chords in response to the pastor's words. I recognize that these call & response exchanges are a significant part of that sermon.
[Pastor sings]
Come on an say Halleluhah
Oh, my my my. Hallelujah!
Come on and say “Hallelujah!”
Ah-ah-ah-ah. My, my, my”.
Hallelujah!
[Pastor speaks in the characteristic African American minister cadence]
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
Somebody brought ah praise with ya.
There are two kinda of folk
There are, there are two kind of people who come to church on Sunday.
There are some that come looking for something to happen to make them praise.
And that’s alright. They, they they’re like the folk in the world. They don’t have enough, Amen, to get their own high. So they get ah contact high.
Yall need to talk to me. Come on.
But am I right, though?
And.. and in some atmospheres, there’s some things are in the air, some smoke is in the air that if you just hang out there long enough, you’ll get ah contact high.
But then there’s some other folk who brought their own FIRE with them.
And I didn’t come here for the preacher to make me happy.
I didn’t come for the audience to make me happy.
I brought my own joy.
I brought my own praise.
I brought my own FIYAH*
And if there’s somebody in heeeeer
that could ???
[praise break musical chords]
Ah…yall ain’t ready. Yall ain’t ready.
[Pastor sings]Ahhhh! Heey-eh-eh-eh eh.
[Pastor speaks] God bless ya.
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
Yall about to mess around and act sanctified.
Somebody might think this is ah sanctified church.
[Pastor sings] Hey! Hey! My my my my my my my.
My my. Hallelujah.
[Pastor speaks in tongues]
Hey!
[Pastor sings]
I got a praise and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise
I got a praise
I got a praise
I got a pra-a –aise
I got a praise.
[Repeats these lyrics with the congregation responding]
I got a praise Him and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise.
[Pastor speaks] Hey! Gloray!** Gloray! Gloray!
Hey! Let the Saints praise Him!
Let the Saints praise Him!
Let the Saints praise Him!
If He’s been good to ya, come on and praise Him.
If He’s made ah way for ya, come on and praise Him.
[Pastor sings]
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him! [congregation respods with “Praise Him” each time that the Pastor says those words]
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
[This is repeated a number of times then the Pastor sings or speaks in African American minster’s cadence]
Oh-o-o. My my my.
[Pastor speaks]
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
[Pastor speaks in tongues including something that sounds like “Shonta my”.
Then Pastor says]
Surely, the presence of the Lord is in this place.
Your deliverance is here.
The Holy Ghost is here.
Your healing is here.
Whatever you need is in this place.
Gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray.
Somebody, just shout*** “Glo-o-raay!
Ah, oh, my, my, my.
Hallelujah!
God bless ya.
God bless you and be seated if you can.
We are so delighted to see each of you that are here.
__ [?], Amen.
We don’t believe that anybody is hear by accident.
If you just happened to walk in, we believe that you are here by divine design.
That God ordered your steps. How do we know that God ordered your steps, is because there have been people praying this week.
Amen.
There have been intercessors on the phone this week.
Amen. At four in the morning on Tuesday.
Amen. Praying for YOU.
*fire
**glory
***”Shout” here means “to speak loudly”, to yell.
-snip-
This is my transcription of that song from this video. Additions and corrections are welcome.
"-?" means that I'm not sure what word was said.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/05/black-church-praise-break-videos.html for my comments about the changing forms that the African American religious "shout" activity has taken since that activity was documented during African American slavery in the 18th century.
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ADDENDUM: VIEWERS' COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG "I'M SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME"
Editor's Note:
These comments are in chronological order with the comments with the oldest year's date presented first. They are presented for the historical and cultural record. I assigned numbers to the comment for referencing purposes. No order of preference is intended by these numbers.
I know nothing about the composers of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" and "I got a praise and I gotta let it out".
I'd love to know their composers, and when & where they were first sung. Any information about these songs will be greatly appreciated.
COMMENTS:
2008
1. Kia JaI, 2008
“what song is this. i like it”
**
2. baconboy59, 2008
in reply to Kia Jai
“These are old pentacostal congregational songs. There is no music written for them, they are just handed down orally from church to church. The first song is called "i'm so glad the lord saved me" and the other is "lord i just want to thank you. I hope this helps.”
-snip-
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism
"Pentecostalism or Classical Pentecostalism is a renewal movement[1] within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks. For Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the second chapter of the Book of Acts".
Also, click http://www.cai.org/bible-studies/history-pentecostal-movement for more information about Pentecostal churches.
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2009
3. TheChiteach
"organist isn't familiar with the old praise songs...pity"
**
Reply
5. “Agree with you Chiteach.....Those old devotion songs were the best.....too bad they're being lost to this generation.”
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HisGraceProphetDLK
6. “This is the ole church that I knew that we sung at the "Church of Praisers" Grace Memorial COGIC, wow.. you don't hear the ole songs anymore. I try to keep them around”
-snip-
COGIC = Church Of God In Christ
From http://pressreleases.religionnews.com/2013/07/11/church-of-god-in-christ-will-keep-its-largest-convention-in-st-louis-through-2016/
"About The Church Of God In Christ"
The Church of God in Christ is the fifth largest Protestant religious denomination in the United States, the largest African American Pentecostal church in the country and the second largest Pentecostal organization in the world with churches in 60 countries worldwide and an estimated membership of nearly 6.5 million members.
Click that link for more information about that Christian denomination.
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2010
7. Daddysgirl767
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees I'm so glad that the Lord saved me.... you better take me back!"
-snip-
I think that "you better take me back!" refers to that old way that some African Americans worshiped in churches.
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8. TheSoulshifter, 2010
“This an old cogic song i like this one"
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9. vickvick99
“This is good ole fashion church!!!!!! Loooove It !! Um but where did it go they don't have church like that no more What happened???? OOh Zion whats the matter now!!!”
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10. TheStarbaby7
“I enjoyed this alot..i liked the medley and the music..lets go back to the old time way..that's what i like boy, i got saved under that stuff..Bless this church over in the vineyard doing your work Lord..and i love the song Praise i got a praise..its made for shouting boy..lol..God bless!! :-)”
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11. T Last
“Yes!!!!! They did that clap!”
-snip-
I think that "the clap" here refers to the double time handclap that is done as accompaniment for some Gospel songs.
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2011
12. ChurchGirlAllDay1
“I'm SOOOOOO Glad The Lord Save Me!!!! Love Good Ol Pentecostal Songs!!!”
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RELATED POST
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/cut-step-and-other-black-pentecostal.html
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This concludes Part I of this series.
My thanks to Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. and to his congregation. My thanks also to the publisher of this video, and to all those who I quoted in this post.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of a four part series that showcases examples of and lyrics to the old Gospel song "I'm So Glad The Lord Saved Me".
This post features an example of that song that is led by Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. of Faith Covenant Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
This post also includes my transcription of that YouTube sound file which in includes the song "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me", two other songs, and a portion of Pastor Moore's sermon.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-original-five-blind-boys-of.html for Part II of this series.
Part II showcases an example of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" and lyrics of that song as sung by "The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi". That post also includes information about this singing group.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/bishop-g-e-patterson-im-so-glad-that.html for Part III of this series.
Part III showcases an example of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me"as sung by Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson. Information about Bishop Patterson is also included in that post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/miracle-tabernacle-cogics-praise.html for Part IV of this series.
Part IV showcases an example of & lyrics for "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" as sung by Miracle Tabernacle COGIC's Praise Generation choir.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owner.
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FEATURED VIDEO: A Pentecostal Praise Break Done Right!
atlpraiser Uploaded on Apr 24, 2008
This is my Church, Faith Covenant Church in Atlanta, Georgia doing what we do best, giving God the Praise! Our Pastor is Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. and he is a preaching machine....
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[This video is an excerpt of the sermon]
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LYRICS: I’M SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME
(as sung by Pastor Mark Moore, Sr.)
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
If it had not been for Jesus [tell me]
Where would I be
I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
[Repeat 3x]
He saved me (He saved me)
I’m glad that he did (He saved me)
[Repeat first verse]
Aren’t you glad that the Lord saved you etc.
Oh, He saved me
[response] He saved me
He saved me
[response] He saved me
Saved me
[response] He saved me
Saved me
[response] He saved me
If it had not been for Jesus
Where would I be
Oh I’m so glad that the Lord saved me
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SECOND SONG:
Oh Lord, I just wanna thank you [4x]
I want to thank You for being so good to me
[Repeat entire chorus and end with these words:]
so good to me.
-snip-
This is my transcription of these songs from that video. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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TRANSCRIPTION OF A SERMON BY FAITH COVENANT CHURCH (ATLANTA, GEORGIA)PASTOR MARK MOORE, SR. ()
[starting at 3:52 in this video]
Note: This transcription is given without the congregation’s responses, and without indicating when the organist played his responsive chords in response to the pastor's words. I recognize that these call & response exchanges are a significant part of that sermon.
[Pastor sings]
Come on an say Halleluhah
Oh, my my my. Hallelujah!
Come on and say “Hallelujah!”
Ah-ah-ah-ah. My, my, my”.
Hallelujah!
[Pastor speaks in the characteristic African American minister cadence]
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
Somebody brought ah praise with ya.
There are two kinda of folk
There are, there are two kind of people who come to church on Sunday.
There are some that come looking for something to happen to make them praise.
And that’s alright. They, they they’re like the folk in the world. They don’t have enough, Amen, to get their own high. So they get ah contact high.
Yall need to talk to me. Come on.
But am I right, though?
And.. and in some atmospheres, there’s some things are in the air, some smoke is in the air that if you just hang out there long enough, you’ll get ah contact high.
But then there’s some other folk who brought their own FIRE with them.
And I didn’t come here for the preacher to make me happy.
I didn’t come for the audience to make me happy.
I brought my own joy.
I brought my own praise.
I brought my own FIYAH*
And if there’s somebody in heeeeer
that could ???
[praise break musical chords]
Ah…yall ain’t ready. Yall ain’t ready.
[Pastor sings]Ahhhh! Heey-eh-eh-eh eh.
[Pastor speaks] God bless ya.
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
Yall about to mess around and act sanctified.
Somebody might think this is ah sanctified church.
[Pastor sings] Hey! Hey! My my my my my my my.
My my. Hallelujah.
[Pastor speaks in tongues]
Hey!
[Pastor sings]
I got a praise and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise
I got a praise
I got a praise
I got a pra-a –aise
I got a praise.
[Repeats these lyrics with the congregation responding]
I got a praise Him and I gotta let it out.
I got a praise.
[Pastor speaks] Hey! Gloray!** Gloray! Gloray!
Hey! Let the Saints praise Him!
Let the Saints praise Him!
Let the Saints praise Him!
If He’s been good to ya, come on and praise Him.
If He’s made ah way for ya, come on and praise Him.
[Pastor sings]
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him! [congregation respods with “Praise Him” each time that the Pastor says those words]
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
[This is repeated a number of times then the Pastor sings or speaks in African American minster’s cadence]
Oh-o-o. My my my.
[Pastor speaks]
God bless ya.
God bless ya.
[Pastor speaks in tongues including something that sounds like “Shonta my”.
Then Pastor says]
Surely, the presence of the Lord is in this place.
Your deliverance is here.
The Holy Ghost is here.
Your healing is here.
Whatever you need is in this place.
Gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray, gloray.
Somebody, just shout*** “Glo-o-raay!
Ah, oh, my, my, my.
Hallelujah!
God bless ya.
God bless you and be seated if you can.
We are so delighted to see each of you that are here.
__ [?], Amen.
We don’t believe that anybody is hear by accident.
If you just happened to walk in, we believe that you are here by divine design.
That God ordered your steps. How do we know that God ordered your steps, is because there have been people praying this week.
Amen.
There have been intercessors on the phone this week.
Amen. At four in the morning on Tuesday.
Amen. Praying for YOU.
*fire
**glory
***”Shout” here means “to speak loudly”, to yell.
-snip-
This is my transcription of that song from this video. Additions and corrections are welcome.
"-?" means that I'm not sure what word was said.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/05/black-church-praise-break-videos.html for my comments about the changing forms that the African American religious "shout" activity has taken since that activity was documented during African American slavery in the 18th century.
****
ADDENDUM: VIEWERS' COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG "I'M SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME"
Editor's Note:
These comments are in chronological order with the comments with the oldest year's date presented first. They are presented for the historical and cultural record. I assigned numbers to the comment for referencing purposes. No order of preference is intended by these numbers.
I know nothing about the composers of "I'm So Glad That The Lord Saved Me" and "I got a praise and I gotta let it out".
I'd love to know their composers, and when & where they were first sung. Any information about these songs will be greatly appreciated.
COMMENTS:
2008
1. Kia JaI, 2008
“what song is this. i like it”
**
2. baconboy59, 2008
in reply to Kia Jai
“These are old pentacostal congregational songs. There is no music written for them, they are just handed down orally from church to church. The first song is called "i'm so glad the lord saved me" and the other is "lord i just want to thank you. I hope this helps.”
-snip-
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism
"Pentecostalism or Classical Pentecostalism is a renewal movement[1] within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks. For Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the second chapter of the Book of Acts".
Also, click http://www.cai.org/bible-studies/history-pentecostal-movement for more information about Pentecostal churches.
****
2009
3. TheChiteach
"organist isn't familiar with the old praise songs...pity"
**
Reply
5. “Agree with you Chiteach.....Those old devotion songs were the best.....too bad they're being lost to this generation.”
****
HisGraceProphetDLK
6. “This is the ole church that I knew that we sung at the "Church of Praisers" Grace Memorial COGIC, wow.. you don't hear the ole songs anymore. I try to keep them around”
-snip-
COGIC = Church Of God In Christ
From http://pressreleases.religionnews.com/2013/07/11/church-of-god-in-christ-will-keep-its-largest-convention-in-st-louis-through-2016/
"About The Church Of God In Christ"
The Church of God in Christ is the fifth largest Protestant religious denomination in the United States, the largest African American Pentecostal church in the country and the second largest Pentecostal organization in the world with churches in 60 countries worldwide and an estimated membership of nearly 6.5 million members.
Click that link for more information about that Christian denomination.
****
2010
7. Daddysgirl767
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees I'm so glad that the Lord saved me.... you better take me back!"
-snip-
I think that "you better take me back!" refers to that old way that some African Americans worshiped in churches.
****
8. TheSoulshifter, 2010
“This an old cogic song i like this one"
****
9. vickvick99
“This is good ole fashion church!!!!!! Loooove It !! Um but where did it go they don't have church like that no more What happened???? OOh Zion whats the matter now!!!”
****
10. TheStarbaby7
“I enjoyed this alot..i liked the medley and the music..lets go back to the old time way..that's what i like boy, i got saved under that stuff..Bless this church over in the vineyard doing your work Lord..and i love the song Praise i got a praise..its made for shouting boy..lol..God bless!! :-)”
****
11. T Last
“Yes!!!!! They did that clap!”
-snip-
I think that "the clap" here refers to the double time handclap that is done as accompaniment for some Gospel songs.
****
2011
12. ChurchGirlAllDay1
“I'm SOOOOOO Glad The Lord Save Me!!!! Love Good Ol Pentecostal Songs!!!”
****
RELATED POST
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/cut-step-and-other-black-pentecostal.html
****
This concludes Part I of this series.
My thanks to Pastor Mark Moore, Sr. and to his congregation. My thanks also to the publisher of this video, and to all those who I quoted in this post.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
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