Reunion Choir, featuring Loretta Oliver - "Walking Up the King's Highway" (video & lyrics)

mmmwclib, Apr 12, 2013

Reunion Choir, featuring Loretta Oliver (Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. Mitchell, Georgia)

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a video of an adapted version of the African American Gospel song "Walking Up The King's Highway". 

The lyrics for that song that are sung by that choir are also included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain wih their owners.

Thanks to Mary Gardner and Thomas Dorsey for composing this song. Thanks to the choir that is featured in this post. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. 

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LYRICS - WALKING UP THE KINGS HIGHWAY 
(music and lyrics composed by Mary Gardner and Thomas A. Dorsey:
as sung by the Reunion Choir of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church)

Introduction
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.

[repeat several times]

Entire choir- Hallelujah, Amen
I am walking up the King's highway.
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.

[repeat several times]

Entire choir- Hallelujah, Amen
I am walking up the King's highway.

Chorus:
It’s a highway to Heaven,
None can walk up there,
But the pure in heart.
It’s a highway To Heaven,
And I'm walking up the King’s highway.

When we all get to heaven
What a day of rejoicing that will be
When we all see Jesus
We'll sing and shout the victory

Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.

[repeat several times]

Entire choir- Hallelujah, Amen
I am walking up the King's highway.

Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.
Soloist: I'm on my way to heaven.
Choir: So am I.

 Entire choir- Hallelujah, Amen
 I am walking up the King's highway.

Soloist: Well, It's a highway
Choir- It's a highway
Soloist - It's a highway
Choir - It's a highway up to heaven
None can walk up there
But the pure in heart
It's a highway
It's a highway
It's a highway up to heaven
And I'm walking up the King's highway 

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This is a partial transcription of the lyrics that are sung in the video that is showcased in this pancocojams post. These lyrics are given without most of the soloist's embellishments.

There are other lyric versions of this song including these lyrics:

Refrain:

It’s a highway to heaven.

None can walk up there,

But the pure in heart.

It’s a highway to heaven.

I am walking up the king’s highway.

 

1. If you’re not walking,

Start while I’m talking.

Walking up the King’s highway.

There’s joy in knowing

With Him I’m going.

Walking up the King’s highway.

 

2. My way gets brighter;

My load gets lighter.

Walking up the King’s highway.

If you be confessing,

There is a blessing.

Walking up the King’s highway.

 

(Christ walks beside me;

His love to guide me.

Walking up the King’s highway.)

Online source: https://dailyprayer.us/Christian_song_lyrics/Christian_song_lyrics.php?s=walking_up_the_kings_highway

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