The Meditation Singers - "I'm Determined To Run This Race" (Gospel Song Composed By Rev. James Cleveland)

The Meditation Singers, August 26, 2021
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Here's information about this song from https://artandtheology.org/tag/traditional-black-gospel/
"SONG: “I’m Determined to Run This Race” by Rev. James Cleveland, 1953 | Performed by the Meditation Singers, 1962"

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the Gospel song "I'm Determined To Run This Race" (also known as "I'm Determined". This song was composed by Rev. James Cleveland in 1953 and was first recorded by The Meditation Singers.

Information about The Meditation Singers is included in this post along with my transcription of the basic lyrics for this song (without the harmonizing lyrics).  Additions and corrections are welcome.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Rev. James Cleveland for his musical legacy and thanks to The Meditation Singers for their musical legacy.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDITATION SINGERS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meditation_Singers
"The Meditation Singers was a Gospel music group formed by Ernestine Rundless in the late 1940s. The original members were Earnestine Rundless, DeLillian Mitchell, Marie Waters, and Waters sister, Deloreese Early, who is now known as Della Reese. Della Reese left the group in 1953 and was replaced by Laura Lee, Rundless's daughter.[1]

The Meditation Singers

Genres  Christian: Gospel

References

 Ankeny, Jason. "Meditation Singers Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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This is the entire Wikipedia page for this group.
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On March 1, 2014 I wrote this information about this song in a file I keep for Gospel music: 
 I just read this information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roberta_Martin_Singers
"[Roberta] Martin also began to team up with a young James Cleveland, who composed songs for the group such as "I'm Determined" (1953)" 

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BASIC LYRICS* - I'M DETERMINED TO RUN THIS RACE
(Rev. James Cleveland)   

I'm determined
To run this race.
I'm determined
To see my Master's face.
I'm determined
For whenever I'm in doubt
I know
The Lord
Will bring me out.

I'm determined
Whenever everything goes wrong
I’m determined
To still keep on singing my song
I’m so determined
To make it in
Ooh-oh
Ooh-oh-o

Yes!
I’m determined
Though billows may roll
I’m determined
Because Jesus keeps my soul
I’m determined
Because if I don’t have a friend
I know He will be there till the end

I said I’m determined
mother
I’m still determined, mother
to keep righting all my wrongs
I said I’m so determined
To make it in.
Ooh-oh
Ooh-oh-o

I’m determined
I said I’m determined
Here's all is lies
Because Jesus still will provide
I’m so determined
To make it in
Ooh-oh
Ooh-oh-o
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*I transcribed this basic transcription from the recording that is showcased in this pancocojams post.
By "basic lyrics" I mean the words that the soloist sings without some of her vocalizations or exclamations such as "Yes!" and without the harmonizing and/or responsive words or vocalizations that are sung by the other singers. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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