malacomg, May 23, 2014
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This pancocojams post is divided into two sections.
Part A presents information about and showcases five YouTube videos of the 1989 Gospel song "Who's On The Lord's Side". The complete lyrics for that Gospel song are included in this pancocojams post.
Part B presents information about and showcases four YouTube videos of the 1877 Christian hymn "Who Is On The Lord's Side". Partial lyrics for that Christian hymn are included in this pancocojams post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composers of these songs and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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PART A - 1989 GOSPEL SONG "WHO'S ON THE LORD SIDE"
INFORMATION ABOUT REV. TIMOTHY WRIGHT' & INFORMATION ABOUT HIS GOSPEL SONG "WHO'S ON THE LORD'S SIDE
Excerpt #1
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GospelHistory/posts/1348361796455676/
"The Gospel Music History Group ·
Garlyn St. Louis, June 17, 2025
"🎉 Happy Heavenly Birthday
to Rev. Timothy Donald Wright (June 17, 1947 – April 24, 2009). He would've
been 78 years old 🎂😃
Gospel director Reverend Timothy Wright has been involved
with choirs on a regular basis for most of his life. Wright began playing piano
at the age of 12, as he utilized his budding musical talents at the St. John's
Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God in Brooklyn, NY, eventually composing for
the church's choir. By 1969, Wright was playing piano for the late Bishop F.D.
Washington, and it was from his tenure in Washington's choir that Wright gained
the attention of Rev. Isaac Douglas and the N.Y. Community Choir, for which
Wright soon began playing organ for, as well as penning almost all the songs on
Douglas' 1971 album Lets Go Higher.
In the mid-'70s, Wright formed his own
outfit, the Timothy Wright Concert Choir, resulting in such releases as Who's
on the Lord's Side and Do You Know the Light, and began playing with various
other choirs across the United States. Wright also found the time to team up
with Myrna Summers for her We're Gonna Make It release, as well as forming the
project Come Thou Almighty King, which is comprised of a 500-voice choir.
Wright is the pastor and founder of the Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in
Brooklyn, and since 1990 has been issuing albums on a regular basis, including
such titles as I'm Glad About It, Moving in the Spirit, and Story to Tell;
1994's Come Thou Almighty King was nominated for the Best Traditional Soul
Gospel Grammy and hit Billboard's Top 20 gospel chart. He remained busy into
the 2000s, until July 2008, when Wright was seriously injured in a car accident
that killed his wife and grandson; he died the following April at age 61."
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I reformatted this comment to increase its readability.
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Excerpt #2
From https://petra.fandom.com/wiki/Who%27s_on_the_Lord%27s_Side "Who's On The Lord's Side"
The song was written by Rev. Timothy Wright. The original
version of the song was featured on his live album titled Live! Who's on the
Lord's Side, released in 1989."...
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The complete lyrics for this Gospel song are found below Showcase Part A, Video #5.
SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF THE GOSPEL SONG "WHO'S ON THE LORD'S SIDE"
SHOWCASE VIDEO #1-
This video is found at the top of this pancocojams post.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Chris Coleman singing Who's one the Lord side
thankyag, Jan 22, 2009
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -Patti LaBelle - Who's On The Lord's Side
allen freeman, Apr 23, 2013
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4- Voices of Eden -- "Who's on the Lord's Side"
VOEVault, Mar 22, 2015
Voices of Eden Gospel Choir at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte. Spring 2015 Tour: New Life Christian Center (Jackson,
TN), Voices of Eden Concert -- March 15, 2015. Performing "Who's on the
Lord's Side" by Rev. Timothy Wright. Soloist: Paris Blackwell.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Who's on the Lord's Side with Trilogy(feat. Darris Sneed) | Mariners Worship
Mariners Church, Feb 14, 2022
"Who's on the Lord's Side" by Timothy Wright
Live from Mariners Worship featuring Trilogy & Darris
Sneed
You've been running and running
Running for a long time
Your time is winding up
You better make up your mind
It's getting late in the evening
The sun is going down
You better get right while
He may be found
(Chorus)
I want to know where
Who's on the Lord's side
I want to know where
Who's on the Lord's side
Where do you stand
Come on, come on
I'm on the Lord's side
You got to work, got to work, work while it's day
For the night is coming when you can't find your way
Oh sinner I wonder what will you do
You better choose this day - tomorrow's not promised to you
Get up if you're on the Lord's side
Get on your feet
PART B - 19TH CENTURY CHRISTIAN HYMN " WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE"
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CHRISTIAN HYMN
Excerpt #1
From AI Overview [a result of my query about that hymn to Google Search on September 20, 2025]
"AI Overview
The hymn "Who Is on the Lord's Side?" was written by Frances Ridley Havergal in 1877 and published in 1878 as "Home Missions". Its text draws inspiration from Moses' challenge in Exodus 32:26, "Who is on the Lord's side? Let him come unto me," and 1 Chronicles 12:18, where Amasai pledges loyalty to David. The hymn was composed by Havergal, though an existing melody was adapted, and it asks for total commitment to Christ's cause.
Origin of the hymn
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, an English hymn writer.
Date: October 13, 1877, first published in 1878 in her
collection Loyal Responses.
Original Title: Home Missions.
Inspiration for the hymn
Exodus 32:26: Moses, returning from the mount, calls out,
"Who is on the LORD's side?" to the Israelites worshipping the golden
calf, and the sons of Levi gathered to him.
1 Chronicles 12:18: Amasai, a leader of David's army,
declares loyalty, saying, "We are yours, O David; We are on your side, O
son of Jesse!"."...
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Excerpt #2
From https://hymnstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2023/06/03/who-is-on-the-lords-side/
..."A hymn which asks us if we are on the Lord’s side or not is “Who Is on the Lord’s Side?” The text was written by Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879). It is dated Oct. 13, 1877, was entitled “Home Missions,” and was first published with five stanzas in her 1878 Loyal Responses. The tune (Armageddon) is an adaptation of a German melody credited to C. Luise (or Louise) Reichardt, who was born on April 11, 1779, at Berlin, Germany, the daughter of composers Johann Friedrich Reichardt and Juliane Reichardt, and granddaughter of Bohemian violinist and composer Franz Benda"...
PARTIAL LYRICS - WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE
"
Music: Mo Leverett
1. Who is on the Lord's
side?
Who will serve the King?
Who will be His helpers,
other lives to bring?
Who will leave the world's
side?
Who will face the foe?
Who is on the Lord's side?
Who for Him will go?
By Thy call of mercy,
by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord's side
Savior, we are Thine!
2. Not for weight of glory,
not for crown and palm,
Enter we the army,
raise the warrior psalm;
But for love that claimeth lives
for whom He died:
He whom Jesus nameth
must be on His side.
By Thy call of mercy,
by Thy grace divine,
We are on the Lord's side
Savior, we are Thine!"...
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Click http://hymnbook.igracemusic.com/hymns/who-is-on-the-lords-side for the complete lyrics for this hymn.
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YoungAtHeart1941, Jan 28, 2011
The Original Hinson Family As They Appeared On "Gospel
Singing Jubilee". All Hinson Songs
I Post Is A Tribute To Kenny Hinson (1953-1995). Kenny Was Truly A Dynamic And Prolific Lead
Singer Who Was Influenced By Singing Style Of Merle Haggard; Who In Return Was
Influenced By Singing Style Of Lefty Frizzell.
Temple Baptist Church,
SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -
Glorious Philharmonic Choir, Jul 31, 2020
Who is On The Lord's Side-MHB 820. By J. Goss. Performed by
Glorious Philharmonic Choir, Ghana.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Who is on the Lord's Side (Cover) by Nagaland Baptist
College Choir.[India]
Nagaland Baptist College, Apr 22, 2022
Who is on the Lord's Side written by Frances R Havergal
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