The Jubalaires -"God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down" (1947 Black American Gospel recording)

 upgrayeeed, May 21, 2010

1947(?)

Left to right: Orville Brooks, Ted Brooks, Caleb Ginyard and George McFadden.

[picture from vocalgroupharmony.com]

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Edited by Azizi Powell
 
This pancocojams post showcases The Jubalaires' recording of the Black American Gospel song "-"God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down". This Gospel song is also known as "Run On For A Long Time".

This post presents information about The Jubalaires as well as the lyrics for that song and an explanation about what the title of that song means.

The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, socio-cultural, and aesthetic purposes. 

All copyrights remain with the owners.

Thanks to the Jubalaires and thanks to the composer/s of this Gospel song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/the-jubailaires-noah-1940s-gospel-rap.html for the pancocojams entitled "The Jubailaire's Noah - 1940s Gospel Rap (video, information, and lyrics)" and was published on pancocojams in 2012..

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/early-rap-recordings-and-lyrics-for.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Rap Sounding Recordings Before The Rap Genre Started For "The Preacher And The Bear" By The Golden Gate Quartet & The Jubaliares"

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE JUBALAIRES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jubalaires
"The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active between 1935 and 1962. Originally known as the Royal Harmony Singers,[1] the band was known for song verses delivered in a rhythmic, rhyming style that has been described as an early version of rapping.[3][4]

History

The band's name was derived from Jubal, a biblical figure in Genesis who is sometimes regarded as "the father of all harpists and organists."[5]

The band reached no. 10 on the R&B charts on November 14, 1942, with "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" a song adapted from the speech of a naval chaplain in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year.[6] Other releases included "Before This Time Another Year" / "Ezekiel (Saw the Wheel A Rollin')" (released under the Decca Records label), "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down" / "Go Down Moses" (King Records), and "My God Called Me This Morning" / "Ring That Golden Bell" (King Records).[7]

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In 1946, the Jubalaires secured a spot on Arthur Godfrey's CBS radio show.[9] Willie Johnson left the Golden Gate Quartet to take the lead of the group in 1948, and in 1950 the band appeared in the musical comedy film Duchess of Idaho.[2][10]

[…]

Most of the music by the Jubalaires was released by Queen Records, a King Records subsidiary specializing in African-American music. However, later reissues of their music appeared under King Records.[13]

[…]

Background information

Origin  Florida, United States

Genres American folk, gospel, spirituals, proto-rap

Years active     1935–1962

Labels  Capitol, Decca, King”…
“Proto-rap” means "... black individuals engaging in some type of spoken word activity before rap became a recognizable genre in the 70s."
-https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/comments/15ky841/what_counts_as_protorap/

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SONG
From AI Overview
"The earliest recorded version of the traditional folk song "Run On For A Long Time" (often known as "God's Gonna Cut You Down" or "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down") is generally credited to the Golden Gate Quartet, who recorded it on June 5, 1946.

Here are the key early recordings of this traditional song:

1946: The Golden Gate Quartet.

1947: The Jubalaires (first issued/released version).

1949: Bill Landford & The Landfordaires (released "Run On For A Long Time").

Key Details:

Nature of the Song: It is a traditional American folk/gospel hymn that has been recorded in various genres.

Other Early/Notable Versions: Odetta recorded a version in 1956. Elvis Presley recorded a version titled "Run On" in 1967.

Moby's Sample: The 1999 song "Run On" by Moby, which popularized the song for many, is a remix that heavily samples the 1949 recording by Bill Landford & The Landfordaires.

Johnny Cash: His well-known version was recorded in 2003 and released posthumously on American V: A Hundred Highways (2006

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LYRICS - GOD ALMIGHTY'S GONNA CUT  YOU DOWN'*
(as recorded by The Golden Gate Quartet

"You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty gonna cut you down

You may run home for a long time

You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty′s gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar (well, well)

Go tell that midnight rider (well, well)

Tell the gambler, the rambler, backbiter

Tell 'em God Almighty′s gonna cut 'em down

 

Stop, God Almighty, let me tell you the news

My head been wet with the midnight dews

Now I been down on my bended knees

Talkin' to the Man from Galilee

My God spoken, he spokes so sweet

I thought I heard the shuffle of angels′ feet

He put one hand upon my head

Great God Almighty, let me tell you what He said

Go tell that long tongued liar (well, well)

Go tell that midnight rider (well, well)

Tell the gambler, the rambler, backbiter

Tell ′em God Almighty gonna cut 'em down

You may run home for a long time

You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty′s gonna cut you down

You may throw your rocks and hide your hand

Working in the dark against your fellow man

But you sure as God made the day and the night

What you do in the dark will be brought to the light

You can run and hide, slip and slide

You talk about the mote in your neighbor's eyes

But you sure as God made rich and the poor

You going to reap just what you sow

You can run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty′s gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar

Go tell that midnight rider

Tell the gambler, the rambler, backbiter

Tell 'em God Almighty gonna cut ′em down

Some brother go to church just to signify

You try to make a date with the neighbor's wife

But brother let me tell you just as sure as you're born

You better leave that woman alone

Because one of these days you mark my word

You′ll think brother has gone to work

You′re going to creep up and knock on his door

That's all brother, you′ll knock no more

You can run home for a long time

You may run home for a long time

Run home for a long time

Let me tell you, God Almighty's gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar (well, well)

Go tell that midnight rider

Tell the gambler, the rambler, backbiter

Tell ′em God Almighty's gonna cut ′em down"
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Statement on that page: "Writer(s): Clyde Riddick, Orlandus Wilson, Willie B Johnson, Henry Lee" Owens members of the Golden Gate Quartet]

https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/The-Golden-Gate-Quartet/God-Almighty-s-Gonna-Cut-You-Down
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The words "Run on for a long time/God Almighty gonna cut you down" means "people may do evil for a long time, but they will eventually have to face God's punishment."

The lyrics "Run home for a long time" in that musixmatch transcription are always given as "Run on for a long time" in other transcription of this Gospel song . 

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The Custom That Patti Labelle, Fantasia, LaSun Pace And Some Other African American Female Singers Have Of Kicking Off Their Shoes While SANGING

LaShun Pace - I Know I've Been Changed

 malacomg,  May 23, 2014

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about YouTube comments from African Americans about a video that was published on YouTube in 2014 of Lashun Pace sanging the Gospel song "I Know I've Been Changed".

In addition to that YouTube video, this post presents some comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread about Lashun Pace and the custom that she, Patti Labelle, Fantasia and some other African American female vocalists' (especially Gospel singers) have of stepping out of their shoes when they are sanging.

Addendum #1 of this post presents my editor's comment from the closely related 2018 pancocojams post "Patti LaBelle's & Fantasia's Custom Of Kicking Off Their Shoes or Taking Off Their Shoes During Their Performances (with two videos)" https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/09/patti-labelles-fantasias-custom-of.html

Addendum #2 of this post presents an AI Overview about Patti Labelle and Fantasia removing their shoes when they sing certain songs. 

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/lashun-pace-sanging-gospel-song-i-know.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents some information about Lashun Pace and presents some comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread that include affirming responses about Lashun Pace sanging that Gospel song.

A definition of the word "affirm" in the phrase "affirming comments" and a definition of "sanging" are included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lashun Pace for her musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the film maker for this clip and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. Thanks also to Patti Labelle and Fantasia for their musical legacies. 

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DEFINITION OF "SANGING"
"Sanging" is a present tense English language verb that means "to sing very well, especially to sing soulfully very well"

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS SHOWCASE YOUTUBE ABOUT LASHUN PACE KICKING OFF HER SHOES WHILE SINGING THE GOSPEL SONG "I KNOW I'VE BEEN CHANGED 

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzMKZcoFTrM

2016

1. @empressmystique260
"You know it gets serious when the shoes come off. She went from singing to ministering in an instant. Anointed!!"

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2. @bakaribrown9642
''Lordt you know when the kitten heels come off. You gone be laid over in the spirit"
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Pancocojams edito's note: "Kitten heels" is a reference for women's shoes with a very small heel.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten_heel ]

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3. @tiarrezachery
"lolllll"

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4. @iampeaches1924, 2017
"bakari brown lol lord Jesus I cracked up at kitten heels 😂😂"

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5. @BellaPenns,2018
"A year later, and we are still falling out at this comment! LOL!

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2017

6. @brickcitychick5404
"U know this Sista is sangin from the heart...and straight out of her church shoes! 😄😄 SAAANG!!!"

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7. @joliegarrett, 2019
"Now THAT'S SANGIN'!!! HALLELUJAH!!!"

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2018

8. @11sophiemarie
"In church, or any gospel event. When a big woman, in sequins or rhinestones, kicks off her shoes: oh the Holy Spirit is coming in and it's going to get real.

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9. @tashawnayoung3782
"Yes when them shoes come off its over

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10. @benjaminjeanes998
"Step in that water sister.. Amen"

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11. @cutetimesinfinity3368
"Yeah. You already know."

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12. "lilsparrow7845, 2018
"Lol....yup..".

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13. @atlsongbyrd6084, 2019
"Right! I saw Fantasia take her shoes off at Aretha Franklin's funeral and I knew it was about to be on and poppin lol!"

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14. @abigailvincent4909,2020
"Especially the kitten heels"

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15. @bridgettstrawbridge, 2020
"☝🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽✨✨✨ For Show 😅😅😅 GLORY TO "GOD"!!!"

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2019

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2020

@Gr8LilLady
16. "Daniel Hawkins, when they kick off dem shoes OH! It's gone down! If you don't believe Sista La Shaun Pace, then you Betta ask Sista Patti Labelle 🤣😳😍"

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@czahnie
17. "Those shoes came off and she stuck her whole foot in that song !"

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18. @PeaceNHairGrease
"👠🥿👡👢💪🏽🗣🗣🗣it’s time to sang"

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2021

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2022

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2023

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2024

19. @felicialockett6606
"SAAAAAAAAANG GIRL!!!!!!!!!  This never gets old...."

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20. @mamared41
"You already know its going down when the shoes come off"

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21. @DivaStylesbyTrish
"Good Lord she sings this song!"

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22. @sonwabosiyengele106
"When she took her shoes off and sang "I step in the water" 🙏❤️"

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2025

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2026

23. @kentglover1953
"It was over when she took off her shoes and stepped in the water!🙏🏽"

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24. @hattiethompson8540
"once them shoes come off...you will be delivered ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏

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ADDENDUM #1- PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
From https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/09/patti-labelles-fantasias-custom-of.html "Patti LaBelle's & Fantasia's Custom Of Kicking Off Their Shoes or Taking Off Their Shoes During Their Performances (with two videos), September 2, 2018

Here are the links and titles for these YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGmz0LIu9j0 "Fantasia Performs Musical Tribute (Aretha Franklin Memorial)", published by Alan Kahn, Aug 31, 2018

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVhUPpChcSI "Patti Labelle - Isn't it a shame" ; golden0eye, Mar 10, 2007

Some commenters in these two videos' discussion threads suggest that taking off her shoes has become an expected feature of Patti LaBelle's "over the top" performances which also used to include rolling on the stage while continuing to sing.

A number of commenters write that Fantasia takes off her shoes because she is modeling her performance style after Patti LaBelle.

A few commenters wrote that the reason why these singers take off their shoes is to get comfortable.

At least one commenter wrote that Fantasia takes off her shoes because she's a country gal (from High Point, North Carolina). But, the "country gal" theory doesn't fit Patti LaBelle who is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

However, many commenters in these two featured discussion threads believe that Patti LaBelle and Fantasia remove their shoes because it is a Pentecostal church custom to do so. If I correctly understand what was written, those commenters indicated that people who take off their shoes are either feeling the Holy Spirit or they are getting ready to feel the Spirit, i.e. getting ready to "shout", "getting happy”, “going in”.

One interpretation of those comments* could be that when women feel like they are getting ready to "go in" i.e. "get happy", they take off their high heel shoes** so that they can do the Holy dance better (without less restraints). An explanation for this precaution is that when people are feeling the Spirit, in the "heat of that moment", they might hurt themselves or hurt someone else if their shoes go flying because they have "danced out of their shoes" (because they are dancing so energetically). To prevent this from occurring, a person who feels the Spirit coming on might prevent these mishaps by taking off their shoes.
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*As a Baptist from the Northern region of the United States, I have a few recollections of (mostly) women being supported by church nurses because they felt the Spirit. However, I've seen very few people (in my home church or any other Baptist of Methodist churches that I've attended) doing a holy dance, with or without their shoes on.

**The comments in those discussion threads about taking off your shoes when you are about to feel the Spirit appear to refer only to women (who presumably are wearing high heels, since that is almost always the shoe fashion for church or other formal occasions

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ADDENDUM #2- AI OVERVIEW
[retrieved on April 8, 2026]

"Patti LaBelle famously kicks off her shoes during live performances as an authentic, often spontaneous, showmanship move born from practical necessity. She has explained that the habit began when her feet (specifically a corn) hurt, forcing her to shed heels to perform comfortably, and it evolved into an iconic sign of passion and a way to connect with the audience.

Patti LaBelle’s Shoe Kick:

Origin: The 80-year-old diva confessed on the Sherri show that the habit started because her corn was hurting.

Significance: It serves as a sign of her "passing the shoe" or offering a completely uninhibited performance, often requested back at the end of the show.

Viral Moments: Many videos on YouTube and Facebook show her removing her shoes, sometimes throwing them, and sometimes having artists like Prince in the audience witness it.

Recent Events: She continued this tradition in 2023, performing barefoot while singing "If Only You Knew".

Fantasia's Performance Style:

Like LaBelle, Fantasia is known for extremely passionate, emotive, and visceral performances that often involve high-energy movements.

While Patti is specifically known for "kicking off" shoes, performers like Fantasia often remove shoes or perform barefoot to fully embody the raw emotion of a song, creating a similar "no-shoes" experience of raw, authentic performance.

Both artists use this technique to signify that they are letting go of inhibition, focusing entirely on delivering a raw, vocal performance."
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Notice that this AI Overview doesn't mention that the singers remove their shoes when they sing certain songs-especially Gospel songs-because they are feeling the Holy Spirit. As a result I think that this write-up is incomplete if not inaccurate.  

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LaShun Pace SANGING The Gospel Song "I Know I Been Changed" (2014 YouTube Video & Examples Of Affirming Responses From That Video's Discussion Thread)

 

LaShun Pace - I Know I've Been Changed

 malacomg,  May 23, 2014
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Statistics for this YouTube video (as of April 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM EDT)
total # of views - 11,711,825 total # of comments -6,534

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Gospel singer Lashun Pace sanging "I Know I've Been Changed."

This post presents some information about Lashun Pace and presents some comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread about that vocalist's rendition of that song, with a focus on comments that document the use of certain  African American Vernacular English affirming responses.

A definition of the word "affirm" in the phrase "affirming comments" and a definition of "sanging" are included in this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/09/patti-labelles-fantasias-custom-of.html for Part II of this pancocojams post. That post presents some comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread about Lashun Pace and the custom that she, Patti Labelle, Fantasia and some other African American female vocalists' (especially Gospel singers) have of stepping out of their shoes when they are sanging.

The content of this post is presented for religious, linguistic, and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lashun Pace for her musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the film maker for this clip and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.  

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INFORMATION ABOUT LASHUN PACE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaShun_Pace
"Tarrian LaShun Pace (September 6, 1961 – March 21, 2022),[1] professionally known as LaShun Pace and sometimes credited as LaShun Pace-Rhodes or Shun Pace-Rhodes, was an American gospel singer, songwriter and evangelist. Pace was also a Stellar Award winner.

[...] 

Career

Pace began singing professionally during her teen years in the mid-1970s, performing solo and later alongside her sisters in the group The Anointed Pace Sisters, which formed in the late 1980s. Pace's singing and ministering skills were honed while she was on tour with the Rev. Gene Martin and the Action Revival Team, and with The Edwin Hawkins Singers from 1986 until her death.

In 1988 she recorded In the House of the Lord with Dr. Jonathan Greer and the Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ Choirs for Savoy Records. The label signed Pace as a solo artist soon afterwards. In 1990, she released her debut album He Lives, which reached the number two spot on the Billboard gospel charts and featured her signature song "I Know I've Been Changed". The follow-up song Shekinah Glory, appeared in 1993. Three years later, Pace returned with Wealthy Place, which included the song "Act Like You Know" featuring Karen Clark Sheard."...

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DEFINITION OF THE WORD "AFFIRM" IN THE PHRASE "AFFIRMING COMMENTS"
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affirm

"affirm"
1
a:. to validate, confirm

b : to state positively

[...]

3.
: to show or express a strong belief in or dedication to (something, such as an important idea)"
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Two examples of  "affirming" comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread are 'Amen", "Facts"*, and "Yes" and its African American Vernacular English form Yass"**. 

* "Facts" is a shortened form of the affirming statement "That's a fact".

**Adding one or more letter "s" to the word "Yes" ("Yas") increases the intensity of that word.

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DEFINITION OF "SANGING"
"Sanging" is a present tense English language verb that means "to sing very well, especially to sing soulfully very well"

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS SHOWCASE YOUTUBE 

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzMKZcoFTrM

2014

1.@KarenSmith-mw6mz
"Now you know this is music without the music......!!!!!! Lawd....this lady made me feel the love of GOD"

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2. @aneshiaaugustine, 2015
"yes lawd i got chills!! AMEN"

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3. @wwmerch, 2017
"Wow, i hadn't even noticed there were no instruments! !! It sounded that good!!"

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4. @dsb188
"She sang the mess out of that song..Yes Lord"

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5. @breannaburpo8536, 2016
"yasss💜🤗"

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6. @ahmawanahj9862, 2021
"Y e s ! 😌✨💞💞"

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2016

7. @princessdonn1912
"yassss!!!!!  this song is very POWERFUL AND SHE CAN SANG!!

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8. @simontavoi3080
"Yaaaasssss Queeennnnn ! 🙏"

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0. @zackhare7988
"never seen nobody sing this way good lord"

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10. @Rick3795, 2018
"Zack Hare true"

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11.@jermainebruce68
"Come thur Baptist!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽"

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12.@MylesJonesTheSingerr, 2017
"Lashun is COGIC"

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13.@im2krunk, 2017
"MylesJonesTheSinger

I believe he is referring to the song itself and not the singer. A lot of those old Black Southern Baptist songs have that slowwwwwww drag hand clap because they didn't allow instruments in their churches for a long time due to slavery."

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14. @red7iris
"Robert Nance imma have to disagree I grew up in an old southern baptist church and this was the type of singing I heard all the time . My experience in a Pentecostal church was quite the opposite "

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15.@smokeybee1636
"songs that get you saved"

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16. @NSKEIKI
"Amen🙏i kid u not it saved me!!"

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17. @lionofjudahlambofgod9132
" @NSKEIKI  Praise God Almighty."

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2017

18.@chocolatethundercherry143
"When this song comes on you have no choice but to get your praise on"

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19. @jovancole5078
"kinda makes you tear up because it feels  like   something very heavy has been lifted off your shoulders  :)"

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20. @tinacordova7233
"Jovan Cole true"

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21.@MississippiGirl0013, 2018
"I agree! Hadn't heard this song in so long... 🙌"

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22. @nenahynson, 2019
"I know!!! It hits so deep and makes you feel that old school church vibe"

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23. @Legendaryroots_llc, 2019
"Yess"

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24. @SheedMack88, 2020
"AMEN 🙌🏾"

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25. @stellaferraz1668
"POWER in the form of VOICE. That has to be the most powerful voice I've ever heard! I feel the Spirit from the first second until the end!!!"

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26.@anndavis9677
"AMEN!!!"

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27. @elizabethbrown7896, 2024
"Yes Lord!"

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2018

28.@mcbangmcbang6395
"Voice of the ANCESTORS"

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29.@sandraparker726, 2019
"Let’s not overlook the voices in the audience as a whole with the drum beat, all I can think of is Our ancestors on those slave ships. But Glory be to GOD! HE is able."

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30. @DeeVanasco, 2025
"THIS"

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31. @CylindersxCalibers
"i know her collard greens fire"

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32. @williegant4550, 2020
"Cornbread falls to pieces when you pick it up."

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33.@jazzy_8468, 2020
"@williegant4550  Yesssss!!"

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34. @pharaohnoble1209, 2020
"The best comment I ever seen 🤣🤣🤣"

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35. @yvettemorris7295, 2020
"You know her cooking off the charts!!! Big mama cooking will put you to sleep"

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36. @jaystew1249, 2020
"Real talk though 😂"

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37. @tashayc.johnson12345, 2020
"And her fried chicken🤣🤣"

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38. @mameze, 2020
"🤣🤣"

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39. @amiyaeoh1140, 2020
"Facts"

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40. @aliciag946, 2020
"😫☠ Omg these comments"

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41. @Naturebae84, 2020
"Man!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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@sauceghandi2799, 2020
"42. FACTS!!!!!!!"

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43. @jaynellioriginal5160, 2020
"😂😂😂😭😭😭"

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44. @kiontaerobinson9201, 2024
"Skraight up 😭"

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2019

45. @joliegarrett
"Now THAT'S SANGIN'!!! HALLELUJAH!!!"

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46. @sandraparker726
"I love my people. Her voice is unbelievable and the audience as a whole is on fire with just a drum beat.  We are anointed. I’m not saying others can’t do it, but I have yet to witness it."

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47. @JemiaBennett
"She didn’t sing that song, she SANG that song! 😭🔥"

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48. @darleneslaughter6016, 2024
"Amen yes she did ❤️"

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49. @KalvinKosha
"NOBODY will EVER deliver this song like she did. 🔥🤧"

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50. @charitapatrick6671, 2020
"No Lies Detected😩 This Is One Of My Favorite Gospel Songs And Ms. Pace Bodied This Song😭❤️ #VocalQueen" "

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2020

51. @pinkcede16
"THAT VOICE IS ANOINTED! THANK YOU JESUS!"

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52. @kymetic9162
"She sang it so EFFORTLESSLY!"

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53. @Inherentworth1, 2024
"Fact"

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54. @jansonmeachemsr.6841, 2021
"Big factz even the crowd sound good yes lawwwddd."

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2021

55. @anilrav
"If this don’t hit your soul something wrong🙌🏾🙌🏾"

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56. @charstrologyllc9522, 2022
"Something is def wrong cause this song gets me every time I hear it"

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57. @connectedconversationscoun283, 2022
"Right!"

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58. @kgggkhgg, 2022
"Yes Lord,"

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59.@QueenLibra314
"Her voice literally sends chills down my spine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍"

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60.@christa526, 2023
"That is the anointing of the Holy Ghost and few have it but LaShun Pace sure did"

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61.@Lovliqueen, 2023
"Yes Lord!"

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62 @johnnymaneaux6155
"When the crowd start sounding like a choir….you know the presence of GOD was in there🙏🙏"

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63. @missseptember6685
"That was crazy and they sound great"

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64. @jzj2212
"Amen amen"

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65. @dreamkingfilmztv8238
"Facts"

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66. @kassimmons1063
"Yess the lord was there"

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67. @melindatyson9704
"AMEN 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽"

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68. @alexwilliams7105
"Amen brother"

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69. @DeniseDumas-g8i, 2024
"What you say 😊😊😊😊"

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70. @sasheeneagleson, 2024
"Most Definitely 💪🏾🙏🏾♾️❤️❤️❤️"

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71.@reneejackson1144, 2024
"Amen 🙏🙏"

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72. @williambrown8206, 2024
"Oh yes"

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73. @LesAndrews-vj7bt, 2026
"With the voice Lashun had, you can't help but to join in."

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74. @Lanae_LaCabra
"This the soul we talkin bout

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75. @felicialockett6606
"SAAAAAAAAANG GIRL!!!!!!!!!  This never gets old...."

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76. @snowwhite6882
"Praise God 2024!🕊️👏🏾"

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77. @monicabutler2637
"Yessssssss!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾"

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78. @teecol8885
"Whew!!! Yes ma’am ❤️

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79. @KjPritchett
"Thank Jesus Amen🙏🏽🩸❤️"

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80. @franklinograham
"Praise God❤️"

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81. @1950stype
"Big Facts"

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82. @LisaMToler-r9l
"THIS IS A FACT, LOVE!."

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83. @MemphisManeupholstery
"Omg she sung this song ❤️❤️❤️" 

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84. @keepitsimple9595
"Baby sing that song like you mean it! ❤️😂🎉amen!"

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85. @LeaveitoLycia
"Lord have mercy!🙌🏾👑"

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86. @zn740
"Sang that song. CHILLS"

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87. @sadrekawest-bey5338
"Tore it up!!!"

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88. @Mikaelyahsharal4450
"All praises to The Most High YAHUAH!!!!!

I love my people"

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89. @NAILL1982
"This is so COLD she killed it"

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90. @reedaking5390
"Yesss you better sangggg!!!😭😭😭😭🙌🙌🙌"

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91. @jeroldcmitchell
"Saw this when it aired over 20 years ago and still coming bank after finding it on YT."

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92. @williebivins
"Hallelujah king Jesus!!!❤️❤️❤️"

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93. @christyrandle03
"Amen in here thank you Jesus 2025"

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94. @KatoshiaEzell-i2q
"GOD IS GOOD ISN'T HE YES HE IS AMEN AND AMEN KATOSHIA EZELL 👌👍🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️"

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95. @auntieMaine
"Did she sing this song so cold that I originally thought she had a whole band and chorus behind her? All she has is a drummer keeping the beat. Then she turned the audience into the choir and was directing them. ❤️ Good God!"

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96. @wilanderfan22
"When I say show out, THIS is what I mean 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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97. @KishiaWagner
"Ate that right down 😅"

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98. @AngelPettigrew-z5i
"You better sing girl"❤️❤️

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99.@clockett1971
"Chilled my body, but not my soul."

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100. @AshleyBurks4639
"That woman know she can sang!!"

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101.@changeiscoming9784
"HalleluYAH HalleluYAH HalleluYAH AMEIN ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

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102. @michaelcoates7058
"Her mic was on and she understood the assignment!!"

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103. @agboriweriebor599, 2026
"Hallelujah"

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104. @stevie586
"Come on, Lashun!!!!  Yes, Lord!"

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105. @ZCLARK-h3y
"Yasss ❤️❤️❤️❤️ LORD🤗🤗🤗 I JUST LOVE THIS SONG ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

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106. @BrownSkinn-x8v
"I KNOWWWWW IVE BEEN CHANGED 👏👏"

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107. @mayblockchynamoe7690
"Them angels in heaven signed my name"

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108. @JomiVsJomi
"Yesssssss Lordddddd the water was cold 🥶✝️ Thank you Jesus❣️"

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109,@Dont_play_773
"Yesssssuhhhhhhhhh 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾"

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110. @TheresaMayo-t9l
"Praise God Amen 🙏"

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111. @TMadden
"Amen ❤️"

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A 1953 African American Rendition Of "Take A Trip" And A 2010 Jamaican Rendition Of "I'm Gonna Take A Trip in That Good Old Gospel Ship"

Rev. Utah Smith - Take A Trip

knfuj, Mar 30, 2010

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This is Part IV of a four part pancocojams series about American religious songs with the titles "The Old Gospel Ship", "Take A Trip" or similar titles. This series traces the development of "The Old Gospel Ship" song to pre-Civil war religious songs, through The Carter Family's 1935 "The Old Gospel Ship" to the Rev. Utah Smith's 1953 Gospel song "Take A Trip" through B. Chase Williams' 1995 Gospel song "Take A Trip On The Good Old Gospel Ship" and afterwards.  

This post showcases an example of Rev. Utah Smith's 1953 record "Take A Trip" and presents the lyrics to that version of that Gospel song. That post presents information about African American renditions of  "The Old Gospel Ship" before B. Chase Williams' recorded his record "Take A Trip On That Good Old Gospel Ship" in 1995. 

In addition this post showcases a 2010 Jamaican rendition of "I'm Gonna Take A Trip Of That Good Old Gospel Ship" and includes the lyrics for that version of that song. This post also includes the comments from the discussion thread for that YouTube video. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/03/lyrics-of-some-african-american.html for Part i of this pancocojams series. That post presents some comments from a Mudcat folk music discussion thread about several 19th century African American Spirituals that refer to Gospel ships sailing. These songs may be part of more well known "The Old Ship Of Zion" family of Spirituals/Hymns. 

That pancocojams post also presents a comment from that same Mudcat discussion thread about African American composer and performer Sam Lucas who wrote a version of "The Gospel Ship" in the late 19th century. Information about Sam Lucas is presented in the Addendum of this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-carteer-familys-1935-record-gospel.html for Part iI of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a 1935 sound file of The Carter Family singing their version of "The Old Gospel Ship".The lyrics for The Carter Family's version of "The Old Gospel Ship" is also included in that post. That post also includes an auto-generated transcript from a YouTube video about the history of "The Old Gospel Ship" hymn.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/03/african-american-examples-of-take-trip.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases six YouTube examples of 21st century African American singers performing "Take A Trip" (On That Good Old Gospel Ship). The lyrics to two versions of that Gospel song are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, and socio-cultural purpose.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composer/s of "The Old Gospel Ship". Thanks to the anonymous commenter who wrote in 2017 in the  discussion thread for my 2024 psncocojams post on "Take A Trip On The Good Old Gospel Ship" whose link is give below for letting me know about Rev. Utah Smith's 1953 "The Old Gospel Ship" record. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this YouTube example that isAnonymou featured in this post. 
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/five-examples-of-black-gospel-song-take.html for a 2014 pancocojams post on African American examples of this song. That post includes some videos and some information that aren't included in this 2026 post or in other parts of this pancocojams series. 

Here's the only visitor's comment from that post's discussion thread:

Anonymous, January 23, 2017 at 10:31 AM

"The Reverend Utah Smith also recorded a version of this song for the Checker label, c. August 1953, as "Take A Trip." He is accompanied by an unknown female choir and his electric guitar. It was issued as Checker single #785, c. November 1953."

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LYRICS FOR REVEREND UTAH SMITH'S "TAKE A TRIP" *

I have good news to bring
That is why I sing
I thought with you I'd share

I'm gonna take a trip
In that old Gospel ship
And go riding through the air.

Oooh, I can't even wait
I know I don't want to be late
To spend my retire
When my ship comes in
I'm gonna leave this old world of sin
And go sailin through the air.

Chorus: [with women singing along]
I'm gonna take a trip
In that old Gospel ship
Far beyond the sky
(I'm gonna) Shout and sing
Till the heavens ring
When I sing these word on high
(Oooh) me oh my I will not cry
When I'll be there I will sing.
I'll be like the birds and sing
And I know my spirit will ring
When I go sailing through the air

It's now coming to noon
I should be traveling soon
At a day it's always time.
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Oh, if you're shamed of me
If you have your own point of view
You better have a care
It's too much power to find
You don't want to be left behind
When I go sailing through the air.

Chorus: [with women singing along]
I'm gonna take a trip
In that old Gospel ship
Far beyond the sky
(I'm gonna) Shout and sing
Till the heavens ring
When I sing these word on high
(Oooh) me oh my I will not cry
When I'll be there I will sing.
I'll be like the birds and sing
And I know my spirit will ring
When I go sailing through the air
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This is my attempt to transcript this audio recording. Additions and corrections are very welcome.

Rev. Utah Smith's rendition or one similar to it were undoubtedly a source for B. Chase Williams' 1995 "Take A Trip On The Good Old Gospel Ship" record 

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COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE YOUTUBE REV. UTAH SMITH VIDEO THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THIS POST

These are all of the comments that are found in this discussion thread for that YouTube video as of March 26, 2026 at 7:10 AM EDT. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVRZHaSXBwU

1. @theplanetariumscene, 2010
"Just got the book & cd last weekend. One of my favorite tracks on it. The tune has been on my mind a lot today."

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2. @smallnail4104, 2018
"The electric guitar pioneer."

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3. @mrtheoneandonly83, 2010
"Rev Smith was in chare of the evangelistc department in COGIC."
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"COGIC" is the Christian denomination "Church Of God In Christ".

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2-I'm GOING TO TAKE A TRIP IN THE GOOD OLD GOSPEL SHIP-GOSPEL TRAIN

Regina Thomas, Uploaded on Jan 20, 2010

JAMAICAN CONVOCATION 2009
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The choir and the congregation repeatedly sing these lyrics:
I'm gonna take a trip
In the good old gospel ship
And fly far beyond the sky,

I'm gonna sing and shout
until the heavens ring
And bid this world goodbye.
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In this video this song is sung during a church offering. As documented in YouTube videos of Black pentacostal church services in Jamaica and in the United Kingdom, most of the church songs consist of repeating the verses of a particular "old school" Gospel song as is documented in this video.

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INFORMATION ABOUT SOME 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN AMERICAN RENDITIONS OF "THE OLD GOSPEL SHIP" BEFORE G. CHASE WILLIAMS' 1995 RECORD "TAKE A TRIP ON THAT GOOD OLD GOSPEL SHIP"

From AI Overview write-up (as a result of my March 25, 2026 query on that subject.)
" "Take A Trip On the Old Gospel Ship" (or "The Old Gospel Ship") is a traditional gospel song frequently attributed to songwriter G.T. Speer and famously recorded by white country artists like The Carter Family in 1939. Early recordings by Black artists include soulful versions by artists such as Reverend Gary Davis and Sister Ernestine Washington.

Key Early Performers: According to recordings compiled by Smithsonian Folkways, artists like Reverend Gary Davis and Sister Ernestine Washington recorded the song as part of classic African American gospel recordings, often featuring in collections focusing on traditional and soul-influenced gospel.

Cultural Context: The song is a staple of Southern gospel that has been widely adopted across musical styles. While the 1939 Carter Family version is widely known, the song existed in Pentecostal and traditional settings beforehand.

Alternative Titles: The song is often recognized by its chorus lines: "I'm gonna take a trip on the Old Gospel Ship," and is sometimes confused with the traditional spiritual "The Old Ship of Zion".

While early recordings are often fragmented in digital databases, Reverend Gary Davis and Sister Ernestine Washington are among the documented Black pioneers of this song."
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The Carter Family's first recording of "The Old Gospel Ship" is usually given as 1935.

Unfortunately, I haven't found any YouTube recordings of "The Old Gospel Ship" by Rev. Gary Davis and/or Sister Ernestine Washington. However, I found an audio recording of Rev. Davis singing "The Old Ship Of Zion" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHXX--sdjJo. That rendition doesn't include any of the lyrics for "The Old Gospel Ship". 

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"This Is A War Cry" - African American Church "War Cries" (Information, Comments, & YouTube Videos)

 

"This Is A War Cry: Calling All Of The Warriors" ♪Micah Stampley

Praise & Worship Songs, Published on Mar 8, 2012

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This pancocojams post provides information about and five YouTube videos of African American church praise break chants and music that are referred to as "War Cries".

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. And thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT CHRISTIAN CHURCH "WAR CRIES"
Christian "War Cries" are chants with up-tempo, "hot" percussive music that is sung and played for "praise breaks". The "War Cry" is most closely associated with Apostolic Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr. who spread his particular rendition of that chant throughout African American Apostolic and Pentecostal congregations as well as other Black and non-Black Christian congregations in the United States.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH WAR CRIES
"War Cries" are part of the Apostolic and Pentecostal traditions of "praise breaks". The purpose of praise breaks is to help bring down the Holy Spirit so that worshippers praise God by doing the Holy dance ("shout", "get happy", "get your praise on", "cut a step"), by speaking in tongues, and in other ways.

Micah Stampley's "This Is A War Cry Calling All Of The Warriors" song was recorded in 2005. A recording of "War Cry" led by Bishop Moales, Sr. was released January 4, 2011 -after Bishop Moales, Sr's death. That album Greater Mount Calvary Live As Told By The Music Ministry was recorded when Bishop Moales' visited that church which is located in Washington DC. Bishop Moales' church was in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Here's an excerpt from a book about the Pentecostal denomination that describes "praise breaks" although it doesn't use that term:

"The Special Language of Pentacostalism [Pentecostalism]" from Elaine J. Lawless, God's Peculiar People University Press of Kentucky, 1988 http://www.folkstreams.net/context,104
"In a typical Pentecostal church service several activities are common, all of which are geared toward helping the group members get happy or get a blessing, which refers to states where uninhibited behaviors such as crying, dancing in the spirit (in possession), jerks, tongue-speaking, and shouting can be exhibited. Shouting can take various forms, from shrieking to crying to speaking in tongues. It is viewed as a supranormal utterance, and, like spirit dancing, cannot be controlled by the individual. This marks the distinction between such behaviors as secular activities and as sacred activities performed in the context of the church service. Under the power of the spirit of God, the saints are not responsible for their acts; performed by choice in the context of the “world.” The same acts become desecrated. Participation in congregational singing, dancing, shouting, praying, and tongue-speaking is strongly encouraged; saints long to see the house on fire for God, that is, all members actively involved in exalting God and invoking the spirit to move among the members.
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Referring to this chant & music as a "war cry" follows the Christian conceptualization of the devil being in constant warfare with Christians. People who are sanctified are considered to be "soldiers" who are "on the battlefield" for the Lord.

It's important to emphasize that "War Cries" are the opposite of plaintive or wailing vocalizations. "War Cries" are joyous, victorious praise giving to God.

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH "WAR CRIES"
These comments are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
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1. Love this song. I'm a warrior in the army of the Lord. I was getting my praise on the entire song !"
-sjett95, 2015 -  Stampley♪", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOC2vR9nxhM "This Is A War Cry Calling All Of The Warriors ♪Micah

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2. "[Micah Stampley's] War Cry is the type of praise song that will get you up on your feet and make you feel like you are right there in the choir. The tempo is funky and upbeat and Stampley's voice is reminescent of Donnie McClurkin's in pitch as he actually demonstrates a high pitched war cry several times during the song. The chorus will have you repeating "This is the war cry...of the warriors...pick up your weapons: fight, fight! This is the war cry, of the warriors, pick up your weapons, fight, fight! This is the war cryyyyyyy...of the warriooooooorrrrss..."
- Beverly, "A Refreshing Addition to the Gospel Tradition", on April 3, 2005, http://www.amazon.com/Songbook-Micah-MICAH-STAMPLEY/dp/B0007VF29Q

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3. "I love this song it gets me in the spirit all the time"
-@Tammarrah100, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzorD7B_vyY&t=154s"Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr. leads The YES War Cry"

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4. "how is this a WAR cry?"
-carter murphy, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3CWI6iR6U Ricky Dillard & New G "War Cry" [This video is no longer available.]  

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5. "A cry for spiritual warfare, when the praise would muster up and they will use it against the enemy. Israel done this many a times before they battled, they would give a great shout of victory before they won the battle. That's what happened when Joshua led them to Jericho and their war cry tore down the walls. But you have to be sanctified in youur shout because Israel also lost the battle because they shout wasn't sanctified. BE SANCTIFIED IN YOU SHOUT, that's all I'm saying!"
-C.L. Banks, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3CWI6iR6U Ricky Dillard & New G "War Cry"

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6. "The war cry is the cry of Victory among the saints of GOD. It's war against the enemy. When you have been baptized in Jesus name and filled with the holyghost according to Acts 2:38 the devil lose you."
-Meyouna Johnson, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5qh71ar8U Ricky Dillard & New G "War Cry" 

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7."Okay!!!!! I NEED me a church like this honey!!! Thats some old school praising!!! The energy!!! I need that in my life!!! My Goodness!!! Those people were shouting for their lives!! Amen!"
-fkn02, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3NuGb-DfXw "COGIC "WIC" Praise Break/War Cry" 

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8. "To be honest the war cry is just a remake of the old times when they did this war cry wayy back. nobody made it they remade it into something more of the dayss now thts all"
- Skyler Hardy, 2012, "Ricky Dillard & New G - "War Cry" " 

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9. "This video is 15 years old, but the power of the LORD is still bringing healing and deliverance. Thank you, Jesus ! 🙌💃🕺"
-@helengcray1125, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzorD7B_vyY&t=154s  "Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr. leads The YES War Cry"

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"Puts me in warrior mode every time"
-@Tammarrah100, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzorD7B_vyY&t=154s "Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr. leads The YES War Cry"

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ADDITIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS
(These videos are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.)

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Bishop Kenneth Moales Jr. - War Cry @ Lady Peggy Moales Homegoing

Dorian davis, Jun 11, 2018

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -  Bishop Kenneth H. Moales, Sr. leads The YES War Cry

Joshua Brown, May 4, 2010

Great Uncle does it again! Bishop Kenneth H. Moales Sr. leads Greater Mount Calvary into a YES War Cry for our 44th church anniversary.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4- CALVARY WAR CRY



Byron Phillips Uploaded on May 10, 2009

SING VOICES OF CALVARY

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5- Ricky Dillard & New G "War Cry"



@TheSundaySchoolCollection, May 21, 2024 

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Phil Thompson- "My Worship" (The 2017 Gospel song that Includes the words "I will not be silent")

Phil Thompson, Aug 25, 2017  #MyWorship #PhilThompson

Phil Thompson is releasing a sound of worship! Here's a look at the live session recording of his solo debut single "My Worship"

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a 2017 YouTube video of Phi Thompson's Gospel song "My Worship".

The lyrics to that song are included in this post. Those lyrics include the words "I will not be silent".

This Gospel song has gone viral since its release in 2017. In addition, the words "I will not be silent" have become a rallying chant that has become part of the 2026 anti-ICE protests and other protests for justice in the United States and elsewhere.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Phil Thompson for his musical legacy. Thanks to Don Lemon for his stands against injustice and thanks to all those who have been and are now part of the movement for peace and justice in the United States and throughout the world.

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LYRICS - "MY WORSHIP"
(composer - Phil Thompson)

[Verse]

You Lord, You are worthy

And no one can worship You for me

For all the things You've done for me

And no one can worship You for me

 

[Chorus]

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

 

[Verse]

You Lord, You are worthy

And no one can worship You for me

For all the things You've done for me

And no one can worship You for me

 

[Chorus]

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

[Bridge]

And I will not be silent

I will always worship You

As long as I am breathing

I will always worship You

And I will not be silent

I will always worship You

As long as I am breathing

I will always worship You

And I will not be silent

I will always worship You

As long as I am breathing

I will always worship You

 

[Chorus]

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

Here's my worship

All of my worship

Receive my worship

All of my worship

 

[Outro]

You Lord, You are worthy


online source-https://genius.com/Phil-thompson-my-worship-lyrics

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Who Composed The Gospel Song "We Are On Our Way"?

gospellin, Feb 19, 2009

Rev James Cleveland used their song for the processional at the 1st GMWA
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"GMWA" = Gospel Music Workshops of America

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This is Part III of a four part pancocojams series about the Gospel song "We Are On Our Way". This Gospel song is also known as "On Our Way".

This post showcases two YouTube videos of the song "We Are On Our Way" being sung by the Gospel Emeralds, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gospel group.

This pancocojams post also presents statements about the song "We Are On Our Way" being composed by a member of the Gospel Emeralds, or by other people. At this time of this post's publication, "We Are On Our Way" is usually categorized as traditional since no person has been definitely credited as having composed this song.

In addition, selected comments from these videos are included in this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/video-of-information-about-we-are-on.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube video of the Los Angeles Chapter Of  the Gospel Music Workshop Of America (GMWA) singing that chapter's (and later the entire organization's) anthem "We Are On Our Way". This post presents some information about Rev. James Cleveland and some information bout The Gospel Music Workshop of America that he founded. In addition, this post presents the introductory words and some of the lyrics to that rendition of the song "We Are On Our Way". 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/southern-university-gospel-choirs.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube video of the song "We Are On Our Way" being sung by Southern University Gospel Choir during one of their church processions. Facebook comments about Southern University Gospel Choir's rendition are also included in this post. Some of those comments include the standard lyrics for that Gospel song (as popularized by the Gospel Music Workshop Of America. Some other comments in this discussion explain why the choir members hold their right hand up while they are marching into the church.

The Addendum to this post presents some information about the custom of some African American church choirs of marching into the church service with their right hand raised and their left hand held behind their back.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-hymn-in-land-of-fadeless-day-also.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. That post showcases three YouTube examples of the Christian hymn "In The Land Of Fadeless Days" and lyrics for that hymn. This post also includes information about some other hymns that include the words "fadeless days or "endless days". 

I'm particularly interested in these songs because the words "fadeless days" or "endless days" are included in the African American Gospel song  "We Are On Our Way" that has been popularized by the Gospel Music Workshop Of America.

The content of this post is presented for religious, historical, cultural, informational, and aesthetic purposes,

 All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer of the Gospel song "We Are On Are Way". Thanks to Rev. James Cleveland who arranged and is responsible for publicizing the Gospel version of this song. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
This pancocojams post doesn't purport to answer the question "Who composed the Gospel song "We Are On Our Way" that was popularized by Rev. James Cleveland and his choirs?

I believe that this Gospel song is considered to be "traditional" because no person has been definitely identified as that song's composer. However, online commenters have identified at least two people as the composer of that Gospel song.

I've presented all of the online information that I've found about this subject as of this date. This information isn't given in any ranking order.

For the cultural record, please share any information that you have on this subject. Thanks!  

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INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE ABOUT POSSIBLE COMPOSERS OF THIS SONG
Rev. James Cleveland has been incorrectly credited by a number of people online as composing the song "We Are On Our Way".  However, I haven't found any information about Rev. Cleveland crediting himself as that song's composer.

Given in no order, I've found information or online comments about these people being credited as the composers of "We Are On Our Way":

-Eugene (Gene) Dukes [deceased], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[no other information given besides his sister writing that his family has the copyright to this song.

- Stanley McNish, a member of the Gospel Emeralds (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
He's listed as a pianist and composer in the summary for this video that is given immediately below, but that doesn't necessary mean that he composed this song..

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2  - The Gospel Emeralds of Philadelphia- “We Are On Our Way” (1963)

Gospelz, Premiered Mar 14, 2022

"Another awesome group based out of Philadelphia, PA. As written on the back of the album: With enthusiastic inspiration, The Gospel Emeralds display their sincerety and divine talents in this their initial album. The Gospel Emeralds are proud products of Philadelphia, Pa, and are recognized as one of the great new talents of the country due to their inspired performances wherever they have appeared. Their unusual style has captured the hearts of many congregations as they interpret the word of "God" as they sing the Gospel. This group also has sincere harmony in life, as they do in song, working as a closely knit family unit. All eight members have stayed together, as they have prayed together. Personnel: DELORES CORBIN…whose sparkling soprano voice has reached the hearts of many of her listeners. GLORIA BERRY ... Lyric Soprano, has a light, rich tonality with untouched brilliance. ETHEL SALLI…range, which is pecritiar to her type voice. Mezzo Soprano, possesses that voice of an impeccable range, which is peculiar to her type voice. ARTHUR NEAL . . . Dramatic Tenor, has power and an enormous vocal technique. JOHN WILSON…. Baritone Tenor, and narrator. RONALD CORBIN…Baritone and Lead Singer. STANLEY McNISH…Director, Pianist, Composer." -snip- I used italics to highlight these words. ****

COMMENTS ABOUT WHO COMPOSED THIS GOSPEL SONG 

These comments are given in no particular order.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

Source #1
from https://www.facebook.com/gmwanational/videos/the-southern-university-gospel-choir-doesnt-it-give-you-chills/3904443446486058/ The Southern University Gospel Choir -Doesn't It Give You Chills?

(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1. Beverly Reed, 2025
"They are singing WE ARE ON OUR WAY written by my deceased brother GENE Dukes of PHILADELPHIA, he wrote this songs years, it's been featured in a few movies, I know my brother this song when I was a teenager, my family has the copyright to this song. The late James Cleveland claimed he wrote it, but Dukes Family of Philadelphia knows the Truth!!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏"

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2. Dante Jones, 2025
"Beverly Reed wrong, didn't say he wrote it. He just used it as the processional for the Southern California Community Choir, Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church Choir's and the Los Angeles Chapter of GMWA Mass Choir's, we've known all along the song came from Philadelphia PA, because his daughter's mother and a portion of her family is from Philadelphia also"

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Source #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCKMwnU8Oms&list=RDoCKMwnU8Oms&start_radio=1 "GMWA LA Chapter - We Are On Our Way" published by aresmall, Aug 25, 2010

LA Chapter We Are On Our Way

@aresmall, 2012
"We are on our way; to a land of fadeless days. We are on our way; we're on our journey home. (V2) When we get to glory; we will shout and tell the story. How we made it over; we're on our journey home. (V3) 0-0-0-0-00000000000000000; we're on our journey home. (This is slightly different than the original version sang in the 40's/50's by the Emeralds, and by a couple other groups that have sang it, but it is currently the LA Chapter/Southern Cal version)".
-snip-
These words are given in italics for highlighting purposes only. 

From the sparse information that I found online, it appears that the Gospel Emeralds performed and recorded in the 1960s. Was commenter aresmall referring to White Gospel groups in the 1940s and earlier who composed and sung hymns that referred to traveling to heaven where there were "endless days" or "fadeless days"? (Except for those words, those hymns are different from have different lyrics, tunes, and tempos trom the Gospel song We Are On Our Way" that has been popularized by Rev. James Cleveland and his choirs.)

Visit Part IV of this series for information about some of these hymns which are documented  early as 1899.

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OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THIS GOSPEL SONG

These comments are given in no particular order.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A38Cn7JRyU0&list=RDA38Cn7JRyU0&start_radio=1
[from the discussion thread for the first showcase video of the Gospel Emeralds]

1. @bartsing2, 2009
"What are the words?

I am missing some of them....

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@EricScottReed, 2021
"Here's what I can hear:

 

WE ARE ON OUR WAY

To that land of endless days,

WE ARE ON OUR WAY

We’re on our journey home!

 

(There’ll be) No more tears to shed

If by Him we’re led, (???)

WE ARE ON OUR WAY

We’re on our journey home!

 

Sinner man, come, and go with me

To that land of jubilee;

We are marching to victory,

We’re on our journey home!

 

When we get to glory,

We shall tell the story,

How we made it over,

We’re on our journey home!"

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