Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Mike Farris performs the Thomas A. Dorsey song "Precious Lord, Take My Hand".

Irma's Tribute to Mahalia

Irma Thomas' Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, from Jazz Fest earlier this month.

In five parts consisting of:

1-"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "I Believe/Somebody Bigger Than You And I/How Great Thou Art"

2-"God Will Take Care of You"

3-"Didn't It Rain"

4-"If I Can Help Somebody" and "Come on Children Let's Sing"

5-An amazing finale of Thomas A Dorsey's "Precious Lord"

Mahalia Jackson

Today's gospel video is from Mahalia Jackson's 1958 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival. I think this is the performance referenced in the first video of the Elton John & Leon Russell post earlier this week.

A couple songs on the video. First, part of Thomas A. Dorsey's song "Walk Over God's Heaven "—I have three different versions of this song in this previous post. Then Jackson performs "Didn't It Rain". Finally, the performance ends with "The Lords Prayer".

Walk Over God's Heaven

I haven't posted any gospel music for a while, so today's post is going to include several versions of Thomas A. Dorsey's song "Walk Over God's Heaven". This is probably one of his most popular songs, and is performed in many different genres.

Mahalia Jackson was probably one of the first singers to record this song. Even though I cannot find a video of her performing it live, I have to include her version of it, so here is the audio of her recording of he song.



Here is an amusing video set to Alison Krauss and the Cox Family's recording of the song.



I have to think that if Dorsey could hear this next version of the song he would be blown away. This is the Wheaton College Gospel Choir.