Ward was inspired to write the song after a racist incident while traveling in the South with her group The Ward Singers.
HOW I GOT OVER (1951): The relatively sad life of Clara Ward did not prevent her from writing one of the most uplifting gospel songs. Now in the National Recording Registry and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is one of the most celebrated songs in gospel history. Herbert Brewster wrote this other iconic gospel song which became gospel music’s first bone fide “hit,” selling 8 million copies. MOVE ON UP A LITTLE HIGHER (1947): Pastor and composer W. Four years after Mahalia Jackson sang it at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., Aretha Franklin sang it at Jackson’s funeral. One of the most recorded gospel songs in history, “Precious Lord” has been covered by everyone from Nina Simone to Chaka Khan. The melody is from a 19th century hymn, but Dorsey wrote the lines in bereavement over the deaths of his first wife and child.
Dorsey, this song is perhaps the iconic gospel song and has set the musical and thematic tone for all gospel music. TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD (1932): Written by former bluesman, Thomas A. Coming up with a list of the best gospel songs is a near impossible task, so this list of 10 represent the most significant in terms of music and lyrical quality, originality, innovation, and most important, how they conform to the classic understanding of gospel music, which is “good news.” They not only have the gospel sound, but also the “spirit” of Gospel!
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