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Lyrics to the above song:
STATE OF GRACE
Sometimes your life can be sidetracked Getting lost in things you don't need But we all lose direction In a world of greed People's lives end in ruin Some people's lives never start Someone knows what you're doing Deep in your heart In the hour of need you stood ready Looked danger right in the face Your heart is moved by the spirit When you're living, living in a state of grace There's a world never ending Sorrow and pain don't exist We can live there together You can't resist 'Cause when you think you can't take it Dreams disappear into space Trust in your heart, you can make it When you're living, living in a state of grace Nothing worse than sorrow Of loved ones you have lost You can't face tomorrow You can't bear the cross Just remember that darkness In this world has no place You've got so much to give now You're living... In the hour of need you stood ready Looked danger right in the face Your heart is moved by the spirit When you're living, living in a state of grace In the hour of need you stood ready Looked danger right in the face Your heart is moved by the spirit When you're living, living in a state of grace Living, state of grace Oh, oh, state of grace Baby, when you are living... Hey, hey, living Living, living, oh, oh, yeah, oh, hey Living in a state of grace
Composer/Lyricist: Steve Winwood
Composer/Lyricist: Jim Capaldi
BLIND FAITH (featuring STEVE WINWOOD, vocals & piano); ERIC CLAPTON, composer & lead guitar; Rick Grech, bass; and Ginger Baker, drums):
ERIC CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, guitar and lead vocal, and Steve Winwood, organ and lead vocal, at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007, with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall on guitars:
Sung by the Golden Gospel Singers:
OH, FREEDOM
Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom, Oh freedom over me. And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free. No more weepin,(don't you know), no more weepin, no more weepin over me. And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free. Oh freedom, Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom, Oh freedom over me. And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free. And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free.
Choral music for Easter:
From the motion picture HARRIET, the original song “STAND UP” is written by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo. Based on the inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and helped change the course of history:
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra performs their version of Wayfaring Stranger:
“All My Tears”, written by Julie Miller and known through the voice of Emmylou Harris:
Reunion of the original Caravans (Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood):
This one features a later Caravans member Shirley Caeser:
Sung and written by Kris Kristofferson:
No words here, but spiritual nonetheless:
With the Pointer Sisters:
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DANIELLE BROOKS
Danielle Brooks singing songs associated with Mahalia Jackson:
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See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you See that my grave is kept clean Dig my grave with a silver spade Dig my grave with a silver spade Dig my grave with a silver spade Leaving down the golden chain Every link in my Jesus name Every link in my Jesus name Every link in my Jesus name Leaving down the golden chain Ever hear that church bell tone Ever hear that church bell tone Ever hear that church bell tone I'm a poor boy, and all be no more When I'm dead don't grieve for me When I'm dead don't grieve for me When I'm dead don't grieve for me While I'm lying here dead Come right here and put flowers on my grave Come right here and put flowers on my grave Come right here and put flowers on my grave I'll be living with the safe-going knees There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you There's one kind of favor I'm gonna ask of you See that my grave is kept clean
song by Blind Lemon Jefferson
Here she covers a Bob Dylan song:
