Dr. Margaret Douroux Ph.D(Composer) " GIVE ME A CLEAN HEART " Psalm 5:9-12
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Give me a Clean Heart
As Ash Wednesday approaches, congregations participating in this solemn observance that signals the beginning of Lent will undoubtedly read from Psalm 51:9-12
"Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit."
A song that captures the essence of the confessional spirit of Ash Wednesday both in its text and music is Margaret Pleasant Douroux's "Give Me a Clean Heart," inspired by Psalm 51:10. The Faith We Sing contains only the refrain. Dr. Douroux also has written stanzas to this refrain.
A Californian, Dr. Douroux (b. 1941) is a pioneer in the gospel music tradition. "Give Me a Clean Heart" (1970) was her first composition. More than 200 have followed.
Dr. Douroux comes from a family that appreciated gospel music. In an interview granted in 2005, she notes that "both my father and mother, Rev. and Mrs. Earl A. Pleasant, are mentioned in the Smithsonian Archives as being pioneers of West Coast Gospel Music. They were my strongest mentors."
Her father was a singer who toured with Mahalia Jackson. Following this Mr. Pleasant founded the Mount Moriah Baptist Church near the Coliseum in Los Angeles. Her mother, Olga, took on musical leadership at the church, organized choirs and taught all six children -- five daughters and one son -- to play the piano.
Margaret was a shy organist, but took on more choral leadership in the 1960s, eventually succeeding her mentor at the church, Thurston G. Frazier. When she wrote her first song, "Give Me a Clean Heart," Frazier introduced it at a national gospel song convention where it took off.
V. Michael McKay, a well known gospel song writer and performing artist whose work has been recognized with DOVE awards in gospel music, has known Dr. Douroux for many years. He spoke to this writer about the specific conditions that led to the composition of "Give Me a Clean Heart."
"It was composed soon after Margaret's father had died," Mr. McKay said. "Even though he had founded Mount Moriah Church, many people had been unkind to the family after his death, wanting them to move out of the manse with no place to go. In her prayers to God, she asked how she might respond to the ungratefulness of the congregation. Dr. Douroux heard God's response: 'God said that he would give me a clean heart.'"
Going thru something and asking God to help keep my heart clean and pure in Jesus Name! Amen!🙏
Sing, children! Y'all make this hymn sound fresh and beautiful.
one of my favorite hymns of the church
Somehow I like pastor Dewey's singing a little more in this church and the music too🤭 but it's good to listen to him anytime
Pastor Smith, always delivers 😊
LORD I MISS THESE GTR DAYS!
Exactly
This is a good alter call song
Yes sah!!!
at 1:33 he almost said lord jesus
Hello,
I’m reaching out to you on behalf of Heritage Music Foundation where our founder and CEO, Dr. Margaret Douroux, has made it her mission to nurture and preserve gospel music. So first, we want to thank you for sharing a song written by our founder. Secondly, we are making intentional steps to grow our social media presence and we want to thank you for citing Dr. Douroux as the composer of Give Me A Clean Heart in you description. By adding that little bit of information it helps our followers find, what they call these days, “user-generated content.” Again, thank you for loving the music and we hope to see you at our Annual National Heritage Gospel Music Conference sometime soon.
God Bless,
Tommy Jay, Heritage Music Foundation
www.hmfgospel.org
+Tommy Jay Hello Mr Jay! Can you send me the information that needs to added. This song is a song that I remember singing as a kid growing up in church. Please let me know what needs to be done and I will do it again.
BrothaRollins "Give Me A Clean Heart - Margaret Douroux" We appreciate your willingness to acknowledge our American treasure.
I am so sorry. I was responding to so many post that day. I must have copy and pasted the wrong message. We were supposed to be thanking you because you did acknowledge Dr. Douroux in your description. My apologies! lol God bless.
+Tommy Jay the title has been changed. Surely welcome
No problem!