This tune has such a beautiful setting of lead, background choir vocals and minimalist accompaniment. The rhythm makes this song powerful, as it evokes a classic 'slow bump' church mood, but it's entirely modern here. Now that this track is about 50 years old, it's interesting how it is now a timeless hit, even though it is quite vintage. The chord structures the Hawkins employed were dynamic and groundbreaking at the time, and even now, we don't really use their complex harmonies as might have been expected for the wave of the future. No discussion of contemporary gospel should happen without mention of this beautiful hit.
@@rosalindabaker282 bless you for reading! I’m just shy of ‘vintage,’ but my mom was a young contemporary musician in her day. She introduced our formal traditional church to ‘contemporary’ gospel with this song and others like it. I can’t claim to be part of it but i was surely exposed and taught to appreciate it from day one. joy!
This groups really shaped my music ministry. I have to say I preferred them to the Clark Sisters. Our church said the Clarks screamed too much and sounded "worldly."
Ruth Lyons left the group as international fame began to increase for them. She felt she could not compromise her faith walk with God.
We need this in 2021
This tune has such a beautiful setting of lead, background choir vocals and minimalist accompaniment. The rhythm makes this song powerful, as it evokes a classic 'slow bump' church mood, but it's entirely modern here. Now that this track is about 50 years old, it's interesting how it is now a timeless hit, even though it is quite vintage. The chord structures the Hawkins employed were dynamic and groundbreaking at the time, and even now, we don't really use their complex harmonies as might have been expected for the wave of the future. No discussion of contemporary gospel should happen without mention of this beautiful hit.
@@rosalindabaker282 bless you for reading! I’m just shy of ‘vintage,’ but my mom was a young contemporary musician in her day. She introduced our formal traditional church to ‘contemporary’ gospel with this song and others like it. I can’t claim to be part of it but i was surely exposed and taught to appreciate it from day one. joy!
The latter comment is posted after seeing a UA-cam video of Ruth Lyons being interviewed some years later after leaving the group.
The black and white photos were taken in the Netherlands. Beautiful rendition of the song. Thanks for this audio recording.
Woo you took me way back to my bay area day's...sho nuff..
Thanx for the memories...Yes indeed..
Beautifuli inspirational songs ❤
Are any of them still around?
My favorite
What an arrangement!! Ive never heard a bad rendition of this song
Gm . Jesus powerful 🙏🙌✨ message 🙏 powerful Bless his name 🙏🙌❤
This sound like a classic live performance. Thanks for sharing! 💙
I love this!
My college years singing in choir
Ruth Lyons and Tremaine Davis Hawkins!!!
This groups really shaped my music ministry. I have to say I preferred them to the Clark Sisters. Our church said the Clarks screamed too much and sounded "worldly."
Where are they now. Any still around?
Very nice!
Is this Lynette?
Can I get the lead singers names?
Lead vocals: First lead is the inimitable Tramaine Hawkins and I believe the second lead is Ruth Lyons.
Tramaine Hawkins
@@pastorwalker1761 YES!
Charmaine and Ruth Lyons
Tremaine
I hear Ruth Lyons in the lead, but the starting soloist is NOT Tramaine Hawkins...oh wait maybe ot is, Lol.
They switch off. Ruth 1st then Tramaine.
Tramaine Hawkins is the first soloist. Two great voices.
Is that Shirley Miller over to the far right ?
Yes!
@@TrevonDawson She can sing lawd have mercy