Song of Moses - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Aretha Franklin - Give Yourself to Jesus (Official Audio)

Oakwood University Aeolians 2

                               Oakwood University Aeolia

Congratulations to the Oakwood University Aeolians for winning the gold medal in TWO categories!!  Spirituals and Musica Contemporanea.  The Aeolians also won a couple of gold medals in their previous trip to the World Choir Games in 2012.

We were humbled to be announced the  World Choir Games 2018 “Spirituals” category CHAMPIONS with a total of 97,88 points. We were also announced GOLD medal winners of the “Musica Contemporanea” category.

              Aeolians Sing To God  playlist


The Aeolians of Oakwood University was originally organized in 1946 by the late Dr. Eva B. Dykes. Since its inception, the choir has traveled widely, touching the hearts of both young and old with their inspirational singing. Subsequent conductors include: Mrs. Joni Pierre-Louis, Mr. Harold Anthony, Dr. Jon Robertson, Dr. Alma M. Blackmon, Dr. John Dennison, Dr. Ricky Little (a former Aeolian), Dr. Eurydice Osterman, Michele Cleveland, Lloyd Mallory, Dr. Julie Moore, Norman Crarey, Dr. Wayne Bucknor (a former Aeolian) and presently, Jason Max Ferdinand also a former Aeolian.

Directors have made considerable contributions over the years. Under the direction of Dr. John Dennison, the Aeolians performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, receiving flattering reviews. Under the direction of Dr. Alma M. Blackmon which began in 1973, the group was propelled into national and international prominence with the performance of over 200 concerts in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Canada, Poland, Romania, and Great Britain. Under the current director, the group tours extensively, and has extended their international prominence to Trinidad & Tobago, Russia, and Jamaica.

Aeolian performances present a repertoire of choral music which ranges from the Baroque era to the twenty-first century. They have become an authoritative exponent of Negro spirituals and Work songs which express the yearnings of their forefathers to be free.

Under the God-inspired direction of Jason Max Ferdinand, the choir has placed 1st two years in a row (2010 & 2011) in the iSing HBCU Challenge hosted by Reid Temple AME Church in Lanham, Maryland, and being named in 2014 as the four-peat national HBCU choral champions. They have also been presented with the keys to the City of Huntsville with Dec. 3rd & Dec. 5th being days named in their honor.

         Oakwood University Aeolians Concert 09-03-2018


       Oakwood University Aeolians Concert -- 04/20/2019

Donald Lawrence - When Sunday Comes ft. Daryl Coley

One of the best voices to sing to the glory of God

Daryl Coley - In The Arms Of Jesus (Live At Azusa '95)

United House of Prayer for All People Clouds Of Heaven.

       

          UHOP Clouds Of Heaven

  The Bailey Hummingbirds at the Richmond Folk Festival 2014

United House of Prayer for All People shout band The Bailey Hummingbirds play the Richmond Folk Festival on October 11, 2014.
        

Bailey Miracle Heaven Shout Band, Marshall Heights - Near the Cross

               

Sweet Heaven Kings: The Sounds of Sunday Morning

The Sweet Heaven Kings, an exhilarating brass ensemble, is made up of members of the United House of Prayer for All People in the Anacostia community of Washington, D.C. The group delivered this unforgettable performance at the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, building from solo

IT PAYS TO SERVE JESUS - AEOLIANS AT OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY CHURCH 04-09-2011

I Never Lost My Praise

Karen Clark Sheard - When I Get Home

Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus - Andrae Crouch

Soul Children of Chicago - Perfect Praise (Oh Lord How Excellent) ft. Le...

 
  This version of "Perfect Praise" (correct name for "How Excellent" as we sometimes refer to it) varies a bit but is equally as powerful as the next.  This is one spectacular gospel vocalist we have been blessed with in our generation.  Praise God for her.   Listen closely and compare the two versions for your listening and contemplation pleasure.

Perfect Praise - Lecresia Campbell Soul Children

This is a favorite that I want to have presented at my final service.  Be sure to remember that, Bro. Ron.

Lecresia Campbell

                              

                           Lecresia Campbell 

Actress, Singer, Worshipper are words that best describe Lecresia Campbell. 

Born in Chicago, as a child, Lecresia wanted to be a school teacher. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Voice from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, Ms. Campbell taught elementary school for 8 years. Ms. Campbell took a leave of absence to pursue her passion.

Ms.Campbell was the lead singer on Walt Whitman & the Soul Children of Chicago’s 1990 gospel smash, “Perfect Praise (How Excellent).” After recording her rendition of “Perfect Praise (How Excellent),” which took the nation by storm, Lecresia became a background vocalist for Vanessa Bell Armstrong and later shared the stage as a solo artist with singers such as Larnelle Harris, Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary, Gerald Levert, Stephanie Mills, and a host of others.

Lecresia began captivating audiences in musical plays such as Dreamgirls, in which she starred as Effie. She performed in two of David Talbert's hit shows Mr. Right Now and His Woman, His Wife. Both productions toured the country performing to sold out audience for 3 years. She recently played TV Judge Mathis’ mother in Tell it to the Judge.

 In 2008,Ms. Campbell recorded a solo album, Even Me, which earned her a Stellar Award nomination for Best Female Vocalist – Traditional. Most recently, she could be heard on The Shalom Church City of Peace Mass Choir’s album, Simply Amazing, singing “When I See the Blood;” and leading “Draw Me Nearer” on the Mississippi Mass Choir’s 2014 release, Declaration of Dependence.

 No one who has heard Ms. Campbell sing will forget the skyrocketing high notes that she would pepper into her presentations. Lecresia has been a regular on Trinity Broad Casting Network (TBN) with Tommy Tenney, author of The God Chasers, and Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ms. Campbell had the number five spot on the chart with the hit Magnify from the Gospel Heritage Praise and Worship project and currently is working on the DVD of Lecresia Campbell’s Greatest Hits. Lecresia was in a lane of her own, a sought-after psalmist best known for her song “Perfect Praise (How Excellent),” which was recorded with Walt Whitman &  The Soul Children of Chicago. She mixed traditional gospel with her classical training, something we’d later coin “gospera.” But Lecresia was a powerhouse; a show-stopping singer that knew how to invoke the presence of God.

                          Lecresia Campbell Magnify Him playlist

http://alwaysalist.com/?p=14515
 http://newsslice.blogspot.com/2016/09/this-one-is-personal-gospels-lecresia.html
 http://journalofgospelmusic.com/breakingnews/gospel-vocalist-lecresia-campbell-passes-away/
http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/A60754

Lecresia Campbell - We Magnify Your Name

Perfect Praise - Lecresia Campbell Soul Children

Larnelle Harris

                                      Larnelle Harris

Larnelle Steward Harris born July 6, 1947 is an American gospel singer and songwriter.  He is a native of Danville, Kentucky. During his 50 years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards and 11 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the inspirational music charts.

Harris started playing the drums at the age of nine. His first formal vocal training came when he attended college. Larnelle attended college at Western Kentucky University, from where he graduated in 1969. Harris then became a part of the popular gospel touring group The Spurrlows,beginning as drummer.

Larnelle met his wife Cynthia (also known as Mitzy) while both were students at Western Kentucky University. They have two children Lonnie (Larnelle Jr.) and Teresa.
They have lived in Louisville for more than three decades. Despite his schedule, Harris serves as a deacon in his home church, and previously served as its treasurer. Harris is well-known within the gospel music industry for his reluctance to schedule performances that take him away from his family for any length of time.

For five decades, Larnelle Harris has sustained one of the most respected and inspiring music ministries that’s amassed no less than nineteen #1 radio singles, five GRAMMY Awards, countless Doves, plus a double induction into the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame (both as a solo artist and member of the Gaither Vocal Band). Larnelle Harris was named Orchestra Kentucky’s 2017 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts and Humanities. 

Larnelle Harris was honored with a Heritage Award from the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) at their 83rd annual convention in Harris’ hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.  Harris says it was a humbling experience.
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“The NCGCC has a long and storied history,” said Harris. “I was most grateful for the recognition, and privileged to be part of their event.”

            Larnelle Harris songs of faith playlist

Larnelle was honored with the Kentucky Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts at the Capital building in Frankfort, KY.   The prestigious award is given to Kentuckians who have made significant contributions to the arts in the Commonwealth, across the country, and around the globe. Harris will be the first Christian vocalist to receive the Artist Award since its inception 29 years ago.

In 2018, Harris released his first memoir entitled “Shaped Notes: How Ordinary People with Extraordinary Gifts Influenced my Life and Career.” The book went to #1 on Amazon within three days of its release. Later this year, Larnelle will release his first Christmas musical, based on his original song “All Year Long” from his Grammy Award-winning Christmas album. The musical was co-written with Dave Clark and Nick Robertson, and will be exclusively available through Lifeway.

              Larnelle Harris - Strength Of The Lord


http://www.larnelle.com/
https://informationcradle.com/usa/larnelle-harris/
https://www.ccmmagazine.com/features/larnelle-harris-after-all-these-years/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larnelle-harris-mn0000779674
https://www.discogs.com/artist/349528-Larnelle-Harris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larnelle_Harris
http://positivelygospel.com/larnelle-harris-interview-gospel-great-talks-about-19th-album/

Dear God

                              I'll trust You


Dear God I thank you for all you do in my life
I thank you for my family, my friends and love ones.
I thank you for all the pains, sicknesses and disappointments that came to me.
They helped me to learn about life, learn the real about right and wrong and the reasons to just do the right thing.

I have learned that you are my God and I am your creation.
My life is to praise you and glorify you.
You have let me know that you gave your Son so I can be with you in glory.

I smile because I know and I am happy that you have helped me to see the path. You have stopped me when I have tried to go my own way, you have protected me when I have been in danger and doing the wrong thing.
Please dear God help me to do your work for my life.
I love you God and praise you, I thank you always for your love!
              Amen, Amen, Amen

         Psalm 8 - The Praise & Worship Songs Of Richard Smallwood
          Billy Preston - You Can't Beat God Giving (Live)

Agnus Dei/Bow Down - CeCe Winans

"Coming Again" Vickie Winans

Ron Winans Family & Friends Choir II - We Must Work

Life is about the love of God 2

                             

                  Life is about the love of God  -  playlist

John 4:16 New International Version (NIV)
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." In this verse and in John 3:16, we find no conditions placed on God's love for us. God doesn't say, "as soon as you clean up your act, I'll love you; " nor does He say, "I'll sacrifice my Son if you promise to love Me." In fact, in Romans 5:8, we find just the opposite. God wants us to know that His love is unconditional, so He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us while we were still unlovable sinners. We didn't have to get clean, and we didn't have to make any promises to God before we could experience His love. His love for us has always existed, and because of that, He did all the giving and sacrificing long before we were even aware that we needed His love.

God is Love, and His love is very different from human love. God's love is unconditional, and it's not based on feelings or emotions. He doesn't love us because we're lovable or because we make Him feel good; He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son (who also willingly died for us) to restore that relationship.

Paul gives us an excellent description of love:
Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong.

It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.

God’s Love and Ours
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4&version=NIV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+4%3A16&version=NIV
https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/transferable-concepts/love-by-faith.2.html
https://www.allaboutgod.com/god-is-love.htm

                             

Ronny Jordan - Heaven

Aretha Franklin Loved God

                   Aretha Franklin Loved God Playlist


Dear God our father we thank you and praise you. I come to you in prayer thanking you for your gift of  Aretha Franklin. Her music has blessed so many of us all over the world. She encouraged us when we have been discouraged by the problems in this life. She told us You'll Never Walk Alone, God Will Take Care Of You, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Surely God Is Able, and also Willing To Forgive,  Honey,  A Rose Is Still A Rose,  Bridge Over Troubled Water, “I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You),”and , R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

God almighty we ask a special blessing on the soul of our sister Aretha Franklin, we trust she will always abide with you now and forever more. Please comfort her family and guide them.
              Amen, Amen, Amen

ARETHA FRANKLIN GOSPEL TRIBUTE - MARY DON'T WEEP, JESUS BE A FENCE, HOW ...

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