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"The Gospel Train (Get on Board)" is a traditional African-American spiritual first published in 1872 as one of the songs of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. [2] A standard Gospel song, it is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations and has been recorded by numerous artists. The first verse, including the chorus is as follows:
It is often included in Gospel music and a cappella concerts, songbooks, and Christian children's songbooks. [1] The song was written by George William Cooke. Cooke was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England in 1884 and died in Jamestown, New York in 1951. He was the author of "Joy in My Heart" which was copyrighted in 1925 (but not renewed).
"Joyful" debuted at No. 23 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated July 31, 2021, [17] making Bowe the first artist to simultaneously rank on the Christian radio and Gospel radio charts. [18] " Joyful" went on to reach No. 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart dated February 26, 2022, [ 19 ] becoming Bowe's first chart-topping song on Gospel radio.
The song's origins are uncertain; however, its nearest known relative is the English folk song "The Twelve Apostles." [ 2 ] Both songs are listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as #133. Parallel features in the two songs' cumulative structure and lyrics (cumulating to 12 loosely biblical references) make this connection apparent.
The first published use of the term "gospel song" appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. [3] Gospel music publishing houses emerged. The advent of radio in the 1920s greatly increased the audience for ...
"I'm Working on a Building" is a song in both the African American spiritual and southern gospel traditions. The song has become a standard of the genres. It has been recorded many times, by artists such as The Carter Family, [1] Bill Monroe, [2] Elvis Presley, [3] the Oak Ridge Boys, [3] B. B. King, [4] John Fogerty, [5] The Seldom Scene, [6] and Theo Lawrence.
"I've Got Joy" is a song by American gospel singer CeCe Winans, which was released on May 13, 2022, as the third single from her first live album, Believe for It (2021). [1] The song was written by Kyle Lee and Phil Wickham. [2] "I've Got Joy" peaked at number 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [3] and number 12 on the Hot Gospel Songs ...
"Steal Away" is a standard Gospel song, and is found in the hymnals of many Protestant denominations. An arrangement of the song is included in the oratorio A Child of Our Time, first performed in 1944, by the classical composer Michael Tippett (1908–98). Many recordings of the song have been made, including versions by Pat Boone [6] and Nat ...