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The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland". [1] " Maitland" is often attributed to American composer George N. Allen (1812–1877), but the earliest known source (Plymouth Collection, 1855 [2]) shows that Allen was the author/adapter of the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone," not the composer of the tune, and the tune itself was printed without ...
"Precious Memories" - Patty Loveless "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" - Ronnie Milsap "Family Bible" - Ricky Skaggs "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - Sara Evans "The Old Rugged Cross" - Brad Paisley "The Wayfaring Stranger" - Trace Adkins "Where No One Stands Alone" - Loretta Lynn "Give Me Jesus" - Vince Gill "A House of Gold" - Dierks Bentley
Dorsey was responsible for developing the musical careers of many African–American artists, such as Mahalia Jackson (best known for her rendition of his "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"). [ 4 ] Meanwhile, radio continued to develop an audience for gospel music, a fact that was commemorated in Albert E. Brumley 's 1937 song, "Turn Your Radio On ...
Many years later Thomas A. Dorsey would use the melody as the setting to his own hymn, Precious Lord, Take My Hand, which became popular through its association with Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. [1]
Per King's request, his good friend Mahalia Jackson sang his favorite hymn, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (the hymn that King requested to musician Ben Branch to play at a meeting moments before his assassination), though not as part of the morning funeral service but later that day at a second open-air service at Morehouse College. [4]
Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey is a 1973 album by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey. The recording features Dorsey's account of his life, as well as contemporary performances of his greatest works. Composer of many enduring gospel classics, Dorsey is considered to be the Father of Gospel Music.
Bless This House includes "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012 [5] 1959 Great Gettin' Up Morning CL 1343 (Vinyl) 1960 Come On Children Let's Sing (as Mahalia Jackson with the Falls-Webb Ensemble) CS 8225 (Vinyl) I Believe CL 1549 (mono) CS 8349 (stereo) (Vinyl) The Power and the Glory CS 8264 (Vinyl) 1961
In the U.S., her beautiful voice, personal dignity, and well known patriotism made her an iconic American, who was called to sing on important national or ceremonial occasions. In January 1973, she sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "Onward, Christian Soldiers" at the state funeral of President Lyndon B. Johnson. (She had sung at his ...