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Thread #123069   Message #2705813
Posted By: Bob the Postman
21-Aug-09 - 08:06 PM
Thread Name: Songs of Washington Phillips
Subject: RE: Songs of Washington Phillips
Thanks for this thread, Joe. I sing Leave It There several times a month, at least, after cobbling together my own transcription from the Wahington Phillips record. As you can see from the link, it was composed by Rev. Charles Tindley, who, if I remember correctly, worked himself up from janitor to pastor of one of America's first mega-churches--he also wrote "By and by, when the morning comes", not a Phillips song but still, one which has helped me over many a rough patch. Another Washington Phillips song on my must-learn list is "Lift Him Up". I often sing along to the mp3 as I go about my rounds.