Compare the previous video of the Georgia Mass Choir with this "old school" Black Gospel video (with my transcription).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUV1xgVem9U&feature=PlayList&p=8D1052AA573272E9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=49
Margaret Allison and The Angelic Gospel Singers


JESUS IS A WAYMAKER

Soloist: Oh-ooo Jee-ee-sus
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker.
Soloist: Jee-ee-sus
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker.
Soloist: Jeesus
Is ah waymaker
Group: Jesus is a waymaker.
One day He made a way for me-ee-ee.
Soloist: Oh when my light was dim[?]
Group: when my light was dim ???
Soloist: He came
Group: Jesus came and He answered prayer
Soloist: One day
Group: One day
Soloist: He made ah way
Group: He made ah way
for me.   
Oooh
Soloist: Jeesus
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker
Soloist: Jeesus
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker
Soloist: Oooh-ooh Jeesus
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker
Soloist: I believe
Group: Jesus is ah waymaker
Soloist: Oh when my light was almost dim[?]
Group: when my light was almost dim
Soloist: He came
Group: Jesus came and He answered prayer.
Soloist: One day
Group: One day
Soloist: He made ah way
Group: He made ah way
for me.   
Group: One day [I ceased to shout ???]
In this old life of mine.
I prayed both night and day
that Jesus would make ah way.
One day He heard my prayer
and He answered then and there.
Soloist: One day
Group: One day
Soloist: He made ah way
Group: He made ah way
Soloist & Group: for me.
Choir: Oh Jesus
is a waymaker.
Jesus is a waymaker.
I'm ah witness.
One day He made ah way for me.
Soloist: When my light was almost dim [?]
Group: When my light was almost dim.
Soloist: Jesus came and He answered prayer.
Group: Jesus came and He answered prayer.
Soloist: Yea-ee-eh,
One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: I was sick, Lord,
one day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: I was hungry
one day.
Group: One day
Soloist: I was friendless
one day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day
Soloist: Oh! One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: One day.
Group: One day.
Soloist: He made ah way
Group and Soloist: Jesus made ah way for me.


[The song continues from beginning]

The group usually starts singing before the soloist is finish her -lines.

-snip-

Both songs have basically the same tune, but the Georgia Mass Choir version is more percussive than the Angelic Choir Singers one. And it seems to me to that the Angelic Choir version is more uptempo than the Georgia Mass Choir version.

I'm not a musician or a vocalist. Someone who is could probably explain the differences in these two versions better than I have.

There are other YouTube videos of this song but I haven't listened to them yet.

For what it's worth, the saying "Jesus is a waymaker" is familiar to me because it's often said in Black Baptist churches. However, I didn't know about this song before reading this thread and listening to these videos.