
Hallelujah: A Celebration of Mississippi Gospel
Special | 58m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The award-winning Miss. Mass Choir joins other local choirs for a gospel celebration.
The world-renowned Mississippi Mass Choir performs with other talented local choirs in a spirited gospel celebration. Mississippi Public Broadcasting filmed these performances in Jackson, Mississippi at a community Juneteenth event in 2021, the first year Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday.
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Hallelujah: A Celebration of Mississippi Gospel is a local public television program presented by mpb

Hallelujah: A Celebration of Mississippi Gospel
Special | 58m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The world-renowned Mississippi Mass Choir performs with other talented local choirs in a spirited gospel celebration. Mississippi Public Broadcasting filmed these performances in Jackson, Mississippi at a community Juneteenth event in 2021, the first year Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday.
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>> Hello, I am Taiwo Gaynor, Director of Television here at Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Thank you for joining us for this special concert, Hallelujah, A Celebration of Mississippi Gospel.
This program was recorded in the summer of 2022 on location in Jackson, Mississippi for a Juneteenth Celebration, which is also one year after Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday.
Accompanying this concert is MPB’s own specially-produced radio documentary and podcast exploring the legacy of Gospel as told by leaders in the Gospel community.
You can stream this concert as well as download the podcast from mpbonline.org, or the MPB app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We truly appreciate the support of our viewers and listeners like you.
We hope that you enjoy and are blessed.
Thank you.
♪♪ >> How y’all feeling today?
If you don’t mind, come on, do me a favor.
Just like this.
Come on, clap your hands, just like this.
Everybody, come on, real big, come on.
I want you to say this: ♪ I know He’s able ♪ Real simple.
Help me sing it, Sing!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Come on, help me lift it up!
I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ To save my soul!
It says these words, listen.
♪ Exceedingly ♪ ♪ Abundantly ♪ ♪ He’s Lord above us ♪ Can I get a witness today?
♪ We could ask of Thee ♪ ♪ According to the power ♪ ♪ That worketh in you ♪ ♪ In you... ♪ ♪ I know God is able to do ♪ ♪ Just what He said He would do ♪ Come on, help me say it today!
♪ He’s gonna fulfill every promise to you ♪ ♪ Don’t give up on God ‘cause He won’t ♪ I need y’all to come on, stand and say!
♪ He’s able ♪ Come on, lift your voice and say, I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Come on, let’s have a good time!
Say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Come on, just one more time!
Say I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ I want you to lift your voices right here and say this, God is able!
♪ God is able to do ♪ Just what He said!
♪ Just what He said He would do ♪ Come on!
He’s gonna fulfill!
♪ He’s gonna fulfill every promise to you ♪ Come on, be a witness today!
Don’t give up on God ♪ Don’t give up on God ‘cause He won’t give up on you ♪ Let me hear you say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Come on, if you believe it!
Say I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Come on, clap your hands and say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Come on, He’s still able.
Say I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Come on, like it’s Sunday morning!
♪ God is able to do just what He said He would do ♪ Say He’s gonna fulfill!
♪ He’s gonna fulfill every promise to you ♪ Come on, sing.
Don’t give up on God!
♪ Don’t give up on God ‘cause He won’t give up on you ♪ Everybody say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Come on, I hear you out there!
Say I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Real big!
Say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Anybody believe it?
Say I know He is!
♪ I know He’s able ♪ Do me a favor right here, let me see y’all clap.
Some one say (vocalizing) ♪ He’s able ♪ Help me lift it up!
Sing!
(vocalizing) Everybody!
If you’ve got it in ya!
♪ He’s able ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ He’s able ♪ One more time, sing!
(vocalizing) Let’s do it, come on!
Everybody sing He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ Say He’s able.
♪ He’s able ♪ Say He’s able.
♪ He’s able ♪ He’s able.
♪ He’s able ♪ For God’s not a man that He should lie.
Nor is He a man gonna ask your opinion.
Come on, say He’s able!
♪ He’s able ♪ So brave!
♪ He’s able ♪ You don’t have to look behind.
♪ He’s able ♪ I'm in my closet.
♪ He’s able ♪ On my knees!
♪ He’s able ♪ Everybody clap your hands.
Come on, just a little bit bigger.
Right where you are, clap your hands, come on!
♪♪ Hallelujah!
♪♪ Let’s take it home.
(song ends) If you're having a good time thus far, can I hear you make some noise for Jesus?
(cheering) >> We owe Him a praise.
Anybody know we owe Him a praise tonight?
(audience cheers) Hallelujah.
♪♪ Come on, let’s say this together.
If you know we owe Him a praise, just open up your mouth and worship with us tonight.
Yeah!
♪ Every hand in the room ♪ ♪ should be lifted for what He has done.
♪ ♪ If we had 10,000 hands ♪ ♪ We couldn’t raise them enough.
♪ ♪ And every voice in the place should be raised ♪ ♪ Yeah, giving God praise ♪ ♪ If we had 10,000 hands ♪ ♪ We couldn’t raise them enough ♪ ♪ He had to pay the price to give His life ♪ ♪ Now with all that’s within, yeah ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Yeah!
Let’s lift it up!
Sing!
Come on say!
♪ Every hand in the room should be lifted ♪ Come on everybody, say ♪ For what He has done ♪ ♪ If we had 10,000 hands, we couldn’t raise them enough ♪ ♪ And every voice in the place should be raised ♪ ♪ Giving God praise ♪ ♪ If we had 10,000 hands, we couldn’t raise them enough ♪ ♪ He had to pay the price to give His life ♪ ♪ Now with all that’s within, yeah ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ We owe this praise ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Yes we do!
Say we owe this praise!
♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Yes we do!
Yes we do!
Come on everybody say we owe!
♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Yes we do!
Yes we do, yeah!
Now come on say we owe.
♪ We owe Him praise ♪ ♪ We owe Him praise ♪ Yes we do.
Each and every day.
♪ We owe Him praise.
♪ ♪ Owe Him praise.
♪ ♪ Owe Him praise.
♪ ♪ We owe it all.
♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ ♪ Come on everybody say we owe it all to Him!
♪ ♪ We owe it all.
♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ Yes we do We owe....... ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Can I get a few people to join us and say that?
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Come on, y’all.
Let’s sing that like we mean it.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ ♪ Each and every day, in each and every way ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Now we gonna take it out one last time and we want y’all to join us and sing this.
♪ Sing we owe... ♪ ♪ We owe Him praise ♪ ♪ Owe Him praise ♪ ♪ Owe Him praise ♪ ♪ Owe Him praise ♪ Everybody say ♪ We owe Him praise ♪ ♪ Owe Him praise ♪ ♪ Owe Him praise ♪ Yeah, yeah, yes we do, yes we do.
♪ We owe Him praise ♪ ♪ We owe it all ♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ Come on everybody say.
Yes we do!
♪ We owe it all.
♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ One more time, everybody say.
♪ We owe it all♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ ♪ ‘Cause we owe His praise to Him ♪ Can y’all sing that with us?
It’s really easy.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ I want to hear y’all sing that with us now.
Everybody say.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ I hear y’all.
Come on, everybody say.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him, yeah ♪ ♪ We owe His praise ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Yes we do, yes we do ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Now take it up one more time.
We’re gonna give God some praise as we get ready to go.
Say ♪ We owe it all.
♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ ♪ We owe it all.
♪ ♪ Give it all.
♪ ♪ Lift it all.
♪ ♪ We owe....... ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Everyday.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ Come on y’all.
Lift it up, say, say.
♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ ♪ Hey, we owe His praise ♪ ♪ We owe His praise to Him ♪ ♪ Ohhh sing we owe this praise ♪ ♪ We owe this praise to Him ♪ Thank you.
(song ends) (applause) >> My grandmother used to sing a song that said ♪ All my help... ♪ What is it?
♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ Oh yes it does.
♪ All my help... ♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ ♪ All my needs ♪ ♪ And my possessions, every one of them ♪ ♪ All my help.
♪ ♪ My help.
♪ ♪ My help.
♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord.
♪ Hallelujah (applause) But you know what?
There’s a new way to do that song.
So we gonna do that way as well.
So we gonna serve all of God’s people.
It’s okay for you to put your hands together now.
If you love the Lord, help us!
♪♪ Everybody get up on your feet!
It’s not hot no more.
You can stand with us.
Stand with us.
Stand with us.
Stand with us.
Come on, y’all.
Say I.
♪ I put my faith in You ♪ I put my trust.
♪ I put my trust in You ♪ I knew you would come through.
♪ I knew you would come through ♪ You were there.
♪ You were there to supply all my needs ♪ I found.
♪ I found my joy in You ♪ I found my peace.
♪ I found my peace in You ♪ You did just what You said.
♪ You did just what You said ♪ And I thank You, Lord.
♪ And I thank You for being there for me ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ ♪ Comes from You ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ Comes from You ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord ♪ Somebody help me say.
♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ All of my help ♪ ♪ Comes from the Lord ♪ He’s got all.
♪ He’s got all that I need ♪ ♪ All that I need ♪ I know.
♪ I knew you would come through ♪ ♪ All that I need ♪ He’s got all.
♪ All that I need.... ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all my help ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ I like this part right here.
♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ He’s got it.
♪ He’s got it in control ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ When you’re feeling low.
♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ He’s got it.
♪ He’s got it in control ♪ ♪ All my help ♪ Everybody sing!
♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ One more time.
Can we take it up?
♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ ♪ All, all, all, all, all of my help ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ Know where to go.
♪ Know where to go ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ ♪ When you’re feeling low ♪ ♪ Know where to go.
♪ (singing over one another in a round) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ He’s got it in control ♪ ♪ All my help.... ♪ (song ends) Hallelujah!
(applause) ♪♪ >> Jackson, Mississippi, what’s up?
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Can somebody give a shout of praise right now?
(crowd shouts) Come on, all the free people, would you just get up and come on, let’s just raise the praise out here!
(shouts and applause) Come on, raise the praise behind me.
Hallelujah!
(continued applause) Come on, you just lift your hands and just wave them right now.
Come on, when we get started, we not gonna stop.
We just gonna keep going.
Come on, wave all over this place right now.
♪♪ Yeah!
Come on, everybody!
Can you say Hallelujah?
>> Hallelujah!
>> Hallelujah!
>> Hallelujah!
>> Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ Free today ♪ ♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm free ♪ >> Yeah God!
♪ Lord, I'm free ♪ ♪ We’re free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift our hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ Y’all ready?
Come on, say it.
♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift our hands with worship ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ One more time, everybody, say it with me.
♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift our hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ Come on, let’s go with it.
Everybody come on.
Come on.
Come on.
♪♪ Oh!
♪♪ Come on, I need to clap your hands with us.
Come on.
♪♪ Come on.
If you’ve got dancing in ya, I need you to join me!
♪♪ ♪ Oh... free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Sing it.
♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ ♪ Lord, we’re free ♪ ♪ I'm free to dance ♪ ♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ Come on, everybody sing.
♪ Free to lift our hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to dance ♪ ♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ Free to lift my hands ♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ I'm a free worshiper!
♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Lord... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Everybody sing!
♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Lord...
I'm free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Come on, sing it again!
♪ I'm free to dance ♪ ♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ Come on, sing.
♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to dance... ♪ ♪ Free to dance and sing ♪ Free to lift my hands.
♪ Free to lift my hands and worship ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Come on, I want you to join us.
♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ I'm a free worshiper.
♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ I'm a free worshiper.
♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Say.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Lord.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Can you lift your hands right here with us?
♪♪ ♪ I thank God I'm free ♪ ♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I thank God I'm free, say yeah ♪ ♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ Can y’all sing that right there?
I thank God I'm free.
Sing.
♪ I thank God I'm free ♪ ♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ Come on everybody, say...
I thank God.
♪ I thank God I'm free ♪ And I’ll never.
♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ ♪ Oh...
I thank God ♪ ♪ I thank God I'm free ♪ ♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ One more time, everybody, lift it up and say.
I thank God.
♪ I thank God I'm free ♪ And I’ll never.
♪ And I’ll never be bound again ♪ ♪ Say I'm a free ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Say.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Say.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Lord.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ I'm a free worshiper ♪ ♪ Lord.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Sing it!
♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Everybody.
♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to give You glory ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to give You all ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to give You praise ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Free ... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ Now everybody clap your hands right here.
♪♪ Come on, I know it’s hot out here, but Hell is hotter.
Come on!
Everybody clap your hands!
♪♪ Can I hear you say this?
Come on!
♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ Say Lord!
♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Oh.... ♪ ♪ Lord, I’m free ♪ ♪ I am free ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord ♪ ♪ I’m free ♪ ♪ No longer bound ♪ ♪ No more chains holding me ♪ ♪ My soul is resting ♪ ♪ It’s just a blessing ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ I’m free ♪ I wish you could clap your hands just like this here, Church.
Come on!
♪ I am free ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord ♪ ♪ I’m free ♪ ♪ No longer bound ♪ ♪ No more chains holding me ♪ ♪ My, my, my, my, my soul is resting ♪ Somebody shout hallelujah!
>> Hallelujah!
♪ It’s just a blessing ♪ Come on, lift your hands all over this parking lot!
♪ Praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ I’m free ♪ Clap your hands right there.
(applause) (song ends) ♪♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ What do you do when trouble comes to weigh you down ♪ ♪ What do you say when life turns smiles into a frown ♪ ♪ When the clouds come to seize your sunny day ♪ (audience reacts) ♪ And strong winds come to blow you from the way ♪ ♪ Say, I declare that I’m the head and not the tail ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above and not beneath ♪ ♪ I declare that I am free, no longer bound ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ You can say it, everybody.
♪ I declare that I’m the head and not the tail ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above and not beneath ♪ ♪ I declare that I am free, yes ♪ ♪ I declare that I am free, no longer bound ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ Oh I... ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ I think you got it.
Come on everybody, say it.
♪ I declare that I’m the head and not the tail ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above it ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above and not beneath ♪ ♪ I say what you say, Lord ♪ ♪ I declare that I am free, no longer bound ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ Now one more time, take it everybody!
♪ I declare that I’m the head and not the tail ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above it ♪ ♪ I declare that I'm above and not beneath ♪ ♪ I say what you say, Lord ♪ ♪ I declare that I am free, no longer bound ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I am free... ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands in victory ♪ Can you lift your hands in victory, everybody?
♪ I am whole... ♪ ♪ Whole to let the whole world know ♪ ♪ Of a Love that gave His life just for me ♪ ♪ Say... ♪ ♪ I am free... ♪ ♪ Say... ♪ ♪ Free to lift my hands in victory ♪ You should be lifting your hearts right now.
I am whole!
♪ I am whole... ♪ ♪ Whole to let the whole world know ♪ ♪ Of a Love that gave His life just for me ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ Say this to yourself: I'm the head.
♪ I'm the head ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ Not the tail ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I'm above ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ Not beneath ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I am free ♪ ♪ No longer bound ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ I want to touch the fire.
♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I can die ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ ♪ I live to touch the fire ♪ ♪ I declare ♪ (phrases repeat and crescendo) ♪♪ (phrases repeat and crescendo) ♪♪ ♪♪ (song decrescendos) ♪ So I’ll declare that I am rich ♪ ♪ No longer poor ♪ ♪ I’ll declare that I am healed ♪ ♪ No longer sick ♪ ♪ I’ll declare that the chains that once bound me ♪ ♪ Are now broken ♪ ♪ I declare that there’s no problem God can’t fix ♪ God bless you.
Happy Juneteenth to everybody.
Hallelujah.
(song ends) >> Clap your hands.
Bring up that track.
(song starts) Everybody clap right there.
Now this ain’t no howling song, I'm gonna relax on my way out.
♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ Listen to the words.
Y’all heard what I just said?
♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ You know what I can say?
♪ I can truly say ♪ ♪ He’s really been good today ♪ Anybody be a witness to that, say yes.
Say it again.
♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ Come on, swing those hands.
Let’s go home happy.
♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ ♪ I can truly say ♪ ♪ He’s really been good to me today ♪ Now listen to this.
Clap your hands while I tell the story.
♪ He woke me up ♪ ♪ Early this morning ♪ What about you?
♪ And He started me ♪ ♪ On my way ♪ ♪ Gave me the strength ♪ ♪ Just to make it through ♪ ♪ Another day ♪ If anybody can be a witness to that, say yes.
>> Yes!
>> Listen.
♪ If I don’t live ♪ ♪ To see the sun rise ♪ ♪ I can truly say He has ♪ ♪ Opened my eyes ♪ ♪ ‘Cause He tells me ♪ ♪ He’s already been good enough to me ♪ Can I get a witness to say amen on that?
So everybody say “If there’s no tomorrow.” ♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ Clap your hands and say it again.
♪ If there’s no tomorrow ♪ I can truly say.
♪ I can truly say ♪ ♪ He’s really been good today ♪ Now if can get about 10 people to pop up like popcorn, we can really go up the mountain.
♪ Oh, He’s been good ♪ ♪ He’s been good to me ♪ ♪ The Lord has been ♪ ♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Anybody know He’s been good?
You ought to just wave your hands for activity of your limbs.
♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Ain’t He good, back there in the back?
♪ I say He’s really been good ♪ ♪ He’s been good ♪ ♪ So good ♪ ♪ Ahhhhh, He’s been good ♪ Y’all getting me happy here.
♪ Woke you up this morning ♪ ♪ Good to me ♪ If somebody in here had a blessing this year, wave your hands.
♪ Good to me ♪ If you know God’s been good.
♪ He’s been good ♪ ♪ He’s been good ♪ ♪ So good ♪ ♪ I can truly say ♪ When they lying on me, I can still truly say.
♪ I can truly say ♪ When your close friends blew your mind.
When they turned their backs on you, you can say.
♪ I can truly say ♪ That God has still been good.
♪ He’s really been good to today ♪ Now, not only do I need the choir, but I need everybody that ain’t in a wheel chair, get up and sway from side to side.
♪ He’s been good ♪ Come on, let’s go.
All the way in the back, rock from side to side.
♪ He’s been good ♪ And when you learn “Good to Me”, y’all make it loud.
♪ He’s been good ♪ ♪ He brought me up out of-- ♪ Y’all look good.
♪ He’s been good ♪ Now swing that clap.
And everybody say it like this.
♪ Say He’s been good to me ♪ ♪ Open up your mouth and sing it loud ♪ ♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Stay right there.
Don’t get weak!
♪ Tell me again, He’s been ♪ ♪ He’s been good to me ♪ ♪ Brought me my own way ♪ ♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Unh, unh, can I get another witness?
♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Come on, lean within this one.
Unh, again.
♪ He’s been good to me ♪ Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t.
Don’t you know, you’ve been.
Don’t you know, you’ve been.
Don’t you know, you’ve been.
Mighty!
Good!
♪ Ahhhhhhhhhh ♪ Swing that thing, y’all!
♪ Good to me ♪ Good God!
I feel good!
Don’t you know that He has been.
♪ Good to me ♪ Brought me outta that, I tell ya He has been ♪ Good to me ♪ Clap those hands and say.
♪ Good to me ♪ Say it again, You been.
♪ Good to me ♪ Say it again, You been.
♪ Good to me ♪ Good, good, good, good, good, You been.
♪ Good to me ♪ He’s been good to.
♪ Good to me ♪ Say it again, You been.
♪ Good to me ♪ Say it one more time, You been.
♪ Good to me ♪ Scream!!
>> Whoo!!!
(song ends) (song begins) ♪♪ >> Come on, Mississippi.
Put your hands together.
Come on.
♪ He is worthy ♪ ♪ He is worthy to be praised ♪ ♪ He is worthy ♪ Anybody know He’s worthy tonight?
Come on.
♪ He is worthy to be praised ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ Come on, lift Him up tonight.
Come on.
♪ Lift the Savior higher ♪ We’ve got to lift the Savior higher.
♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Lift the Savior higher ♪ ♪ He is worthy ♪ ♪ He is worthy to be praised ♪ Here we go.
Here we go!
♪ ‘Cause He is worthy ♪ Worthy, oh Lord.
♪ Worthy to be praised ♪ ♪ He is worthy ♪ (vocalizing throughout) ♪ Worthy to be praised ♪ Lift Him up.
♪ Lift Him up ♪ (vocalizing throughout) ♪ Lift the Savior higher ♪ Lift Him up.
♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Lift the Savior higher ♪ ♪ For He is worthy to be praised ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ To worship Him, our Lord ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ (Percussion only continues) (vocalizing) ♪ Worship Him ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To worship Him, oh yeah ♪ ♪ We have come into this house ♪ ♪ To magnify His Name ♪ ♪ For He is worthy to be praised ♪ All right, come on Mississippi!
Let’s go sing it tonight!
Put those hands together.
We’ve come to lift the Name of Jesus up now.
♪ Hey... ♪ ♪ I come to lift Him up ♪ ♪ I come to give Him praise ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ I come to lift Him up ♪ ♪ I come to give Him praise ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Come on, lift Him up ♪ ♪ Come on, and lift Him up, yeah ♪ ♪ Lift Him up ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ ♪ Higher ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ For He is worthy to be praised ♪ ♪ For He is worthy to be praised ♪ (song vamps till end) (song ends) (applause) >> Is He worthy to be praised?
>> Yes, yes, amen!
>> Is He worthy to be praised?
>> Yes, yes, amen!
>> In the Scripture, the Psalmist writes it very simply.
He said to enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.
Be thankful unto Him and bless His Name.
Why?
The Psalmist answers and says for the Lord is good.
His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
>> Oh yeah!
>> We come here tonight to say Lord, we praise You.
Hallelujah.
♪ We enter Your gates with thanksgiving ♪ ♪ We enter Your courts with praise ♪ ♪ Unto You we sing Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And praise Your Holy Name ♪ ♪ We enter Your gates with thanksgiving ♪ ♪ We enter Your courts with praise ♪ ♪ Unto You we sing Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And praise Your Holy Name ♪ ♪ Lord we praise You ♪ ♪ For You are worthy ♪ ♪ We praise Your Holy Name ♪ ♪ Lord we praise You ♪ ♪ For You are worthy ♪ ♪ We praise Your Holy Name ♪ ♪ We come before Your presence with singing ♪ ♪ We offer You the highest praise ♪ ♪ Singing glory, glory, glory hallelujah ♪ ♪ We praise Your Holy Name ♪ ♪ We love the Lord for all His goodness ♪ ♪ And to serve Him is our only aim ♪ ♪ Yes it is ♪ ♪ So if you’re not ashamed to be here with us ♪ ♪ Come on, come on and help us praise His Name ♪ ♪ Oh...... ♪ ♪ I've got to give Him praise, and glory ♪ ♪ And glory ♪ ♪ We praise Him ♪ ♪ We praise Him ♪ ♪ We praise Him ♪ ♪ We praise Him ♪ ♪ He is good, yes He is ♪ ♪ He woke me up early this morning ♪ ♪ And I praise Him ♪ ♪ I praise Him ♪ ♪ I praise Him ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ Yes I will ♪ ♪ I'm gonna praise Him ♪ ♪ I'm gonna lift Him up ♪ ♪ I'm gonna give Him glory ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ He's alive ♪ ♪ He's alive ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Yes He is ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Yes He is ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I gotta to praise Him ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I gotta to praise Him ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I gotta to praise Him ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Gotta praise ♪ ♪ Gotta praise ♪ ♪ Gotta praise ♪ ♪ Gotta praise ♪ ♪ His... hallelujah ♪ ♪ Name... ♪ Hallelujah!!
(song vamps) (song ends) (cheers and applause) (song begins) ♪♪ >> Paula, I love you.
Eric, I love you!
Come on!
♪ I want you to know that ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ Want you to know that ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ He blessed me ♪ ♪ And He kept me from all harm ♪ Oh yeah!
Listen!
(vocalizing) ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ Lord I thank You ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ He blessed me ♪ ♪ And He kept me from all harm ♪ Listen!
♪ If you got your health and strength ♪ ♪ Say it ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ If you got the activities of you limbs ♪ ♪ Tell somebody ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ He blessed me ♪ ♪ And I praise Him ♪ Yes Lord, yes Lord.
Yeah.
♪ If you got food, and clothing ♪ ♪ Say it ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ And if you got up and going ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ I got to say it!
♪ He blessed me ♪ ♪ and He kept me from all harm ♪ ♪ God Is ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ God Is ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ My God is working it out for me ♪ ♪ Lord tell me ♪ ♪ If I got in trouble ♪ ♪ God Is ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ God Is ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ If I got sick!
♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ ♪ God Is Keeping Me ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ God is ♪ ♪ A way out of no way ♪ ♪ God is ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ If you know He's a keeper ♪ ♪ He is a keeper ♪ ♪ It may not feel like it ♪ ♪ It may not look like it ♪ ♪ But God is ♪ ♪ A way out of no way ♪ ♪ A way out of no way ♪ ♪ And if you know that He will ♪ ♪ Wave back at me ♪ ♪ Wave back at me ♪ ♪ If you know He's a keeper ♪ ♪ If you know He's a keeper ♪ ♪ You got to tell somebody ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ I love Him, I love Him ♪ ♪ I love Him, I love Him ♪ ♪ I love Him, I love Him ♪ ♪ I love Him, I love Him ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Oh , oh, oh, oh... ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ Yes He is ♪ ♪ It may not feel like it ♪ ♪ It may not look like it ♪ ♪ But put your hand ♪ ♪ In my God's hand ♪ Let Him work it out!
Let Him work it out!
He's gonna work it out!
For your good!
He's gonna work it out!
For your children!
For your children!
Praise God!
Thank God!
(vocalizing) (song ends) And if you know He is, why don't you open up your mouth and say God is a keeper!
Yes He is!
Yes He is!
Ahhhh!
(vocalizing) (song vamps and crescendos) ♪♪ (song ends) (applause) (short bit of music ends the song again ) (song begins) ♪♪ (clapping) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ (fast instrumental till the end) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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