Would you believe we used to sing this in public school? Mahalia Jackson (how did she do this without going short of breath?) sings it here: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.
Grade school and middle school, we sang spirituals and even hymns. It was a cleaner, greener time (as Rudyard Kipling put it–and he was right).
Requested by Phoebe, Go Tell It On the Mountain–and do I really need to introduce Mahalia Jackson? Take one step backward if you haven’t heard of her!
Requested by Phoebe, to close out the Lenten season: Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? This was Mahalia Jackson on the old Ed Sullivan show, which went off the air before most of you were born. This was once America.
“Hey! Let’s have computer chips implanted in our brains! Computers are so smart, and they work so well!”
How many times have we heard that?
Sometimes I’ll post something on Facebook, and when I visit Facebook, I find that whatever illustration or video I chose for the post… has been replaced by a picture of the Bell Mountain book cover. I didn’t ask for it. Didn’t even think of it. The book cover has absolutely nothing to do with the content of the post.
All right–let’s try to post another Mahalia Jackson video. There is no reason why it shouldn’t go merrily along to Facebook with the text. Really, I don’t know what to expect. Maybe it’ll display images of a Biden rally. Or centaurs.
Only one way to find out…
Later: There seem to be no problems with the post this time. Maybe they’re trying to give me a false sense of security. “See? It works! Nothin’ wrong here.”
I still don’t want a chip in my head.
You have to click “Watch on YouTube” to see this video, but it’s worth the extra effort.
Requested by Thewhiterabbit, two national treasures for the price of one: Mahalia Jackson on Nat King Cole’s TV show in 1957, singing Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.
Would you believe we used to sing this in junior high school? Times change–and not for the better.
Wow! This rendition by Mahalia Jackson literally gave me goosebumps. If this doesn’t pump you up, send for an ambulance.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, sung like you wouldn’t believe by Mahalia Jackson. Go for it!
We sang this spiritual in school, back before they outlawed the word of God. But we didn’t sing it like Mahalia Jackson!
Requested by Phoebe, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho–and on the Nat King Cole Show, no less, in 1957. You get two greats for the price of one.
This is the rousing gospel song that’s been on my mind these past two days–and who better to sing it than Mahalia Jackson? Here she is in 1957 on the Nat King Cole Show.
You may want to turn up the volume for this. Yeah, I know, I say that almost all the time. Well, I’m not going to post stuff for which I recommend we turn down the volume, am I? Anyway, here’s one of our national treasures singing a hymn to wake us wide-awake!
No one has requested a hymn for today–those who haven’t done so yet, come on, join in!–and I need a hymn. It’s only just ten o’clock and I’ve already heard enough bad news to last me all day.
So, OK, I found this and I hope you like it–Mahalia Jackson singing Onward, Christian Soldiers. Go get ’em, Mahalia!