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Praise the Lord: Gospel Music in Washington, D.C.

Various Artists
Praise the Lord: Gospel Music in Washington, D.C. Praise the Lord! presents contemporary performances that draw on many traditions of African American religious music in the Washington, D.C. area. Nine groups perform a wide variety of gospel styles in solo, duet, quartet, and choir. Recorded at the Bible Way Temple in 1998 by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture as part of its exhibition, Speak To My Heart, Communities of Faith and Contemporary African American Life, this CD includes notes by Gail Lowe and Horace Boyer, lyrics, suggested listening, and bibliography.

Track Listing

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I'll Go Firstfruit 03:52
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Sweet, Sweet Spirit The Curenton Family 04:13
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Thank You Lord Alvin Dockett and Blessed 03:48
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Welcome to This Place Charmaine Faunteroy and Herbert Jackson 05:05
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Standing on the Promises The Bible Way Temple Radio Choir 06:23
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The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow The Salvation Music Ministry 03:05
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Great is Thy Faithfulness Herbert Jackson 03:58
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This is the Day Nannie Helen Burroughs (Washington, D.C.) School Chorus 02:42
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I Need The Every Hour / A Praying Spirit (medley) The Curenton Family 05:07
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110
Search My Heart, Lord The Salvation Music Ministry 04:28
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Take My Hand, Precious Lord Charmaine Faunteroy 03:53
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We Will Work Nannie Helen Burroughs (Washington, D.C.) School Chorus 01:51
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The Old Rugged Cross (On a Hill Far Away) Firstfruit 05:08
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My Soul is a Witness for the Lord The Shiloh Baptist Church Senior Choir 03:19
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Over My Head Alvin Dockett and Blessed 04:19