Amen 🙏🏿

@Dr Wiggins kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9mJbJNmvJnTcmyG.htmlweet Hour of Prayer by William Walford in 1845 Sung by Steven F Gooden-Cohen. William Bradbury Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That calls us from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief; My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer! This hymn goes to the heart of one of the most intrinsic Christian practices: prayer. For William W. Walford (1772-1850), prayer was an intensely private affair where one seeks refuge from temptations and trials and pours out the depths of one’s soul before God who already knows our “wants and wishes.” LYRICS: SUNG BY STEVEN F GOODEN-COHEN ( MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT BY STEVEN F GOODEN-COHEN AND JERRY ADAMOS ) Sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer That calls me from a world of care And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter's snare By Thy return, sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer The joys I feel, the bliss I share Of those whose anxious spirits burn With strong desires for Thy return With such I hasten to the place Where God my Savior shows His face And gladly take my station there And wait for Thee, sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer Sweet hour of prayer And wait for Thee Sweet hour of prayer The kind of prayer fostered in this hymn is private prayer, rather than prayers of the body of Christ gathered in worship. Stanza one focuses on petitionary prayer that responds to “seasons of distress and fear.” Stanza two focuses on prayers of thanksgiving where the singer shares “the joys I feel.” Stanza three returns to petitions, but the focus is on the God “whose truth and faithfulness engage the waiting soul to bless.” The text appears to come from Walford, an obscure, blind lay preacher who served in the hamlet of Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, in the mid-19th century. He owned a small trinket shop in the village. The story goes that a Congregational minister and friend, Thomas Salmon, stopped by Walford’s shop one day in 1842. Walford asked if Salmon would write down his new poem on the subject of prayer. Three years later, Salmon was in the U.S. and showed the poem to the editor of the New York Observer, who printed it in the Sept. 13, 1845 issue. The text first appeared in the 1859 Baptist hymnal Church Melodies, edited by Thomas Hastings and Robert Turnbull. The famous American gospel song writer, William Bradbury (1816-1868)-who composed music for so many beloved gospel hymns such as “Just As I Am” (Charlotte Elliott), “The Solid Rock” (Edward Mote) and “He Leadeth Me” (Joseph H. Gilmore)-also wrote the music for this favorite hymn in 1861. The tune and text appeared together for the first time in Bradbury’s collection Golden Chains, from which it has become a staple of hymnals around the world. The late William J. Reynolds, noted Baptist hymnologist and former author of this column, questioned the authorship of the hymn as described by Salmon. His extensive research could not locate a William W. Walford in Coleshill, but did note that there was a Rev. William Walford, a Congregational minister who served as president of Homerton Academy, who wrote several books including The Manner of Prayer. Coleshill and Homerton are about 110 miles apart, more than two hours by car today, but much longer in the mid-19th century. Reynolds noted, however, that there are similarities between The Manner of Prayer and the hymn. It is entirely possible that Salmon embellished his story to the editor of the New York Observer. It is also possible, Reynolds suggested, that William W. Walford of Coleshill and William Walford of Homerton are one and the same. The original stanza four has been dropped from many hymnals today, but it stresses the eschatological nature of prayer as the gateway to heaven: Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, May I thy consolations share, Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height, I view my home, and take my flight. This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise, To seize the everlasting prize; And shout, while passing through the air, Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer. At the risk of offending some, I should point out that this view of devotional prayer, while certainly valid, should not be confused with public prayers of thanksgiving, adoration, petition, intercession and blessing that are a part of the gathered body of Christ. While I believe this hymn has a place in a hymnal, it does not for example stress prayers for the world-or prayers of the people, as they are sometimes called. This is not a hymn that fosters corporate prayer, but private devotions. The romanticized language adds a tone that stresses withdrawal from the world rather than engagement with the needs of the world as the body of Christ.

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she not trying to serve a generation,you don't know what the anointy is either,the anointy destroys the yoke

She was both❤

I am. She died just 3 months after this event. It's so sad... She will definitely be missed. But she is in Heaven with her daughter and her sisters (as one of her daughters predeceased her)...

@@jamellfoster6029 I thought this took place in 2018

She didn’t receive the credit for the body of work she’s put in from the 70s throughout the 90s LaShun paid her dues. Artist today make one album and are deemed legend…

@@cherrydrivereviews8930 it did, you're right

Looking like her too!

Don't make me cry! 😢

For sure!!

@@mamakarin8592 exactly don't even mention that name... heart is still broken over that one

Wow I see her sister Duranice in her amazing 👏

Wow my Mom is a few years older, but they share the same birthday! Love your lastname btw as we share the same lastname.

RIP 😪 LaShun Pace Rhodes

Yes, Yes, Yes, she killed it!! Amen!! Sing!! Alright now!! We share the same B'Day also. U betta sing Virgo!!🎶🎼🎤🎵🎹👌💘😂

@@g-love0704 Keep Moving forward PRESSING ON! Justice Compassion and Mercy and Healing. Takes Action for Correction! Y'all Got to Move. Faith without Works is Dead. Call on Jesus and He will Give you the strength to Do what must be done. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8iYnNilyZ-XXYE.html

@@carolbarber9378 Keep Moving forward PRESSING ON! Justice Compassion and Mercy and Healing. Takes Action for Correction! Y'all Got to Move. Faith without Works is Dead. Call on Jesus and He will Give you the strength to Do what must be done. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8iYnNilyZ-XXYE.html

RIH ...👑💯

Yes Yes Yes 🙌

YES LORD AMEN 🙌🙌🙌

This was several years ago. She's on dialysis now. She did a recent performance but she's not doing or looking well.

So this is an old video of her

No this is in 2021

Also Richard used work with Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community singers.

@@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081 Yep and my favorite singer ever Mrs. Aretha Franklin for years!!!

Wow, I love the historical info in these comments. I learned so much thank you all

Wow,but they aren't the greatest

@@noreneal7252 she's not of GOD, Y'ALL PEOPLE IS RIDICULOUS

Yes she is 💜💜

YES !

Yes lawd

Same here

Yes … because of her gift , she’ll forever resound in our hearts. That’s woman was truly blessed ✋✋✋✋

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🙏🏽 Amen!

@@fayechamp4156 Keep Moving forward PRESSING ON! Justice Compassion and Mercy and Healing. Takes Action for Correction! Y'all Got to Move. Faith without Works is Dead. Call on Jesus and He will Give you the strength to Do what must be done. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8iYnNilyZ-XXYE.html

Beautiful

Stunningly paced and controlled singing. Not too much....just enough to keep the focus on the words and God. Jesus is the best thing 🙌🏾 that ever happened to me. Praise the Living God🙌🏾

She knew how to use every inch of that instrument!! Nobody like her may she rest in peace!

Keep Moving forward PRESSING ON! Justice Compassion and Mercy and Healing. Takes Action for Correction! Y'all Got to Move. Faith without Works is Dead. Call on Jesus and He will Give you the strength to Do what must be done. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8iYnNilyZ-XXYE.html

You can say that a all day God is the best thing that every halpin to me 💝💝💝

My favorite part!! 🔥🔥🔥

@3:30 "For whatever reason there might be." There's a jazzy part right there.

So jazzy , I totally agree

@@m1tw141 Yes 😊😊😊😊 I love that part . You have a great ear for music.

Amazing and never out of place!!!

Everytime I listen to her sing this song right here Jesus shows up in room she's was the best gospel singer ever and I know the family misses her very much I just wish I could have met her continue to S.I.P I'll never stop listening to your music ❤❤❤❤

Yes indeed just keep in mind this was 2018 but even for 2018 she sounds amazing almost like in the 90s

@@curtisdrummerellerbe9544 thanks cos I wondering

@@lovewynns5032 welcome welcome

Praise him she back glory

@@lanalawrence9207 This was 2018 a lot of people think this is new because it just got released

Yes she do look good however I don’t know if you realize this was 2018 for the celebration and it just got released on KZfaq today this particular artist but they are uploading it artist by artist on a daily weekly basis the first want to be uploaded from this concert was Byron cage and Dorinda clark Cole They released it last year that particular clip from that night

Thank God for his healing power for Lashun. Her voice is still strong and she looks real good.

@@curtisdrummerellerbe9544 Bless you for mentioning this CLARIFICATION.

@@PMillz20020 your welcome

From 2018 or NOT: I can still agree with YOUR sentiments. This woman of God has TRULY had to face down a plenty of somewhat, relatively difficult circumstances throughout her entire life. But as we all know (or should know at least): The Almighty has already leveled & measured our backs, to withstand whatever our own uniquely designed LOTS and life assignments shall encompass.