“Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

sang this song for about 8 straight hours at MLK's funeral procession. Still brings tears to me especially when it's sung as beautifully as this. leave it to his alma mater for this fantastic post

47 years ago in Georgia I was afraid and beaten. I look at these young men and i apologize for being afraid. Jeff

I am moved to tears, "No one is free until we are all free!"

Having a bad day? thinking there's nothing left for you? Listen to this. Please.

This performance is a while back, but still remains powerful as ever. I shared this with Palestinian friends who are in dire state at the moment more than ever ...

These are young college students. Not thugs nor dope dealers like the media would have you believe. God bless you all!

Celebrating Dr.King on his birthday!! His college men's choir; continue resting in power, Emperor!

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Today whole world need to listen and pray...#coronavirus

.. hair standing on end - BEAUTIFUL.. each chorister is rich with legacy - in their faces, see their ancestors. In their voices, the love their ancestors have for them, comes shining through..♥. G:)d bless

I came here for comfort and was not disappointed.

I am from Fiji and my island nation is currently going through the second wave of coronavirus and it has hit us pretty bad. The health workers are exhausted, the nation is losing hope and everyday is like fighting a losing battle against an unknown enemy. I happened to remember we used to sing this back in our school and I looked up the song. This gave me so much hope, for myself and my nation 💙 we definitely shall overcome!

We shall overcome the cultural barrier, the language barrier, the race barrier, the class barrier, the country barrier, all folks around world, unite

Hearing these beautiful voices brings thoughts of there ancestors,kidnapped,enslaved, and after countless hardships, trully overcome.God Bless them all.

This should be the anthem of human kind.

the most stunning performance of this piece i've ever heard. the long phrases, each verse building in intensity, flawless musicianship, and of course the many layers of meaning - too beautiful.

I do believe that we shall overcome someday......every time I hear this song I shed some tears for MLK, ...he was such a great man that I have no words to describe him. I just am thankful to the universe that he existed for a time in our lives.

I can't help but cry as I listen to this and reflect on all the racism we in this country are STILL dealing with. In my mind's eye I can still see the pictures in history books of African Americans, their backs striped with scars, others hung, others in chains. How brave it is for these individuals to believe in the future. How incredibly brave.

who else found this song through school and now feels blessed to hear their message!

Whenever I am feeling down I listen to this song. It gives me the strength to get through my days. Some days I feel week and horrible and then I listen to this song. This video especially. It is so beautiful and awe inspiring. It makes me feel as if I am complete. God bless this choir. God bless this talent. A group of people so generously gifted by God. I am humbled by their ability to make me feel as if I am of worth. Praise the glory of Christ.

Ths Song reminds me of my Late parents. May their Souls rest in peace

One of the most powerful expressions of the human spirit. It takes my breath away every time I listen. Absolutely incredible. 🙏🙏

wow i have no words other than beautiful

I remember performing this song, as a young girl in 1989, at the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow. I was not a very good singer, and my English far from perfect, but the audience (students from African and Asian countries) started to sing along as a choir, so it was an absolutely uplifting anf amazing experience! will never forget it, such a mighty song! Same spirit as Russian folk songs.

I'm too young to completely understand the events that took place during the decade of the sixties. I was not there during the March On Washington on August 28 1963, and yet, I feel as if time, space, and human connection collides together and puts my soul there everytime I here this song. It gives me chills.

Listening to this and thinking of the people of Charleston and those who lost their lives in the racist terror attack on Mother Emanuel AME Church.

We are NOT afraid; we are not afraid; we are not afraid today! Beautiful.

This song is giant hug 😔♥️

Happy Birthday to the Late Dr Martin Luther King Jr 💐🎂🎉🎂🎈🎂🎁🎈🎇 Rest in POWER! Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

The beauty and power of this song spoke to my generation and moved us to act...it hasn't grown old, but truer today than ever...beautiful

We’ll walk hand in hand today Deep in my heart I do believe that We shall overcome someday

I suddenly realized that this is what I needed to hear today 11/13/2016.

I Dedicate the song to the People of Ferguson MO. May they know that WE SHALL OVERCOME. May they find Peace and Begin to Heal.

With the God we serve in our midst,we shall surely overcome this Corona🙏🙏

Incredibly beautiful, soulful and inspirational. Thank you for sharing. As Dr. King said..."We may not all have come in on the same ship, but we're in the same boat now." Let's love & support one another - red, yellow, black or white.

so moving. I grew up in the segregated South. may we all overcome our narrow bigotry someday

I find alot of consolation and encouragement in this lyrics.

Years later, I still come back and watch. Beautiful!

This is absolutely oone of the best renditions of this song. I enjoyed it.

My wife and I have been attending the Spellman/Morehouse Christmas Concert (held 1st weekend of Dec. each year) for the last three years. We have been overwhelmed with the music offered by these two groups. I first heard the Morehouse Glee Club on NPR on a MLK celebration some 15 years ago. What an outstanding group they are. By the way, Dr. King sang in the Morehouse Glee Club.

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Absolutely beautiful!!!

We need to come together. No race, no religion, no color, but as a people. We can definitely do better.🙏🏻❤️

... .Dr. Wendell Whalum arranged this particular version of "We Shall Overcome" ....As A music major at Spelman class of '73-74....Dr Whalum was professor of music and college organist at Morehouse College during my years as a member of the Morehouse-Spelman chorus....Dr Joyce F.Johnson was my piano and organ teacher at Spelman, and the very elegant and eloquent Dr.Roland Allison was the esteemed director of the Spelman college Glee club from my beginnings in the "Spelman Freshman glee club, as first sporano....along with the brilliant "Deborra Watts" and the magnificent lyric soprano, Jacqueline Paige,nicknamed "Frosty" by Dr Roland Allison, and Quintella Bell Ragland '74 who was beyond brilliant as a pianist, glee club member, and Delta Sigma Theta, better known as "Q" when she left the gates of Spelman on a graduation May morning while we all waited for the graduation excitement to kick-in....Long live the Morehouse-Spelman chorus 💯💯💯💯💯💯🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🤍🤎🤎🤍🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

This is what young Black American men look like. Not thugs. Not degenerated. Young men who make America proud. KNOW IT

Beautiful words and they sang it so gracefully and harmoniously.

I am thankful that my friend Benjamin shared this most inspiring link with me. Praise God for these men, and I pray that their efforts will not be muted.

This is absolutely beautiful and I love seeing our black men in this beautiful way. Their voices are truly a blessing from God.

what better tradition than this? what a resounding message and performance!

Just a beautiful rendition of this beautiful song. I grew up in Compton California from 1962 through 1973 and sang in the prestigious Compton Boy Choir for three years (4th through 6th grade). We performed this song much like this Glee Club. Brought back many fond memories of those times. Thank you so much for posting!

We WILL overcome some day. We haven't achieved it yet, but we SHALL overcome!

Here's a beautiful song of hope, needed just as much today as when many of us sang in 1964 in Mississippi. That "arc of the moral universe" is indeed, VERY long!

Amazing. Simply Amazing. I haven't heard this song in a long time. Just hearing this version of it was a blessing to me.

I am from Jordan, I used to listen to this anthem in my fifth class in the longman English course, in 1987-1989 may be.... I love it...

Much needed these days for those whose hearts are aching.

Teachers of kenya ,we shall overcome some day,deep in my heart ,I do believe we shall overcome someday

This is encouragement to anyone to continue to walk through our lives here despite the difficulties while seeking God's own heart in our lives.

Love, Love, Love!!!!!

Returning four years later. It saddens my spirit every time I listen. They were excellent.

I just want to cry every time I hear this . I feel in my heart. such a joyous time it will be Praise God.

I was 11 years old playing the trumpet and my band teacher taught us how to play this song, I am 33 years old and till now still bring tears to my eyes, God bless you Kieth Place best band teacher ever.

Do protesters still even sing this song? If they did, it would deliver a powerful message.

I found this song by "My name is Khan". It's a good movie and this song so great, beautiful and amazing!!! Thank you!

Powerful man😢😢😢he died so young and he died when he was 39

Deep in my heart, I do believe, that we shall overcome some day.

This is my daughter’s bedtime song. Inspirational each and every night!!

Good Lord this is gorgeous.

Beautiful soulful singing...praying for our nation during this difficult time of Covid19.

Makes my skin crawl...feeling melancholy listening to this song...knowing we shall overcome when I am long gone from this earth.

Heartfelt Sounds for such a time as this!

Oh so beautiful touches the very soul

We all shall overcome someday !

Hearing these beautiful voices brings thoughts of there ancestors,kidnapped,enslaved, and after countless hardships, trully overcame.God Bless them all.

This song is timeless.

Lovely, great sentiment for the times we live in🙏🙏Thank you all💪💖💖💖

A beautifully compelling rendering of an epic hymn in a landmark struggle for own very own humanity.

just beautiful

Simply and amazingly beautiful!

Lindo, emocionante, profundo, cheio de história... Para que a gente não se canse de continuar acreditando que todos nós seremos livres um dia... E que chegue logo esse dia... E que seja um dia sem fim...

So beautiful. Thank you.

Since I understand the history of the song "We shall overcome", it sounds to my spirit everyday. What a powerful and peaceful hymn it is.

Holy Mother of God, how beautiful - and powerful.

This song binds all citizens of this planet like no other songs..

Hasn't anything But reverence and love to offer...meanings of Peace. Amen.

More.house..i.am.loveing..gospel .music

The perfect blend and balance of beauty

Tears in my eyes right now for the United States. Between the virus ravaging our country and the political chaos, 2021 is starting out rough.

Just great music. Simply great! Amen!

Yes, we can over come. Let's sing together. Everybody!

As I listen to this song that has lasted down through the years, I am encouraged to know that someday, after this old world has past and gone and troubles are no more, I truly believe that we will overcome and be able to rest in Heavenly Glory.

Perfect day for me to hear this beautiful and motivating song. Let's hope We shall overcome some day.

Absolutely gorgeous, deeply moving and soulful. Unity is what evil fears, so we UNITE !

Here for comfort after the events in Charleston this week and this helps. We shall overcome.

I listen this every morning.

Brings tears, thank you.

(IN TRIBUTE & PAYING RESPECTS, PRAYERS, CONDOLENCES, & WELL WISHES TO THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, & NUMEROUS ADMIRERS OF): Congressman John Lewis, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, & the Rev. Joseph Lowery. Rest well in Peaceful Paradise, gentlemen; you have more than done your numerous great civic duties & provided excellent leadership, along with dealing with many sacrifices, on this earth. Your spirits, along with pursuing your work & goals, will go on with us taking up the mantle for all three of you.

POWERFUL, I LOVE THIS. YES WE WILL OVERCOME ONE DAY.

Wow, Bill, thanks for sharing this moving version of the anthem of the Civil Rights movement. It brings back such memories for me--of singing it so many times in a small church in Shaw & Cleveland Ms. when I was a volunteer in the S. Freedom Summer Project, and in Jackson, a large group of us being led by Pete Seeger. The MH Glee Club has turned it into such an artistic piece. It was a song of hope 52 years ago, and just as much today, though in different circumstances. We need it just as much now. Racism has been de-institutionalized in our nation, but not eradicated from the hearts of many of our fellow citizens.

We shall overcome in 2020✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽