Richard's original release of this song is the reason I even like gospel music today. As a teenager, I could not stand gospel music, and then they played this song on WVON. I've never been the same since. God bless you Richard Smallwood.

I get chills whenever Charrisse sings!!! and not just now...from as long as i could remember. her singing really touches me in a special way. Keep singing for JESUS Charrisse!!! keep touching lives. God bless you. God bless you.

Charisse Nelson-McIntosh is the best soloist I know for the Richard Smallwood Singers...Bless the Lord!

Every time I hear this song I feel the Holy Spirit spoke to me showing me the size of my God and me that despite being just dust he loves me with a love of the same size, then start to cry!

I just love this vocalist. She is soooo anointed. She always manages to connect me to her ministry of song.

Cherise McCintosh Nelson has got to be one of my favorites- I love the way she leads the saints into worship! Praise God! Love Smallwood too!

When we sing like the brothers and sisters here at Pastor Richard Smallwoods congregation, we singing like King David unto the Lord God Most High, the man after Gods own heart, i thank God Almighty 4 dis worship team, very amazing, it glorifies our Almighty God. im very thankful.

His name is Excellent forever and ever! Honored to worship Him.......Im so glad He created me to worship Him.

Totally riveted and blessed by Psalm 8 this morning!!! The more I reflect on this the more I'm in awe and filled with joy, praise, and thanks!! This song really captures a piece of that!!

The vocals in this song is just amazing!

Richard Smallwood IS the best artist ever. I love his music! Charisse, you are such a blessing!

What can I say ?? He's just my GOD!!!!!!!!

GLORY TO GOD ! Oh LORD, Our LORD , How EXCELLENT Is Thy Name !!

Amen, sister! You know I come from Spain, and I worked for a couple of years as a research fellow at Indiana University. I joined the African American Choral Ensemble (no kidding, and I was not the only white European there). It was an amazing experience from the musical, personal, and spiritual points of view. We sang this song. By the end of the performance I could see some of the tenors crying. Peace!

This brings me to tears when I hear it. "Thank You Lord" for all that you do for us..

Let the people of God say AMEN!! Lord , How EXCELLENT is your name !! Well done Charisse, Richard and Vision.

I sang this in college!!! This is 1 of my favorite gospel songs....i feel GOD through this....OMG!!!

I love her voice. It's amazing! This whole choirs voice as whole is just awesome

Everytime I listen to this song I cry for sure, thank you Lord for Charisse...

Everytime we sing this at church I cry my eyes out....it's so emotional......

That's Charisse for yah.

EPIC I TELL YOU....YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! HOW EXCELLENT IS THY NAME...MY GOODNESS!

tenors!!!! awesome!! yesss! awesome! To GOD b all the glorrrraaayyy!

Ugh I get chills everytime!!!! Sheeeee TOOOOORE this 2 Pieces!

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today (October 7, Pentecost 19), this was our Psalm of the Day.

Yes. Richard and the Smallwood Singers did it originally on their 1984 album "Psalms"

I love this song.....SSSoooo POWERFUL

wow, this is one of the songs all the saints will sing in heaven one day soon

Beautiful scripture and song.

I love this song thank you for the post!!!!!!

Glory to God!!! How truly excellent!!!!!!

I love her voice. It's amazing!

CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it makes me cry every time :')

Thats My Favorite Vision Member right there!!! What an anointing!!

Love it...

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God ALMIGHTY! Maker of Heaven and Earth Master over the whole of Creation Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God ALMIGHTY! Sustainer of the nations of the Earth Judge of the Souls of All Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God ALMIGHTY! By thy Holy Name are the sick made well By thy Holy Name does even the dead thing quicknth from the grave Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God ALMIGHTY!

@LaRue1212 - All praise and glory and honour to the LORD

welll this went into my favorites! love part 5:00 - 5:30 awesome

One of my favorite Psalms. King David aint got nuffin on Richard Smallwood!!

@okebaram There is, at least one split between the tenors at the 2nd "oh lord"

4:42 "from top to bottom praise" lol And the run she does starting at 5:30 is so smooth' A heartfelt performance!! Thank you for posting Blessings

great song wonderfull

I love this lady!

At 2:38 when the full choir goes into "Oh Lord," is that a split in the tenor parts? I hear the altos and a note just under the alto note and then a lower note. Or is it just me?

@gplus46 Yes, you're right. There is a split on the word 'Lord'. One voice has the 'D' and one is a major 2nd below on Middle C.

There is a group o guys in chicago that sang that song OOOOOOOOHH GOD! thery really sang that song! they are call the Brethren !

I love this song and i just noticed the captions lol

im singing this song at the mo in my choir! hehe ily this song!!! xx

@gplus46 There may be four parts (baritones). But sometimes, some low-pitch instruments sound like another part.

everything powerful.... how excellent

Sure, I'd be honored.

@2010Pianogirl I don't know about singing, but he's one of the best piano players in the DC area....Jeff Corry

I love all of your vids esp. this one. And lol at these captions!

lol the "when do i play caption" LOLOL

@kireiichi Look online at any sheet music site, and look under Richard Smallwood, for the songbook to 'Persuaded: Live in DC'

LOLOL! I just added those today. I thought they were kinda funny.

@PrazHymn83 I'm not sure about that particular part, but I know there are some parts where there are 4 parts sung. I just taught this to my choir from the sheet music and there are a few splits throughout the song.

I love the dialogue bubbles... wish you had more of them (not overkill, though... maybe one per minute or minute and a half? LOL). And also can you put "w/ bubbles" in the description so I'll know to look for them when I see your vids? LOL!! I'm LOLing, but I'm kinda serious. :-) Oh and one last thing: CHARISSE ROCKS!!!!! Whew!!!

@LaRue1212 LOLOL!!! I'll see what I can do! I'm glad you like them. I thought they were nice and some of them were pretty funny like "when do I play?!" LOL!!!! Be blessed!!

@2010Pianogirl I agree :D

@slwolfe73 AMEN!

lol "when do i play" i didn't c that coming

Its amazing how you compared richard smallwood to Tekken tag tournament... But yes, God is good.

What makes it so tricky?

@NiaSoul01 is there a way you can send me the sheet music for psalms 8.

Isn't this song a remake?

You silly for that caption, dude!!

@msindymusic Raymond Reeder

@2010Pianogirl yeah I agree you can see the vibrato, I'm sure he has a great voice (plus big lungs lol)

it's not tricky...da tenor part is real easy.

tenors!!!! awesome!! yesss! awesome! To GOD b all the glorrrraaayyy!