Tramaine Hawkins--He Shall Purify

[Ma1nguy]

That is a hard song to sing and play the music is so complex but they pulled it off with soaring excellence......:)

[prettygirlrene]

I remember when this came out back in the 90's. This choir did a fantastic job. Tramaine, love you. That beautiful piercing voice. Grew up listening to it!!!

[MelodyforMusic]

Sang!!!! I love her!!!

[mikaTee100]

Tramaine still going Hawkins strong!

[GospelAccording2ME]

Everybody on that stage deserves acknowledgment! I never thought I'd hear Tremaine sing this song live, mainly due to the difficulty. Thanks for posting!

[swvcat1]

This is a wonderfully done performance . Love Tramaine...and the Chorus.

[Willonne]

The choir did and awesome job! Tramaine has the voice of an angel, I love this song, one of my absolute favorites.

[nctumbao]

This is getting me pumped up for Advent 2011

[MrTritone]

The mix was a little off...but this is excellent!

[KathleenAhenda]

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO IT??? i mean she's an amazing singer, they all are, but seriously??

[sweetbutdaring]

@KathleenAhenda It's more interesting.

[gzusavs]

i love this song, check out a church in my city, at CECF, And he shall purify 2, they did pretty good

[Reesey21yo]

man the alto's part is really tricky near the end....we learned this last night

[airgijoe]

SUPER FAIL!!!!

[dancefromthesoul]

I love this song! Beautiful singing

[DEFinitivelyHis]

FEROCIOUS ADAPTATION of the original Handel piece! "Soulful Messiah" is still a mindblowing album!

HE SHALL PURIFY!!!!

[VeritasLA]

In my heart. Blessings and thank you!

[chtuc]

depressing ..

[ConfusedSis3]

Sound problems or not, didn't this choir delight Ms Hawkins!! It's almost as she didn't expect you so have it down pat!! You even get her showing her moves at 1.45-1.55 :) just gorgeous! The band too!! I'm just totally jealous you guys got to do this!! Stunning :)

[soymiguelalejandro23]

this is my absolute favorite gospel song~!

[Asmuk]

Great arrangement , excelse choir and solist. Pity that the sound quality and operators are bad.

[pmathis01]

You can't argue over opinions but you can argue over facts!!!

PM

[Ashabobo]

This song was rearranged so beautifully, still reminiscient of the orginator Handel with those intricate mellismas the choir is doing on purify ii i i i ii i ii. Not easy but beautiful, and you know we gone take it too church on high. LOve it!!!

[RollercoasterD9]

my choir is singing this song

[ShoutHard]

Tramaine Hawkins is brilliant! However, having sung this song, the rest of the choir needs equal acknowledgement. This is a PROFOUNDLY complex song! This is NOT easy to learn. So, honor to the rest of the singers. GREAT song by all.

[dancefromthesoul]

@ShoutHard Yeah it sounds difficult

[terrorist772]

@ShoutHard Actually, this song as easy to learn as any other song. We're doing it for my vocal jazz class. Super easy.

[ShoutHard]

@terrorist772, what part are you singing? I think the soprano part is particularly more difficult--timing issues.

[terrorist772]

@ShoutHard I'm singing the tenor part. (even though I'm a serious bass)

[ShoutHard]

@terrorist772, Wow! If you're a true bass and you can handle this song's tenor line (without falceto), then you're range is unreal! The soprano ladies I sang with were pulling out there hair for the first night we practiced.

[terrorist772]

@ShoutHard Oh god no. I can't hit all of the notes without falceto, but i get pretty close. And I think this song is really fun.

[ikom35]

does anyone know the lyrics after THAT THEY MIGHT GLORIFY THE LORD REJOICING IN HIS........

[Aranyhal79]

"... that they might glorify the Lord rejoicing in His power to save, for He has made a way for them to yield their love"

[ikom35]

wow thank you sooo much aranyhal79. may u have the merriest christmas ahead

[TheDionyus]

@ikom35 in his power to save

[ikom35]

thanx thedionyus

[nctumbao]

I LOVE IT!!!

[SoleTiesInc]

YES!!!!!!!!!!! Real MUSIC!!!!!!

[TASHAYMARIE]

luve this song..;

they should glorify..'

they live in holliness...

[moonlight293]

What a lovely adaptation :)

[Tirzahbeloved]

a beautiful arrangement

[Zifdom]

Bad...

[justyce4all7]

These people can sing, I can't stop listening to this glorious music. God Bless these wonderful singers. I'm beginning to imagine what the Heavenly Choir is going to sound like. God's chosen people must go through the purification process, We Shall Come Forth As Pure GOLD! GLory To GOD!

[justyce4all7]

This arrangement is the way it should be sung. Perfect arrangement sang by people who are going through the great tribulation process. We shall be purfied, and we shall come forth as pure Gold. Let the Evil, wicked and foolish speakers continue on with their ways. God's people will Come Forth As Pure GOLD! The best arrangement I've ever heard, these singers expressed the suffering and the tribulation that results through purification. I feel the anointing of God all through my body.

[brown2742]

what's all this meaningless arguing about?

it's worshipping CHRIST!

[ablife1]

jppuertorico85 you really should shut the hell up, you only show how ignorant you are when you make such statements. I like Handel as well I also like Mozart and the other masters, but music is free to be interpreted as the artist or musician sees fit. As for this interpretation Quincy Jones is a virtuoso and a master in his field and Im sure he knew what he was doing when he decided to tackle this project... idiot

[PaulRiddleJr]

Thank you for your comments, some folks cannot accept something different and feel that there way is the only way and their opinion is THE opinion. This whole CD is nice. You have a Merry Christmas.

[jppuertorico85]

this is bastardization of Handel's masterpiece...I'm sure everytime this "arrangement" of this song is performed Handel turns over in his grave!!! Handel is a master and Messiah is a masterpiece for a reason- because it is perfect as it is. This hurts my ears...I went to college for Music so I'm a purist.

[quebaul]

You know that this was rearranged by Quincy Jones and Mark Kimble from take 6 who has Doctrine in Classical music. In it true form it's real nice but this mishmash of a choir has butchered it. More over i think that G.F. Handel would love it, for his time his music was very cutting edge he love new sounds.

[fiercejarret]

I went to college for music too and you're just close minded! Both versions are inspired by the word of God. Therefore, everyone and anyone from different cultures can and may express the Word of God in their own way. Get it??

[ikom35]

i'm sorry to say that you are just a plain musician and not an artist... only artists can understand this version.

[jppuertorico85]

And I guess Handel isn't an artist either since that's not how he wrote the song to sound.

[ikom35]

i didn't say that... what we are trying to say is that he would have loved this version as quebaul said because we believe handel was an artist. moreover, there's no law in music that you cannot do embellishments as this

[Newday2c]

I have been looking for this version of Handle's Messiah "he shall purify' for a while! Thanks for posting this! Awesome!!!

[annamom513]

it was the best and very very evry good we all loved it becuase it is souful

[Monk3597]

Been wanting to know for a long time

Tramine and Edwin are they husband and wife?

[gospelfan585]

No....Tramaine was married to Walter...so she was Edwin's sister-in-law...now she's married to another guy...he's a lawyer.

[stage7]

I ditto most of the above comments, (except maybe what I couldn't understand.....MAYBE.....smile­)

THIS was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!

AWESOME! AWEOME! RIPPIN'!

[dpunero]

That was Excellent.. Choir was wonderful.. Tremaine ..looked as if she enjoyed herself.. and the band was great..

[SUNKISTGODBLESSED]

That light skinned sista is my cuzzo. Pierre are you still singing tenor? We sang this at Bakersfield Southside SDA back in the day. I see you still remember your part mami. Much love baby girl......

[luca230764]

pezzo stupendo, da brivido il crescendo... grazie

[crazyzack32]

Tramaine looks like she's havin' fun and is in love with the sound of the choir!

[soymiguelalejandro23]

Tramaine did have fun with it - she praised God with it and still effortlessly managed to soar high above the idiocy of having the mikes mucked up and still took the roof off - what an anointed professional she never showed any discomfort or irritation. a lot of these today's divas would have cussed right there in church, threw the damned mike down and walked directly off the platform. Tramaine is a real lady wow and yes! great observation crazyzack32!

[kenndogg]

@soymiguelalejandro23 YES!!! U BETTA SAY IT!!!!

[gospeldiam]

YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love It! She is on point!

[imtroy]

That was GREAT!

[sivatmin]

She sounds just like her recording. That's a REAL ARTIST.

[Hizpavilion]

Amazing performance by Tramaine! The ensemble was extremely good as well and backed up Tramaine wonderfully!