"The Lord Is My Light" The New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir

[monicadriver18]

WOW, this is the song that we used on boardcast..1980,...

[marcusrob02]

Is this version the original?

[marcusrob02]

@marcusrob02 Forgive my ignorance, I see this is an OLD gospel song lol

[izzatrite]

@marcusrob02 Yeah, it's an old gospel song but it's a GOOOD gospel song! ;)

[kronk99]

O.k. people this is when we have to stand up and fight for gospel music in the 21st century. Savoy put this record out back in the day, what are they doing with it now? Email, call, tweet, blog, do whatsinever you have to do to get them to re-release this and many other albums in their entirety in digital or at least CD form. Not on greatest hits compilations but just like other companies do secular music, in digital form and in the original track order.

[ayjay36]

Thank you so much for posting this song. My church used to do this song. I have been looking for this for so long. God Bless You...

[Mejayjay6]

We are singing this for our Black History Concert in February

[eastsiderii1]

@ BlessedBlonde, 29 and yes I remember marching in...that was church, we need to get back to the landmark. it was reverent then...I love it I love it

[AbolitionistCrawley]

Thank you for posting this song I have been looking all over for it. I thought the name of the song was whom shall i fear anyway thanks so much.

[RonClint]

I wish i still had this album , my mother & i played it often !

[wendellfears]

My favorate gospel song of all time!

[grifitti]

I have been looking for this song for yearz...we used to sing it in my choir....but now I'm in the Senior Choir & no one remembered it...even the choir director didn't remember (maybe I didn't sign it right eh ?...lol) but I didn't even know the name of the choir or anything. Thank you Johnzoe for posting this.

[BlessedBlonde]

We used to march in on this song.  Young folks do you know what march in means. Smiles

[brotherjon100]

@BlessedBlonde March in? Can you tell me what "march in" means, I assume that this means you came into church as this song played. "The Lord of my life."

[SoulnSensual]

@BlessedBlonde Lol, I Havent Heard "March In" In Forever...

[rplanier]

yes he is ..... there is NONE other.

[jaylamont2004]

Yes New Jeruselum of Flint, MI we use to go up to the church for the concerts

[SoulnSensual]

I Havent Heard This In YEEEAAARRRSSSS! WDZZ, Flint Mi Used to play this on sunday mornings!

[GRE1400]

I literally grew up with this one. The song tells a story and gives a good illustration. We have gotten so far away the vocal techniques and the spirit of these types of songs. Very tight harmony.....

[greggy757]

I can't believe I am hearing this online. I have the tape and wanna know where I can find the cd.

[newjew2]

It was never available onCD, but I have it on my hard drive, and will burn it to CD for you if you like. Jeffrey LaValley

[ivanberry19]

where can i buy this cd?

[Johnzoe777]

You might can find it on Ebay or Amazon.

[Sheall323]

This choir and their pastor used to come to my home church in Muskegon, Michigan and Jeffery LaValley was something to see. He would direct...put the choir on a note and walk out of the church's back door and all the while the choir held it's note until she came back through the front door of the church and by that time, we were going in.

[newjew2]

Uh I don't remember walking out of the church and having the choir hold a note. That may have been the late Herman Robinson.  Jeffrey LaValley

[Sheall323]

May have been around the early 1970's when Reverend Stanley Levy was there. Herman Robinson was an awesome director. You produced with Reverend James Cleveland and Los Angeles Gospel Messengers, my choir.

[newjew2]

Herman was a great director. And a lot of fun to hang around. I came to Michigan in '72, left in '75, and came back in '79, so that was around the time. I think I was at Rev. levy's church once in Muskegon.

[Sheall323]

I remember you saying "I'm just a vessel". Do you remember what had happened?

[Sheall323]

Remember New Orleans, GMWA choir rehearsal.

[bethhope85]

Yes Lord! Haven't heard this one since I was a little girl

[BaptistBoi]

This takes me back....love it!!!!!

[vocalvessel]

Still a classic!