SW MI State Choir- "Climbing Up The Mountain" (original)

[john316jmb]

YESSUHH!!!! One them "SHO' NUFF" good Baptist/Pentecostal (Sanctified) Sunday "Mawnin" songs!!!! I can see the choir members right now with their choir robes on....SANGIN!!!

[DRob3Music]

I am also on a mission to preserve traditional gospel music. Yes, it has left the black church in droves. The (baby) grand pianos and Hammond organs have been removed and replaced with a bunch of sound-barrier-breaking keyboard synthesizers. Since I am a musician who knows many of these songs, I have decided that I am going to have community sing-alongs...in the east metro part of Atlanta (where there are good, down home country folks that still appreciate and sing this great music).

[CelestialChoir]

"Sing, sing, sing--SING--you ought to sing some time!" LOL...how many of us danced to this

one in church growing up? AHHHHHH "you ought to SHOUT some time!" HEY! I think I feel a dance coming on.....now, where's my TAMBORINE? :-)

[CelestialChoir]

Thanks to whoever uploads these good old COGIC choral classics!I grew up on these joyful, moving, fiery anthems! I wish choirs would "go back home" and sing and re-arrange these old black gospel standards--more joy and FIRE than many of the "lounge-sound" songs of today, with their S-L-O-W, tempos....A special thanks to those who POST THE LYRICS for these old songs that I never understood! LOL Praise Him, all ye earthly choirs!

[kmilton92]

Detroit Chapter Mass Choir of GMWA had recorded several of Mattie Moss Clark including Climbing Up The Mountain with Ora Watkins leading on Their CDs" called "Detroit Remembers" Vol. 1 and Vol.2. Its also available on DVD.

[ioxxd90]

Found this album at the oldies store down the street from me. only 3.99. it's used but hey at least I got a copy. :-) Thanks for posting.

[TheNoonie9800]

Love to hear the old songs. Brings back memories of Sunday mornings when we didn't worry about positions but just knew about praising the Lord.

[stephen2661]

I Absolutely Agree chordson, I Wish We Seasoned COGIC Musician's Would Get Back To Singing More Of These Songs In Our Choirs, But There Are So Many Of "These New Folk" That Do Not Know Anything About Mattie Moss Clark, I Think It's Kinda Bad Too, Because She Definitely Laid The Foundation As Far As The Music Ministry In The COGIC Church, Well I'm A Musician, In The COGIC Church :-) And I Am Definitely Going To Always Try To Include In My Music Repertoire A Mattie Moss Clark Song :-)

[rtavery]

GLORY TO GOD!! Does this EVER take me back to when I got saved!! Fountain of Life COGIC Los Angeles Calif. The young adult choir would break out in this song and afterwhile we all would be shouting over the church!! THANK YOU JESUS!

[oneoftwo42]

reached it for myself

[dallaskenn]

Good original sound condition. No echo like on the "Best Of" compilation reissue. Very impressive audio!

[DVersatile]

im climbing up the mountain trying 2 reach the top im almost done my journey but i just cant stop cuz at the end of the mountain theres faith and trust oh i can c my jesus hes waiting for us he says child welcome home

[musicgmw]

What does this song mean and where does it fit in a worship service?

[slimboi12]

@musicgmw just what it says... Im climbing up the mountain, trying to reach the top.... Our journey is heaven and its on the is at the " top of the mountain" but while climbing the mountain we may face trails or tribulations, but mid point in the song the choir is saying "you oughta pray sometimes, sing sometimes, shout sometimes," these things help and make the journey easier....

[chordson]

Is that great organist, Ronnie Kersey still playing?

[EMWBOI07]

@chordson he passed away a few years back. He was a hammond Organ Legend in Detroit like Rev Charles Nicks. Ronnie Kersey taught Twinke Clark how to play as a child.

[jhtII]

@EMWBOI07

Dr. Clark taught Ronnie Kersey as well as her Daughter Twinkie,,,, Listen to the bass lines there all the same... and if you had ever heard Dr. Clark Play the Organ she plays the same way.... just wanted to let you know some facts

[EMWBOI07]

@jhtII Thank you so much for letting me know. I always wanted to who taught him. You are right Mattie Moss Clark plays the exact same way.

[EMWBOI07]

@chordson he passed away a few years back. He was a hammond Organ Legend in Detroit like Rev Charles Nicks. Ronnie Kersey taught Twinke Clark how to play as a child.

[Ecjohnsing]

Back in the Year of OUR Lord, NineteenHundred & SixtyFive, a song was Born. Y is Elder taking the Springs 2 Sckooool.

[MzBugsBunnyHunny]

we singing this at youth day this year..!

[nolagemini]

catch the organ at 5:29- 5:45 wow

[nolagemini]

what is the extra beatin? a tambourine? lol tell me no!

[DRJLA1]

Aristobulus the line after there is faith and trust is.....I can see Jesus Waiting there to meet us.....

[thegrandutchess]

I also remember the songs "I Called on the Lord and He Delivered Me" and "Vict'ry Shall Be Mine" all with that same half time beat. And that was also when we started singing 'parts' in the black church choir. Previous to that we all sung in unison. It would be nice to hear some more of these on Youtube. Thanks for posting this.

[TheFirecogicuk]

@thegrandutchess "He Delivered me" is on you tube.

[thegrandutchess]

I remember our youth choir song this back in 1970 or so. At that time this 2/2 time beat was something new in the black baptist church. All the previous songs were 4/4 beat. This was like a pentacostal beat. The paster was not too happy about this type of music. But we sung these songs anyway and he saw that it was bringing young people to the choir and he accepted it. All these 70's songs were the bridge between the old beat and the new beat. Thanks for posting this.

[chordson]

I wish more of these songs would find their way back into Sunday morning services. I'm on a mission now to help bring them back.

[handelfan610]

it's good to know that my blessing is only a click away!

[Aristobulus789]

Pray (Pray, pray) You oughta pray sometime. . .

Sing (SIng, sing) You oughta sing

sometime. . .

Shout (Shout, shout) You ought shout

sometimes

Yes, yes, yes!

Up the mountain X's x's.

[Aristobulus789]

We're Climbing up the mountain; trying to reach the top. Almost finished my battle; gone half way and I just can't stop.

And at the end of the mountain there is faith and trust;

I can see Jesus as he beckons me up!

I thank God, I'm reaching for myself.

Clmbing up the mountain XXXXXXXX

Climbing up the mountain, trying to reach the top! X3

[martianrobber]

This is so powerful!

[minjcj1961]

NOW THAT'S CHUCH'N OLD SCHOOL

[BeithK101]

This song still rocks. I remember being on the Youth Choir in the 70's singing this song and this store tore the church up!

[handelfan610]

rowoches you just like making me shout dont you lol....this is in our church of god christ hymnal and i always wanted to know how to this went. i'm glad i did.

[Rowoches]

LOL!! Yeah, I think several people have been slain over this song! I'll dance wit ya!! Hold my mule!

[handelfan610]

hahaha... sho nuff....i'll hold your mule if you hold my wig! lol.

[BeithK101]

Does anyone have the words. There are a few lines I can't make out.

[Rowoches]

Climbing up the mountain

Trying to reach the top

Almost finished my battle

Gone halfway and I just can't stop

At the end of the mountain

There is faith and trust

I can see Jesus standing there to meet us

I thank God, I'm reaching (gotta reach) for myself.

Does that cover where you were having problems understanding?

[titeyungin]

wow.. never thought Id hear this on here.. my grammaw was on this record.. waaw! I got the full record on cd in my archives.. and these people were SANGIN like theres NO tomorrow!.. As a kid.. I used to think that the "Salvation Is Free" title.. was Mattie's handwriting.. any confirmation?

[spurling98]

true gospel music

[mike2004000444]

they are singing in the 60's

[dexzion]

Yes Yes Yes good ole choir music! There is nothing like it!

dex (zm)

[loaactnow]

i like that organ

[loaactnow]

i thought this was from 1957?

[Rowoches]

From the album SALVATION IS FREE- July 27, 1965 on Savoy Records.

[loaactnow]

what album was recorded in '57?

[whatuwatchingjoe]

That have been "On My Way to Heaven" It was the same year one of her daughters was born. I think.

[tdwh991]

dorinda was born in '57 but i think "on my way to heaven" was recorded in '58

[iluvdorinda]

That's the late great Ronnie Kersey on the organ.

[EMWBOI07]

he's a Hammond Organ legend in detroit just like Charles Nicks. He also taught Twinke how to play!

[rondell922]

I still have the original LP of this album from the 1950's and I play it every now and then it is awesome and anointed

[iluvdorinda]

This is THE album!!!

[whatuwatchingjoe]

wow!!! Keep posting the old school Dr. Clark. God Bless.

[gospelbird22]

This recording makes it perfectly obvious that the modern mass choir directors are Mattie's spiritual descendants; choral effects people like Ricky Dillard became famous for, Mattie was using in 1965. The high, old-timey, raspy shouting contralto of Ora Watkins is a treasure. A Classic!