"Pass It On" - Kurt Kaiser, Ralph Carmichael (from "Tell It Like It Is," 1968)

This is "Pass It On," from the original vinyl recording of "Tell It Like It Is," a Christian youth musical from 1968. "Pass It On" has since become a standard for many churches and camp groups. It is a tradition at the high school I attended to use the song at a candle-lighting ceremony commemorating the graduation of the senior class and the arrival of the incoming freshman class. This video includes a short clip from my own "Pass It On" ceremony in 1999.

The Episcopal School of Dallas is a K-12th grade college-preparatory institution founded in Texas in 1970.

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[jfreeman143]

Quick digitize that tape-- many old friends are looking for Tell it Like it is!

[fred2ca]

"Tell It Like It Is" and "Come Together" are my two favorite Christian musicals. I have both on cassette tape. "Love is Surrender" from "Tell It Like It Is" is another great song. I played my cassette tapes so much I amazed they survived all these years *S*.

[InbhirNiss]

Many thanks to you for sharing this!! Really enjoyed hearing it again...after many, many years and would love to hear the rest of the album as I too have not managed to locate a copy. Best wishes to you.

[tiagomaroclo1]

Thanks for uploading this marvelous song. I first heard this song right after becoming a christian at the age of 16 in 1973; I still feel the same touch of those long ago days. Wouldn't it be possible for you to upload the other song from this albumn? I learned it in Portuguese then I learned it was an American christian song by Ralph Carmichael. I have the song book but I don't have the recording. I would love to hear any other songs from the albumn. If you could I would dear. Thanks anyway.

[moproducer]

I toured the better part of the lower 48 with a group performing "Tell It" in the late '60s...after literally hundreds of performances, I'd bet I could play the lead guitar and bass parts from memory, 40 years later.

The band had to arrange the entire score ourselves, since one was never published (just a tepid piano accompaniment score was available). So we took some liberties with it, as did the director, and probably expanded it in ways that Carmichael & Kaiser never dreamed.

[russianhiller]

Would love to hear more songs from this great musical. Impossible to find this on CD or vinyl.

[richardterrell]

This was the theme song of a high school/college group called "The New Sounds" They were a group back in the 60s at Fullerton First Baptist Church.

[ZMIRACLE1]

Thank You Very Much For Sharing This Video With Us. I Think This Must Be One Of God's Favorite Songs! If You Can Share Anymore Songs From The Album, Please Do. We Cannot Get The Songs On CD, So This Would Be A Great help. You Have Blessed Many People, Even Though They Seem Too Timid To Post Their Comments.