Monday, January 19, 2009

IN MLK'S HONOR: TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD BY MAHALIA JACKSON



Below is a link to a video of Mahalia Jackson performing "Take My Hand, Precious Lord," one of Martin Luther King's favorite spirituals.

http://tinyurl.com/takemyhand

DID YOU KNOW???? - At MLK's request, Mahalia Jackson sang it at his funeral in April 1968. Aretha Franklin would later sing the song at Mahalia Jackson's funeral in 1972.

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