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Originally Posted by Eliseus
It was written by Blind Willie Johnson, a blind itinerant blues guitarist (one of his recordings was included on the Voyager spacecraft by the way) back in the 20s.
The song has undergone a gazillion modifications. In fact, it is often modified on the spot extemporaneously by whoever may be singing it. It is a common "praise song" in holiness, pentecostal-holiness, and pentecostal churches.
The Oneness version, of course, is the best.
"He's God in the Father.
He's God in the Son.
He's God in the Holy Ghost,
and I know these three are ONE,
I know God, is God,
and God don't never change!
I know God is God...
And JESUS is His name!"
(yes, the CORRECT Oneness version says "God don't never change")
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That's how we sing it. Dontnevah...I suppose it made us sound black to the mostly white and hispanic folks that came through our doors
...probably added to the Pentecostal "mystique"...personally I like it black but the music directer says we lack the talent to do it black so we gotta do it white boy stiff
Oh and our praise team doesn't sway, they bounce up and down, though they kinda look cute doing it AHAHAHAHAHA..I don't even know how they do that. I can't bounce, I have to sway. They have regular practices so I suspect they not only practice the singing but the bouncing too
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