Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Sweet Papa Stovepipe
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Biddleville Quintette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Wilson’s T.O.B.A. Band
Jasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
Jasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Eloise Bennett
Eloise Bennett
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Grace Outlaw &
Grace Outlaw &
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Elzadie Robinson
Elkins Mixed Quartette
Elkins Mixed Quartette
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Elzadie Robinson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
Bo Weavil Jackson
Bo Weavil Jackson
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Homer Quincy Smith
Homer Quincy Smith
Kaai Serenaders
Kaai Serenaders
Joe Sims and Clarence Williams
Joe Sims and Clarence Williams
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Rev. W. A. White
Rev. W. A. White
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard
W. Lawrence James
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Marie Bradley
Marie Bradley
John Williams Synco Jazzers
John Williams Synco Jazzers
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Papa Charlie Jackson
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Marie Bradley
Marie Bradley
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Elzadie Robinson
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Dodds and Parham
Dixon and Channey
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Rev. H. C. Gatewood
Rev. H. C. Gatewood
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Blind Blake
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Ora Brown
Ora Brown
Rev. T. T. Rose
Rev. T. T. Rose
Dodds and Parham
Dodds and Parham
Blind Connie Rosemond
Blind Connie Rosemond
Pace Jubilee Singers
Pace Jubilee Singers
Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Ida Cox
Ida Cox
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
T.C.I. Women’s Four
T.C.I. Women’s Four
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
Mississippi Jubilee Singers
Mississippi Jubilee Singers
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Madlyn Davis
Madlyn Davis &
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
[Intro]
Ah, brothers, sisters, I just been lying there in my [pastor?], started listening at you in the prayer meeting this morning (Yes sir). You seem'ly each one of you be praying for the pastor (Yes sir). But I heard you ask the Lord for some things I don't think you'll ever obtain (Mm-mm). I heard you ask the Lord to walk heavy (Amen) up and down these aisles (Amen). And then I heard you tell the Lord sing His own song (Yes sir). And if He sang His own song, what you gonna do (Amen)? Then you asked the Lord to pray His own prayer (Yes sir). Who's the Lord gonna pray to? Then I ask— heard you ask thе Lord preach your own gospel (Yes sir), and I said to thе Lord then, "Lord, ah, don't answer his prayer," (Mm-mm) because the Lord give me that job, and you asking the Lord to take my job from me (Amen). I tell you, you ought to, ah, ask God for such things you 'specting to obtain (Yes sir), and quit gettin' down here on your knees asking for things you know that you are not expecting to ever obtain (Amen). You ought to sing this song some time and live according (Yes sir):
[Call And Response: Rev. J. M. Gates & All]
A charge to keep I have
A God to glorify
A charge (Everybody sing it) to keep I have
A God (Oh yes) to glorify
[Call And Response: Rev. J. M. Gates & All]
Who give His Son my soul to save
And fit it for the sky
Who gave (Oh Yes) His Son (Oh glory to God) my soul to save
And fit it for the sky
Praying For The Pastor (6764) was written by Rev. J. M. Gates & Charles Wesley.