“Morning Has Broken” is a hymn written by the English children’s author Eleanor Farjeon in 1931. In June 2017, an all-star charity version was released to raise money for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London. A year later, Aretha Franklin noted its potential to stand alongside some of the best gospel songs, and released a more overtly gospel version.
“God’s not into pop music,” joked Paul Simon recently, “he likes the gospel shows.” This modern classic was written by Simon and recorded in 1970 by the acclaimed duo. Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water Nat King Cole sang it regularly at concerts.
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The song, which is full of searing Biblical imagery, has been recorded by hundreds of leading musicians, including Bing Crosby, Johnny Cash, and Van Morrison. This famous spiritual – also known as “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More” and “Gonna Lay Down My Burden” – has its origins in the American Civil War (1861-65), though it was not actually published until 1918, when it appeared in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular And Old-Time Negro-Songs Of The Southland, Chicago. Many of the best gospel songs lent themselves to jazz interpretations. In 1960, country music singer Tennessee Ernie Ford had a hit with it for Capitol Records. This gospel standard, which was written by the influential gospel composer Thomas Andrew Dorsey, has been covered by numerous leading musicians, including Little Richard and Elvis Presley. Tennessee Ernie Ford: What A Friend We Have You could fill a whole list of the best gospel songs just with Mahalia Jackson’s music, so a special mention also goes for her 1958 version of “Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho,” sung with such feeling and gusto. Her moving version even reached the 1958 Billboard charts, a strong showing for a gospel single at the time when Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis were dominating the rankings. Mahalia Jackson, a singer with one of the finest voices in this history of gospel music, did full justice to this joyous spiritual from 1927. Mahalia Jackson: He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands Cooke, who went on to be one of the best soul singers in popular music, showed he was also a natural interpreter of gospel in this period of his career. In 1950, it was one of the first songs recorded by 19-year-old Cooke, during his time as lead singer of gospel group the Soul Stirrers. Dorsey, and which was later recorded by hundreds of musicians, including Presley and Little Richard. Sam Cooke grew up listening to “Peace in the Valley,” a song written in 1937 for Mahalia Jackson by Thomas A. However, “When The Saints Go Marching In” also features in a brilliant instrumental version by the New Orleans legend Sidney Bechet.
This celebrated feel-good song (with lyrics that take much of their inspiration from the Book Of Revelations) became something of a jazz-gospel standard after Louis Armstrong’s impressive 1938 version. Sidney Bechet: When The Saints Go Marching In To wit, the 2015 Williams biopic, starring Tom Hiddleston, was called I Saw the Light. I just saw the light.” Although the song initially had little commercial success, it subsequently becomes one of his best-known songs. He reportedly penned the song on the journey home from a dance in Fort Deposit, Alabama, when his mother Lilly saw a beacon light near Dannelly Field Airport and roused her son with the words, ”Hank, wake up, we’re nearly home. Hank Williams’s “I Saw the Light” is one of the finest examples of country gospel.
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