Amazing Grace

So they're gonna teach them new songs.

Maybe I can photograph that and use that first.

Do you know what I mean?

If you go from this, into the learning,

and then from the learning

- right into the song. - Right, I get it.

You know what I mean, and build it that way.

I'd like to say good evening to everybody.

We'd like to thank you for coming tonight,

to the first religious recording session

of the Lady Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin.

And we want you tonight to be a part of this session.

We want you to, you know,

let the folk know you're here.

Many of you who never had the opportunity

to hear Aretha sing Gospel,

you're in tonight for a great thrill.

She can sing anything.

"Three Blind Mice"...

Anything!

I'd like for you to be mindful though, that this is a church

and we're here for a religious service.

And we want you to be a part of it.

We want you to give vent to the spirit.

Those of you who are not hip to giving vent to the spirit,

then you do the next best thing.

Aretha's got some fantastic people

that came this week,

helped us to put together

what you're going to witness tonight.

Great fellows that work in the band.

It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work with them,

and I'm gonna kind of hate to see them go.

And tonight, I want you to relax

and enjoy one of the greatest sounds in the world.

And that's the sound of Gospel.

And whatever you hear tonight,

just remember, tomorrow night's gonna be better.

And if I seem a little misty, it's just because I'm happy.

I'm happy for the Southern California Choir.

For us, this is a dream come true.

And I'd like for you at this time to welcome

the young folk that are gonna back Aretha.

Won't you receive the Southern California Community Choir.

We are on our way.

ON OUR WAY

We are on our way

To a land

To a land of brighter day

We are on our way

We're on ourjourney home

When we get to glory

We will shout

We will shout and tell the story

Of how we made it over

We're on ourjourney home

We are on our way

To a land

To a land of brighter day

We are on our way

We are on ourjourney

home

Thank you.

Now, the young lady that we've all been waiting to hear.

She's known by many names,

and deservedly so, she's earned every title.

But it's my pleasure tonight to just say, my sister,

Miss Aretha Franklin.

Give her a big hand!

Now, as you know, this is a recording session

and if things should happen

and we have to take it over,

you understand how that is.

So, if you said "Amen" on it first,

and we have to take it over

when we get back to that spot,

you say "Amen" again, you hear?

And if we have to take it over again,

you say "Amen" again.

All right.

She could have very easily

have gone into a studio and done this album,

but she wanted to do something live.

And the only reason we wanted to do it live

was to get the audience participation.

So now, those of you here got to sound like about 2,000.

Can you sound like 2,000?

Let me hear it, come on!

Right on!

Our first selection tonight is gonna be a little number

that was done by brother Marvin Gaye.

And it's called "Wholy Holy".

Ladies and gentlemen, Aretha Franklin,

the Southern California Choir.

WHOLY HOLY

Wholy holy

Come together wholy

People, we've got to come together

Because we need the strength

the power

and all of the feeling

Wholy holy

We should believe in each other's dreams

We've got to come together

Because we need the strength, the power

and all of the feelings

Wholy holy

We can conquer things forever

Yes, we can

Jesus left a long time ago

said he would return

He left us a book to believe in

Oh, yes, he did

And in it we've got a lot to learn

Wholy holy

Do you know that we can

rock the world's foundation?

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Wholy holy Jesus

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Wholy holy

Holy

Wholy holy

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, we going right on

straight on into the heart

of the Baptist Church here, for a minute.

You know, being the daughter of a Baptist minister,

you had to know these hymns before you could do anything.

We got together and put our heads together

and came up with an arrangement

on one of the great hymns of the church.

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

What

What a friend we have

- a friend we have in Jesus - in Jesus

All

All our sins

and griefs to bear

- What - What a privilege

What a privilege

it is to carry

To carry

Everything

Everything

to God in prayer

Can I sing it one more time?

- What - What a friend

What a friend we

we have in Jesus

All

All our sins

and our griefs to bear

What a privilege

it is to just carry

To carry

Everything to God in prayer

Oh, Lord

What peace we often

forfeit

- What a needless pain we bear - What needless

pains we bear

Yes, we do

- And it's all - And it's all

All because

just because we just don't carry

You know, sometimes we don't carry

Everything

to God in prayer

Oh, what peace

we often forfeit

Oh, what needless

needless pain we bear

Do you know that it's all because

because we just don't carry

No, we don't

My brothers and sisters, everything

Everything

Oh, everything

Yeah, everything to Jesus

Everything

Everything to Jesus

Everything to the Lord

in prayer

All right.

- The same key. - Listen. You...

- Wasn't that E? C, D, E? - F.

F.

You rewrote the verses.

The verses are...

You sure that's not the intro?

Two, three, four, boom!

- Right. - Is that it? Okay.

Okay.

Are we rolling? Let's go!

One...

I didn't say that. That was you saying it.