Released: July 1, 1972

Songwriter: J.B.F. Wright

(Precious memories, how they linger)
(How they ever) How they ever
(Flood my soul) Flood my soul
(In the stillness) Lord, in the stillness
(Of the midnight) The midnight
(Precious sacred scenes unfold) Sacred, sacred, he’ll unfold, oh yeah, yes He will

(In sad hours) Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
(We forget a little loan) Yeah, yeah, yeah
(The truth, the real truth, the real truth of Jesus)
(Loving told, oh yeah, oh yeah)

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus (Jesus)
Jesus whisper (yeah)
Yeah, yeah, I, I’ll be with you, oh yes he does
Yes I will, I
Sacred (sacred)
Sacred (sacred)
Sacred scenes (sacred)
Yes he will

(Every, every, every now and then, you gonna get a little lonely) Yes you are, yes you will
(But the truth, the real truth, the real truth of Jesus)
(Loving told)
Mmmm

Jesus, Jesus (Jesus)
Jesus whispers
I’ll be with you, oh yes he does
Yes I will, don't worry 'bout it
Sacred (sacred)
Sacred (sacred)
Sacred

The Lord will, the Lord will

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.