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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Choir
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Rev. James Cleveland
Rev. James Cleveland
Choir
Pancho Morales
Pancho Morales
Congas
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Drums
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Guitar
Ken Lupper
Ken Lupper
Organ
Almeda Lattimore
Almeda Lattimore
Background Vocals
Brenda Bryant
Brenda Bryant
Background Vocals
David Hood
David Hood
Bass Guitar
Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton
Electric Guitar
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Guitar
Margaret Branch
Margaret Branch
Background Vocals
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
Al Cleveland
Al Cleveland
Songwriter
Renaldo Benson
Renaldo Benson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Producer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Assistant Engineer
George Piros
George Piros
Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Jimmy Douglass
Assistant Engineer
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson
Recording Engineer
WALLY HEIDER
WALLY HEIDER
Recording Engineer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

Ooh, ooh (Bum, bum)
Ooh, ooh (Bum, bum)
Wholy holy
Come together holy
People, we have got to come together
Because we need the strength
The power and all of the feeling, yeah
(Ooh, ooh) Mm
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 feeling
Wholy holy (Ah, ah, ah)
We have got the things forever (Holy, holy)
Yes, we can (Holy)
Jesus left a long time ago (Holy)
He said he would return (Holy)
But he left us a book to believe in (Holy)
Oh, yes he did (Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love)
Wee, yeah
Wholy, holy, holy (Ah, ah, ah)
Do you know that we can rock this Earth's foundation? (Holy, holy)
Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy (Holy, holy)
(Holy, holy) Jesus left and he said that he would return
(Holy, holy) But he left that book for us to believe in
And in it, we sure got a lot to learn
Mm, hm, oh, holy, holy (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
We can't talk of this thing called hate forever, forever, yeah (Holy, holy)
Wholy, holy, holy (Holy, holy)
(Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Mm, wholy, holy (Holy, holy)
Wholy, holy, holy, holy, Jesus (Holy, holy)
Hmm (Holy, holy)
Wholy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy (Holy, holy)
(Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Wholy, holy
Hee-holy, holy
Holy, ho
Wholy, holy
(Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Wholy, holy (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Woah-ooh, oh (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Holy, yeah (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Woah, wholy holy (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Lee-holy-ho, yeah, yeah, yeah (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Holy, holy, holy, holy)
The land of God
Written by: Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson

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