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How I Got Over (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
The Southern California Community Choir
The Southern California Community Choir
Vocals
Rev. James Cleveland
Rev. James Cleveland
Piano
Pancho Morales
Pancho Morales
Congas
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Conductor
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Drums
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Guitar
Ken Lupper
Ken Lupper
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Clara Ward
Clara Ward
Songwriter
The Southern California Community Choir
The Southern California Community Choir
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Assistant Engineer
George Piros
George Piros
Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Douglas
Jimmy Douglas
Assistant Engineer
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson
Recording Engineer
WALLY HEIDER
WALLY HEIDER
Recording Engineer
Rev. James Cleveland
Rev. James Cleveland
Recording Engineer
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Recording Engineer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

How I got over how I got over
How I got over how I got over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
How I got over how I got over
How I got over how I got over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
Just as soon as I see Jesus oh yes
The man who made me free oh yes oh yes
He was the man that bleed and suffer oh yes oh yes oh yes
Who died for you and me oh yes
I wanna thank him
Because he brought me oh yes
Because he taught me oh yes oh yes
I wanna thanke god because he kept me oh yes oh yes oh yes
Cause he left me oh yes
I wanna sing hallelujah
I might shout this evening trouble over
I'm gonna thank Jesus for all he's done for me
Oh yell, how I got over, over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
Oh yell, how I got over, over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
I wanna wear a diamond gem
In the new Jerusalem
I wanna walk the street of gold
In the homeland of the old
I'm going to view the host in white
Who travel both day and night
Coming up from every nation
On the way to the great carnation
I will sing hallelujah
Trouble over
I wanna thank Jesus for all he's done for me
How I got over, over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
How I got over, over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
How I got over, over
My soul look back and wonder
Soul look back and wonder
Soul look back and wonder
Soul look back and wonder how I got over
I wanna thank you thank you
Thank you thank you
Thank you
Thank you Jesus thank you Lord
Thank you Lord thank you
Thank you Jesus thank you Lord
You brought me
You taught me lord
You kept me
And you never left me
Thank you Jesus
Thank you Lord
How I got over how I got over
How I got over how I got over
My soul look back and wonder how I got over
Soul look back and wonder how I got over
Over, over
Soul look back and wonder
Soul look back and wonder
Soul look back and wonder how I got over
Written by: Clara Ward

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