(Must See) Bishop Walter Hawkins Brave Testimony regarding his Surgery and Illness LIVE.

Bishop Walter Hawkins speaks about his surgery and the illness he has endured. Speaking at the Love Center Young Adult musical. He will be truly missed.
Along with his brother Edwin and fellow Californian Andrae Crouch, Walter Hawkins was one of the chief architects of contemporary gospel music.
Walter Lee Hawkins was born on May 18, 1949, in Oakland, California, to Mamie and Dan Lee Hawkins. He sang in the youth choir that his older brother, Edwin Hawkins, directed at the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley.
Walter also sang in the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Church of God in Christ. This denominationally based community choir, which Edwin co-founded in 1967, aspired to attend the COGIC Annual Youth Congress in 1968. To raise the funds needed to get there, the choir recorded and sold a privately pressed album, Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord. The opening song was a softly rocking remake of the hymnbook staple Oh Happy Day, with lead vocals by Dorothy Morrison. Oh Happy Day garnered widespread interest when a San Francisco disc jockey began playing it on the radio. Soon other stations added the song to their playlists and Oh Happy Day became a national hit. The album was reissued on Buddah Records’ Pavilion imprint and the choir, renamed the Edwin Hawkins Singers, became an accidental crossover attraction.
Walter traveled with the Edwin Hawkins Singers until the early 1970s, when he earned a master of divinity degree from the University of California at Berkeley and entered the ministry. In 1973, he and Edwin established the Love Center Church in Oakland.
The Love Center Choir, which featured Walter’s sister Lynette and wife, Tramaine Davis Hawkins, recorded Love Alive (Light, 1975). The album introduced Changed and Goin’ Up Yonder to the sacred music lexicon and became one of the biggest selling gospel albums of the 1970s. It sat on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart for three consecutive years. Like the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Love Center Choir set sacred and inspirational lyrics to arrangements that fused soft rock, jazz, soul and gospel. This changed the traditionally churchy feel of gospel to something more like pop music.
The overwhelming success of Love Alive led Hawkins to record a series of Love Alive albums for Light Records: Love Alive II (1978), the million-selling Love Alive III (1990, featuring vocalists Daryl Coley and Bishop Yvette Flunder), Love Alive IV (1993) and Love Alive V (1998), the latter celebrating the Love Center Church’s silver anniversary.
Walter also founded the Hawkins Family, a singing ensemble that author and publicist Bill Carpenter called “gospel’s most successful family act.” It featured Tramaine, Lynette, Edwin and cousins Shirley Miller and Lawrence Matthews. Their several albums for Light, which introduced songs such as What Is This, He’ll Bring You Out and Jesus Christ Is the Way further cemented the Hawkins name in gospel music history. The Hawkins Family’s crossover sound drew sacred and secular music fans to their concerts.
To give back to the music industry that nurtured them, Walter and Edwin organized the Music & Arts Love Fellowship. The annual workshop trains and educates artists on a variety of aspects of gospel music and the gospel music industry.
Walter Hawkins died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Ripon, California, on July 11, 2010. He was 61. In his lifetime, he earned a Grammy Award and eight Grammy nominations, three Dove Awards and a host of other accolades. His songs continue to be sung internationally by church choirs, professional choirs, gospel groups and soloists, and are especially beloved by a generation of singers and musicians for whom Walter and Edwin Hawkins were as important an influence as James Cleveland and Roberta Martin were to the generation before them. [Edwin Hawkins died on January 15, 2018, also of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 74.]

[@mosestyson2705]

I had the honor to work with Edwin and Walter for many years producing albums TOGETHER. I went to Arizona with him for some of his chemotherapy treatment s. He was graceful and resolute in his walk with GOD. I miss them both. My day is coming as well....they believed in a better place as do I.

[@emilylewin3195]

Walter Hawkins......so brave, even until the very end!! Yes, the whole duty of men and women, is to glorify the Lord!! Hallelujah!!!!

[@marygarrett7893]

Emily Lewin Amen

[@short11000]

Every time I listen to Marvelous the tears flow. RIP man of God!

[@short11000]

Thank you.

[@janicemalone3720]

emotional., I know what you mean.

[@thatbemefool]

I was there that night! My fave gospel singer when I was little. Amazing but sad night.

[@lisarice9337]

What date was this? When was this?

[@Dual971]

In all honestly, I never knew the men or some of his works until now, after his death. I knew OH HAPPY DAY or BE GRATEFUL but did not have a clue. I am now a fan and I'm sure Heaven must be rejoicing, what a beautiful place it must be with all these beautiful souls... RIP man of God...

[@arlenerogerswilhite2236]

An amazing man of God.

[@MUSIQMAN43]

He’s music was a gift from God. I will never forget Walter Hawkins.

[@bettylenore3047]

Such a touching testimony of God's loving care in time of need. I particularly like to hear him say"my son", so much pride in his voice. He will be missed.

[@joycecastille4485]

Such a powerful testimony Bishop Hawkins. I have a reason to live just to glorify God and that’s it. Praise the Lord. What a testimony. I loved it when he asked the doctor how he lasted for 22 hours and the doctor said he didn’t know, but Walter said, but he know. What a testimony right there, those 3 words, but he know. Nobody but the Jesus did it. What a testimony . Yes Lord .

[@stephenwilkinson949]

Yeh ....let's all "sugarcoat" the healer of Galilee....er the testimony would have been better if he was instantly healed ...like the blue print promises , but as per usual people prop god up , I mean honestly look at the praise that goes up to this entity you people so love & very very very little comes back , "healing is the children's bread"....if that's the case budy the church starved to death long ago ....what rot. It's not a testimony it's an embarrassment end of story ,nothing meant against the person of the deceased, I'm sure he was a much better dady than that supposed "heavenly dady".

[@kimberlysnoddy4587]

AWESOME MAN OF GOD.

[@kathywashington7260]

Pastor Walter Hawkins A Wonderful Blessing, Marvelous

[@RITAC1310]

So Grageful to be able to listen to your music I miss him so much i miss that great voice rest in peace.

[@pearleyslaughter3737]

You served God well. When it's time to go home we have to go. Thank you Jesus for love and life 🙏 🙏🙏❤️

[@natewilson3444]

Forever Missed! ! Thanxs for everything ! your songs will continue to be in our hearts & with us B&L

[@washum54]

Bless it be the name of the Lord!!!!!!!!! Lord knows he is in a better place with his spiritual and clean body now on the other side in the heavens my brother in Christ!!!!!!!! Jesus will take the wheel!!!!!!!!!

[@janicemalone3720]

Yes, I know what you mean. I started listening to this family way back in the 70s. I love their music, and you can't help but get emmotional.

[@tamarawoods2677]

Wish I could have known him personally. But never had the chance loved his songs he wrote and sang. God blessed him richly.

[@MrSeasells]

The Copeland Family will allways be grateful for the love the Hawkins family gave us when we moved to Oakland in the early 60's and Walter for the church downstairs we had at the house. Rest Peacefully with God.****Carl Copeland

[@washum54]

Be grateful in Jesus Christ name amen for whatever you must deal with on this side of Earth!!!!!!

[@sheliamoe2642]

What a man of God. A leader in the gospel circuit. Anointed to lead God's people to their destiny!!

[@christineconner2214]

Glory to God. 👏🏾 His testimony of God's faithfulness and goodness blessed me in my spirit and soul.

[@libabygurl8879]

I miss him so much RIP both brothers

[@andrewcrane2786]

Praise the lord the late Walter Hawkins rest in peace. You and your brother Edwin Hawkins. Both be truly miss

[@1958lrjpgms]

He is awesome. No one can compare to Walter Hawkins

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

Cancer does not play; affecting anybody...anywhere. Those who do get affected can hopefully get closer to God, as l have seen, and bless others with their testimony.

[@QWERTYXXX25]

THANK YOU WALTER,IAM GRATEFUL

[@niheals]

Rip Bishop I miss you much‼🙏🏾😇

[@browngirl0272]

I wish there was more. I miss him. Thanks for posting this @Bpure123.

[@VantisDoroHall]

An amazing spirit and willingness to do God's will. He was given two years more. This was not enough time for me, because I wanted him to stay here. But hopefully, it was what he needed to get things in order so that he could move on.

[@forgivenandloved]

I thank God for this man. For allowing Walter Hawkins to be a vessel that led so many to HIM! To God be the glory!!

[@ckeeling12]

Yes I thank God as well. I am very grateful for his music. I believe through his songs and testimony many were saved. his work was finished here God called him home.

[@allsaint5933]

lovedandforgiven He lead people to hell.

[@forgivenandloved]

@All Saint, Walter Hawkins did Not lead anyone to hell. No person can do that. @6:55 to the end Walter speaks of his only purpose for living is to glorify God and nothing else matters. What are you listening to??

[@lindastevens6578]

I w

[@bettylenore3047]

@@forgivenandloved AMEN,and AMEN. Walter Hawkins was indeed a man ater God's own heart. He had finished his assigment and God call him home.

[@kevinharris3993]

I have listened to this testimony at least 3 times and it is always a fresh word

[@shanequaaustin8908]

powerful testimony

[@patriciagamble6293]

I love u so much an miss u rest well my brother oh Jesus

[@nijamorrow]

awesome...

[@tandrajohnson6200]

I wish that I could have met them I always wanted to go visit the church call so awesome woman and man of God the office and I love them all short spiritual rest in peace Bishop Walter Hawkins

[@joycecastille4485]

God is an Awesome God and He is good

[@mosestyson2705]

We redone What is This on the GE Patterson Tribute. I asked him to do it. He found out a few weeks later that he was ill.

[@corlisstaylor6707]

Just loseing a brother is really hard on me but when i here What Ever It Is PWH it calms my spirit God Bless :-)

[@joelbarron9556]

Love you sister!!

[@tyronebrezell2035]

A great man

[@robertaclark1211]

I AM SO GLAD I GREW UP IN MY ERROR. THIS GREAT MAN CHANGED GOSPEL MUSIC 4 OUR TIME AND LIVES. GOD JUST LET IT EASE ON IN THERE. OH YES I REMEMBER WHEN OH HAPPY DAY CAME OUT. MY GRANDMOTHER HAD THE MOTHER'S OF THE CHURCH OF SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF ERIE PA. LORD WE THOUGHT JESUS WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO PUNISH THEM. BUT THEN THEY LISTENED 2 THE WORDS. I REMEMBER MRS MAYLEE CLARK SAID I GOT HAPPY AND I LIKE IT AND LEAVE THEM ALONE. AND GOD'S BLESSINGS 4 DR. ROSEAMOND CLARK KAY HE THROUGH GOD WITH 1 SERMON CHANGED AND I DARE FORGET MIMS. DR. IRMA ELIZABETH JAMES ONE OF THE FOUNDING DAUGHTERS OF SHILOH AND IN MY LIFE THE BEST MUSICIANS AND GOSPEL MUSIC DIRECTORS AND WOMEN OF GOD AND THE PATIENCE OF JOB YES I SAY IT WE HAD THE BEST CHOIRS IN ERIE PA AND AROUND INCLUDING IRC INTER DEMO ICAL CHOIR

[@GoldenGraham25]

Era=a time period Error= a defect or mistake

[@robertaclark1211]

I told the truth : I THANK GOD FOR BISHOP WALTER HAWKINS IT TRULY CHANGED MY LIFE IN A TIME WE SO BADLY NEEDED IT . JUST LIKE TODAY I REALLY WISHED HE WAS HERE TODAY TO REDO IT AGAIN .

[@bernadineholley372]

God is not dead!!!

[@boeathome1]

Amen I thank you lord

[@virgiltaylor2215]

RIH man of God! We miss your music ministry!

[@lynnm.2019]

Thank God it's all temporary!!!And if you're reading this you know you are living in the end of the age that Jesus spoke of, so hang on brothers and sisters hang on! He has promised to never leave us or forsake us in any fiery ordeal that He allows. And Joy awaits! 🙌💞⏳🎺

[@Mimi2Y2BYAZPHIL]

Pancreatic cancer does NOT get the attention like Breast and Lung cancer, yet it is FAR MORE DEADLY!! Victims rarely survive 6 months, past diagnosis!!

[@monicaperry9020]

Nia Imani-Diarra my brother had pancreatic cancer. They found the cancer in 2011 and it had grown, and had wrapped itself around his waste until it closed off the stomach, and bowel connection. He had been complaining about his back, but no one would listen. It was not until he started throwing up his good that they checked things out. That's when they found the cancer. From the size of it, it appeared to have been their for 20 years. He endured suffering for six more years. He fought so hard to stay here. He died 2/2017. R.I.P. my brother, and Mr. Hawkins.

[@Mimi2Y2BYAZPHIL]

Monica Perry Bless you Monica, but if indeed the cancer was 20 years old, the pancreas was DEFINATELY NOT the initial source, most likely it was his colon. My sister only lived 29 days past her initial diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer.

[@monicaperry9020]

Nia Imani-Diarra ,I know it sounds impossible, but the doctor gave the estimation because of the size of it. It wrapped almost around his waste. The tumor from the pancreas did not kill him. Tumours on, and in his liver appeared, and grew at and alarming rate. No colon cancer at all. People do survive pancreatic cancer. He was a survivor for six yrs, by the grace of God. Sorry for the loss of your sister.

[@Mimi2Y2BYAZPHIL]

Monica Perry Sister we really need a CURE!! I have been a nurse, for over 43 years, yet I was unable to help my own sister, I just said GOD HAS SPOKEN,all we can do is say AMEN, **by the way you mean to say around his WAIST, not waste,** stay STRONG🙏🏽

[@monicaperry9020]

Nia Imani-Diarra I like that "God has spoken", I have stage 1 breast cancer, and I have had lumpectomy's, and that's what I told my doctors when they wanted to do cut them off and do chemo, and radiation on me. I saw what it did to my brother's and friends, and I put it in Gods hands after my DCIS. I have to many health issues, and I have to earn a living. Besides, they can't even get my sugar down (in the 300's). Prayer seems to be what's best. It was in the 500's. I was never so hurt when they told me to go home and monitor It myself. They treated me like I didn't have insurance. Oh well, God bless you.

[@deaunnastanford1501]

Lord in the name of Jesus help my family.

[@Bpure123]

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[@deaunnastanford1501]

Jesus Jesus Jesus,

[@marjoriemason2915]

As far as i know the is in tge ground but his spirit is heaven.or,shell i say who am i to say where he is all i know is that god is in control,however the fact still remain the same

[@FrnchNilla06]

Hi! When and where was this?

[@godmadesam]

😔😔😔

[@allsaint5933]

Jesus said if you love me you will keep my commandments.

[@egonhaendler]

Hallo Edwards hoking

[@NELSONSANDY2003]

I watch people talk about miracle healings and such, but in reality, we're all going to die. A doctor can give you a little more time, but there will be an end at some point. Walter died soon after this video.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

I wonder where this was , and the event.

[@cgcade1]

This was at Love Center Church

[@winiver77]

so sad listening to this ... how long after this - did he die?..

[@mamascorpio]

+winiver77 Don't be sad. He's Singing and directing the choirs at the feet of God now.

[@MrzLester47]

+winiver77 He died in 2010

[@MANDINGO74]

mamamonster no he is in the grave awaiting resurrection.

[@yoganandarita]

winiver77 a month later

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

Amen 1Thessalonians 4:15-17.

[@yoganandarita]

He died a month later

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

The EndofTheWorld...how could WH have died a month later when he had the illness for 2 year before his death? He said @2:00 that he was diagnosed a few months before. Later on another KZbin feature he looked much thinnner and had lost even more weight.

[@Nikki4everme]

Exactly. He lived 2 yrs after his diagnosis. Much longer than expected.

[@yoganandarita]

Clarence Hodges l meant a month after this video was posted!

[@kathychampagne5096]

I listened 2 his music god was calling him and his brother 2 turn and repent romans chpt 1 is very clear satan lied to him and his church jesus will return repent don't let it b 2 late

[@forgivenandloved]

@Kathy Champagne, I am so glad you mentioned repentance! @6:58 Walter Hawkins says that his ONLY reason for living is to glorify God. He said nothing else matters. Now, I don't know what type of life Walter Hawkins lived. I know his music points to God and not man. He at the end of his life in 3 videos that are on youtube speaks of having the same singular reason for living, glorifying God. We can choose to make a change in our life when we are on the wrong path or living in sin.

[@chillma63]

My lil brother has pancreatic cancer and he's no where near the scripture you're referring to. He kept glorifying God no matter what and that's that.

[@markgates1565]

I'm going away was my favorite. I cry tears when I here it now

[@brianb713]

Walter your music inspired me thru my darkest times!!!

[@phatboysbakery]

There will never hardly be another Walter Hawkins!!! I'm just seeing this today via youtube. My favorite song by him was "Don't Wait Til The Battle Is Over, Shout Now," (When The Battles Over.)

[@shirleylogan3148]

phatboysbakery opp pop and I would be willing thank goodness you can

[@joycecastille4485]

What a powerful testimony Bishop Hawkins. Tell the story and let the Lord use you. To uplift his holy name. The doctor may not know how he lasted for so many hours, but thank God you was able to tell him you know how he lasted, cause it was nobody but the Lord that kept you and the doctor up working on his servant. Nobody but Jesus held it altogether for your good. Thank God you let the doctor know who was in control. It was all about God. Glory too Almighty God.