Sweet Honey In The Rock - Motherless Child

[@RandyInCT]

If this is what the angels sound like, then I am no longer afraid.

[@tyuananeal6964]

My Ummi(mother) uses to take my sisters and I to hear them sing 🎶 They where Her favorite singers since she passed 4/2018 I have been playing there music 🎶 to get thru ❤️

[@Sebastian-tf5vr]

Great version but if you haven’t listened to Ruth Naomi Floyd’s version -you are truly missing something. I just lost my Mom two weeks ago and I am a motherless child. Thank you to all these amazing artists.

[@lorettablackburn2619]

This overwhelming for me. My mother left me when I was 2 months old. That feeling could overcome me if it was not for my Heavenly father

[@kiwiwannabe9189]

Your loss hurts my soul. It is her terrible loss to lose you, her perfect, beautiful baby girl. ❤ sending you momma love.

[@dharmaofdog7676]

Of the many Musical Concerts I've been fortunate to attend for years in NYC, their Performance at Carnegie Hall ranked at the Top along with my other favorite, Aretha Franklin at Radio City. Someone made a Comment here "If this is what Angels sound like, then I am no longer afraid". wow. couldn't agree more and had to repeat that!

[@qrvt]

I wish that you would embed Shirley so that I can understand everything she signs. I am Deaf, I use a Cochlear Implant, but since I grew up hearing, I struggle with how different things sound to what my brain says things should sound like. You are the only group that integrates ALL of us, Hearing, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf, and gives us all access to you. Thank You. Hugs to Shirley, too.

[@chessiepique9532]

ILY

[@canticle56]

Simply gorgeous. Amazing arrangement masterfully sung. It is a quasi minimalist style derived from gospel singing traditions of black churches. It is hypnotic and ecstatic.

[@refstef]

Thank you Sweet Honey. YOU ARE A BLESSING. Your voices & your worship is healing to my soul. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.This really touches me deep in my Soul. I lost my Mom 4 years ago. Feels like she past away yesterday. I miss her so much. She visits me in my sleep. Besides GOD, she is the only person I know who really loves me. I can't wait to see her in heaven.

[@alidabedford8038]

I'd forgotten this group so it is lovely to be able to find them again

[@DismalFaery]

I saw them at Carnegie Hall with my dad when I was young and they were a revelation of music and imprinted my love for music 💯🙌🏽😊

[@funvideofan1625]

DismalFaery They Did A Album

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

Richie haven's cover will always go down as my all time favourite, but this is really nice. Love these ladies.

[@Voirreydirector]

This is pure, perfect in its delivery. Like they captured the exact moment spirituals in the dark climbed up into the light of hometown church gospel. This is the answer to how many angels can sing on the head of a pin.

[@lukepascal2771]

I've been watching this video for 10 years about three times a year and I can't get through it without weeping.

[@jazzblakk69]

Oh my God, I performed a search for "acapella Motherless Child" and ran into this. I've searched for this group for years. I've watched them in the 90's on PBS back in New Orleans and I have STILL have them on my old VHS tapes(Yes still have them, yet don't watch them) LOL. I don't know the title of the song that has been playing in my head for years, but I know a few words were, "When we have so much, how can any child be hungry..........oh no not even one child-------, " Hello Sweet Honey, God Bless you all.

[@sheampaynecometochill1]

I can't Stop Playing this wonderful masterpiece over and over...You all are blessed and appreciated

[@bonitasboathouse2inthestorm1]

Replay, Replay, Replay I keep playing this song and Ella's Song and Echo...Oh My Lawwwwwwwwwwwwwd. This is a blessing Ladies you have no idea ...

[@Beautifulrandomness1]

I saw them sing when a in I was high school thanks to my mother....never forgot that....they are awesome

[@flutingourwaytopeace8984]

I love so many songs from these wonderful women. We sing many of these songs in our community choirs... Beautiful! Thank you.

[@liveontheverandah]

back when, lets say 1988 Washing Dc, Sweet Honey educated me in big ways. Thanks sisters xxx

[@2kingsmedia692]

a deep cry of the spirit and soul..well expressed!

[@TheHeartMadeOfStone]

So this is what Angels sound like....

[@janiceblackmon5936]

Such a blessing. I can hear my mother's voice as well.. so much talent

[@LitLBirdLitLBird]

Wh-whoa... This lady bass... I can almost not hit her lowest note, here... I have never known of a woman with a deeper low-range than myself... WHATEVER, this isn't about ME! I just had to add the one last (!) reason I am absolutely next to unconscious from the... the THAT of this... Oh... -sob-

[@personagirl82]

my kids introduced me to this group by way of Jack's Big Music Show! but i have yet to hear anything from them that i don't like. beautiful souls. . .

[@brendamclain3567]

Heard them at the old opera house in Detroit. Changed me! Filled me with the glory of struggle.

[@galicius]

We saw them at a Hudson River Revival summer solstice weekend a number of years ago. They were inspirational.

[@jonib1802]

I am a long way from Home But I can hear her voice Calling me . . .

[@kevinwhite8163]

Cue the the tears, enter the truth.

[@sarkkoa]

If u got kicked out da projects when u turned 18 with no degree, no career, no trust fund, no real financial future, no legal way to pay da rent, nowhere to call home with American contemporary living standards, than u just might b a motherless child.

[@sarkkoa]

A lot of parents don't have the heart to show their child the eviction notice. They just kick em out. The "child" isn't given the respect from the landlord to have the letter addressed to them. A lot of kids squab with the wrong person; the parent!

[@qrvt]

@LitLBirdLitLBird My mom had a deep voice for a woman and in the church choir she sang tenor with the men. :) The human body is beautiful and wonderful.

[@gregorygordon8747]

This is my first hearing these wonderful ladies. Love them.

[@shelleymonkland8996]

I saw Sweet Honey in The Rock about 35 years ago in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. My sister-in-laws The Mills Sisters (4 First Nations sisters -Larrakia and Kunuragkan ) were the singers that came on before Sweet Honey. Sorry, I have completely forgotton what you call the band or singers who come on first.

[@awlovesaw8502]

Opening act

[@paulcoleman292]

One of the most incredible group of people getting down. Been a fan since 89 and I still listen to them all the time so good

[@TheDabest93]

This song just spoke to my soul!!!!

[@johnnyhoward6921]

may god of your belive,,,bless these women.......from long ago I have always loved them as big sisters .... thank you.

[@andrewhall1172]

i love this song

[@vdrake1963]

These women are an experience... love them!

[@terryhopeful]

Sharing this to my FB page today ...healing music balm for the pain of the deaths that have happened and are still happening.

[@danieljoseph4625]

Excellent. Just pure excellence.

[@moyragrant7287]

I saw them some years ago in London - superb.

[@nahalaaviyahyasharel3280]

The True Israelites are a long way from home! Israel (Canaan) is represented as a Mother in the Scriptures! She cried because she had to give up her children into slavery. But we will return. Halleluyahn

[@bootsybaby8942]

Beautiful, lost my mom 3 years ago

[@kiwiwannabe9189]

Sending you Momma love, sweet girl❤

[@canticle56]

My God, this is beautiful!

[@sarkkoa]

I know I got Yahweh, where's mom... Mother Earth is here... With milk and honey...

[@hmariah123]

Amen, sisters. You all sustain me.

[@paulkenneally789]

Very nice comment. African-American women backbone of the world… Harriet Tubman,Katherine Johnson,Ella Fitzgerald,Wilma Rudolph,Toni Morrison, Serena Williams,Beyoncé….,

[@ted1091]

Of all the versions I've ever heard, no one sings this like Maillard.

[@zomzilove]

beautiful arrangement✨

[@qrvt]

@LitLBirdLitLBird Thanks for your reply! I would love to have all of the lyrics printed out, maybe you could include them in the description? Several folks do that so those who can't catch all of the words can read them. Peace and love.

[@TheJillydenise]

Beautiful

[@a.anfaani2471]

so clear, so fresh, so resonant!

[@actorben]

Incredible!

[@Tay2dabay]

They betta sang that!

[@EpopeeYoustyle]

i am still crying

[@73sark]

best version of the song here.

[@bonitasboathouse2inthestorm1]

Angelic Journey Indeed!

[@harmoknees]

Sublime...

[@atumnefer]

Like food for my Soul Sweet Honey in the Rock is... Ase

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

imagining small group like this like a new normal

[@topflightstyle4141]

The Female Take 6 without the jazz chords !

[@concorde9615]

Wonderful arrangement!

[@funvideofan1625]

😰This Is So Beautiful And Sad

[@erc355]

Love this . I wish there was a way to download this . All the ones on iTunes have music I like the acapella versions .

[@Dabbers1959]

There is, use this, enjoy; www.youtube-mp3.org/

[@mindrenewed]

Beautiful...

[@MsRedkitty1]

Exquisite. Thank you.

[@renaycunningham5656]

That was AWESOME*

[@CatCmdr]

❤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@mystery2ful]

nice, very nice

[@faureamour]

Yes

[@therealmt]

Tyler Perry needs to hear them.

[@sarkkoa]

More like most of the time, life has no meaning and money is king!

[@emmaclayton9146]

Richie Havens

[@LitLBirdLitLBird]

@qrvt Would you like one of us to at least write out the specific lyrics to this arrangement, qrvt? I've been trying to Go*gle it for us, with no luck so far--it shouldn't be that hard to type out, and wow. We would all benefit from that! Bless you. One of my best old friends was Hearing when we were in College together, and no longer... Perhaps we can all get together--if I have extremely-very bad luck, I, a currently-sighted girl, will not be sighted much longer! Bless you... -tear-

[@vocalsvideos458]

1:36 F2 - G2

[@73sark]

home no longer exist.

[@angelwhite7320]

Home was never a thing

[@73sark]

this aint home. home was slashed and burned.

[@whiteandblackzebra7005]

This one is not for me, I'm straight back to Liz Mitchell. Now there is an angel

[@TomTomLo1]

The signer and the bass is all this crew needs. The rest is like you aunt singing. Not good.

[@KyleHurd]

Well this really sucked.

[@bkinnik]

you sing it better?

[@DadaJRA]

I guess people have different musical preferences. I've seen Sweet Honey play numerous times and each performance has been awesome.

[@KyleHurd]

+William Kinnik II actually, yes....

[@soltahrtiv-amanda2049]

You know nothing.

[@maremagnificent1190]

Kyle Hurd your people have no soul!

[@WillPreston3D]

rubbish

[@TheHeartMadeOfStone]

So this is what Angels sound like....