The Hemphills - "Consider The Lilies" (1977)

The Hemphills with the original version of "Consider The Lilies" from their 1977 album entitled, "In God's Sunshine", featuring Candy Hemphill.

[@victormoon2349]

My Dad is 78 years old now and still doing good except for his vision. This is his all-time favorite song. Gets us everytime…

[@victormoon2349]

My legally blind 78 year old Dad is in a temporary assisted living home for either 3 to 4 weeks or most likely even permanently, because he’s loving it there. After lunch he wants me to sing this song (his favorite of all-time) a cappella tomorrow for all his home friends to here. So I’m going to. I feel very honored and reverent to do it. I’m gonna do it as long as I don’t start cracking up or crying. Please, for anyone reading my comment, pray for me to glorify the Lord esp. tomorrow but everyday. And not start crying. Im sure they don’t want me to cry, they want me to sing. I need to be strong. God in Heaven please bless my singing gift that you gave me at birth to glorify your name in Christ’s name. Amen…Thanks everybody.

[@sammymartin5388]

i have severe panic attks this song brings peace to me evry time i listen

[@darrellwhughes777]

In the name of JESUS CHRIST, I command that spirit of fear to be loosed from you and that the holy spirit fills you with his love, joy, and peace.

[@janieleykauf3303]

I love this song. Has brought me much comfort, as well. Another one that has given me comfort through anxiety is, PEACE IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM by Kim Hopper with the Hoppers

[@ebriggs3498]

I heard Candy Hemphill sing this once on a TV show and never forgot it! So glad I finally found it!

[@valeriegarrity5773]

Worked with my boyfriend (now ex husband) during college at the local radio station and remembered when this came out. Best version of all, still brings me to tears.

[@heathergrutt4769]

Remember hearing this song in church as I was growing up. Beautiful song!

[@citieslostchild]

one song I remember growing up ty jesus

[@wayneheart7676]

Oh to hear my mother sing this in the home again . My mommy would bless us with this one sometimes.

[@user-jn1xg6uk6v]

Sing it candy I remember when I was a little girl coming to church services in here and you and your family and I remember this is always being your song you guys are such a blessing remember me and my family in your prayers

[@lloydgibson]

I Just want to say please people press God . For all His Goodness torde mankind .❤. He feeding All of the people plead today to are Gret God. He deserves. All thanks snd All please .it says give. That's in All My cotta's and and give that's in a!l. They works o. 3:50 v All you do

[@christyismoroccabeamer80s]

The Hemphills use to sing at our " Homecomings " at church when we had dinner on the ground and singings all day long. Precious precious memories! I loved them so much...Loved Candy! I also sang in our small country church choir. "Beech Grove Baptist Church" until I was 18;). Still love everyone there to this day. Most were my family. Brother Bishop baptized me at that church in 1979 and gifted me a Bible and wrote in it. We had an outdoor baptism and the water was sooooo cold. The morning I was baptized they lifted the top and there was a snake in there!!! Ha! A SNAKE! Satan was trying from the beginning to hold me back, lol!!! TO NO AVAIL!! I was just a little thing.. 7 years old. Had only been moved back from Atlanta where i was born, for about a year! Brother Bishop ( our preacher) his son Bobby, was my choir teacher, but he also gave me piano lessons. Both have passed now but those were absolutely some of the best days of my life and definitely the most precious memories!!!! Love this song so much!! ✝️ 🙌 🌸 🐦

[@isaactesfaye4911]

Ahh that's beautiful! Such a great memory! God bless 🙏🏿

[@christyismoroccabeamer80s]

@@isaactesfaye4911 - Yes, absolutely the best! God Bless you as well!:)

[@robynbryant5134]

In 1982 I listened to this cassette over and over as a kid . It really helped me as I was going thru things as a child .I just now searched and found it now I can listen to it again ❤

[@aaronsalas4381]

This song is so beautiful it melts my heart.

[@valeriegarrity5773]

Me too

[@NancyDowd-bd7rf]

Beautiful

[@justdana327]

My father was a minister in the 70's and we saw the Hemphills live many times.

[@misshazel271]

Such a beautiful song. It’s not hard to pick out Candy’s voice. Such a beautiful voice. I thought that I’d heard all of the older music but this one,I haven’t heard. Absolutely beautiful.

[@Gina-iw9fz]

Beautiful ❤

[@lauramcvay4362]

Amen! Beautiful ♡

[@watermelonridge]

Thanks so much for posting the original! ❤️🎶

[@bosse641]

Beautiful.

[@enchantinglysimple]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Thanks for sharing. Makes me think of early happy memories growing up at home. Definitely reminds me of my mom.

[@helloh4554]

🌷Oh my God! Beautiful gospel song! Seoul korea🌼

[@windsong1a]

You have no idea how many of us have searched (unsuccessfully) to find this, the ORIGINAL recording of " Consider the Lilies." You are correct that it is the best. I use to own this album but it got destroyed in a flood. What a shame The Hemphills did not release their original recordings Greatest Hits because the originals were the best. They also had some live recordings that were really, really good. THANKS....for posting!

[@debbiekilgore3527]

Love this song Carol used to sing it

[@odishudson4739]

This catches candy at her best some of her new stuff she does a little more voice acrobatics but she sounds more pure like this in my opinion

[@eveeve5786]

Jesus hold me oh God help me again and my family

[@DonLovell]

I love Candy

[@ciriusproductions2736]

Amen

[@PedalPusherE9]

Hi Pedalfoot1, did Buddy Emmons play the steel on this or Weldon Myrick??

[@Pedalfoot1]

Hi JTB, that's Weldon Myrick playing steel on this one!

[@OutclassedMusician]

Don't know if anyone will ever see this comment or not, but has anyone heard the version of this that's on a Sam Wilson cassette

[@garyreagan4809]

Need music only