Willie Mae Ford Smith - I'm Bound For Canaan Land “Say Amen, Somebody” (1982)

[@Ziggy_skywalker76]

@5:20 I would have been laid out slain in the spirit so rich in there

[@bjunior1988]

Im so fortunate to have been rooted in traditional gospel music. Im only 36 years old, but as a kid in the early/mid 90's, this form of gospel music was very much alive!! If only we could go back in time to witness this type of church one more time.... I don't think I'd want to come back lol

[@naomipimpton542]

I'm with u on this and I'm 38..... I miss this so much....feel like I was born in the wrong time....glad I got to experience this thou!

[@eulandathreat1964]

Lord take me back. I miss church when worship was pure and genuine.

[@shawnm.b.922]

🙌 Pure and Genuine 👏👏

[@eulandathreat1964]

@@shawnm.b.922 oh how I miss those days!!

[@demetriuslevy4642]

I'm agree with you

[@ivsonfoust7706]

Amen,Amen,Amen

[@ivsonfoust7706]

Who can watch this video an feel the presence while seeing this video

[@PatrickAucella]

The most moving and uplifting thing I have ever heard. Hopefully somewhere, this can be heard again.

[@bjunior1988]

I love @ 6:20 when the lady comes slow running down the aisle then do a lil side to side 2 step when the beat drop!! Love, love, love it!! There was some serious "Praisin'" going on in the house this day!!

[@SDSFG45]

...she had a big, BOOMING contralto. And was THE PRIMARY INFLUENCE, for legends that came after her, like Mahalia and Inez Andrews. To say she was a pioneer is almost an understatement. I think a better description of her greatness, is that she and Thomas Dorsey are the parents of what became "modern day gospel"..which is to say, she and Dorsey are responsible for bringing black gospel into the mainstream, where it is now regarded as a legitimate, popular genre of American music. Willie Mae Ford-Smith, was a music GIANT.

[@TortoiseJames]

I second this motion!!! You got it right!!!

[@nc8865]

Real gospel music that had the spirit of God in it.❤

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

I learned this song as a KID from the movie...I was into the Winans and the Clark Sisters at the time. Early 80s. The idea that kids can't relate to traditional music is RIDICULOUS. They relate to whatever you teach them if you relate it to THEM, and keep their current favorites in the repertoire. I been singing this song since I was a KID and it was an OLD song then. We need to stop limiting our arsenals. Having one of these under your belt at the right time is an advantage.

[@JeffreyCoffey-tq3ft]

I am 49 and I love watching and hearing...nothing compares.... hallalugia

[@iluvmyboba]

Speak on.

[@LillianSteele-u9v]

So glad that I went to many church revivals in the 1980s with my mom and her sisters who were also my aunties. No one sings like this anymore and as someone who became a teacher following in my mom's footsteps and my grandmother's footsteps, this lady and her skills has never left my heart at all.

[@mannygetpaid8853]

Deep Gospel. They don't Sing this good Nowadays

[@josephbowers8793]

It’s Bc nowadays they want to bring in what the world is doing?! And it don’t work or mix

[@corrynthia305]

I was just talking to my sister about that. Im not a big fan of contemporary gospel music that's out now. It doesn't move me.. But I love that old gospel music that remind you of when "Grandma was living". When she sang, you heard the trials & hard times she been thru in her voice & yet after all that, she still smiled & said Thank You Lord. Back when you can tell who was a preacher from who needed preaching too. Now EVERYBODY LOOK & ACTING THE SAME. And it's not that it's wrong or right that Gospel music has change, there's a few good songs here and there; but TO ME; there's a change in "Church" & "Gospel Music". It was a certain level of unspoken respect ppl had for the Church.. Now days it seem like the same foolishness you see on the streets you can find in the Church. And no disrespect, its just MY opinion.

[@elijah_m_t]

@@corrynthia305 You tellin the TRUTH

[@CHARLOTTE16700]

Nope

[@nrfreeborn]

@@elijah_m_t😂🎉😮😮😅😊

[@timsimmons5190]

Its amazing we have footage of our people that were born late 1800s early 1900s for our futrue generations to actually get to visually see how they carried themselves

[@amapparatistkwabena]

What a Spirit-filled service. Also... this footage is cleaner than videos I've seen from 2001, and this was taken nearly 20 years earlier.

[@MrOCoker-fk6mh]

For 1982 the video quality is unbelievably good. Praise God

[@rogueleader1988]

It's on DVD, remastered

[@samnrivera5983]

Preserving something like this was definitely in mind when filming. They wanted this to last a long long while

[@dmandman9]

I rented the original video “Say Amen Somebody “ on VCR tape from Blockbuster in around 1983. It was a semi documentary. So I believe it was recorded professionally if I’m not mistaken

[@Vincent50]

This is is what church was back then. I miss it too.

[@Bobby-gj1du]

Makes me think of my own sweet mother. She loved God and Church. made me cry.

[@carolellis1531]

I am thrilled to find this, wore out the video years ago, in tears watching this

[@joangash421]

Each time I play this it blessed my soul.

[@TortoiseJames]

Mother Rhodessa Porter and Mother Zella Jackson-Price are the only singers still living from this movie...I remember EVERYBODY in this movie still being alive...😥

[@AnnAMated]

We lost Rodessa in December 2024. But her voice, as well as the others featured in Say Amen, Somebody will never, never be lost.

[@douglasworley-lr9dr]

Sitting here crying like a baby.😊😊😂😂😂

[@nellciadick8508]

Can't you be touched by the hand of the Lord on this song so slow and moving the spirit that came in and settled on them without the other part of yhe off beat clapping and tingling of the keys . The Holy Ghost came in and they don't realize it gone.you must be born again to know how the Holy Ghost 🔥 comes in and go . God bless us to know Him.Amen

[@MrsSriggins83]

This is so powerful. Mother Smith, who at times used a walker is up dancing and praising. Don't ever underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes its quiet, other times we can't keep still and have to dance like David danced. Simply amazing.

[@nellciadick8508]

Theres nothing that can compare to These True Worshiper of the Lord. It touvhes yhe Soul even the most wicked of sinner is touched by the Holy Ghost. Thank you Jesus

[@MsLADYKENYA]

I remember my grandmother telling me how they would travel together.

[@stephon.sabree]

If this don’t make ya say “YESSUH” I don’t know what will!

[@TheSmartShowChannel]

Lawd where can we have church like this again? Such rich music and the Spirit was in the house!

[@Daddyyo305]

Anyone knows the year she passed. I saw a documentary with her and Thomas Dorsey years ago before I left the South had to be 30 years ago. Now I'm back down south and sitting here looking at tube and she is singing. Looking just like my Grandma who passed in the 80's 🧐🙏

[@theenergyisoff]

This will always be one of my go to clips. I watched Say Amen Somebody many years ago & will always love this kind of carrying on 💙

[@kwizjordan2809]

Sometimes it's hard to believe people like this ever existed. Thank you for posting💕✨

[@okcluvable]

I remember watching this back in the 90s on PBS. It's still moving today as it was when watching it back then.

[@holmes3532]

Facts. My grandma had this VHS. I knew this entire documentary verbatim.

[@kwizjordan2809]

@@holmes3532 💯💕

[@lisaclarke5265]

My GOD What happened to America this is so refreshing to watch what a blessing. WOW🙏🏼

[@DevilCruz13]

You said a mouthful there!!!

[@iluvmyboba]

GOD, YOU are so Good to YOUR children. Thank YOU. And Bless YOUR HOLY Name.

[@harpguy18]

Listen that one Alto ( and you know she was an alto) was tearing up that choir loft! The spirit was in full speed in that church!

[@larryduncan4071]

He destroyed that piano....but, that Afro is everything.

[@ACJtenor08]

Who is the pianist?

[@tony265982]

😂😂🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@hazemcdanill]

The praise break came in at the right time

[@dashone52727]

When we are in right standing with God we understand even more that joy of the lord is our strength.....and that one day we are gonna return to the FATHER......what a day it will be to see our love ones

[@CHARLOTTE16700]

Amen

[@alfredroberson6240]

I love this song !!

[@poplife123]

Always gets me when she hollows your father 2:58 .....always

[@MrsSriggins83]

Yes, although I am remarried, I was a widow at the age of 34. That part touches me because I know in eternity I'll be praising our Savior with all my loved ones as brothers and sisters in Christ.

[@brandonmoore7579]

I miss these days of old bring back so much memories I wish I could have met this psalmsit of celebration she song with all she had and with sincere these type of singer knew how to usher in the presence of God without putting on a show nor to be seen

[@mellybostroman8932]

HALLELUJAH .... HALLELUJAH.... THAT'S IT BRANDON....

[@MotherDivable]

Lord, take us back..we need this kind of carrying on

[@tikangwazachee9266]

So emotional! Lord have mercy.

[@marioparty12345]

tears in they eyes . it will hit you just like that . love these moments .

[@5rodan5]

That Holy Ghost fit at 6:09 is REAL

[@theodoreturner9534]

The spirit of the LORD was moving in this place. Oh how I miss this. We have become Luke warm Body Of Christ (Church). Pray that the Lord doest spit us out.

[@BkL926]

Continue to rest in sweet peace Mother❤️❤️❤️

[@debrawilliams162]

I think of my dear , departed Grandma when I hear this Song 🎵 ❤ ♥ 💕 💗

[@Revelation213]

Saints of God, we are closer than ever to the coming of Jesus. Rev 3:11 "Behold I come quickly, hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown." Thanking God for the anointing that has gone forth in the lives of precious saints like Sis Willie Mae Ford Smith. God bless you for sharing.

[@dianelmurphy]

We're in God's wrath and final judgment revelation 6 , revelation 20 , we're in JESUS RETURN revelation 16 , john10 vs 1-10 , we're in the time of repentance and salvation Jesus is coming 🙏🙏🙏

[@MrJinwright]

My mother used to watch this on VHS all the time when I was growing up. I miss her so much ♥️

[@5rodan5]

So humbled to own Say Amen Somebody anniversary CD/DVD combo. It's Annointed and Sanctfied. This scene here, STILL has the Annointing of the Holy Ghost. Love hearing those Barrett Sisters also, even off mic.

[@tony265982]

I need to get that 🤣🤣

[@robertscott2913]

I'm grateful for videos like this, it shows black people where we have come from as far as church is concerned, and we need to go back to this way, a pure way! when my father passed over 20 years ago i watched this clip over and over and i cred until my eyes were almost shut, especially that part where she says "OH, OH, YES, i lost it because at that opint it was like she was talking directly to God and telling Him yes. Blessed to have seen this, thanks for posting it.

[@websurfin9575]

AMEN my Bro in Christ!

[@janpatton5899]

Do

[@carolellis1531]

Lovely to read what you wrote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Unphazedandunbothered]

I got this dvd...I watch it at least once a month.

[@jenniedorsey4479]

No Singing like that anymore! Bless You All! R.I.P. ❤❤❤❤

[@jonprue7364]

It bring tears to your eyes.

[@AwordfromJacquelineWood]

Glory to God❤

[@candicemcneill5484]

her HALLELUJAH!!! it jus gives LIFE when she says it!! can really feel God

[@Chrisgardner81]

REAL Gospel Music right here!

[@josephfleming5000]

Enjoy heaven!

[@nathanthomas8459]

Had this on vhs in the early 90’s. I don’t want to let go of the Gospel nor the songs. I’ve had good sleep playing these here songs at night.

[@gerrygreenberg241]

Amazon has it on DVD now. Just ordered a copy.

[@sandrasledge3593]

I can remember so well being in church services with some of these Gospel Greats in The STL! Thank you Lord for the experience & Encounter with you! I am soooo blessed!

[@Praises2GODCZ]

What a blessing this song has always been to me since hearing her sing... What ANOINTING

[@dashone52727]

I'm bound for Canaan land as well Hallelujah

[@edglebennett6312]

Walk on Sister Smith! And wave that 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@StephanieJefferson915]

Thank you, JESUS!!

[@MissPamR]

I love this movie and the song. The part when the sister sings. I don’t know what it’s call, harmonize? That strut with the swing her arm does it for me. You want to talk about swag. 👆🏾See the video above!

[@melvinbellinger5166]

Yes Lord we need this kind of Gospel Amen

[@victoriamiller6485]

Yes, Praise the Lord I enjoy watching this I have the book with the two discs! The documentary and the CD with all the songs! It was very well done love Mother Willie Mae Ford-Smith!❤❤❤

[@francheskahill7078]

I have the DVD from when Netflix sent out DVD’s 😭. Never returned it and it is one of my greatest Treasures 🥰

[@rysundowd2482]

You can feel the Holy Spirit through this video working in your life!!🙏🏾🕊

[@lawandalocklin7537]

Strong n beautiful voice

[@melvinbellinger5166]

Yes Lord 🙏 Amen you talk about taking someone back that took me back there is nothing wrong with today's songs but we need song's like this

[@Moe10072]

I love this song every time i listen to this thers nothing but tears so heart felt and meaningfull.❤

[@peggychandler-nt2mr]

Walk walk praise Him yes Lord

[@cryptodaddy6413]

COME ON MOTHER! YOU WERE AN ANGEL.MAY THE LORD JESUS KEEPS BLESSING YOUR SOUL.

[@angelapalmer835]

All I can say is...Praise God! 🙌😭

[@WoodT92]

This is amazing. Just randomly stumbled across this today and I’m thankful for that

[@WoodT92]

Stumbled across this video again one year later.

[@direfranchement]

Just a tragedy that Willie Mae Smith wasn't really recorded until she was well into old age. There are only a couple of mid-century recordings that give us an idea of what she sounded like in her prime. She had a massive contralto that was developed before most churches had a pa system.

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

She was in her 40s back in the early 50s when she recorded. Lol

[@barbarafoster3780]

Such a legend!

[@BrunoOnix-h5h]

❤❤❤

[@samanthareddish22]

Reminds me of my mom whos gone on to glory

[@tw9946]

May she rest in peace, and may you find comfort. What your mom, and the saints of old had: They were real. When you've experienced whats real, you just can't tolerate anything fake. So glad I grew up on the real deal: Jesus Christ and Holiness.

[@marciaparms2507]

So powerful!

[@tylenolpringle2040]

Mahalia Jackson's mentor.....

[@DevinS695]

My favorite movie

[@brockshy]

Hallelujah 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@biffdorkinton555]

I love her the best of all.

[@anitaford6559]

Amen!!!!!!!!!

[@danford4056]

How are you? Were you related to Willie Mae Ford Smith? There's a slight possibility I am related to her. It would be nice if any of her family members did a DNA test on Ancestry and or 23andMe.

[@Moe10072]

Love love love this song!!!

[@maudeanthony2974]

Hallelujah Jesus.

[@barrymorris2603]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JeffreyCoffey-kn4po]

Thank you Praise Jesus...

[@ronniemiller3135]

Thank You Lord Jesus!

[@missbritt288]

Beautiful

[@ramon.wagner]

Great. Perfect. Jesus ❤

[@backshot1980]

Powerful

[@Bro.Erik.D.C.M.]

Good God from on high!!!

[@motreble]

When church was real with rewards and not awards.

[@corrynthia305]

I Love this scene!..Can you upload when they at the Convention and the girl singing YES JESUS LOVE ME.

[@goldentintype9943]

I will try and see if I can find that scene in the movie. The only reason I did not upload the full movie is that when recorded some parts in the beginning and ending got cut off so I’ll see if its there.

[@goldentintype9943]

Sorry, I couldn't get it I just uploaded the rest of the songs that were intact hopefully next time its on I can get the full movie up here.

[@corrynthia305]

@@goldentintype9943 👍 ok. Thanks

[@cflo1023]

That's Sylvia Quigless singing Yes Jesus Loves Me. STILL singing now in St. Louis Gospel Choral Union 2021!

[@manuelt966]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSnYpWhnMpmma8 Is this it?

[@jeffreygriffin7248]

6:20 Bertha is heal toeing it! 😂

[@1911beauty]

That's how they survived. They didn't have any other choice. The times kept them pressed toward the lord

[@rossdaboss1959]

For salvation, we just need to follow the way they did it in Acts? They were baptized in water for the removal of sins and filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38! Here's why! The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. If we are to follow him, we must do the same thing. Death= repentance, Burial = baptism, and resurrection = being filled and rising again from the dead and walking in the newness of life. That's what Acts 2:38 is. We must obey the gospel, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that OBEY NOT THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ... Matthew 7:21-23, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in Heaven. St John 3:3-5, EXCEPT a man, be born of WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the kingdom of GOD. We can't come up with our own gospel. Galatians 1:8-9, But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Don't be cursed. One way for all people. Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans. Our salvation has to match up with the scriptures and no scriptures on the subject can be taken away. Eternity is TOOO long to be WRONG! st, John 5:39, Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. The gospels show what Christ has done on the cross for us. The book of Acts shows us the beginning of Christ's Church and how to enter the Church, obeying Acts 2:38. The letters were written to the Church to show us how to behave now that we are born again into the Church. It's better to walk alone than to walk with a crowd going in the wrong direction. Are we supposed to follow the teachings of the apostles? Acts 2:42, And they continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrines. Ephesians 2:20, We are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Don't get Titus 3:5 mixed up with James 2:14-26, about WORKS. One is a WORK of your OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS OR GOOD DEEDS and the other is a WORK OF FAITH. Titus 1:16, They profess that they know God; but in WORKS they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. God bless you

[@tyestrong5726]

That is what you call worshiping the Lord That's what you call a worship service where people are being blessed and fully clothed, with no skin and hanging breasts showing. There's no cussing pastor here, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Juanita Bynum, Mary Mary , vickie Winans here trying to collect awards and money with their fancy clothing and jewelry with their nakedness body and also There's no ( fake Madea Tyler Perry southern Christian woman here either. ) This is a church service where people came to worship God in spirit and true 👍 and you can see it all in them.

[@fernandodixon8469]

Now that's what you call gospel this junk they say today ain't worth two dead flies won't get nothing for you to God there's no power in it and isn't really not from the hard they trying to make money what happened to the singing sisters in the singing Me and in the singing kids that can sing old-time gospel that is a dying error but God's Not Dead God still alive he won't hold us accountable God bless you and God keep you fathers junk they putting out glorifying God's name is not glorifying God's name

[@robertscott5895]

i saw this video many years ago and this part messed me up so bad. my father had just passed and seeing this is one of the times that i was able to just cry and even scream because i felt the Spirit and when she started walking, i got all messed up! her praise caused me to praise and worship God and that got me through losing my dad. as im watching this today, i still got messed up and also i had to praise God with her. God is worthy to be praised!

[@marcus2767]

Where can I watch the whole movie? I can’t find it anywhere.

[@goldentintype9943]

It can be rented digitally at milestone.vhx.tv/products/say-amen-somebody-restored-version

[@marcus2767]

@@goldentintype9943 I’m trying to watch it for free because I am a broke college student 😭😭

[@goldentintype9943]

I am the same so I feel that lol but only other way would be if it comes on tv same as how I saw it

[@Bombshell_cherr]

Thanks so much for posting this. Omg I use to watch this with my parents when I was a little girl. Mother Willie Mae Ford still bring me to tears. I cry everytime I hear this song or see the movie.

[@tonymcneil978]

It's back on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqTaY3ywrKahpKM

[@bjunior1988]

Does anyone know if her children are still living?

[@kim24may]

Yes, I would like to know also. I did read somewhere that her adoptive daughter Bertha had passed the same year as Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith but I’m not sure how true that is.

[@nadezhdawall-rossi2864]

I think they've all passed. Such sweet people.

[@calvindavenport1180]

Both passed in the 2000s

[@davidkirksey8145]

Mother Smith had three kids They are all deceased.

[@danford4056]

@@davidkirksey8145 There's a good chance that I may have been/be related to this family.