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Come into the Room/Come into the Prayer Room
Traditional Spiritual
ARTIST: from The Sensational Elder Hightower and Sister Massey on Savoy in 1967 http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/8840
SHEET MUSIC:
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzE_RRnPxg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUGL220ls98&feature=related
"Come into the Room" by Francine Brooks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbYaTA9wnr8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDE8G9poc38&feature=related
Clara Ward- Come In the Prayer Room http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AceMnROOcHM
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: early 1900s;
RECORDING INFO: Come In The Room
Sensational Elder Hightower and Sister Massey on Savoy in 1967
Robert Anderson Come in the Room United 1952
Rev.Milton Biggham/Agnes Coney – Come In The Room
Robert Anderson. United 1952 Come in the Room
OTHER NAMES: "Come In The Prayer Room"
RELATED TO:
SOURCES: WFMU http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/8840
NOTES: "Come In The Room" is a popular spiritual in the African American church of unknown origin. Teh song was in the repertoire of two of black gospels best singers: Eugene Smith (1921-2009) of the Roberta Martin Singers and Clara Ward (1924-1973).
Ward, who titled the song, "Come in the Prayer Room," has an upbeat version on youtube (see link above).
This bluesy version (lyrics below) from Elder Hightower and Sister Massey can be heard on WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/8840
Eugene Smith (born 1921, died 2009) was featured as a lead vocalist on "Come in The Room" (1952) as recorded by The Roberta Martin Singers. Eugene Smith was born on April 22, 1921. In 1933, Smith met Roberta Martin at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church when he joined the junior chorus led by Martin. That same year, Smith became one of the original Roberta Martin Singers.
Smith was born to devout parents from Mobile, Alabama, and attended Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, IL. During the start of World War II, Smith briefly served in the Army, but was discharged for his height, which barely registered five feet. Smith married and had a son, Eugene Smith, Jr., but the marriage ended in divorce, and Smith became estranged from Eugene Jr.
Smith sang with the Roberta Martin Singers from the group's inception until it disbanded after Martin's death in 1969. As Smith termed his relationship with Martin in a 1981 interview for the Smithsonian, he and Martin "went together like bacon and eggs." Smith was known for his distinct baritone/tenor register, his unique delivery of songs which influenced the styles of other gospel singers such as Professor Alex Bradford and Rev. James Cleveland, and his trademark narration and sermonettes which would often stir worshippers in a frenzied ecstasy. Smith was often beckoned by music producers to release a solo album or to start his own group, but he refused and remained committed to The Roberta Martin Singers. In the early 1940s, Smith composed the gospel blues song "I Know the Lord Will Make a Way, Oh Yes He Will", which is still popular among congregations today, and in 1949, became the business manager and booking agent for the Roberta Martin Singers. After the group disbanded, Smith still sang in and around the Chicago area, and participated in various programs honoring The Roberta Martin Singers and other singers and musicians from the "Golden Era" of gospel until his death.
COME IN THE ROOM- These standard lyrics are used in some versions including Clara Ward's, which is a uptempo vamp:
Come in the room
Come in the room
Come in the room
In the prayer room
Jesus, Jesus
Jesus Christ will meet you
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit greet you
You'll find joy
Unspeakable joy
In the room
In the prayer room
Come in the room
Come in the room
Come in the room
In the prayer room
Jesus, Jesus
Jesus Christ will meet you
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit greet you
You'll find joy
Unspeakable joy
In the room
In the prayer room
Come in the room
Come in the room
Come in the room
In the prayer room
Jesus, Jesus
Jesus Christ will meet you
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit greet you
You'll find joy
Unspeakable joy
You'll find joy
Unspeakable joy
You'll find joy
Unspeakable joy
In the room
In the prayer room
Come in the Room- Elder Hightower and Sister Massey 1967
CHORUS: Come on in the room
Come on in the room
Lord Jesus, will meet you
And the Holy spirit will greet you
You'll find joy right there,
In the room.
Now listen, let me tell you
What the good Lord has done for me
Well He took away my sins,
Washed me clean,
I'm happy as I can be
CHORUS: Come on in the room
Come on in the room
Lord Jesus, will meet you
And the Holy spirit will greet you
You'll find joy right there,
In the room.
I remember, when I was a child,
Sitting on bended knee
Shouted hallelujah, glory to God
He set my poor soul free.
CHORUS: Come on in the room
Come on in the room
Lord Jesus, will meet you
And the Holy spirit will greet you
You'll find joy (joy right there),
Oh joy (joy right there in the room)
You'll find joy (joy right there in the room)
You'll find joy yes (joy right there in the room)
You'll find Jesus (Jesus right there in the room)
You'll find Jesus (Jesus right there in the room)
You'll find Jesus (Jesus right there in the room) fade
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