She was assured that the future is in the hand of the Lord. Sweet Sweet Spirit by Bill Gaither & Gloria - Music.
How could they bring a child into this world? Gloria recounts spending New Year’s Eve 1969 in absolute agony and worry, until suddenly, an overwhelming peace covered her, a peace from her Heavenly Father.
The couple was overjoyed, but grew concerned as they thought about the growing dangers in the world around them. It was around this time that the Gaither’s found out Gloria was pregnant with their third child. Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet heavenly Dove, Stay right here with us, filling us with Your love. Sweet, Sweet, Spirit Lyrics von Bill & Gloria Gaither mit Video: Theres a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place / And I know that its the Spirit of the. Gloria and other members of their church had also been falsely accused and ostracized. There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, And I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Racial tensions and drug abuse were on the rise, and in their own family, Bill came down with a severe case of mononucleosis in the winter of 1969. Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet heavenly Dove, Stay right here with us. The public education system was being filled with the popular idea that “God is dead”. There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord. The 1960s were a tumultuous period for the United States and the world at large. Bill had begun the Bill Gaither Trio (predecessor of the world-famous Gaither Vocal Band) a few years previously, which Gloria soon joined. They began to trade ideas about songs and eventually fell in love and married in 1962. Dance/Club Play (DC) World Music (WM) Adult Contemporary (AC) Dance/Sales. One of the most well-known and popular hymns that they have brought into the world is “Because He Lives”.īill and Gloria met while teaching at Alexandria Monroe High School in Alexandria, Indiana. There is a sweet, sweet spirit in the room as Bill and Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends reprise the Doris Akers' self-penned classic along with many other inspirational songs. The Gaithers included Sweet, Sweet Spirit in their first Homecoming Souvenir Songbook (Alexandria, IN: Gaither Music, 1993), and in Lead Me to That Rock (Nashville, TN: Genevox, 2006), and the score for Together (Hal Leonard, 2009). Play along with guitar, ukulele, or piano with interactive chords and. Akers and her song were often featured by Bill and Gloria Gaither and their publishing operations. Dan McDowell on and a 2015 article by Lindsey Terry on .īill and Gloria Gaither have created some of the most popular hymns and southern gospel anthems in the last 50+ years Gloria writes while Bill composes, and they have produced an overwhleming 700+ songs in their time together. Chords for Bill & Gloria Gaither - Sweet, Sweet Spirit ft. So deep and lasting was his success, the Bill Gaither Trio was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1999 and, by 2004, the Gaither Homecoming tour was rivaling the ticket sales of. Between those two events - and well beyond the success of Gaither Homecoming - Gaither wrote hundreds of gospel songs, including the standard "He Touched Me," usually with his wife Gloria, and he released dozens of albums, either as part of the Bill Gaither Trio, the Gaither Vocal Band, or the Gaither Homecoming.
Bill Gaither is one of the central figures of 20th century Christian music, a singer and songwriter who originally gained attention as part of the Bill Gaither Trio in the early '70s and became famous in the '90s thanks in large part to Gaither Homecoming, a series of home videos and records that showcased Southern gospel stars.