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6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
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February 2, 2006

Michael English: "I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy"

DS writes:
Hello. I am looking for a song I heard years ago from the Singing Americans I think the title was ..... I Get Down on My Knees and Cry HOLY. It is a beautiful song and I would really love to get it. This may sound morbid but my husband and I would both like this played at our funerals. If you know of where I could find this please let me know.

I get these types of questions from time to time, so I thought I'd provide the answer here on my blog. Interestingly enough, I watched a video earlier today that had this very song on it, sung by the lead singer who recorded it with the Singing Americans.

I'll answer your specific question first before I mention the video title, though. The Singing Americans version of this song was first released on a project titled Live And Alive on the Riversong label. The release date was 1984, and it has been out of print for a long time. Your best bet is to check auction listings at eBay or with a dealer who stocks out of print Gospel LPs and cassettes.

The lead singer who recorded "I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy" (which is the proper title) with the Singing Americans was Michael English. See his entire discography by clicking HERE. English has recorded six different versions of the song over the years, not counting video versions. Some of these can still be purchased...click the titles with links to order them from Christian Book Distributors.

1. With the Happy Goodmans - Chosen
2. With the Singing Americans - Live And Alive
3. With the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - Live...Again
4. With the Gaither Vocal Band - Southern Classics (The same version is also on Best Of The Gaither Vocal Band, which released in 2004.)
5. As a soloist - Gospel
6. As a soloist on a rare cassette single. This was offered free by mail to people who purchased his full length self-titled solo recording Michael English. This was in 1991.

There is also a recording releasing on 2/22/2006 called In Christ Alone: Greatest Hits that will include "I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy." I suspect the version on this CD will be the same as the version on Gospel.

Video versions of "I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy" are numerous. The latest release to feature Michael English singing his signature song is just days old at the time of this writing. It's titled Live From Toronto, and features English backed by the current Gaither Vocal Band. Click the title, or look for it at your local Christian bookstore under Gaither Homecoming videos. Live From Toronto is also available as a CD.

IMAGE SOURCE: Live From Toronto screen capture
posted by David Bruce Murray @ 11:12:00 PM


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