'God Gave Me A Song' (Original)(1970) Myrna Summers

This is track 5 from the 1970 album "God Gave Me A Song".
Written by Myrna Summers
Myrna Summers (born March 30, 1949) is a Gospel Music singer who has performed professionally for over four decades and is now the Minister of Music at Reid Temple A.M.E. Church in Glenn Dale, Maryland. She has a commanding yet distinctive alto voice.
Summers was born in Washington D.C. in 1949. Her parents were members of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), and she performed in services at the Refreshing Spring Church in Riverdale, Maryland from a very early age. She attended the McKinley Tech High School, and went on to the University of Maryland and the Toutorsky Academy of Music.

She formed a group the Refreshingnettes in the early 1960s. The group recorded "Pray Your Troubles / I'm Determined" for HOB Records. Her original compositions "God Gave Me a Song" (1970) and "Give Me Something to Hold on To" (1979) earned her Grammy Award nominations. She was the 1970 recipient of the Gospel Music Workshop of America's Mahalia Jackson Award. Her album entitled "We Going To Make It" became one of her best selling recordings in June 1988 and won a 1989 Stellar Award for Best Traditional Gospel Artist (Female). She is known for her collaborations with Timothy Wright, the Dallas Fort-Worth Mass Choir and Ambassadors for Christ.

She has performed at Madison Square Garden, the Apollo Theater and the Lincoln Center in New York and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Summers was Minister of Music at Refreshing Spring COGIC before joining Reid Temple A.M.E Church in 1999. As Minister of Music at Reid Temple she is the leader of the church's five choirs and orchestra, and the Director of the Mass Choir. The choir led by Summers provides a stirring accompaniment to the preaching and prayers at the church.

[KDReese]

OK I was born in 1982 and we sang this song when I was in the junior choir. Looking at all the comments here, I realize it’s much older than I thought it was. We used to love singing this song in our choir! Our choir Director used to use it as leverage for us to have good rehearsals. If we didn’t have a good rehearsal, she wouldn’t let us sing it lol. The shade! I used to always wonder what God gave me a song meant as a kid. This brought back some amazing memories in 2024.

[laddy]

I was 5 when this song came out. ALL black youth choirs loved to sing this back in the day. This was THE song of those days.

[carolgreen]

I was 11 and this song brought tears to my eyes

[lesliewilliams]

This song came to me at 5:00 in the morning out of nowhere! I googled it to hear again after 50 years!!! I was 7 years old in 1970, its 2023!! Precious memories! Thank you Lord!

[tishholley-howse]

Who's listening to this in 2020?
Yes...in this pandemic, God still has the power in his hand...and he gave us a song to get through it!!!🌺🙏🏽❤️

[torrewood]

THIS WAS SO POPULAR IN THE EARLY " 1970's..OVER W.D.A.S LOUISE WILLIAMS GOSPELTIMES....THIS SONG WILL TAKE YOU BACK.❤🎉

[jamesweston]

Yes This was the Song 🎵 way back in the Early 1970s I am now 67yrs old and it still has Anointing....Thank you Jesus

[JoanneConley-gm]

This song just came back to me! God has the power of this world in his hands !

[reginaldfloyd]

This song takes me back to the early 1970s.The songs like this will keep us encouraged to stay with the LORD.

[Khayalex]

A girl sang this at church one Sunday in the early 80’s. I thought she made it up but I sang it all these years. 💯🤌🏾🤣💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙Well, AMEN! 💙🙏🏾💙

[mssugamoma]

Omg we use to sing this when I was a child in the children’s choir ! such good memories

[Blessed-qofh]

Love this song it’s 2025 this song is still making its way to people ears

[d.lynette]

This song brings back such fond memories of my Dad playing this song at his home church when I was a child.

[shelial.]

This is rolling in my spirit this morning! So glad it's posted! Feb 2023. Still hitting after over 50 years! We sang this in junior choir💜💜💜

[helenbrooks]

I don’t usually comment on songs, but this one blessed my soul this morning…1-26-24. I remember singing this song myself. I am 70 years old…will be 71 next month by the grace of God. My Pastor teaches us that the anointing never leaves the earth. This proves that statement is true!!! I admonish you all to hold on to God’s unchanging hands. He will see you through. Just keep your eyes on Him. There are many things around us competing for our attention but stay focused on Jesus and follow Him closely. You’ll be just fine. I promise you. He has seen me through these many years and is yet seeing me through every day of my life. I could go on, but I’ll stop here. Love you!!! Stay with Jesus!!! He doesn’t leave us…we leave Him. But the good news is He will receive you back at any time. As long as you are breathing, you have an opportunity to be restored and/or saved for the first time. Blessings.
Ms.Helen

[ioxxd]

I remember when I was 13, our family went to Evangel Temple in DC. It was then on Georgia Ave NW. The Choir used to sing this. This song stuck with me all of these years. Thanks for posting this. I actually teared up hearing this

[Peacepw]

These songs kept us and brought us through! 😊 👏 🙌

[roseinharlem]

We used to looove singing this song up in camp victory lake when I was a kid. Such memories!

[lisabaxter]

When I was little my mom directed our church choir that sung this song love this song woke up wanting to hear it I shared it with friends and Facebook 😊❤🎉

[doreendavis]

It's 2:33am in the morning. I have not heard this song in over 30 years. To God be the Glory for all the things that he has done for me. I am just a Vessel that God is using in his Kingdom. Kingdom Blessings Y'all Mother Dee 5-5-2025 Yes Lord. The Blood of Jesus 🔥🔥🙏