Styles: Black Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Ur… Read Full Bio ↴Born: November 9, 1959
Styles: Black Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Urban
Biography:
Donnie McClurkin is a gospel vocalist with the soul of Andraé Crouch and the contemporary flair of Kirk Franklin. Born into a home filled with domestic violence and drug abuse, McClurkin was saved by an aunt who sang background vocals with Crouch himself. After staying close to Crouch throughout his boyhood, he began to play piano and sing with his church youth choir. He formed the McClurkin Singers by the time he was a teenager, and later formed another group, the New York Restoration Choir.
Hired as an associate minister at Marvin Winans' Perfecting Church in 1989, with his vocals during a seminar, McClurkin endured a bout with leukemia that year. A friendship with a Warner Alliance executive resulted in his signing to the label for his 1996 self-titled LP, with producers Mark Kibble (of Take 6), Cedric and Victor Maxwell plus Andraé Crouch. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Donnie McClurkin is a Gospel superstar whose voice is recognized around the world. His voice has already transcended the Sunday morning pulpit to the top of record charts where his music has remained steadfast while reaching gold and platinum status.
While on an airplane, God gave him the words for the song “Stand,” and, he says, in 20 minutes the words flowed inside his head. “How do you deal with the shame of your past…you stand,” he continues repeating the words.
McClurkin has been able to overcome and excel to the point that fans, celebrities and a cross section of music lovers recognize his talent as “special.”
In 1983, while working with the choir, McClurkin met the Reverend Marvin L. Winans. Impressed by McClurkin’s performance a gospel workshop seminar, Winans invited McClurkin to Detroit to help start a ministry. Six years later, in 1989, McClurkin moved to Detroit, became an associate minister at Perfecting Church and began touring and singing at different churches across the country.
At age 31, Donnie was diagnosed with leukemia. But at 36, with church, music and an unyielding faith, Reverend McClurkin hit gold with his debut album and changed his life.
McClurkin is head pastor at Perfecting Faith Church, a nondenominational Pentecostal church in Freeport, New York with a 1,000-plus congregation. He is home for the services every Sunday unless traveling overseas.
This Grammy award winning artist may sing for presidents, but he’s known for “being real.” And whether in his local church pulpit or on a stage before thousands, he preaches a forthright, often-provocative message about his troubled past, and his faith in God. Music, he says, is his sermon.
Days Of Elijah
Donnie McClurkin Lyrics
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Declaring the word of the Lord, yeah
And these are the days of Your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored
These are the days of great trials
Of famine and darkness and sword
Still we are the voice in the desert crying
Say, behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
And these are the days of Ezekiel
The dry bones becoming flesh
And these are the days of Your servant, David
Rebuilding a temple of praise
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are all white in Your world
And we are the laborers that are in Your vineyard
Declaring the Word of the Lord
Say, behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
Behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no God like Jehovah!
Behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
Behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
In the song "Days of Elijah" by Donnie McClurkin, the lyrics describe this period in time as the days of Elijah, a prophet from the Old Testament who declared the word of the Lord. The lyrics talk about the restoration of righteousness, denoting a time where righteousness is becoming renewed. The next verse speaks of the times of Moses, representing the time where God's servant led the people out of captivity in Egypt, symbolizing the current time being one of freedom and deliverance.
The song continues its description of the current era as a time of trial, characterized by famine, darkness, and swords. Despite these hardships, the song expresses that they are the voice in the desert crying out to prepare the way of the Lord. The song then proclaims that the Lord is coming on the clouds, and that salvation comes from Zion's hill.
The lyrics mention another prophet from the Old Testament, Ezekiel, and how the dry bones became flesh, alluding to the time of the resurrection. The song then mentions King David, who built a temple of praise, signifying a reawakening and restoring of one’s faith. The final verse relates to the harvest and being laborers for the Lord in declaring His word. The chorus repeated throughout the song speaks of the Lord coming on the clouds with salvation coming from Zion's hill.
Line by Line Meaning
These are the days of Elijah
These are the days of speaking the word of God like Elijah did
Declaring the word of the Lord, yeah
Announcing the message from the Lord boldly
And these are the days of Your servant Moses
These are the days when righteousness is restored as it was during Moses' time
Righteousness being restored
The goodness, virtue and morality are being reinstated
These are the days of great trials
These are the days of severe tests and hardships
Of famine and darkness and sword
Of scarcity, gloominess and danger
Still we are the voice in the desert crying
Yet, we are the people who call out in unpopulated areas
Prepare ye the way of the Lord!
Get ready for the arrival of the Lord!
Say, behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Proclaim that He is arriving, coming on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Radiating brilliance like the sun, as the trumpet sounds
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Exalt your voice during the year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
From the hill of Zion, comes deliverance
And these are the days of Ezekiel
These are the days when Ezekiel's prophecy is taking place
The dry bones becoming flesh
The desolate and spiritless things coming to life
And these are the days of Your servant, David
These are the days of rebuilding a temple of praise just like how David did
Rebuilding a temple of praise
Constructing a place of worship and adoration
And these are the days of the harvest
These are the days of the big gathering of crops
The fields are all white in Your world
The world is full of opportunities and is ready for the harvest
And we are the laborers that are in Your vineyard
And we are the workers who aid in the harvest like the laborers in a vineyard
Say, behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Exclaim that He is coming, riding on the clouds
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
Behold He comes, riding on the clouds
See that He is coming, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Glowing brightly, like the sun when the trumpet sounds
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Raise your voice during the year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
Deliverance comes from the hill of Zion
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
There's no God like Jehovah!
There's no one like Jehovah God!
Behold He comes, riding on the clouds
See, He is coming, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet's call
Radiating brightness like the sun when the trumpet sounds
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Raise your voice during the year of Jubilee
Out of Zion's hill, salvation comes
From the hill of Zion, comes deliverance
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Written by: FRANCIS ROBERT MARK
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