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.
I Call You Faithful -
Donnie McClurkin Lyrics
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Your name is Holy
You are so Holy to me!
I call you Holy
Lord you are Holy
Holy you are
And Holy you'll be
And Holy you'll be
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Each time after that substitute in
Faithful
Healer
Savior
Worthy
All that (You have been all that to me)
Yeah (continuous until the song ends)
The lyrics to Donnie McClurkin's gospel song I Call You Faithful are a declaration of the faith and devotion of the singer to God. The phrase "I call you Holy" is repeated several times, emphasizing the holiness of God and his significance to the singer. The repetition of the phrases "And Holy you'll be" and "Yeah!" demonstrate the singer's strong conviction in the message of the song, and although it may be perceived as a simple repetition, it is actually a powerful expression of the certainty of the singer's faith.
The use of the word 'Holy' repeatedly throughout the song conveys the idea that God transcends human understanding and preconceptions. The word 'Holy' denotes divinity, which is the basis of the singer's faith in God. It also suggests that the singer recognizes the significance of the encounter with the divine, which is why they call God Holy. The singer implies that their faith is as holy as the God they believe in, and they acknowledge that God's holiness is an essential part of their faith.
In summary, the song I Call You Faithful is about the singer's unwavering faith and devotion to God. The song reminds the listeners that God is Holy, and that He will always be faithful, a healer, savior, worthy, and everything that the singer needs. The song encourages the believer to affirm their faith and trust in God's holiness and faithfulness.
Line by Line Meaning
I call you Holy
I acknowledge and recognize you as pure and spiritually perfect
Your name is Holy
You are synonymous with righteousness and purity
You are so Holy to me!
Your holiness deeply and personally affects me
I call you Holy
I affirm and declare that you are Holy
Lord you are Holy
You are divine and blameless, and I submit to your authority
Holy you are
You are undeniably and inherently pure and sacred
And Holy you'll be
Your holiness is eternal and unchanging
And Holy you'll be
Your holiness is everlasting
Yeah!
I energetically and joyfully affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I continue to excitedly affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I persistently, emphatically, and enthusiastically affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I steadfastly affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I ardently affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I wholeheartedly affirm my beliefs
Yeah!
I fervently affirm my beliefs
Faithful
I acknowledge and believe that you always keep your promises and remain loyal to me
Healer
I recognize and trust that you have the power to heal and restore me
Savior
I acknowledge and accept you as the one who rescues me from my sins and shortcomings
Worthy
I declare and affirm that you are deserving of all honor, respect, and devotion
All that (You have been all that to me)
I acknowledge and affirm that you have been everything I need and more in my life
Yeah (continuous until the song ends)
I persistently and unwaveringly affirm my beliefs
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Written by: Joseph William Vogels
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Angie Wiggins
Yesterday, today, and in the present. I love him, he's still alive
Unique Creations
Everytime i hear that near the end when Bro Donnie speaks in tongues , WOW I FEEL IT TOO!!
Evelyn Goodson
That anointing is awesome....got me in here speaking in tongues!!!
Mr. Coop
If the Holy Spirit didn't hit you by 4:51, then something is wrong with you....I'm up in the Gym on the Bench Press trying to contain myself right now!! God is so good!!!
Nakia McDonald
Yessssssss tell me about it!!!!!!
Jazz Sanders
I first heard this song back in 2005 and its my favorite church song
Tar heels 215
This gives me the chills......LORD u are all that!!!!!.....and then some
Kricket Love
Right chills. He's working. Amen
Theresa Glast
This song is so amazing, anointed and powerful. I feel the Spirit riding on these words as he sings about HOW FAITHFUL , HOLY, RIGHTEOUS, ALL THAT OUR GOD IS and then SOME! He is so worthy to be praised!!! I Love this Anointed man of God because he sings from a place of knowing! I thank him for signing my picture!
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"I call YOU all that!" DM
Thank You Father for the gifts you bestow upon your children.