The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations. They won Grammy Awards in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, and 2003 and have collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Queen Latifah, Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller and Gordon Goodwin.
In 1980, Claude McKnight formed an a cappella quartet, The Gentlemen's Estate Quartet, at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, a Seventh-Day Adventist College, where he was a freshman. He auditioned fellow students for the hobby group. The Gentlemen were rehearsing in a campus bathroom (later said to be in Peterson Hall), getting ready for a performance, when Mark Kibble walked by and heard them singing. He joined the harmonizing, adding a fifth part, and ended up singing with them onstage that very night.[1] Mark later invited Mervyn Warren to join the group. The group performed under the moniker "Alliance".
The group performed in local churches and on campus over the next years, with members changing due to college's inevitable comings and goings. In 1985, the lower half of the group (bass, baritone, and second tenor) left upon graduating. At that time, Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, and David Thomas joined.
The group was signed to Warner Brothers in 1987, and quickly changed its name to "Take 6" after a name search revealed that "Alliance" was already being used. Their eponymous debut album, released in 1988, won them two Grammy Awards and resulted in top ten appearances on both the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christian Charts. Take 6's swinging, harmony-rich gospel sound attracted a flurry of attention, and the group went on to record or appear with a number of luminaries, including Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Stevie Wonder.
In 1991, after the release of their second album, So Much 2 Say, Mervyn Warren left the group to pursue a career as a producer. Joey Kibble, Mark's younger brother, was invited to round out the vocal lineup. The group added instrumentation to their purely a cappella sound beginning with the record He Is Christmas; Join The Band and Brothers continued their streak of success, and Take 6 amassed a total of seven Grammys and eight Dove awards, as well as topping the Downbeat Magazine's Reader's and Critic's poll for seven years' consecutively.
Take 6's 1998 release, So Cool, brought the group back to its a cappella origins.
In 2006 the group launched Take 6 Records and the 2006 release Feels Good was released on that label.
The group currently lists Nashville, Tennessee as its home.[2] All members grew up Seventh-Day Adventist.[
Time After Time
Take 6 Lyrics
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Why don't you let Him in?
Why don't you let Him in?
There's nothing in this world to keep you apart
Why don't you answer Him?
Why don't you answer Him?
Time after time
And now He is waiting again
To see if you are willing
To open the door
Oh, how He wants to come in
If you'll take one look
At the Savior, my friend
You'll find His arms open wide
You'll find His arms open wide
Receive Him, and all of your darkness will end
Within your heart He'll abide
Within your heart He'll abide
Time after time
He has waited before
And now He is waiting again
To see if you are willing
To open the door
Oh, how He wants to come in
Time after time
He has waited before
And now He is waiting again
To see if you are willing
To open the door
Oh, how He wants to come in
Don't turn Him away,
Don't turn Him away,
No, no, no, no
Don't turn Him away,
Don't turn Him away,
How He wants to come in,
Into your heart,
Into your heart,
If you're willing.
The lyrics to Take 6's song Time After Time urge listeners to let the Savior into their hearts. The song suggests that there is nothing in this world that should keep someone from accepting the Savior and allowing Him into their hearts. The song highlights the Savior's waiting and persistence to enter someone's heart, and time after time, he has waited before. The song encourages listeners to take one look at the Savior, and they will find His arms open wide. If one receives Him, the darkness in their heart will end, and the Savior will abide in their heart. The song then repeats the chorus, reminding listeners not to turn the Savior away but to open their hearts and allow Him in.
The lyrics speak to the importance of faith and surrender to a higher power. They encourage listeners to believe in something beyond themselves and to open their hearts and minds to the possibility of a Savior. The song is a beautiful reminder that we can all allow light into our lives, and we need not be afraid to receive it. It suggests that we should be willing to change our beliefs and understandings to admit the possibility of having something greater than ourselves in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
The Savior is waiting to enter your heart
Jesus is ready to come into your heart and bring you salvation
Why don't you let Him in?
What is stopping you from inviting Jesus into your heart?
There's nothing in this world to keep you apart
There is nothing in the world that can separate you from the love of Jesus
Why don't you answer Him?
Why don't you respond to Jesus' call?
Time after time He has waited before
Jesus has been patiently waiting for you time and time again
And now He is waiting again
Jesus is waiting for you once again
To see if you are willing to open the door
Jesus is waiting to see if you are willing to accept Him into your heart
Oh, how He wants to come in
Jesus desires to come into your life and help you
If you'll take one look at the Savior, my friend
If you take a closer look at Jesus, you'll see He is inviting you in
You'll find His arms open wide
Jesus is ready to embrace you with open arms
Receive Him, and all of your darkness will end
Once you accept Jesus into your life, your troubles will vanish
Within your heart He'll abide
Jesus will make His home in your heart
Don't turn Him away
Don't reject Jesus' call to come into your life
How He wants to come in, Into your heart, Into your heart, If you're willing.
Jesus is eager to enter your heart if you are willing to let Him in.
Contributed by Hailey L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.