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Author: Mary Gardner; Thomas A. Dorsey Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.7 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: My way gets brighter Refrain First Line: It's a highway to heaven Topics: Admonition; Fellowship with God; Christian Pilgrimage Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Used With Tune: KING'S HIGHWAY

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KING'S HIGHWAY

Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.7 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mary Gardner; Thomas Dorsey; Monya Davis Logan Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55176 53444 32565 Used With Text: Walking Up the King's Highway

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Walking Up the King's Highway

Author: Mary Gardner; Thomas Dorsey Hymnal: Zion still Sings #152 (2007) Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.7 with refrain First Line: My way gets brighter Refrain First Line: It's a highway to heaven Topics: Order of Service Processional; Admonition; Blessing; Burdens; Commitment and Submission; Devotional; Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, and Heaven; Fellowship with God; Guidance; Holiness, Purity, Sanctification; Joy; Pilgrimage Languages: English Tune Title: KING'S HIGHWAY

Walking Up the King's Highway

Author: Mary Gardner; Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #400 (2018) Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.7 with refrain First Line: My way gets brighter Refrain First Line: It's a highway to heaven Topics: The Gospel in the Christian Life Christian Life, Discipleship; Commitment/Dedication; Discipleship Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Languages: English Tune Title: KING'S HIGHWAY

Walking Up the King's Highway

Author: Mary Gardner; Thomas A. Dorsey Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #402 (2001) Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.7 with refrain First Line: My way gets brighter Refrain First Line: It's a highway to heaven Topics: Admonition; Fellowship with God; Christian Pilgrimage Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Languages: English Tune Title: KING'S HIGHWAY

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Thomas Andrew Dorsey

1899 - 1993 Person Name: Thomas A. Dorsey Author of "Walking Up the King's Highway" in African American Heritage Hymnal Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born in Villa Rica, a small rural town near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1919 he moved to Chicago. Most of his musical training was in the church, but he also studied and played jazz and blues. He later combined jazz and blues with religious texts, giving birth to gospel music. In 1931, along with Magnolia Lewis-Butts and Theodore Roosevelt Frye, he established the first gospel choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Chicago. He went on to lead the gospel choir at Pilgrim Baptist Church, which he led for 60 years. Dorsey was also instrumental in founding the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) in 1933. The convention taught choirs all over the country how to sing gospel music. Dianne Shapiro, from "Gospel" in Encyclopedia of Chicago (accessed 8/12/2020)