Thomas A. Dorsey

“Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.”

“I'm not ashamed of my blues, it's all a part of me. The blues is the roots, and gospel is the fruits.”

“There will be peace in the valley for me, someday. There will be peace in the valley for me, O Lord I pray. There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble, trouble I see. There will be peace in the valley for me.”

“Gospel music is nothing but singing of good news.”

“When I had the blues, I sung the blues.”

“Don't let your songs die with you.”

“The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire.”

“I just want to be a child of God. I have tried to live my life so that I could be a child of God.”

“My life is a testimony to what God can do.”

“God is a good God, and He's a good God to me.”