But in my lonely hours, yes, those precious lonely hours, Jesus lets me know that I was His own Chorus I thank God for the mountains, and I thank Him for the valleys, I thank Him And I will sing a love song to my king. Through It All is a book for those who are lost in their season. Ryan Stevenson - Through It All (Lyrics) ft. You put on a fake smile to hide all your pain, Yet someone still knows you're hurt. An older brother, Jerome, predeceased him. Off-stage he was a hilarious companion and spent a lot of his time helping lesser-known artists.Ĭrouch is survived by his sister. On stage he could be deeply serious and punctuated his songs with testimony, praise and exhortation in true gospel style. In 2009 his song Soon and Very Soon was performed by his choir at the funeral of Michael Jackson. He received seven Grammy awards, had a song, Heaven Belongs to You, on the Oscar-nominated soundtrack for The Color Purple (1985), and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004. Between then and his death there would be a mere five albums, only two of which consisted of original material. In 1995, following the death of his parents, he took over as senior pastor of Christ Memorial Church and his recording career took a back seat.
Although the charge was subsequently dropped, the incident soured his reputation with Christian record-buyers. In 1982 he was arrested for possession of cocaine. Attempts were made in the late 70s and early 80s to establish him as a crossover artist, but this led to his being seen as too secular for the Christian market and too Christian for the secular market. The final album with the Disciples was Live in London (1978), after which he recorded mainly as a solo artist. “In fact, he didn’t play the same chord once.” “He never played the same chord twice,” said his long-term producer and drummer Billy Maxwell. He claimed that music came to him as a fully formed gift when he was 11 – he never had formal lessons or learned to read music – and it was hard for him to fit in to the visions of others. His music was characterised by punctuated rhythms, chord inversions, the dynamic placing of vocals and frank examinations of biblical teachings compared to his own struggles and failings. His best-known songs, such as The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power and Jesus Is the Answer, were as direct as any sermon coming from the pulpit.
The group rose to prominence at the time of the Jesus Movement when younger Christians, influenced by the countercultural changes of the 1960s, were experimenting with new forms of worship.Īlthough Crouch’s songs became influenced by the pop, soul and funk of the era, he never toned down his message in order to fit in. He formed the Addicts Choir and began writing songs to comfort and encourage the troubled teenagers he was counselling.įrom members of his church he and Sandra formed Andraé Crouch and the Disciples and in 1969 they were signed to the mainstream Christian label Light Records. While at San Fernando high school, Crouch organised the choir of the expanding church and started performing with Sandra in a seven-piece group, Cogics, the Church of God in Christ Singers, which included the future Motown writer Gloria Jones and the soon to be famous keyboard player Billy Preston.Īfter dropping out of college, Crouch was employed by Teen Challenge, a Christian organisation helping to rehabilitate drug addicts and gang members. Their father, a preacher who also ran a local cleaning business, moved the family to the San Fernando Valley in 1951 where he established Christ Memorial Church, initially in a garage.
According to his biography, Through It All (1974), Crouch and his twin sister Sandra were born in Compton, Los Angeles, to parents, Benjamin and Catherine, who were active in the pentecostal Church of God in Christ.
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