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Today's music is in honor of the Martin Luther King, Junior holiday.  It's a song that was one of Dr. King's favorite hymns.  


In her autobiography, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, wrote that her husband would listen to the "Balm in Gilead" when he needed a lift.  


This rendition is from the great singer and activist Paul Robeson.

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Today's music is in honor of the Martin Luther King, Junior holiday. In her autobiography, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, wrote that her husband would listen to the "Balm in Gilead" when he needed a lift.

Today's music is in honor of the Martin Luther King, Junior holiday.  It's a song that was one of Dr. King's favorite hymns.  In her autobiography, King's widow, Coretta Scott King wrote that her husband would listen to the "Balm in Gilead" when he needed a lift.  This rendition is from the great singer and activist Paul Robeson.

A hymn that rejuvenated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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