Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, Encourage Yourself | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 42nd edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers performing, “Encourage Yourself.”

Welcome to Music Lifts 🎶 🏋, a column highlighting songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs exuding fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 42^nd edition of Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 (2024), we highlight “Encourage Yourself” as performed by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers.

“Sometimes you have to encourage yourself / Sometimes you have to speak victory during the test.” Life can be arduous and imperfect. Everybody faces tests – trials and tribulations – at some point.  But, when the going gets tough, the tough get going! Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers provide sound advice and supreme encouragement on the song,  “Encourage Yourself”.  “And no matter how you feel speak the word and you will be healed / Speak over yourself encourage yourself in the Lord.” Not only should you encourage yourself, but you should do so in the Lord.

“Sometimes you have to speak a word over yourself

Depression is all around, but God is a present help

Well, the enemy created walls but remember giants they do fall

Speak over yourself encourage yourself in the lord.”

“Encourage Yourself” is the second track from Grand Finale, the 2007 album released by Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers. Composed by Lawrence, The Tri-City Singers have spiritual text and tuneful melodies to bring to life. The lead vocals (Sheri Jones-Moffett) are electrifying – authentic, commanding, and dynamic.  It’s not all lead, however. There are brilliant choral vocals that bring the encouragement out full throttle.  Also contributing to the spiritually rich record is a celestial musical accompaniment.  The band is tight: keys, warm organ, guitar licks, robust bass line, sound groove carried by drums, and articulated horns.  Every facet of “Encourage Yourself” is encouraging! Speak it into existence and believe, “I’m encouraged, I’m encouraged, I’m encouraged, I’m encouraged!” 🙌 Amen 🙏!

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers // Grand Finale // EMI Gospel // 2007

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, Encourage Yourself: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 42 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; EMI Gospel; Monstera Production, Qamar Rehman, RDNE Stock Project, Thomas Ronveaux, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors, Quốc Hùng Hầu from Pixabay]