If You See My Savior

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"If You See My Savior" is a pioneering gospel song by Thomas A. Dorsey that helped shape modern gospel music through its blend of sacred lyrics and blues-influenced style.

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If You See My Savior canonical 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hymn ⓘ
gospel song ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
accompaniment piano ⓘ
small gospel ensemble ⓘ
associatedWith African American gospel tradition ⓘ
Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
composer Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
culturalContext African American church music in the United States ⓘ
emotionalTone sorrowful yet hopeful ⓘ
genre blues-influenced gospel ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
hasForm strophic song form ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle blend of sacred lyrics and blues style ⓘ
hasTheme Christian faith ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
consolation in suffering ⓘ
heaven ⓘ
spiritual longing ⓘ
historicalRole bridge between blues and church music ⓘ
influenced development of modern gospel music ⓘ
subsequent gospel songwriters ⓘ
influencedBy African American religious music traditions ⓘ
blues music ⓘ
intendedAudience Christian congregations ⓘ
gospel music listeners ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus addressing someone who might see Jesus ⓘ
request to tell Jesus about the singer’s trials ⓘ
lyricist Thomas A. Dorsey ⓘ
movement modern gospel music ⓘ
notableFor emotional, blues-inflected melody ⓘ
helping establish Thomas A. Dorsey as a leading gospel composer ⓘ
partOf early 20th-century American gospel repertoire ⓘ
performanceContext church services ⓘ
gospel concerts ⓘ
religious revivals ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
significance early example of combining blues musical elements with sacred Christian lyrics ⓘ
pioneering work in modern gospel music ⓘ
subjectMatter personal testimony and appeal to Jesus ⓘ
usage devotional singing ⓘ
inspirational performances ⓘ
vocalType solo voice with possible choir response ⓘ

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Thomas A. Dorsey → notableWork → If You See My Savior ⓘ
Georgia Tom → notableWork → If You See My Saviour ⓘ
linked to: If You See My Savior