Though Beyoncé’s powerful performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles has gotten everybody talking, few have mentioned the origins of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” the iconic gospel anthem the “Drunk in Love” performer sang.
The song dates back to the 1932. It was penned by the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey, the Chicago-based “father of gospel music,” in response to the death of his first wife, Nettie, in childbirth, and the death of his newborn son two days later.
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“I felt like this is an opportunity to show the strength and vulnerability in black men,” she said.
