It is very rarely that I get a chance to sing with both my sons. I had the opportunity when my youngest son flew in for our Chinese New Year family reunion in February, 2010. We only had time to record one song, so this video is very important to me.

This song probably began as a negro spiritual, and the earliest published version was printed in "Slave Songs of the United States" in 1863. Some versions include verses telling the story of Dives and Lazarus. Closely related songs include "So High" and "You Must Come In at the Door", which do not have the "Rock My Soul" lines.

It has been recorded many times, the best known being the concert version by Peter, Paul and Mary which involved a lot of audience participation. Other artists who recorded it include The Golden Gate Quartet, Lonnie Donegan, Doc Watson, The Kingston Trio, Nana Mouskouri and Elvis Presley.

This will be my last upload for a couple of weeks as I will be in Hong Kong and Bangkok singing with the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir for the David's Day Balls.

You can see a playlist of my gospel songs here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5444D35A2AD94845

For lyrics and chords of my songs please see my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com