Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer the Rev. Timothy Wright died yesterday at Bronx Veterans Hospital at the age of 61. The Brooklyn-born singer was critically injured in a three-vehicle car accident last summer that claimed the lives of his wife and grandson and put the singer on a respirator. Wright’s 1994 record, Come Thou Almighty King, recorded with the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, cracked the Billboard Top 20 for gospel albums and grabbed a Grammy nod for best traditional soul gospel album. He was nominated again in that category in 1999 for Been There Done That, recorded with the B/J Mass Choir and featuring Myrna Summers. His best-known songs include "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus," "Who’s on the Lord’s Side," and "You Must Come In at the Door."
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Rev. Wright put up the good fight. God bless his family during this difficult time.
god has called a great man home. bless him and his family
Let the morning bring me word of unfailing love , for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go , for to you I lift up my soul psalm 143:8 . I would like say god bless Rev. Wrights family they will need the most when they are alone and no one else is there amen
Dr wright was very inspirational to me he was the reason Faith pentecostal church came into being following his concert in Minneapolis. Its in our archive http://www.faithpentecostal.org
For God has called another one of his workers home. He will be missed but never forgotten. Bless those left behind to grieve, God grant them your Peace. Amen
My prayers are with the Wright family!
Brenda Humphries-Howard
Gospel Announcer, Austin, TX
To God Be The Glory, another annointed
soldier has gone home to be with the Lord. His music and his ministry touched my life so very much and he may be gone but he Will Never Be Forgotten. May you the family be encouraged and thank God for blessing you with such a wonderful example. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
MY God ! I am at a loss right now. The world weill really miss this man of God. Our prayer are with the familes. We love you all From Maringouin & Baton Rouge,Louisiana
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
TO THIS AWESOME FAMILY. MAY YOU KNOW THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH. BE BLESSED GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE.
WE THE ECHOES OF HARMONY HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF SINGING WITH YOU AND YOUR GREAT CHOIR LAST YEAR AND KEITH WONDERBOY’S SERVICE FOR QUARTET LEDGENDS AND WE HAD A BLAST. MAY YOU TAKE YOUR REST IN JESUS. FAMILY GOD WILL KEEP YOU IN PERFECT PEACE. BE BLESSED.
WE REMAIN,
ECHOES OF HARMONY
CHARLESTON SC
My prayers and support goes out to the Wright family. May God comfort you like ONLY HE can. Another soldier gone home.
I am saddened to hear of the passing of Rev Wright.A friend of mine(since teenage) and I were just looking@ him playing the organ on you tube yesterday. I was honored down thru the years to lead most his songs with different choirs(always in C#/Db). May God comfort and bless his family , in this time of theirs and the Int’l Gospel community’s loss.
Greg Owens(Indpls,In)
May God comfort the Wright family at this time. God has call Mr. Wright home and may he rest in peace. He will be greatly missed.
May God comfort the Wright family at this time. God has call Mr. Wright home and may he rest in peace. He will be greatly missed.
His touched my life,and they will forever be sang and rembered.We pray for the family and the church.
I am so glad he no longer has to suffer. That was a true Man and Artist of GOD.
May God be wih the Wright family.
He was a wonderful man of God and we will be forever blessed by his music. He will be greatly missed.
We have lost a wonderful Godly man,Yet Heaven has gain another Angel. You will truly be missed by many. My prayers are with the Wright family..
May God BLESS the Wright family and the members of COGIC. Truly a man of God, Rev. Wright job is well done!
We will miss one of Gods greatest, and pray that God will be with his family in times like these. Knowing earth have no sorrows that heaven can not heal.
Jesus Jesus Jesus, Jesus Jesus Jesus
We will miss Rev. Wright.
Rev. John K. Pinckney Atlanta, Georgia
Pastor Pinckney,
I am from Flint,MI member of Grace Emmanuel and former memeber of Antioch. Growing up I could not wait until Passion week to hear the great Rev. Pinckney! I was hoping you could provide some contact info to your church in Atlanta where I could get some copies (cds) of your sermons. Be blessed!
rev wright was one of my most favorite gospel artis/his music always came from god/my heart and prayers go to you/the wright family /i know he will be missed
My prays are with The Wright Family. I enjoyed taking a music workshop under him in North Little Rock, AR. He is singing with the angels now.
May God bless and keep the Wright immediate family and the church family, Rev. Timothy Wright was a great man of God and he will be greatly missed.
My prayers go out to the wright family he really put up a fight his wife needed him more so it was time for him to join her we loved him but GOD loved him more i will keep his family in my prayers always they will b strong cause they are a loving family RIP TIMOTHY go to heaven and sing the song i like JESUS JESUS JESUS