Lilies of the Field - Amen 

Amen! God bless you.🙏🏾❣🙏🏾❣

Amen

Amen

I'm so glad you are here with us today. As Sidney would say, "Amen!"

God bless you♥️

Amen

AMEN!!

ABSOLUTELY!!!

Well Said !

You bet

He is an incredible human being

How is Sydney Poitier underrated? He won a Acadamy Award early in his career for "Lillies of the Fields" in 64, was in MANY films in the late 50s,60s and 70s and whenever I read about him I read how people say he's a Great actor!! How is that "underrated"?? That word is so overused it's funny!

@@motorcitymanman7711 he is very underrated i hear nothing about him and he's an amazing actor but the dude who plays spiderman now (who isn't bad by anymeans) gets all this praise for nothing

@@princepayne4262 Not underrated at all..very famous..actor AND director....he's OLD thats why u dont hear much about him, he doesnt do much anymore....he's 93 years old!!!!

When you hold yourself as a Man of value.... You cannot be confined.

Amazingly spiritual movie ame amen

I thought I was the only one. I LOVE this song.

Tears of joy and tears of sadness have the same chemical composition!

Wow Bluecitipy! YOU r Beautiful!!! Felt compelled to tell u that. God Bless u, he sure did with beauty!

When he said "hey boy"back to Ashton, 4 years later it was "the slap" back to Endicott in "In the Heat of the Night"

Well said James, me too

God Bless you for this post. This is spot on so very true

I had a similar experience as a grade schooler. Living on the West Coast I never understood why black people were treated poorly to horribly in (primarily) the South!? I learned to judge individuals by their behavior ("content of their character")!

Amen. 😃

Tells you ugliness is taught.

What? Not even a shard of hate? Nowhere? Think; never disappoint...Who is it you Serve if not

This scene always makes me cry

Während sie alle singen merkt keiner das der einzige gute Geist dieses Haus verlassen hat und hinterlässt leere Steine. Sie haben alle auf Steine gebaut und nicht auf geistiger liebe.

RIP

Lol. I wrote pretty much what you wrote in response to Poitier's death BEFORE you did because I know for sure that absolutely no one else had made a comment on his death at the time on this page. However people gave you 27 "likes" but me only 1 "like". If people read our two comments they would falsely think that you made your comment first and I copied you when the exact opposite is true. What an unfair world. Makes no sense at all. 😆 I guess they like the name Ray better than Darren.

Goodbye.

@@darrenduncan1674 Of course it makes no sense. We're dealing with other, random, and unknown-to-us people, whom we cannot control. It is what it is. Besides, it's not about the likes; it's about the fact that we both treasure Sydney Poitier. Let's just leave it there. By the way, Darren is a perfectly wonderful name. Have a great day.

@@raykloetstra8501 Since I mentioned Jesus, heaven and salvation in my comment, I don't think many people liked that. That's most likely the reason

janadu one of the best human beings to have graced the planet.

@@ob2249 Amen.

Amen.

So true... I am an old white guy and grew old watching him act so beautifully... He was "debonair"...classy... Handsome as can be and such a Gentleman....!

EVER

It makes me cry as well. One of the greatest scenes in movie history

The only part I wished they added at the end was showing the painting done by one of the sisters. They hung a picture of St. Benedict the Moor in the church. He was a black Saint known for his charity. It was an homage to their "saint" Homer.

@@areg3750 That would have been a cool addition!

@@stephens.3483 Yes, it's in the short story, which is also very good.

@@areg3750 I never knew there is a short story. Added to my reading list. Thank you.

Sooo true at least we can wish.

It "can" be......but man has to follow some rules.......10 of them would make this world a paradise!

There is powerful spiritual strength behind the eyes of Sidney Poitier ❤️

@@anthonysmall7978 Wishing does nothing.....praying sometimes helps.

@@motorcitymanman7711 ALWAYS HELPS

Amen

I made my comment before you on his passing yet people only gave me 1 "like" but they gave you 38. Lol. I know that I made my comment before you because when I posted mine no one had made a comment on his death regarding this scene from Lillies of the Field. What an unfair world

@@darrenduncan1674 It''s ok Darren ☺ I was looking for your comment and I don't see it anywhere.. And yes it's truly an unfair world at times..

Oscar for him in this role

And a golden globe award and was knighted by queen Elizabeth the 2nd and got awarded the highest civilian honor by Barack Obama and served in the U.S. army starred in and directed movies and more. He has accomplished alot in his lifetime. He's an amazing man.

@@malconnv Just Poitier now.

Malcon Naor Voltz who are the other 8?

He said when he came over here he made up his mind to never do anything that would bring shame to his father. I have a great deal of respect for him for that, and he was a great actor too.

He is an American citizen who was in Miami, FL. LOVE HIM!!!!

I saw it in 1963 and didn't want it to end.

I LOVE HIM

AMEN.

Juliaflo varry good move

First black actor to win an Oscar.

Poitierr is great in all of his movies. He had a screen presence that few could ever have.

Beautiful ❤

Yeah well Jester also wrote the song so....

Cassandra Morrison I know..... your point......

@Amanoel Mirza he can’t hear certain frequencies.

Acting!!

+lojoha72 peace on you brother

Same here

lojoha72 amen

My mother too. In remembrance: Jo Ann BEAUGEZ 7/31/39-12/20/14

Believe lol

Sisters and a Reverend Mother, not usually referred to as anything else... But Homer knew the Score...

Actually, Homer's boss at the lumber yard calls him, "Boy." which raises Homer's hackles. Race plays a big role in this film.

stebinus but it was so subtle. It wasn’t a huge plot about it, which was surprising give the time this was made.

@@lordalessan at the time the movie was made it stood alone as a powerful rebuke of racism and segregation

@@lordalessan c cc to CC 7’ pomegranate. Love it sounds great but but we are going home and. Is Is going home today and o

Rest in peace

Praise God!!

GOD BLESS YOU BOTH...

My deepest sympathies to you regarding your loss.

What a beautiful way to say goodbye to this Earth,bless you and your mother. Rest in Heaven❤️

Amen

Very well put

....What? You freakin died???

Yes, Christopher!! I was 5 when I saw it & I knew as a child this was the truth & felt so lucky to have this movie in my heart.

I was in a very bad car accident and been out of rehab about 6 weeks and haven't been able to get this move and song out of my head and what's worse is that its one of the things I can remember and my spelling is bad 👎 thank God my son got 🙏 me this phone 2 help me spell 🙏 Take ❤

It makes me sad. I thought was not the end scene, ‘cuz I was hoping he’ll come back to build the school et hospital 🏥

No, he built a "shapel" 😁

Amen

Amén.

Amen

That's lovely. I watched this for the first time a couple of weeks ago with my dad, who hadn't seen it since the 60's when he was a boy with his mother.

TralfazConstruction essa

I watched it for the first time with my grandma around that age too, 25ish years ago for me. Those memories make this movie all the more moving ❤

tears. Amen.

Amen

Amen✌️

Yes he was

Yes

Kids are now more interested in what the kardashians are doing.

Bestivitiness I like your profile picture of the president.

Christian Black --- Amen!

You're a fool. Traditional values had nothing to do with "atrocities" you speak of. Many other countries not just America share similar "traditional" values and we didn't go on killing others for it. Fool.

Mrreciprocat I think you need to watch more Sidney Poitier movies. They show good traditional values, one of which is the inherent dignity of all people.

Amen!!!🙏🏾❣

Me as well!!

It SPEAKS TO YOU

amen

best movie ever

Amen to that from Ernie

Nothing will ever be the way it was Good times

Amen

💗Amen!

Wynym Ware ; Hallelujah!

I am also an unbeliever (in any religion) but I have always believed in goodness and kindness and love. This story embodies these beliefs in the best way ever. I am grateful for the opportunity to view it once more!

@@donaburns7912 well said Donna. A person doesn’t have to believe in any religion to appreciate the message in this wonderful film

YES, it is. It is also something we all need to say a lot each day. Gratitude and love of GOD. Affluence is what we are mean to have, as is health, love, and belief. AMEN!!!

Sidney Poitier is one the best actors of all time. He was the first black man to win an Oscar for best actor. He paved the way for many black actors and actresses of yesterday and today. There's an impact of all actors by him. Today at 93 years old, he'll go do in history for the movie industry.

I am truly sorry for your loss. My father and I loved Sidney Poitier. We will be watching his films as a tribute.

@@sleepmeditation147 me too. I had a thought , go over to see dad and we watch a film together then remembered they are together ❤

chen fu Amen.

Correction. . . 21st century.

David I'm 12.

IS A GREAT ACTOR.

Cecil Blount Yes sir he is ❤

Should we say ''AMEN'' at the end of our PRAYERS, or use it as an expletive? AMEN is an Egyptian false god, "the creator deity par excellence'', ''the hidden one", "the coiled serpent''. Who really is hidden behind the term "the coiled serpent"? The "coiled serpent" is also hidden in the name AMEN-RA. RA is the EGYPTIAN SUN GOD. Amen is pictured as the "coiled serpent" - he is coiled around the sun. Amen is said to become "visible" to his children when the sun rose in the morning. This dual entity then becomes known as Amen-Ra. This entity AMEN RA is also pictured over the heads of Egyptian pharaohs, also between the horns of a calf. The god "Amen" came out of Egypt with the Israelites and the "vast mixed company" during the Exodus. If you have the movie, "The 10 Commandments" you will see Amen-Ra (the sun with the coiled serpent) between the horns of the golden calf - that Aaron, etc. fashioned. So even the writers and directors of The 10 Commandments inform us that Amen-Ra was worshiped at the time the Israelites came out of Egypt through the Red Sea. Thus, the warning to the children of Israel, and OUR WARNING, as given in Exodus 23:13, "And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth." KJV. The "vast mixed company" of Egyptians, in praying to their god, Amen would have used that name at the beginning of their prayers and at the end. Their gods should have been discarded, they were not. The Egyptian god AMEN is indeed hidden. He is hidden in our prayers, and in our expletives. Further, his name has been erroneously inserted in the Bible. Please note: In the Greek Scriptures, about one-half of the approximately 50 "King James" instances of the use of the word "AMEN" have been removed from new Bibles - Bible scholars know they are spurious. The oldest manuscripts that we have do not use the word "Amen" in the instances where they have been removed. The most spurious, the most outrageous of these instances is the use of the words in the Lord's prayer, "For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen." (Matthew 6:9, 10, as found in the King James Version.) This sentence, with its concluding "Amen" is a spurious addition, and it has been removed from new Bibles. And one has to ask, if we had the first century manuscripts, the ones that the apostles wrote with their own hands, would any of their manuscripts include that word? Our Almighty Heavenly Father does not approve. The NIV in Exodus 23:13 states our warning this way, "Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods, do not let them be heard on your lips." Now that you know about this - Do you want to take the chance of displeasing our heavenly father and his son? Much more information about the ancient god "Amen" and its usage today is found at Brenner Poetry Plus. Please visit.

@@joyedetbrenner1446 Historical records do indicate that the ancient Egyptians had, among their many gods, a god called Amen (the presumed personification of air or breath, represented by a ram or goose). However, no evidence can be found, linking the word amen(Hebrew: “truth”, “so be it”) to this, or any other, pagan god. The fact that the Bible’s writers were inspired to use the Hebrew word often certainly validates its correctness. What is the Bible’s definition of this word? Read Revelation 3:14. Here, Christ is referred to as “the Amen, the faithful and true witness.” It is used here in direct relation to the terms true and faithful, and emphasizes Christ and His message, the embodiment of TRUTH (John 14:6; 17:17). These verses conclusively show the word’s scriptural meaning. If we base our use of the word on the Hebrew meaning, then it is not a sin to use it. However, if we attribute life and power to some pagan god as we use it, then we are using it improperly and not in the same manner as did the writers of the Bible. As the Apostle Paul stated, in Romans 14:23, “…whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” - rcg.org/questions/p028.a.html

That is true and I met Jester so I can tell it is his voice.

M Alexander

Jester Hairston was also in the 1960 movie, "The Alamo" directed by John Wayne. Hairston was a multi-talented man. RIP

In ‘Tarzan and the Witch Doctor’ Jester Hairston played the Witch Doctor. He told me this himself.

He was in many wonderful old movies, as were some of the many songs he wrote.

I just wanted to share that this happens to me every time also (I just left a comment to this effect and saw yours and felt so seen). I break down sobbing every single time and I never know why. The kind of quiet sadness that terrifies me enough to not dare interrogate it.

he didn't write it...he arranged it. I knew Jester in 1972 and had a wonderful summer learning his world. Great great man who saw things in hollywood that would make us shudder today.

Melanie Young He sang the song!