Not ashamed to admit that even though it's such an upbeat song, I can't help but tear up a bit while listening to it because the message is so powerful.
My childhood right here. I'm glad i found this song on youtube, my mom and grandmother played this song all the time. This was a big record back in the day.
My mom and our Bishop use to sing this song in the choir when I was a teenager!!! I will always love this song🙏🏽🙌🏽❤. They both have gone on to rest in the arms of our Lord!! Rest In Paradise Bishop Martin and Mama🕊🤍😇🙏🏽
I’m 20 years old and I seriously love old gospel like this! I heard this song on the radio and here I am!!!👏🏾 Case dismissed, case dismissed, saved by grace👏🏾👏🏾
This is the CLEANEST, best post of this classic. How I miss Eddie & Edgar O'neal. R.I.P.- Michael & Charles Harris, Barney Kimbrough, Doris Ashby, Lavera French. I was at this historic recording. Christ's Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on Page Blvd. in St. Louis, MO. So many to mention, Malcolm Speed, A. Jeffrey LaValley(whipped the organ on Lord, Strong & Mighty!), Milton Biggham, James Sonny Ward....
+Chuck Flowers I went to Cote Brilliante School with the O'Neals. They were in 7-high and I was in 8-low - there was no middle school, what they used to call "junior high school", back then - but we were in the same classroom, since, back in the '40's, all colored schools in The Lou were always overcrowded. The kids who grew up to be The 5th Dimension were at Cote Brilliante, in 7-low, at that time. The twins were well-known as gospel-singers, even then, but didn't anybody predict that they were going to grow up to be internationally famous! I used to live at 4559 Page from 1942-1950, across the street from Pleasant Green. Where Pleasant Green's parking lot is was where the St. Louis Ice Cream Company building was, in those days, and there was no stoplight there. We used to have streetcars on Page, on Taylor, and on Easton (Martin Luther King). And sycamore trees were *everywhere*! Things are fair different, nowadays.
Verse 1 I was guilty (guilty) of all the charges (charges), doomed and disgraced, but Jesus (Jesus) with His special love (special love) saved me by His grace; He pleaded (pleaded) and He pleaded (pleaded) He pleaded my case. Chorus 1 Jesus dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, and now I'm saved through grace and faith. Verse 2 I was guilty (guilty) for oh so long (so long) lived in sin too long, but Jesus (Jesus) with His special love (special love) reached out with His arms so strong; He picked me (picked me up), turned me around (turned me around) gave me a brand new song. Chorus 2 Jesus dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, and to Him I belong. Verse 3 If they remember (remember) and remember (remember) some of the things I've done, but Jesus (Jesus) with His special love (special love) forgave me from everyone; He put me (put me) on the right road (right road) lifted my heavy load. Chorus 3 Jesus dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, now I'm free down in my soul. Bridge He dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, (although I was wrong). He dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, (showed me right from wrong). He dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges, (and cast them all away); at Calvary I heard Him say, at Calvary I heard Him say, at Calvary I heard Him say, 'case dismissed, case dismissed, saved by grace' Vamp He dropped the charges, Jesus dropped the charges.
I was guilty of all the charges, doomed and disgraced. But Jesus, with his special love, saved me by his grace. He pleaded and pleaded. He pleaded my case. Jesus dropped the charges. Now, I'm saved through grace and faith. I was guilty for so long, lived in sin too long. But Jesus, with his special love, reached out with His arms so strong. He picked me up, turned me around, gave me a brand new song. Jesus dropped the charges, and to Him, I belong. You may remember some of the things I've done. But Jesus, with His special love, forgave me of every one. He put me on the right road, lifted my heavy load. Jesus dropped the charges. Now, I'm free, down in my soul. Jesus dropped the charges, although I was wrong. Jesus dropped the charges, showed me right from wrong. Jesus dropped the charges, and cast them all away. At Calvary, I heard Him say, "Case dismissed. Case dismissed. Saved by grace." He dropped the charges! Jesus dropped the charges!
They did this song in the film "Say Amen Somebody" about Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith and Rev. Thomas Dorsey. I like this better than the movie version, which was pretty good too.
It was an HBO special a looooong time ago and I can’t find it anywhere. That’s what brought me here. I recorded it on my VCR and wore that tape out watching it over and over.
Alot of people are coming home for the Holidays, alot of people have been set up and are about to be free..Somebody came home today Hallelujah..🙌🏻🙌🏾🙌🙌🏿🙌🏽 "Showed me right from wrong" "Case dismissed saved by Grace" Thank God in advance daily 🙌🏾🙌🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏻🙌🏿 Goodmorning I LOVE YOU🦅
Saw this in the cinema in the 1980s as part of a documentary called Say Amen, Somebody. I leapt (levitated?) out of my seat and cheered at the first "Case dismissed! Case dismissed!.." SO powerful. Which is why I went looking for it on RU-vid. : D Thanks for posting this.
I LOVE THIS SONG THANK YOU LORD GOD FOR DROPPING THE CHARGERS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL ACTOR OF EMPIRE JUSSIE SMOLLETT PRAISE GOD PRAYER WORKS JESUS DROPPED THE CHARGES
Wow. Just wow ,,,, I stumbled upon this song about a week ago and could not get it out of my head ,,, now a week later I ACCEPT JESUS. And my eyes are wide open
@@upbags2 thank you for reaching out to me ,,,, the Holy Spirit must be talking to You on my Behalf ,,,,,, the veil is lifted off of my eyes ,,, I can see clearly now and im Healed
@@midniterider300 Oh BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD!! You are so welcome!! It's so encouraging to me when the LORD JESUS CHRIST saves, heals, and delivers! I encourage you to keep on keeping on and I will do the same. The LORD JESUS truly Loves you and is with you all the way! Be and stay encouraged!! In the LORD JESUS Love, Angela
They need to do a documentary on black gospel going all the way back to the early 1900. A lot people don’t know the history of this genre it’s very special indeed. Most singers old and new started in the church.
Jesus dropped the charges delivered me from addiction of crack cocaine gave me a second chance to get it right im saved by grace god i love you at calvary i heard him say case dismiseed!!! God thank-you!!!!
Jesus and grandmothers drop the charges, for my mother lets her grandkids get away with stuff me and my brother would have gotten an Mississippi whipping for, and they chant "case dismissed, case dismissed saved by grace and nana" now I know where this little song comes from "at nana's house we free to play" as long as they realize Jesus extends the grace and they mixing in some Jesus I ain't mad at them.
It boggles me how much this sounds like something I’d hear on the radio in the MoTown era. It truly reveals how much popular mainstream music stems from the evolution of the blues through jazz and into something uniquely all those things and more. Here we have the content, which is religious in general, but when you add the specificity of the performers emotional appeal/evangelical joy? It’s a whole other level. Also “the case dismissed case dismissed case dismissed” bridge is the kind of bridge that must drive Stevie Wonder crazy he didn’t write or use. There is an awesome pop hit somewhere that uses a sample from this performance.
