Lift Him Up That's All

"Lift Him Up That's All" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1927 by Washington Phillips. It is a solo performance, with Phillips' vocals and zither.^[2]

"Lift Him Up That's All"
Single by Washington Phillips
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, December 2, 1927
Genre	Gospel blues
Length	3:31
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	Unknown
Producer	Frank B. Walker[1]

Description

The verses tell the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, found in the Gospel of John at 4:4-30.

The refrain draws from the Gospel of John at 12:32, often interpreted as a prophecy of the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection of Jesus:

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

and runs as follows:^[3]

Oh, lift Him up, that's all,
Lift Him up in His word,
If you'll tell the name of Jesus everywhere,
If you'll keep His name a-ringin' everywhere that you go,
He will draw men unto Him.

The song seems to have fallen into obscurity until revived in 2002 by the bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley.^{[citation needed]}

Recordings

• 1927 – Washington Phillips, Columbia Records single ^[4][5][6]
• c. 1928^{[clarification needed]} – Blind Benny Paris and Wife,^[7] Victor Records(?)^[8] single
• 2002 – Ralph Stanley, "Lift Him Up, That's All" ^[9][10] on the album Ralph Stanley
• 2011 – Ralph Stanley, "Lift Him Up, That's All" ^[9] on the album A Mother's Prayer ^[11]

Other songs

The refrain has some resemblances to that of the 1903 hymn "Lift Him Up" by Johnson Oatman, Jr., but the music and verses are different.^[12]

See also

• "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well", a different gospel song on the same Biblical story