“’Packing Up’ became Williams' second-biggest hit with the Ward Singers. When performing the song in concert, she exuberantly pretended to pack her things in preparation for heaven. Striding down the aisles, she grabbed purses and briefcases from delighted members of the audience. Yet the song seems to have foreshadowed a more imminent leave-taking. After more than a decade as a salaried member of the Ward Singers, Williams astonished the gospel music world by leaving Gertrude and Clara Ward, who controlled the hefty profits of the group's concerts and recording.” Marion said, "In spite of your prayers, if it is time to go through your disappointment, trials and tribulations, you have to go through them…For God you live, and for God you die” (Sharon Fitzgerald, American Visions, Dec. 1993).
Marion Williams with the Clara Ward Singers “Packing Up”
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