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“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” – Donnell Russell

By |July 10th, 2025|Categories: Contemporary Gospel, Reviews, Singles|Tags: , , , , |

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” written by Aaliyah Franklin, starts out soft and sweet—almost too softly in the first few seconds—but builds to a robust apex and ends with a traditional-sounding vamp.

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“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” – Donnell Russell

By |July 10th, 2025|Categories: Contemporary Gospel, Reviews, Singles|Tags: , , , , |

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” written by Aaliyah Franklin, starts out soft and sweet—almost too softly in the first few seconds—but builds to a robust apex and ends with a traditional-sounding vamp.

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