“Don’t Faint”
Jekalyn Carr
WayNorth Music (release date: March 15, 2025)
By Robert M. Marovich
Jekalyn Carr, gospel music’s princess of positivity, its empress of encouragement, has made a career of releasing singles designed to reach down and pick people up in their distress.
The latest is “Don’t Faint.” She delivers the song’s simple message of faith in the midst of flames and floods with the fiery force of a preacher in the pulpit. Her sermonette is matched by a gigantic and dramatic arrangement featuring background vocalists and a rhythm section that includes a drummer who sounds like he is making mincemeat of the toms. While performed as a solo here, “Don’t Faint” has the bones to be picked up by small worship teams, and it likely will be.
Photo Credit: WayNorth Music
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.