About This Song
About "Down to the River to Pray (Arr. Philip Lawson)" by The King's Singers
Philip Lawson's arrangement of 'Down to the River to Pray' turns the traditional spiritual into a close-harmony meditation. The King's Singers trade the folk revival's rustic stomp for a poised, hovering blend—the river becomes a mirror, calm on the surface, with a current of longing underneath.