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“The Scripture talks about your latter being greater than the former. I don’t think in terms of genre or religious perspective. “The message of this one is clear,” Lawrence offers. Songwriter. Why is the head speaking as if it's the tail? That’s when he began an eight-year tenure as music director for Broadway/R&B star Stephanie Mills while also working as part of the urban inspirational group Company, a seven-man R&B group.

“What I do isn’t contrived. Embrace your inner King.”

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It’s never too late to dream.”

Additional standouts include “The Gift Looks Good on You” and “Hebrews 4:9.” Both are spirited lessons revolving around Lawrence’s central theme of grace. “Since I've worked with so many singers and I believe some of the best singers on this planet - I'm extremely picky when it comes to lead vocals.

We come from royalty and there is a King inside of us all. They must have a lot of heart!”

On The Law of Confession Part 1, the set opens with the jubilant, up-tempo tune "The Word of the Lord".   It feels like Sunday morning aerobics, ready to bring every listener to his or her feet.

"Back 2 Eden " is an upbeat, funky anthem with retro soul horn lines exudes a bounce that will make the numbest of feet spring into dance.

“Most people think grace is covering sins, but it’s also an area of divine enablement,” he says. Don’t covet someone else’s grace; honor yours. In this instance, he is talking about grace as talent; that people should stop looking across the fence at what others may possess and instead honor their own gifts. Providing backing vocals for Stephanie Mills, Company was also signed to Irving Azoff’s Giant Records, and released its debut album, Devotion, in 1993.

Concurrently, Lawrence started sending songs to a North and South Carolina-area group called the Tri-City Singers.

donald lawrence biography credits ccm

He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself." He studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and served as Music Director at Southern Baptist. Nominated for several NAACP Image Awards, that debut was followed two years later with Tri-City's No.

1 breakthrough album and stage production, the Grammy-nominated Bible Stores. “This reminds everyone of the benefits of being a child of God and being a part of his kingdom,” Lawrence explains. Stepped to succeed the act’s former musical director, he helped the group claim a No. 2 debut on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart with 1993’s A Songwriter’s Point of View.

The guiding force behind such No. 1 hits as “Encourage Yourself,” “Back II Eden” and “The Blessing of Abraham.” Equally at home in both the inspirational and contemporary arenas, the multiple Grammy and Stellar Award winner has collaborated with a diverse roster, including such marquee names as Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, En Vogue and Mary J.

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“It’s said that the music you do is where you’ve lived,” says Lawrence of his creative journey.