Del Delker
Del Delker is an American contralto sacred music female vocalist who has sung on the Voice of Prophecy radio ministry since 1947.
Delker has recorded over forty albums for Chapel Records since the early 1950s. Among the songs she is best known for are "The Love of God", "Ten Thousand Angels", and "The Night Watch". In addition to her scores of recordings in English, she has also recorded several gospel albums in Spanish and Portuguese, as well as religious music for children.
Delker has toured the world with Voice of Prophecy revivals and performed in many nations, often singing Christian hymns in the native languages.
She was a good friend of composer Hugh Martin who at one point worked as her piano accompanist and later penned a new version of his Christmas classic Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas entitled "Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas" which Delker recorded in 1999. In 2002, she released her autobiography "Del Delker: Her Story" cowritten by Ken Wade and published by Pacific Press.
Selected discography
Year | Album |
c. 1951 | Del Delker |
c. 1952 | Del Delker Sings |
c. 1953 | The La Sierra University Album |
c. 1954 | Del Delker and Bob Seamount |
c. 1954 | Del Delker and the King's Heralds |
c. 1955 | Del Delker Sings in The Temple Trio |
c. 1956 | It Took a Miracle |
c. 1960 | God Understands |
c. 1961 | Day By Day |
c. 1962 | Our Prayer |
c. 1963 | The Love of God |
c. 1963 | The Lord's Prayer |
c. 1964 | It Took a Miracle (different album than 1956) |
c. 1965 | Ten Thousand Angels |
c. 1966 | What Will it Be to See Jesus |
c. 1967 | My God is a Real God |
c. 1968 | Joyful |
c. 1969 | The Night Watch |
c. 1969 | Del Delker Sings |
c. 1970 | He Touched Me |
c. 1970 | He Touched Me (Spanish-language version of album) |
1976 | Come on Down |
1977 | Quiet Time with Del |
1979 | Reflections |
c. 1980 | All About Love |
c. 1981 | Songs for Happy Children |
c. 1981 | On His Mind |
c. 1983 | Worship Time: Hymns and Classics |
c. 1985 | Most Requested Songs |
c. 1987 | Being Me (Songs for Children) |
c. 1990 | His Love |
c. 1993 | Heaven on My Mind |
c. 1995 | Forever Grateful |
c. 1997 | 40th Anniversary Album |
c. 1999 | There's No One Quite Like You |
2001 | Have Yourself A Blessed Christmas |
External links
- Biography
- Del Delker in Her Own Words
- Del Delker Music
- Voice of Prophecy website including broadcasts
- "I Know He Watches Me" by Stephen Chavez. Adventist Review