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“If
there ever were dreams that were lofty and noble, These were my dreams at
the start, And the hopes for life’s best were the hopes that I harbored
down deep in my heart. But my dreams turned to ashes, my castles all
crumbled, my fortune turned to loss. So I wrapped it all up in the rags of
my life and laid it at the Cross and He made Something Beautiful,
Something Good...” (“Something Beautiful” words and music by Bill
& Gloria Gaither)
From there over the next few years he sang with such groups as the Rebels and the Weatherfords. In 1971 he joined the Cathedrals as their baritone singer, and not very long afterwards when they discovered the awesome range he had, he moved to the tenor position. He was living his dream as he won 4 Dove awards and had 3 Grammy nominations. Roy was with the Cathedrals until 1979, helping to mold the sound that became the standard for the Cathedrals still today. He was introduced by George Younce on the “Cathedral Reunion” video as one of the finest tenor singers in gospel music. Shortly, after leaving the Cathedrals in 1979, Roy began to see the “dreams turn to ashes” both personally and professionally. He has seen what it is like to face the hardship of losing everything important to him, including his dreams for the future. He knows the anger, bitterness and depression this can cause. He knows the feelings of failure that can lead you to consider choices, that before would have never crossed your mind.
Roy’s focus with his music and ministry is to reach others who have faced or are facing these battles with the message of God’s love and forgiveness and God’s power to heal the brokenness you feel in these battles. He shares a message of God’s restoring power to take what ever problem you have and make “Something Beautiful” if you are willing to lay those things at the Cross. He will encourage those listening to forgive others, as well as, ask forgiveness for themselves from a loving Heavenly Father. Over recent months God has opened the doors for Roy to share not only his music and his testimony but also in seminars and other ministries dealing with forgiveness and restoration.
Below are comments from a few people who have been a part of services with Roy or who had contact with him in his ministry. “You spoke to the hearts of many
and all were touched by your ministry...” “I had listened to Roy’s tape
and I knew we would enjoy a good concert. I did not, however, know how
much Roy’s testimony would minister to our hearts.” “After listening to Roy’s
project “Mending Broken People” I know that this is a message that
needs to be heard by many hurting, broken people today, both lost and
saved.” “We are thankful that we had the
opportunity to have Roy share his ministry with us and would encourage
others to include him in their schedules.” “Your singing and sharing from
your heart touched more lives than you realize. As you shared what God had
given you for our audience many were blessed. It was a joy to work with
you and watch God minister through you.” |
As
a young man in Stow, OH, Roy Tremble never dreamed the day he heard this
song being “pitched” to the Cathedrals by Mr. Gaither, that it would
one day describe his life. Roy had a dream to sing Southern Gospel Music,
ever since as a young boy he first heard Rosie Rozell sing “Oh, What A
Savior”. In the mid 1960s he attended the Stamps-Baxter school of music
and won a talent contest there. That led to him being asked to join a trio
called the Lancers.
Often,
in his testimony, Roy relates the story of playing Superman as a young
boy. He tells of jumping from haylofts and of riding his bicycle with the
towel he used for a cape flying in the wind behind him. He also tells of
hitting that “dip” in the road that sent him sliding on gravel for
several feet and the gravel that became embedded in his legs and body.
Then he shares how his mother, who had told him not to be riding the bike
so fast, instead of scolding or spanking him, took him up in her arms and
gently wiped away the tears and the blood and “picked the gravel” out.
He then shows through his music and testimony, how our Gracious Father
will “scoop us up and pick the gravel out” when we play Superman in
our lives and hit the “dips in the road”.