He Touched Me ( song ) - wikipedia He Touched Me ( song ) `` He Touched Me '' is a gospel song written by Bill Gaither in 1963. History While Bill Gaither was accompanying Dr. Dale Oldham on his evangelistic crusades, the preacher said to him, `` Bill, the word ' touch ' is a very popular word. It comes up so often in the New Testament stories about Jesus touching people 's eyes and healing them, or touching people 's lives and changing them. It 's a special, spiritual word and you ought to write a song that praises His touch. '' So he did. That week, Dr. Oldham 's son Doug Oldham began singing it in the meetings. Doug was also the first to record the song ( in 1964 ). Not long after that, the Bill Gaither Trio recorded it. In 1965, The Imperials first recorded `` He Touched Me '' for their album The Happy Sounds of Jake Hess and the Imperials, then recorded a newer version in 1969 for the album Love Is The Thing. It was this version that Elvis Presley heard, and made him want to record it himself. On May 5, 1971, Elvis recorded it -- along with the Imperials ( as backup singers ) -- and was released as a single. It became the title track of his 1972 Grammy Award - winning album He Touched Me. In 1972, due to Elvis ' version of the song being popular, Terry Meeuwsen performed a cover version of the song as her talent for Miss America 1973. She won the title. Other notable recorded versions 1967 : The Blackwood Brothers on the album With a Song on My Lips and a Prayer in My Heart 1967 : Jimmy Durante on Songs for Sunday 1968 : Cathedral Quartet on I Saw the Light 1968 : J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet on Music, Music, Music 1968 : The Statesmen Quartet on Standing on the Promises 1971 : Connie Smith on Come Along and Walk with Me 1972 : Elvis Presley on He Touched Me 1977 : Tennessee Ernie Ford on He Touched Me 1997 : The Jordanaires on Sing Elvis ' Favorite Gospel Songs 1999 : Lawrence Welk, featuring Tom Netherton on Songs of Faith ( also Netherton performed the song on the Welk 's weekly show ) 2013 : Steven Curtis Chapman on Deep Roots 2014 : Planetshakers on `` This Is Our Time '' References ^ Jump up to : Taff, Tori ; and the editorial staff of CCM Magazine, including Christa Farris ( 2006 ). CCM Top 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music. Nashville : Integrity Publishers. ISBN 1591452104. Jump up ^ David Neale ( 2003 ). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. p. 45. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Bill Gaither Associated acts Gloria Gaither Bill Gaither Trio Gaither Vocal Band Gaither Homecoming Danny Gaither Companies Benson Records Spring Hill Music Group Discography Gaither Vocal Band discography Books Bibliography Related Southern Gospel Elvis Presley singles discography 1950s 1954 `` That 's All Right '' / `` Blue Moon of Kentucky '' `` Good Rockin ' Tonight '' / `` I Do n't Care if the Sun Do n't Shine '' `` You 're a Heartbreaker '' 1955 `` Baby Let 's Play House '' `` I Forgot to Remember to Forget '' / `` Mystery Train '' 1956 `` Heartbreak Hotel '' / `` I Was the One '' `` I Want You, I Need You, I Love You '' / `` My Baby Left Me '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' / `` Hound Dog '' `` Blue Suede Shoes '' / `` Tutti Frutti '' `` Money Honey '' `` I Got a Woman '' `` Tryin ' to Get to You '' `` Blue Moon '' `` I 'll Never Let You Go ( Lil ' Darlin ' ) '' / `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry ( Over You ) '' `` Shake, Rattle and Roll '' / `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` Love Me Tender '' 1957 `` Too Much '' / `` Playing for Keeps '' `` All Shook Up '' `` Peace in the Valley `` ( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear '' `` Paralyzed '' ( UK ) `` Jailhouse Rock '' `` Party '' / `` Got a Lot o ' Livin ' to Do ! '' ( UK ) 1958 `` Do n't '' `` Wear My Ring Around Your Neck '' `` Hard Headed Woman '' / `` Do n't Ask Me Why '' `` King Creole '' ( UK ) `` One Night '' 1959 `` I Need Your Love Tonight '' / `` A Fool Such as I '' `` A Big Hunk o ' Love '' 1960s 1960 `` Stuck on You '' / `` Fame and Fortune '' `` It 's Now or Never '' `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' 1961 `` Surrender '' / `` Lonely Man '' `` I Feel So Bad '' / `` Wild in the Country '' `` ( Marie 's the Name ) His Latest Flame '' / `` Little Sister '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' / `` Rock - A-Hula Baby '' 1962 `` Good Luck Charm '' / `` Anything That 's Part of You '' `` She 's Not You '' `` Return to Sender '' / `` Where Do You Come From '' 1963 `` One Broken Heart for Sale '' `` ( You 're the ) Devil in Disguise '' `` Bossa Nova Baby '' / `` Witchcraft '' 1964 `` Kissin ' Cousins '' / `` It Hurts Me '' `` What 'd I Say '' / `` Viva Las Vegas '' `` Such a Night '' / `` Never Ending '' `` Ask Me '' / `` Ai n't That Loving You Baby '' `` Blue Christmas '' 1965 `` Do the Clam '' / `` You 'll Be Gone '' `` Crying in the Chapel `` ( Such an ) Easy Question '' `` I 'm Yours '' `` Puppet on a String '' / `` Wooden Heart '' 1966 `` Tell Me Why '' / `` Blue River '' `` Frankie and Johnny '' / `` Please Do n't Stop Loving Me '' `` Love Letters '' `` Spinout '' / `` All That I Am '' `` If Every Day Was Like Christmas '' 1967 `` Indescribably Blue '' `` Long Legged Girl ( With the Short Dress On ) '' / `` That 's Someone You Never Forget '' `` There 's Always Me '' / `` Judy '' `` Big Boss Man '' / `` You Do n't Know Me '' 1968 `` Guitar Man '' `` U.S. Male '' / `` Stay Away '' `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' `` Your Time Has n't Come Yet, Baby '' / `` Let Yourself Go '' `` Almost in Love '' / `` A Little Less Conversation '' `` If I Can Dream '' / `` Edge of Reality '' 1969 `` Memories '' / `` Charro '' `` How Great Thou Art '' `` In the Ghetto '' / `` Any Day Now '' `` Clean Up Your Own Backyard '' `` Suspicious Minds '' / `` You 'll Think of Me '' `` Do n't Cry Daddy '' 1970s 1970 `` Kentucky Rain '' `` The Wonder of You '' `` I 've Lost You '' `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' / `` Patch It Up '' `` I Really Do n't Want to Know '' / `` There Goes My Everything '' 1971 `` Rags to Riches '' `` Life '' / `` Only Believe '' `` I 'm Leavin ' '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Merry Christmas Baby '' / `` O Come All Ye Faithful '' 1972 `` Until It 's Time for You to Go '' `` He Touched Me '' `` An American Trilogy '' / `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' `` Burning Love '' / `` It 's a Matter of Time '' `` Separate Ways '' / `` Always on My Mind '' 1973 `` Steamroller Blues '' / `` Fool '' `` Raised on Rock '' / `` For Ol ' Times Sake '' `` I 've Got a Thing About You Baby '' `` If You Talk in Your Sleep '' / `` Help Me '' `` Promised Land '' / `` It 's Midnight '' `` My Boy '' / `` Thinking About You '' `` T-R-O-U-B-L-E '' `` Bringing It Back '' / `` Pieces of My Life '' 1976 `` Hurt '' / `` For the Heart '' `` Moody Blue '' 1977 `` Way Down '' `` My Way '' / `` America the Beautiful '' 1978 `` Unchained Melody '' / `` Softly as I Leave You '' Book Portal WikiProject Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=He_Touched_Me_(song)&oldid=799897905 '' Categories : 1964 songs Elvis Presley songs Gospel songs Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 13 : 39. 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Question: who wrote the gospel song he touched me
Answer: Bill Gaither