Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese (born July 6, 1931), is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister.
She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single “Don’t You Know?”. In the late 1960s, she had hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes.Through four decades of acting, she is best known for playing Tess, the lead role on the 1994-2003 television show Touched by an Angel. In more recent times, she became an ordained New Thought minister in the Understanding Principles for Better Living Church in Los Angeles, California.
A WINDOW OPEN
Lyrics by Della Reese
When the key won’t turn
And the locks seem broke
And you’re running round in circles
With your dreams up in smoke
Just take a good look around
You might be surprised
That there’s a new way
If you’re willing to try
Because for each door that closes
The good Lord leaves a window open
Yes, for each door that closes
The Lord leaves a window open
There comes a time that inside you know
Some of the games you’ve been playing
You just have to let go
You might feel lonely and lost
The walls caving in
But what seems like the end
Can be your chance to begin
Because for each door that closes
The good Lord leaves a window open
That’s the way He is
Yes, for each door that closes
The good Lord leaves a window open
So step on up, make no excuse
You got a power just waiting to get used
There’s a light and it’s shining for you
The light is in your heart
And it will lead you through
When you are stuck in a rut
And you think you can’t cope
Just call on the spirit
Whatever you do, don’t give up hope
‘Cause for each door that closes
The good Lord will leave a window open
Yes, for each door that closes
You can count on The Lord
To leave a window open
So pick yourself up
And don’t make any excuse
Work that power that’s trying to get loose
Just look in your heart
For that speck of light
He left that open window
That would lead you right
When you take that first step
Honey, hold your head high
Take courage and know that
The Lord will surely provide
For each door that closes
The good Lord leaves a window open
He’s looking out for you all the time
For each door that closes
The good Lord leaves
A window open
Oh yeah, oh yeah