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| Title | V=Verse C=Chorus N=Note | 1 - 3 $5 each 4 up $4 each | |
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| All God's Children Got Wings | V - I got shoes, you got shoes, all god's chillen got shoes. | PD Reprint | |
| Ain't That Good News | V - I've got a crown up in the Kingdom C - I'm a-goin' to lay down this world . . . Ain't that good news! | PD Reprint | |
| Balm in Gilead | V - Sometimes I feel discouraged, And think my work's in vain, But then the Holy Spirit, Revives my soul again. C - There is a Balm in Gilead, To make the wounded whole . . . To heal the sin sick soul. | PD Reprint | |
| By and By | V - I know my robes going to fit me well, I'm going to lay down my heavy load; C - O, by and by, by and by, I'm going to lay down my heavy load; | PD Reprint | |
| Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray | V - In the valley . . . with my burden! . . . An' my Saviour! . . . C - An' I couldn't hear nobody pray. O way down yonder by myself I couldn't hear nobody pray. | PD Reprint | |
| Deep River | V - Oh, don't you want to go to that gospel feast, That promis'd land where all is peace? C - Deep river, my home is over Jordon. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. | PD Reprint | |
| Did You Hear How Dey Crucified My Lord? | V - Did you hear how dey crucified my Lord . . . Did you hear how He hung on de cross? C - Oh, how it makes me tremble, tremble | PD Reprint | |
| Down By the Riverside | V - Goin' t' lay down my burden, Down by the riverside . . Goin' to study war no more. C - Ain't goin't study war no more, Ain't goin't study war no more, | PD Reprint | |
| Down in the Valley to Pray | V - O brother, less go down . . . Down in the valley to pray! C - I went down in the valley to pray, Studyin' about dat good ole way. You shall wear a starry crown, Good Lord, show me de way! | PD Reprint | |
| Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit | V - When you here me pray, my Jesus. When you see me on my knees. When you hear me calling Jesus, Hear me, Jesus, if you please. C - Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit Moving in my heart, I will pray. N - a.k.a. I Will Pray | PD Reprint | |
| Free at Last | V - Way down yonder in the graveyard walk, I thank God I'm free at last, Me an my Jesus goin' to meet and talk C - Free at last, free at last; I thank God I'm free at last. Free at last, free at last; I thank God I'm free at last. | PD Reprint | |
| Go Down Moses | V - When Israel was in Egypt's land, Let my people go. Oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let me people go. C - Go down Moses, 'Way down in Eqypt land, Tell old Pharoah, Let my people go. N - a.k.a. Let My People Go | PD Reprint | |
| Go Tell it on the Mountain | V - When I was a seeker I sought both night an' day, I ask' de Lord to help me, An' He show' me de way. C - Go tell it on de mountain, Over de hills an' everywhere; Go tell it on de mountain, Dat Jesus Christ is born. | PD Reprint | |
| Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven | V - I've got a robe, you've got a robe. All of God's children got a robe; When I get to Heaven, goin' to put on my robe, Goin' to shout all over God's Heav'n. C - Heav'n. Heav'n. Everybody talking 'bout heav'n ain't going there, Heav'n, Heav'n, Goin' to shout all over God's Heav'n. | PD Reprint | |
| Good News, De Chariot's Comin' | V - Gwine to get up in de chariot, Carry me home . . . An ' I don' want her leave a me behind. C - Good news, de chariot's coming', I don' want her leave a me behind. | PD Reprint | |
| Gospel Train | V - De gospel train am a comin; I hear it jus' at han'; I hear de carwheels rumblin', An rollin' throo' de lan'; C - Git on bo'd lit'l children, Git on bo'd lit'l children, Dere's room for many a mo'. N - a.k.a. Get On Board Little Children | PD Reprint | |
| Great Day | V - Chariot rode on the mountain-top, God's going to build up Zion's walls. My God spoke and the chariot did stop . . . C - Great day, Great day, the righteous marching; Great day! God's going to build up Zion's walls. | PD Reprint | |
| I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger | See Pilgrim's Song | ||
| I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray | V - In the valley, on my knees, with my burden and my Savior! O Lord! C - And I couldn't hear nobody pray . . O way down yonder by myself, And I couldn't hear nobody pray. | PD Reprint | |
| I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon | V - Oh, mother doan yo' weep, W'en yo' see dat ship come sailin' ober, Oh, mo'ner doan yo' weep! W'en yo' see dat ship said by. C - I stood on the ribber ob Jerdon To see dat ship come sailin' ober, Stood on de ribber ob Jerdon, To see dat ship sail by. | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be There In The Morning | V - When the general roll is called, Yes I'll be there . . Gwine to pray with Hezekiah, Yes, I'll be there; Gwine to sing with Jeremiah, Yes, I'll be there. C - I'll be there in the morning, I'll be there in the morning, I'll be there in the morning. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Done What You Told Me To Do | V - O Lord, I've done what you told me to do . . In a-that morning, O my Lord. C - In a-that morning, O my Lord, In a-that morning when the Lord says Hurry! | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got a Robe, You've Got a Robe | See Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven | ||
| Jacob's Ladder | V - We are climbing Jacob's ladder C - Soldier of the Cross | PD Reprint | |
| Keep In De Middle of De Road | V - I hear dem angels a-calling lus, Keep in de middle ob de road; Dey's a-waitin' dar in a great big crows . . . C - Den, chil'ren, keep in de middle ob de road . . Don't you look to de right, don't you look to de left . . | PD Reprint | |
| Let My People Go | See Go Down Moses | ||
| Little David, Play on Your Harp |
V - Little David was a shepherd boy, He killed Goliath, and he shouted for joy.
C - Little David, play on your harp, Hallelu! Hallelu!
N - Many versions with varying verses, same chorus. V - God told Moses, O Lord! Go down into Egypt, O Lord! Tell ole Pharo' O Lord! Loose my people, O Lord! |
PD Reprint | |
| Little Talk With Jesus | V - My brother, I remember when I was a sinner lost, I cried 'Have mercy, Jesus'. But still my soul was tossed . . . C - O a little talk with Jesus makes it right, all right . . . Troubles of ev'ry kind, thank God I'll always find That a little talk with Jesus makes it right. | PD Reprint | |
| Lord, I Want To Be a Christian | V - Lord, I want to be a Christian, in-a my heart C - In-a my heart, in-a my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart. | PD Reprint | |
| Mary and Martha | V - Mary and Martha's just gone 'long . . To ring dem charming bells. C - Free grace and dying love . . . To ring them charming bells. | PD Reprint | |
| My Little Soul's Goin' t' Shine | V - I'm goin' t' join that big 'soc'ation, I'm goin' t' join that big 'soc'ation . . . C - Then my little soul's goin' t' shine, shine, Then my little soul's goin' t' shine along. | PD Reprint | |
| My Lord, Delibered Daniel | V - I met a pilgrim on de way, An' I ask him what he's a gwine. I'm bound for Canaan's happy lan', An' dis is de shouting band. C - My Lord delibered Daniel . . . Why can't he deliber me? | PD Reprint | |
| My Sins Are Taken Away | V - My Lord's done just what He said . . Healed the sick and raised the dead. C - All my sins are taken away . . Glory! Glory! I am saved . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Noah's Ark | V - Old Noah built himself an ark, There's one wide river to cross! He built it out of hickory bark . . . C - There's one wide river, And that wide river is Jordan . . . There's one wide river to cross. | PD Reprint | |
| Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen | V - Sometimes I up, sometimes I'm down; Oh, yes, Lord; Sometimes I'm almost to de groun', Oh, yes, Lord. C - Nobody knows de trouble I've seen, Nobody knows by Jesus. Nobody knows de trouble I've seen. Glory Hallelujah! | PD Reprint | |
| O Mary, Don't You Weep, Don't You Mourn | V - Some of these mornings bright and fair, Take my wings and cleave the air C - O Mary, don't you weep, don't your mourn, . . Pharoah's army got drownded, O Mary don't you weep. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Freedom | V - Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom over me. C - An' before I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, An' go home to my Lord an' be free. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Sinner You'd Better Get Ready | V - Oh, sinner man, you had better pray. Time is a-comin' dat sinner must die; For it loo a-like judgement ebry day. C - Oh, sinner, you'd better get ready, Ready, my Lord, ready, Oh, sinner, you'd better get ready, For the time is a-comin' dat sinner must die. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh, Didn't It Rain | V - Fo'ty days and fo'ty night when de rain kept a-fallin; De wicked clumb de tree, an' for help kept a-callin', For they heard de waters wailin'. C - Didn't it rain rain, didn't it rain. Tell me Noah, didn't it rain. | PD Reprint | |
| Old Ark's A-Movering | V - See that sister dressed so fine? She ain't got Jesus in-a her mind. C - O, the old ark's a movering, a movering, amovering . . . And I am going home. The old ark she reeled, the old ark she rocked | PD Reprint | |
| Old Ship of Zion | V - Come along, come along, and let's go home. O glory hallelujah! C - Tis the old ship of Zion, Hallelujah. Tis the old ship of Zion, Hallelujah. | PD Reprint | |
| Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells | V - I wonder where my mother is gone . . I heard from heaven today. I thank God, and I thank you, too. . . C - Oh Peter, go ring dem bells . . . I heard from heaven today. | PD Reprint | |
| Pilgrim's Song | V - I'm a poor wayfarin' stranger, While journeyin' thro this world of woe. Yet there's no sickness, toil, and danger, In that bright world to which I go. C - I'm just a goin' over Jordan, I'm just a goin' over home. N - a.k.a. I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger | PD Reprint | |
| Plenty Good Room | V - My Lord's done just what he said, Way in the kingdom; Healed the sick and raised the dead, Way in the kingdom. C - There's plenty good room . . . Way in the kingdom. | PD Reprint | |
| Soldier of the Cross | V - Am I a soldier of the cross? . . . A follow'r of the Lamb? C - . . Must I be carried to the skies . . . Are there no foes for me to face . . Sure I must fight if I would reign. | PD Reprint | |
| Some o' These Days | V - I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory, some o' these days, hallelujah! | PD Reprint | |
| Somebody's Knocking at Your Door | V - Knocks like Jesus, Somebody's knocking at your door. C - Somebody's knocking at your door . . O sinner, why don't you answer? | PD Reprint | |
| Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | V - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child . . . a long ways from home. True believer. C - A long ways from home, a long ways from home | PD Reprint | |
| Standin' in the Need of Prayer | V - Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. C - It's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer | PD Reprint | |
| Steal Away | V - My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thunder, The trumpet sounds within my soul. I ain't got long to stay here. C - Steal away, Steal away, Steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home. I ain't got long to stay here. | PD Reprint | |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | V - I looked over Jordan and what did I see, Coming for to carry me home? A band of angels coming after me, coming for to carry me home. C - Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home . . | PD Reprint | |
| This World Is Not My Home | V - Did Christ o'er sinners weep? And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from ev'ry eye. C - This world is not my home . . . This world's a howling wilderness, This world is not my home. | PD Reprint | |
| Wade in the Water | V - See that band all dressed in white, God's a-going to trouble the water. Leader looks like the Israelite . . C - Wade in de water, wade in the water children, God's a-going to trouble the water. | PD Reprint | |
| Were You There? | V - Were you there when they crucified my Lord? C - O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, Were you there when they crucified my Lord? | PD Reprint | |
| What Yo' Gwine T' Do When De Lamp Burn Down | V - Oh, de lamp burn down an' yo' cannot see; What yo' gwine t' do when de lamp burn down? Oh, de lamp burn down an' yo' cannot see. . . . C - Oh, po' sinner, Now is yo' time. Oh, po'sinner, What yo' gwine to do when de lamp burn down? | PD Reprint | |
| When the Chariot Comes | V - O who will drive the chariot when she cu-hu-hu-hu-hums? O who will drive chariot when she comes? C - O who will drive the chariot, O who will drive the chariot, O who will drive the chariot when she comes? N - Original tune for She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain | PD Reprint |
Other Traditional Spirituals
| Title | V=Verse C=Chorus N=Note | 1 - 3 $5 each 4 up $4 each | |
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| Ain't I Glad I've Got Out the Wilderness | V - O, ain't I glad I've got out the wilderness C - Come aleaning on the Lord | PD Reprint | |
| All Over This World | V - All my troubles will soon be over C - All over this world | PD Reprint | |
| Angels Changed My Name | V - I went to the hillside, I went to pray; I know the angels done changed my name. N - 1905 Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor cited as from Jubilee Songs. Unable to identify original Jubilee Songs source. | PD Reprint | |
| Anybody Here? | V - The angels wings were tipp'd with gold C - Is there anybody here That loves my Jesus | PD Reprint | |
| Babylon's Fallin' | V - Pure city, Babylon's fallin' to rise no more C - Oh, Babylon's fallin', fallin', fallin' | PD Reprint | |
| Been Down Into the Sea | V - O won't those mourners rise an' tell? C - Hallelujah! an a Hallelujah! | PD Reprint | |
| Before I'd Be A Slave | V - O, what preachin' ! . . . O, what preachin' over me, over me! C - Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave | PD Reprint | |
| Before This Time Another Year | V - My mother's broke the ice and gone C - Before this time another year | PD Reprint | |
| Big Camp Meeting In the Promised Land | V - You kin hinder me here, but you can't do it there, For He sits in de heavens, and He answers prayer, Big camp meeting in de promised land! C - O dis union! . . . Big camp meeting in de promised land! | PD Reprint | |
| Boat Song ~ Spiritual | V - I'm gwine to Al-a-mighty C - Oh ------------- O -------------- | PD Reprint | |
| Bright Sparkles in de Churchyard | V - May de Lord -- He will be glad of me. . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Calvery | V - Every time I think about Jesus, C - Calvery..... Calvery, Calvery..... Calvery.... | PD Reprint | |
| Can't You Live Humble | V - Lightning flashes, Thunders roll, Make me think of my poor soul. C - Can't you live humble? Praise King Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| Christians Hold Up Your Heads | V - Christians hold up your heads C - Got religion all round the world, O | PD Reprint | |
| Christians' Hymn Of The Crucifixion | V - O repent, sinner, Hammering! What de hammer say? Hammering! C - Hammering! | PD Reprint | |
| Church Of God | V - Oh, look up yander what I see C - De church of God. . . . . . dat sounds so sweet | PD Reprint | |
| Coffin To Bind Me Down | V - De coffin, de coffin, to bind me down, A folding sheet upon my lips . . A silver spade to dig my grave . . . C - De coffin, de coffin, to bind me down | PD Reprint | |
| Cold Icy Hand | See Death's Going to Lay His Hand on Me | ||
| Come Along | V - I was but young when I begun, And now my race is nearly run. C - Come along, come along, I am sorry for to leave you, On the road to heaven come, friends, will you go? | PD Reprint | |
| Come Down | V - Jesus Christ, He died for me. Way down in Egypt land. Jesus Christ, He set me free, Way down in Egypt land. C - Come down....Come, my Lord! . . . Way down in Eqypt land. | PD Reprint | |
| Come Down, Sinner | V - Some seek de Lord, but doan seek Him right . . . Lil' at de day an' none at night; C - Come down, come down, come down, sinner, yo' none too late | PD Reprint | |
| Come Here, Lord! | V - O, little did I think He was so night, Sinners crying, 'Come Here, Lord!' C - Come here Lord. Come here Lord. Sinners crying, 'Come Here, Lord!' | PD Reprint | |
| Comfort in Heaven | V - Jerusalem, my happy home, Name ever dear to me, O glory hallelujah! C - There's a comfort in heaven, And I feel it in my soul, O glory hallelujah! | PD Reprint | |
| Crownd Him Lord of All | V - Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak His name? C - We will crownd Him Lord of All | PD Reprint | |
| Daniel Saw the Stone | V - Never saw such a man before, Cut out the mountain without hands. Preaching gospel to the poor, C - Daniel saw the stone, Rolling, rolling, Daniel saw the stone Cut out the mountain without hands. | PD Reprint | |
| Danville Chariot | V - I done been to heaven, an' I done been tried, I been to de water, an' I been baptized, C - Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, Pray let me enter in, I don' want to stay here no longer. | PD Reprint | |
| De Ole Sheep Done Know De Road | V - Oh, sooner in de mornin' when I rise, De young lambs mus' find de way. Wid crosses an' trials on ebry side, C - Oh, de ole sheep done know de road . . . De young lambs mus' find de way. | PD Reprint | |
| De Winter'll Soon Be Over | V - Oh, look up yonder what I see, Bright angels comin' arter me. C - Oh de winter . . . de winter'll soon be ober children. . .Yes, my Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| Death's Going to Lay His Hand on Me | V - O sinner! Sinner! you better pray! Death's goning to lay his cold icy hands on me! C - Crying, O Lord, crying, O My Lord! N - a.k.a. Cold Icy Hand | PD Reprint | |
| Dem Charming Bells | V - Come along my brother, come along, For your time is drawing near; C - Lord, I'm almost home! . . . For to ring them charming bells! | PD Reprint | |
| Dese Dry Bones of Mine | V - What kind of shoes is dem you wear? Come togedder in de mawnin' C - An' a Lawd, dese dry bones of mine Shall come togedder in the mawnin' | PD Reprint | |
| Did You Hear My Jesus | V - Ef you want to get to hebben, come a-long . . . Hear my Jesus when He call you. C - Did you hear my Jesus when He call you . . . For to try on your long white robe. | PD Reprint | |
| Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? | V - He deliver'd Daniel from de lion's den, Jonah from de belly of de whale, An' de Hebrew children from the fiery furnace C - Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel; d'liver Daniel, d'liver Daniel, An' why not every man? | PD Reprint | |
| Do You Think I'd Make A Soldier | V - Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier . . Soldier of the cross C - Rise, shine, give God the glory glory . . . Soldier of the cross | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Be Weary, Traveller | V - My head got wet with the midnight dew, Come along home to Jesus. Angels bear me witness too, Come along home to Jesus. C - Don't be weary, traveller, Come along home to Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Call de Roll | V - Jacob's ladder slim an' tall. Don't call de roll till I git there. Haint got de faith surely yo' mus' fall . . . C - Oh, don't call de roll . . . don't call de roll till I git there. | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Call The Roll | V - Don't call the roll, John, Till I get there, Don't call the roll, John, Till I get there. C - Ain't that a pity, Lord! Sin and a shame, Sinner man so hard believe. | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Leave Me, Lord | V - Jesus, Jesus is my frien', Lord, don't heave a me behin', He will go with me to de en' C - Don't leave me, Lord. Don't leave me Lord. Lord, don't leave a me behin'. | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Ye View Dat Ship a-Come a-Sailin' | V - Don't ye view dat ship a come a sailin'? . . . Dat ship is heavy loaded . . . She neither reels nor totters. C - Hallelujah! | PD Reprint | |
| Don't You Want To Go | V - O brother don't you want to go? . . . Come, less go down to Jordan, Hallelu! C - Less go down to Jordan . . . Hallelu! | PD Reprint | |
| Done Been Sanctified | V - One day I'se a walking a long, The Lord done sanctified me . . Mourner, behold de Lamb of God. C - He sanctified my soul. | PD Reprint | |
| Down By the River (We'll Gain) | V - And if those mourners would believe, Down by the river, The gift of life they would receive, Down by the riverside. C - Yes, we'll gain this world, Down by the river . . . Down by the riverside. | PD Reprint | |
| Down By the River (We'll Wait) | V - Oh, hallelujah to the Lamb, Down by the river, The Lord is on the giving hand . . . C - Oh, we'll wait till Jesus comes, Down by the river . . Down by the riverside. | PD Reprint | |
| Downward Road is Crowded | V - Come all ye wayward trav'lers, An' let us jine an' sing, De everlastin' praises, Of Jesus Christ our King. C - Oh, de downward road is crowded, crowded, crowded . . . with unbelievin' souls. | PD Reprint | |
| Dust an' Ashes | V - Dust, dust and ashes fly over my grave C - He rose, he rose, he rose from de dead | PD Reprint | |
| Ef Ye Want To See Jesus | V - Ef ye want to see Jesus, Go in de wilderness . . . Oh, brother how d'ye feel , when ye come out de wilderness . . . Leanin' on de Lord. C - Oh, leanin' on de Lord . . Oh leanin' upon de Lamb of God, who was slain on Calvary. | PD Reprint | |
| Enlisted Soldiers | V - Hark, listen to de trumpeters, They call for volunteers. On Zion's bright and flow'ry mount, Behold the officiers. C - They look like men, They look like men of war; And armed and dressed in uniform, They look like men of war. | PD Reprint | |
| Feasting on Milk and Honey and Wine | V - Feasting on milk and honey and wine | PD Reprint | |
| Fighting On | V - Fightin on, Hallelujah! We are almost down to the shore . . . Hallelujah to the Lamb, Jesus died for eb'ry man. C - We are almost down to the shore. He died for you, He died for me, He died to save de whole world free. | PD Reprint | |
| General Roll Call | V - O come, my brethern, one an' all, When the general roll is called I'll be there. C - I'll be there, I'll be there, When the general roll is called I'll be there. | PD Reprint | |
| Gideon's Band or De Milk-white Horses | V - Oh, de band ob Gideon, oh de band ob Gideon over in Jordan . . . How I long to see dat day. C - Oh, de twelve white horses . . . Oh, hitch 'em to thje chariot . . . ober in Jordan. | PD Reprint | |
| Git On The Evening Train | V - My Lord told a me so, so . . . Gabriel's trumpet shall blow, blow C - Gwine to get on the evening train, train . . Git on the evening train. | PD Reprint | |
| Give Me Jesus | V - I heard my mother say, 'Give Me Jesus'. C - Give me Jesus, You may have all this world, Give me Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| Give Me Your Hand | V - You say you're aiming for the skies, You must be loving at God's command, Why don't you quit your telling lies? C - O give me your hand, Give me your hand. Al I want is the love of God . . . You must be loving at God's command. | PD Reprint | |
| Glory and Honor | V - Oh, my young Christians, I got lots for to tell yhou all . . . judge ye not, for you shall be judged . . . C - Live humble, humble, humble yourselves, de bell done ring. | PD Reprint | |
| Go, Mary an' Toll De Bell | V - Whose all dem come dressed in white? Dey mus' be de children of de Israelite. I thank God. C - Go Mary an' toll de bell; Come John an' call de roll. I thank God. | PD Reprint | |
| Goin' Over On De Uddah Side Of Jordan | V - I'm gwine away to see my Jesus. gwine away to see my Lord. C - O, I'm jes' agoin' over on de other side of Jordan, An' I'm jes' a goin' over, over home. | PD Reprint | |
| Going Home in the Chariot | V - O never you mind what Satan say. Going home in the chariot in the morning. He never did teach one sinner to pray . . . C - Going home in the chariot in the morning. | PD Reprint | |
| Going to Heaven | V - De book of revelation God to us revealed, Mysteries of salvation De book of seven seals. C - Going to heaven, going to heaven, to see that bleeding Lamb. | PD Reprint | |
| Going to Hold Out to the End | V - I have a dear old mother Who's lately come from the Lord; Let trials come as they will come, Going to hold out to the end. C - Going to hold out to the end . . . Let trials come as they will come, Going to hold out to the end. | PD Reprint | |
| Gone Along | V - My good old auntie's gone a long, She's gone along . . . Gone across bold Jordan's stream. C - Thank God she's got religion, I do believe, Thank God, she's got religion . . . Gone across bold Jordan's stream. | PD Reprint | |
| Good Lord, Shall I Ever Be The One | V - God placed Adam in de garden, 'Twas about de cool of de day, Call for old Adam, An' he tried to run away. C - Good Lord, shall I ever be de one? . . . To get over in de Promise' Lan'? | PD Reprint | |
| Good Morning | V - Good morning everybody, oh, children . . . My sould got happy this morning, O children! Lord, I'm rolling in Zion, jubilee! C - Lord, I'm rolling in Zion, jubilee! | PD Reprint | |
| Got a Home in That Rock | V - I've got a home in a that Rock, Don't you see? Don't you see? Between the earth and sky, Thought I heard my Saviour cry, C - I've got a home in a that Rock, Don't you see? | PD Reprint | |
| Grace Before Meal At Hampton | V - Thou art great and Thou art good, And we thank Thee for this good; By Thy hand must we be fed, Give us Lord our daily bread. N - Published as "Grace Before Meat at Hampton" | PD Reprint | |
| Great Camp-meetin' in de Promised Land | V - Oh walk togedder, children, Don't yer get weary, . . . . Dere's a great camp meetin' in de Promised Land. C - Gwine to mourn an' nebber tire . . . Dere's a great camp meetin' in de Promised Land. | PD Reprint | |
| Gwine ter Jine De Band | V - Haint but one thing that grieves my mind, Band of angels leaves me behind ah! C - Ise a gwine ter jine de band . . . Little children ah! Ise a gwine ter jine de band | PD Reprint | |
| Gwine To Live Humble to de Lord | V - On day as I was walkin' along, Gwine to live humble to de Lord. De element opened an' de love came down . . . C - Humble, humble, humble yourselves, Gwine to live humble to de Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| Gwine Up (Going Up) | V - Oh, saints an' sinners will a you go. See de hebbenly land, I'm a gwine up to heaven for to see my robe, See de hebbenly land. C - Oh, yes, I'm gwine up, gwine up, gwine up, gwine up all the way Lord, Going up to see the heavenly land. | PD Reprint | |
| Hail! Hail! Hail! | V - Oh look up yander, what I see, I'm on my journey home. C - Children, hail, hail, hail! I'm gwine jine saints above . . . I'm on my journey home. | PD Reprint | |
| Hallelujah | V - O, I've been to the sea, and I've done been tried, Been downinto the sea . . . and I've been baptized. C - Hallelujah and a hallelujah! Hallelujah Lord! I been down into the sea. | PD Reprint | |
| Hard to Rise Again | V - Jesus, my all to heaven is gone, Hally, O haly, O hallelu! He whom I fix my hopes upon, Hard to rise again. C - O Saten comes like a busy ole man. Hally, O haly, O hallelu! He gets you down at de footy of de hill. Hard to Rise Again. | PD Reprint | |
| Hard Trials | V - De fox hav hole in de groun', An' de bird hab nest in de air, An' ebry t'ing hab a hiding place, But we, poor sinner, hab none. C - Now ain't dat hard trials, great tribulation, Ain't dat hard. | PD Reprint | |
| He Arose | V - They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross. . . And the Lord will bear my spirit home. C - He 'rose . . . He 'rose from the dead, And the Lord shall bear my spirit home. | PD Reprint | |
| He Is King Of Kings | V - He built a platform in the air. No man works like Him; He meets the saints from ev'rywhere; No man works like Him. C - He is King of kings, He is Lord of lords. Jesus Christ, the first and the last, No man works like Him. | PD Reprint | |
| He Raises A Poor Lazarus | V - Oh, He raise a poor Lazarus, He raise him from de dead, While many were standin' by. Jesus loosen' de man from under de groun' An' tell him Go Prophesy | PD Reprint | |
| He's the Lord Of Lords | V - I will not let you go my Lord, No one can work like Him; Until you come and bless my soul, No one can work like Him. C - Why, He's the Lord of lords, And the King of kings, Why Jesus Christ is the first and the last, No one can work like Him. | PD Reprint | |
| Hear De Lambs a-Cryin' | V - Our Savior spoke dese words so sweet: 'Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep', said 'Peter if ye love me feed my sheep', 'Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep' C - You hear de lambs a-cryin', Hear de lambs a-cryin' . . . Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep. | PD Reprint | |
| Hear Me Praying | V - Like Peter when you said to him . . Feed my sheep . . .Feed my lambs C - Lord, oh, hear me praying, Lord, . . I want to be more holy ev'ry day. | PD Reprint | |
| Hear The Angels Singin' | V - We're marchin' up to Hebben, its a happy time, Hear de angels singin' C - Oh, sing all de way . . . sing all de way, my Lord, Hear de angels singin' | PD Reprint | |
| Heaven Bells Ringin' and I'm A-going Home | V - O de heav'n bells a-ringin' and my mother's going', goin' home . . . a climbin' up Zion's hill. C - O de heav'n bells a-ringin' and I'm a going', goin' home . . . a climbin' up Zion's hill. | PD Reprint | |
| Heaven Bells Ringin' In My Soul | V - Nobody knows who I am . . Walked around from door to door, What to do I did not know. Heav'n bells a-ringin' in my soul! C - O de heav'n bells ringin'! De sing sol singin'! Heav'n bells a-ringin' in my soul! | PD Reprint | |
| Hold the Wind (I Got My Jesus) | V - I got my Jesus, going to hold Him fast, Hold the wind, Don't let it blow. C - Hold the wind! Hold the wind! . . . Don't let it blow! | PD Reprint | |
| Hold the Wind (Talk About Me) | V - Talk about me just as much as you please, Hold the wind, don't let it blow C - Hold the wind! Hold the wind! . . Don't let it blow! | PD Reprint | |
| Holy Bible | V - Holy Bible, Holy Bible . . . book divine, book divine. C - Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave, And go home to my Father and be saved. | PD Reprint | |
| How Long, Watchman | V - How long did it rain? Can anyone tell? For forty days and nights it fell. How long watch-a-man, How long? C - O how long watch-a-man? O how long watch-a-man? O how long watch-a-man? | PD Reprint | |
| Howdy, Howdy | V - An' a howdy, howdy brother, An' a howdy, howdy do. Mmmmm! C - An' I do mighty well, An' I thank God too! Mmmmm! N - Opening song with verses Howdy Howdy sisters, mothers, fathers preachers . . . | PD Reprint | |
| I Am So Glad | V - Jesus is the Son of God, I've been in the grave and rose again; O Jesus is our risen Lord, I've been in the grave and rose again. C - I am so glad, I am so glad . . . I've been in the grave and rose again. | PD Reprint | |
| I Am the True Vine | V - I am in Him, and He's in me. My Father is the husband man. Ev'ry day He comforts me, My Father is the husband man. C - I am the true vine . . . My Father is the husband man. | PD Reprint | |
| I Don't Feel No-Ways Tired | V - I am seekin' for a city, Hallelujah . . . city into de heaven, Hallelujah! C - Lord, I don't feel no ways tired. Children, Oh, glory Hallelujah. For I hope to shout glory when dis world is on fiah. Children, Oh, glory Hallelujah | PD Reprint | |
| I Don't Want You Go On and Leave Me | V - I'm trav'ling thro' the wilderness; I travel all day, And I've done got weary and I've lost my way, And I don't want you go and leave me. C - I'm a coming'! Yes, Lord! I'm a comin'! Yes, Lord! And I don't want you go on and leave me. | PD Reprint | |
| I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long | V - Went to the graveyard the other day. I feel like my time ain't long. I look'd at the place where my mother lay, I feel like my time ain't long. C - I feel like, I feel like my time ain't long. | PD Reprint | |
| I Have Another Building | V - I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right, Not made with hands; O, I want to go to Have all roved in white, Not made with hands. C - I know I have another building, I know it's not made with hands, O brethren, I know I have another building, I know it's not made with hands. | PD Reprint | |
| I Hear the Preaching of the Elder | V - How long did it rain? Can anyone tell? Preaching the Word of God, For forth days and nights it fell, Preaching the Word of God. C - I hear the preaching of the elder, Preaching the Word . . . I hear the preaching of the elder, Preaching the Word of God. | PD Reprint | |
| I Hope My Mother Will Be There | V - I hope my mother will be there, In that beautiful world on high, high. C - Oh, I will be there, Oh, I will be there with the palms of victory, crowns of glory you shall wear In that beautiful world on high. | PD Reprint | |
| I Know I Would Like To Read | V - Come on brudder an' help me sing, Like to read a sweet story of old, De story of a King Manual, I would like to read a sweet story of old. C - I know I would like to read . . . like to read a sweet story of old. | PD Reprint | |
| I Know the Lord's Laid His Hands on Me | V - Did ever you see the like before? I know the Lord's laid His hand on me. King Jesus preaching to the poor! I know the Lord's laid His hands on me. C - O I know the Lord . . . I know the Lord's laid His hands on me. | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Be Ready | V - John said de city was jus' four-square . . . He declar'd he'd meet me there. C - I want to be ready . . . I want to be ready, my Lord, to walk in Jersusalem, jus' like John. N - a.k.a. Walk In Jerusalem Just Like John | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Die A-Shouting | V - Jesus, my all to heaven is gone, I want to die a shouting! He whom I fix my hopes upon, I want to die a shouting! C - Amazing grace how sweet the sound! I want to die a shouting! I want to feel my Savior near, When soul and body's parting. | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Go Where Jesus Is | V - Jesus, my all to heav'n is gone, To play upon the golden harp, He whom I fix my hope upon, To play upon the golden harp. C - I want to go where Jesus is, To play upon the golden harp. | PD Reprint | |
| I Was Way Down A-Yonder | V - I was way down yonder a-by myself, I was hunting a fo' some a bosom a friend. C - A way down yonder a by my self O. dum a la dum-a-lum a dum-a-lum N - Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Original source unidentified. | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish I Had Died in Egypt Land | V - Children grumbled on the way, 'Wish I had died in the Egypt land'; Children they forgot to pray . . . C - O I can't stay away . . . I wish I had died in the Egypt land! | PD Reprint | |
| I Won't Stop Praying | V - Old Satin's mad and I am glad. That's what Satan's a-grumbling about. He missed that soul he thought he had, That's what Satan's a-grumbling about. C - And I won't stop praying . .. that's what Satan's a-grumbling about. | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be There | V - An' if those mourners would believe, The last trumpet shall sound, I'll be there. The gift of life they would receive . . . C - For I'll be there . . . I'll be there when the last trumpet shall sound, I'll be there. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm A-Going to Join the Band | V - The more come in with a free good will, Make the band seem sweeter still. C - I'm a going to join the band, Hallelujah! I'm a going to join the band, | PD Reprint | |
| I'm a-Rolling Through An Unfriendly World | V - Oh brothers, won't you help me . . won't you help me to pray? . . . help me in the service of the Lord. C - I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling through an unfriendly world. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm a-Trav'ling To The Grave | V - My Massa died a-shoutin', singing glory hallelujah, The last words he said to me, Was about Jerusalem. C - I'm a trav'ling to the grave, I'm a trav'ling to the grave, my Lord . . . For to lay this body down. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' To Join In This Army | V - Takes a humble soul to join, In this army of my Lord. Takes a humble soul to join, In this army. C - I am goin' to join in this army of my Lord, I am goin' to join in this army. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' To Sing | V - We want no cowards in our band, Who will their colors fly; We call for valiant hearted men, Who're not afraid to die. C - O I'm goin' to sing . . . O I'm goin' to sing all along my way. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' To Walk With Jesus By Myself | V - I am goin' to walk with Jesus by myself, by myself, I am goin' to walk with Jesus by myself . . . C - . . talk with Jesus . . see King Jesus . . . live with Jesus . . . by myself. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Going To Lay Down My Life For My Lord | V - If religion were a thing that money could buy, I'm a going to lay down my life for my Lord. O the rich would live and poor would die. . . C - For my Lord, for my Lord, I'm a going to lay down my life for my Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Troubled in Mind | V - O Jesus my Savior, on Thee I'll depend, When troubles are near me, you'll be my true Friend. C - I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind. If Jesus don't help me, I surely will die. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been a-List'ning' All De Night Long | V - Some said that John, de Baptist, Was nothin' but a Jew, But the Bible doth inform us Dat he was a preacher too. C - I been a list'ning all de night long, Been a list'ning all de day, I've been a list'ning all de night long, To hear some sinner pray. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been Toilin' at de Hill | V - Oh, mother, ain't you glad? . . . Oh, mother, ain't you glad,my Lord. An' about t' git t' Hebben at las' C - I've been toilin' at de hill so long . . . my Lord, An' about t' git t' Hebben at las'. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got a Mother in de Heaven | V - I've got a mother in de heaven, Outshines de sun . . . Way beyond de moon. C - . . got a father . . . got a sister . . . | PD Reprint | |
| In Bright Mansions Above | V - My mother's gone to glory, I wan' t' go there too. C - In bright mansions above. . . Lord, I wan' t' live up yonder, In bright mansions above. | PD Reprint | |
| In Dat Great Gittin'-up Mornin' | V - I'm a gwine to tell you bout de comin' ob de Savior. Fare you well, Fare you well. Dar's a better day a comin' . . . When my Lord speaks to His Fader C - Fare-you-well, fare-you-well. | PD Reprint | |
| In That Great Day | V - Don' you hear you Saviour callin'? . . . In dat great day. C - Oh, whah you runnin', sinner? I'se a runnin' from de fiah, In dat great day. O Israel, O Israel, In dat great day. | PD Reprint | |
| In The Kingdom | V - My mother has gone to journey away, In the kingdom, in the kingdom today. C - In the kingdom, in the kingdom, in the kingdom today. | PD Reprint | |
| Inching Along | V - It was inch by inch that I sought the Lord; Jesus will come by 'n by; It was inch by inch that He saved my soul. . . We'll inch and inch and inch along. C - Keep a-inching a-long . . My Lord will come by and by. Keep a-inching a long, like a poor inch worm, Jesus will come by 'n by. | PD Reprint | |
| Is Anybody Here | V - This world's a wilderness of woe, So let us all to glory go. C - Is there anybody here who loves my Jesus? Anybody here who loves my Lord? I want to know if you love my Jesus . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Jes Gwine Ober In De Heabenlye Lan' | V - You can hinder me here, but you can't do it there, For He sits in de Heavens and He answers prayer. 'Jes gwine ober in de heabenlye lan'! C - De Heabenlye lan', Heabenlye lan', 'Jes gwine ober in de heabenlye lan'! | PD Reprint | |
| Jesus Ain't Comin' Here T' Die No More | V - Virgin Mary had one son, The cruel Jews had him hung. C - But He ain't comin' here t' die no mo', Ain't comin' here t' die no mo'. | PD Reprint | |
| Jesus Is Risen From the Dead | V - Go, tell Mary and Martha . . . Yes, Jesus is risen from the dead. C - In-a this-a band we have sweet music . . . Jesus is risen from the dead. | PD Reprint | |
| John Saw | V - Worthy, worthy is the Lamb, is the Lamb . . . Settin' on de golden altar. C - John saw, Oh, John saw, John saw de holy number, Settin' on de golden altar. | PD Reprint | |
| Judgement Day Is a-Rollin' Around | V - I've a good ole mudder in de heaven, my Lord, Oh, how I long to go dere too. C - Judgment, Judgment, Judgment day is a-rolling around, Judgement, Judgement, Oh, how I long to go. | PD Reprint | |
| Keep Me From Sinkin' Down | V - I tell you what I mean to do, Keep me from sinkin' down, I mean to go to hebben too, Keep me from sinkin' down. C - Oh, Lord, Oh my Lord, Oh my good Lord, Keep me from sinkin' down. | PD Reprint | |
| King Emanuel | V - Oh, who do you call de King Emanuel; I call my Jesus King Emanuel. C - Oh, de King Emanuel is a mighty 'manuel; I call my Jesus King Emanuel. | PD Reprint | |
| Lead Me to the Rock | V - The man who loves to serve the Lord . . . Will surely get his just reward . . . C - Lead me, Lead me, lead me my Lord; Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. | PD Reprint | |
| Let The Heaven Light Shine On Me | V - Oh, brudder, you must bow so low, brudder, you must bow so low C - Let de Heaven light shine on me . . . For low is de way to de upper bright world, Let de Heaven light shine on me. | PD Reprint | |
| Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveler | V - I'll take my gospel trumpet, And I'll begin to blow, And if my Saviour helps me, I'll blow wherever I go. C - Let us cheer the weary traveler . . . Along the heavenly way. | PD Reprint | |
| Let Us Praise Him | V - Let us praise Him, let us praise Him . . . O praise, O praise, Glory Hallelujah! C - Glory Hallelujah | PD Reprint | |
| Listen to the Angels Shouting | V - Where do you think I found my soul? Listen to the angels shouting. I found my soul at Hell's dark door, Listen to the angels shouting. C - Run all the way, Run all the way my Lord, Listen to the angels shouting. | PD Reprint | |
| Listen to the Lambs | V - Come on sister, with your ups and downs, Want to go to Heaven when I die, Angels waiting for to give you a crown . . .l C - Listen to the lambs all a crying, I want to go to Heaven when I die, O die. | PD Reprint | |
| Little Wheel A-turnin' in My Heart | V - Dere's a little wheel a turnin' in my heart . . . O I feel so very happy in my heart. | PD Reprint | |
| Live A-Humble | V - Watch that sun, how steady he runs, Don't let him catch you with your work undone. Live a-humble. C - Live a-humble, humble. Humble yourselves the bell's done rung. Glory and honor! Praise King Jesus! Glory and honor! Praise the Lord! | PD Reprint | |
| Love An' Serve De Lord | V - If ye love God serve Him, Hallelujah! Praise ye de Lord! If ye love God serve Him, Hallelujah! Love an' serve de Lord. C - Good mornin', bother trav'ler. Pray tell me where you're bound? I'm bound for Canaan's happy land, And de enchanted ground. | PD Reprint | |
| Many Thousand Gone | V - No more auction block for me, no more, No more; No more auction block for me, Many thousand gone. C - . . . No more peck o'corn . . . No more driver's lash . . . No more pint o' salt . . . No more hundred lash . . . No more mistress' call . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Marching Up the Heavenly Road | V - My sister, have you got your sword and shield? Marching up the heavenly road. I got 'em fo' I left the field, Marching up the heavenly road. C - Marching up the heavenly road . . . I'm bound to fight until I die; Marching up the heavenly road. | PD Reprint | |
| Massa Gwine To Sell Us Tomorrow | V - Mother, is massa gwine to sell us tomorrow? Yes, yes, yes! O watch and pray ! C - . . Gwine to sell us down in Georgia? . . . Farewell, mother, I must lebe you . . . Mother, don't grieve arter me . . . Mother, I'll meet you in heaven. | PD Reprint | |
| Mighty Day | V - Yes, the book of Revelation's to be bro't forth on that day, And ev'ry leaf unfolded, the book of seven seals. C - O wasn't that a might day? O wasn't that a might day? | PD Reprint | |
| Mighty Rocky Road | V - Hit's a mighty rock road, an' I'm mos' done trabbelin' . . . C - I'se bound to kerry my soul to Jesus, Bound to kerry my soul to de Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| Most Done Toiling Here | V - I love to shout, I love to sing, Most done toiling here. I love to praise my Heav'nly King C - Most done toiling here, O brethren. And I'm most done toiling here. | PD Reprint | |
| Most Done Trabelling | V - Oh, my mudder's in de road, Most done trabelling . . . I'm bound to carry my soul to de Lord. C - I'm bound to carry my soul to my Jesus. I'm bound to carry my soul to de Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| My Brethren, Don't Get Weary | V - You better be a praying, I do love de Lord; For judgment day is a coming, I do love de Lord. C - My brethren don't get weary, Angels brought de tiding down; Don't get weary, I'm hunting for a home. | PD Reprint | |
| My Good Lord's Done Been Here | V - When I get up in Heaven And my work is done, Going to sit down by Sister Mary, And chatter with the darling Son. C - O, my good Lord's done been here! Blessed my soul and gone away, My Good lord's done been here, Blessed my soul and gone. | PD Reprint | |
| My Lord, What A Mornin' | V - You'll hear de trumpet sound, To wake de nations under ground, Look in my God's right hand, When de stars begin to fall. C - My Lord what a morning, My Lord what a morning . . . When de stars begin to fall. | PD Reprint | |
| My Lord's Riding All The Time | V - When I was down in Egypt's land . . . I heard a mighty talking 'bout the promis'd land. C - O He sees all you do, and hears all you say, My Lord's a-riding all the time. | PD Reprint | |
| My Name's Written on High | V - Oh, hallelujah to the Lamb! My name's written on high; King Jesis died for ev'ry man, My name's written on high. C - Hail! Hail! I belong to the blood washed army, Hail! Hail! My name's written on high. | PD Reprint | |
| My Soul Wants Something That's New | V - Dark was the nigh and cold the ground On which the Lord was laid. His sweat like drops of blood run down, In agony He prayed. C - My soul wants something that's new, that's new, My soul want's something that's new. | PD Reprint | |
| My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord | V - Where've you been poor sinner? O where've you been so long? Been working out of the sight of man. C - O, my soul's been anchord in the Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| My Way's Cloudy | V - There's fire in the east and fire in the west, Send them angels down. And fire among the Methodist, O send them angels down. C - Oh! brethern, my way, my way's cloudy, my way, Go send them angels down. | PD Reprint | |
| Nellie Was a Lady | V - Down on the Mississippi floating, Long time I trabbel o'er the way C - Nellie was a lady, last night she died; Toll de bell for lubly Nell, my dark Virginia bride. | PD Reprint | |
| New Born Again | V - I found free grace and dying love, I'm newborn again. Been long time a-talking 'bout my trials here below. Free grace, free grace. C - Sinner, Free grace, free grace, I'm a newborn again So glad! so Glad! | PD Reprint | |
| New Born Again (Hallelujah) | V - Free grace, free grace! free grace, sinner! C - Hallelujah, hallelujah! Newborn again, Been a long time talkin' Bout a starint' on de way. | PD Reprint | |
| New Burying Ground | V - O, my Lord, good and kind, Take the little babe, Leave its mother behind. C - Judgment day! God's a callin'! Stars a-fallin'! Chariot's comin' down To the new buryin' ground! . . . . N - 8 verses use phrases from many, many different spirituals. | PD Reprint | |
| Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord | V - Brothers will you pray for me? Sisters will you pray for me? Mothers will you pray for me, And help me to drive old Satan away? C - Nobdy knows the trouble I see, Lord, Nobody knows the trouble I see; nobody know the trouble I see Lord, Nobody knows like Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| O Lamb ! Beautiful Lamb ! | V - Down on my knees when the light passed by, tho't my soul would rise and fly, I'm going to serve God till I die. C - O Lamb, beautiful Lamb! I'm going to serve God till I die. | PD Reprint | |
| O My Little Soul's Going to Shine | V - I don't care where you bury my body . . . O my little should going to shine. C - O my little soul's going to shine, shine . . . All around the Heavens going to shine, shine . . . | PD Reprint | |
| O Rocks Don't Fall on Me | V - Look over yonder on Jerico's wall . . And see those sinners tremble and fall. C - O rocks don't fall on me . . Rocks and mountains, don't fall on me. | PD Reprint | |
| O, Nobody Knows Who I Am | V - Want to go to heaven, Want to go right, Want to go to Heaven All dressed in white. C - O, nobody knows a who I am, a who I am, till the judgment morning! Heav'n bells a ringing, the saints all singing, Heav'n bells a-ringing in my soul. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh De Hebben' Is Shinin' | V - Oh, Fare you well, friends, I'm gwine to tell you all; De hebben is shinin' full ob love; Gwine to leave you all a-mine eyes to close . . . C - Oh, de hebben is shinin', shinin', O Lord de hebben is shinin' full ob love. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Give Way Jordan | V - Oh, I heard a sweet music up above. I want to go across to see my Lord. An' I wish dat music would come here . . . C - Oh, give way Jordan, give way Jordan . . . I want to go across to see my Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Jerusalem | V - Mind my sister, how you walk on de cross, Yo' might slip an you' soul git los'! C - Oh Jerusalem! Oh, my Lord! I'm walkin' de road Oh, Jersusalem, walkin' de road, Oh my Lord! | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Wasn't Dat A Wide Riber | V - Oh you got Jesus, hold him fast, One more riber to cross, Oh, better love was nebber told, One more riber to cross. C - Oh, wasn't dat a wide riber, Riber ob Jordan, Lord, Wide riber, Dere's one more riber to cross. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh When I Git T' Heaven | V - Oh, when I git t'Haven, gwine t' sit right down, Ask my Lord for a starry crown, Sittin' down side o' de Holy Lamb. C - Father Abraham, sittin' down side o' de Holy Lamb, Help me t' sing de song . . . Help me to move along. | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Yes | V - Oh, yes! Oh, yes! I tell you bretheren a mortal fac', Oh, yes!, Ef ye want to get to heav'n, don't nebber look back . . I want to know a before I go . . C - Oh, wait till I put on my robe, wait till I put on my robe . . . Oh, yes! Oh, yes! | PD Reprint | |
| Oh Yes Yonder Comes My Lord | V - Oh, yes, yonder comes my Lord, Oh, yes, yonder comes my, Oh, yes, yonder comes my Lord. C - . . He is comin' this a way . . . With His sword in his han' . . . He's gwine t'hew dem sinners down. . . Right level to de groun' . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Old Ark A-Moverin' Along | V - 'Jes wait a little while, I'm gwine to tell ye 'bout de ole ark, ole ark. C - De ole ark a-moverin', a-moverin' along. De ole ark a-moverin', a-moverin'. | PD Reprint | |
| Peter On The Sea | V - Peter, Peter, Peter on the sea, sea, sea! Drop your nets and follow, Drop your nets and follow me. C - Gabriel blow your trumpet loud! . . . Danield in the lions' den . . . Who did swallow Jonah whole? . . . Whale did swallow Jonah whole! | PD Reprint | |
| Po' Me | V - The Lord is on the giving hand, Trouble will bury me down! The more I pray the better I feel, Trouble will bury me down! C - Why brethering, Po' me! Po' me! Po' me! Trouble will bury me down! | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Me | V - I'm sometime up, I'm sometime down, Trouble will bury me down; But still my soul feels heav'nly bound, Trouble will bury me down. C - Poor me, Poor me, Trouble will bury me down. | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Mourners Got a Home | V - O mourner, mourner. Ain't you tired a-mourning. Bow down on-a your knees and join the band with the angels. C - (mm... ) (mm....) my Lord! (mm...) Poor mourner's got a home at last. | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Sinner | V - Fire in the east, fire in the west. . . . Fire goin' to burn up the wilderness . . . C - O poor sinner. O now is your time. O poor sinner, O, what you goin' to do when your lamp burns down? | PD Reprint | |
| Pray On Brothers | V - I washed my head in the midnight dew; The morning stars a witness, too. C - Pray on, brothers. O hally hallelujah! Pray on, brothers, It ain't too late. | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer Is De Key Of Heaven | V - I think it 'twas 'bout twelve o'clock, Faith unlocks de do', When Jesus led me to de rock, Faith unlocks de do'. I know dat. C - Prayer is de key of heaven . . . Faith unlocks de do' . I know dat. | PD Reprint | |
| Put John On De Island | V - You got Jesus, hold him fas', Weep a low Judgement's comin'. De grace of God you shall receive . . . C - Hail, hail Put John on de island, Hail, hail, Weep a low Judgement's comin'. | PD Reprint | |
| Raslin' Jacob | V - Day is breakin', Jacob, let me go, . . . I will not let you go. C - Raslin' Jacob, let me go . . . I will not let you go. | PD Reprint | |
| Religion Is a Fortune | V - O, religion is a fortune, I really do believe . . . O Sabbaths have no end. C - Where've you been, poor sinner? Where've you been so long? Been low down in the valley for to pray, And I ain't got weary yet. | PD Reprint | |
| Ride On | V - Some of dese mornin's bright an' fair, Don't you wan' t' go t' Hebben in de mornin'? Take my flight up to de skies . . . C - Ride on, ride on, ride on King Emanuel. Don't you wan' t' go t' Hebben in de mornin'? | PD Reprint | |
| Ride on King Jesus | V - I was young when I began, No man can-a hinder me, But now my race is almost done, No man can-a hinder me. C - Ride on King Jesus! No man can-a hinder me. | PD Reprint | |
| Rise and Shine | V - Jesus carry the young lambs in his bosom, bosom . . . For de year ob Juberlee. C - Oh, rise an' shine, an' give God de glory, glory . . . for de year of Juberlee. | PD Reprint | |
| Roll De Ole Chariot Along | V - We are travelin' from mansion, to mansion, to manions . . Ef ye don't hang on behin' C - Oh, roll de ole chariot along . . . Ef ye don't hang on behin'. | PD Reprint | |
| Roll On | V - When I was blind and could not see, King Jesus brought that light to me. C - Roll on, roll on, sweet moments roll on, And let these poor pilgrims go home, go home. | PD Reprint | |
| Rough And Rolling Sea | V - Farewell, farewell to my only child, Like a rough and a rolling sea. C - . . . The lightnings flashed And the thunders rolled . . . The storms beat high And the winds blew fierce . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Rule Death In His Arms | V - When God commanded Michael in the morning, To stretch at dividing line, With the sheep upon his right hand side, And the goats upon his left. C - O didn't Jesus rule Death in His arm, Yes, rule Death in His arms, On the other side of Jordan, Ah! rule Death in His arms. | PD Reprint | |
| Run Mary, Run | V - Fire in de east an' fire in de west, I know de oder worl' 'm not like dis, Bound to burn de wilderness . . . C - Run Mary run, run Mary run, O run Mary run, I know de oder worl' 'm not like dis | PD Reprint | |
| Sabbath Has No End | V - When John first came out of Egypt, He camp'd upon the ground, He sang one of Zion's praises, And the Holy Ghost came down. C - Mighty, meeting in Zion, I believe . . . And Sabbath has no end. | PD Reprint | |
| Save Me Lord | V - I hailed my sister, she hailed back to me, The last word I heard her say was, Save me, Lord, save me! C - Yes, I want God's heaven to be mine, be mine . . . Save me, Lord, save me! | PD Reprint | |
| See Fo' An' Twenty Elders | V - See fo' an' twenty elders on dere knees C - An' we'll all rise togedder an' view de risin' sun, O Lord, have mercy ef yo' pleas'. | PD Reprint | |
| Seek And You Shall Find | V - My brother, de Lord has been here . . . And de Love come a-trickaling down. C - Seek and ye shall find, Knock and de door shall be opened; Ask and it shall be giv'n, And de Love come a-trickaling down. | PD Reprint | |
| Show Me the Way | V - Noah sent out a mourning dove . . . which brought back a token of heavenly love. C - O my good Lord, Show me the way . . . Enter the chariot, travel along. | PD Reprint | |
| Sing a Ho That I Had The Wings of A Dove | V - Virgin Mary had one son, I'd fly away and be at rest, The Jews and the Romans had him hung . . .. C - Sing a ho that I had the wings of a dove . . I'd fly away and be at rest. | PD Reprint | |
| Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass | V - I know that my Redeemer lives . . . Sinner, please don't let this harvest pass. C - Sinner please don't let this harvest pass . . . and die and lose your soul at last. | PD Reprint | |
| Sinner, You Better Get Ready | V - The tallest tree in Paradise, The Christian calls it the tree of life, Hour is a comin' Dat a sinner must die. C - Sinner, you better get ready . . For the hour is a comin' Dat a sinner must die. | PD Reprint | |
| Some o' Dese Mornin's | V - Gwine to see my mother, some of dese mornin's, see my mother some o' dese mornin's . . . Hope I'll jine de band. C - Look a-way in de heaven . . . Look a-way in de heaven, Lord, Hope I'll jine de band. | PD Reprint | |
| Somebody's Buried in the Graveyard | V - Although you see me coming along so, To the promised land I'm bound to go. C - Somebody's buried in the graveyard, somebody's buried in the sea, Going to get up in the morning a shouting, Going to join Jubilee. | PD Reprint | |
| Soon a Will Be Done | V - Soon a will be done with the troubles of the world, troubles of the world . . . Goin' home to live with God. C - No more weeping and wailing . . I'm going to live with God. | PD Reprint | |
| Stand On A Sea Of Glass | V - Satan tried my soul to slay, Sword of faith skeered him away. Stand on a sea of glass. C - O dis union! Sing dis union! I love dis union, Stand on a sea of glass. | PD Reprint | |
| Stars in the Elements | V - Don't you hear those Christians a-praying, While the moon drips away in the blood, And the ransomed of the Lord . . . C - Oh, the stars in the elements are falling, And the moon drips away in the blood, And the ransomed of the Lord are turning home to God? O blessed be the name of the Lord! | PD Reprint | |
| Stay in de Field | V - My eyes are turned to de Hebbenly gate until de war is ended. I'll keep on my way or I'll be too late, until de war is ended. C - Stay in de field, Stay in de field, Stay in de field 'til de war is ended. | PD Reprint | |
| Steal Away and Pray | V - Sinners, why do't you pray . . . I can't stay away. C - O, Steal away and pray . . . I'm looking for my Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| Sun Don't Set in De Mornin' | V - Pray on, prayin' sister . . . Light shine roun' de worl'. C - Sun don't set in de mornin' . . . Lord, sun don't set in de mornin', Light shine round de world. | PD Reprint | |
| Sweet Canaan | V - Oh, my brother, did you come for to help me . . . Pray, give me your right hand. C - Oh, the land I am bound for, Sweet Canaan's happy land, I am bound for Sweet Canaan's happy land . . Pray, give me your right hand. | PD Reprint | |
| Sweet Heaven | V - Some people think I have no grace, But I'll see my Savior face to face, Lord how I long to be there. C - Oh, sweet heaven! . . . But how I long to be there. | PD Reprint | |
| Sweet Turtle Dove or Jerusalem Mornin' | V - Sweet turtle dove, she sing-a so sweet, Muddy de water, so deep, An' we had a little meetin' in de mornin', A-for to hear Gabriel's trumpet sound. C - Jerusalem mornin'. Jerusalem mornin' by de light, Don't you head Gabriel's trumpet in dat mornin'? | PD Reprint | |
| Swing Low | V - Oh, de good ole chariot swing so low, Good ole chariot swing so low . . I don't want to leave me behind. C - Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, I don't want to leave me behind. | PD Reprint | |
| Swing Low, Chariot | V - Swing low, chariot, low in de Eas', Let God's people have some peace, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin'. C - Swing low, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin'; Elijah, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin' | PD Reprint | |
| Tell All the World, John | V - What kind o' shoes are those you wear, I know the other world's not like this; That you can walk up in the air? . . . C - Tell all the world, John . . . I know the other world's not like this. | PD Reprint | |
| Tell Bruddah Lijah | V - O Sinnah! Ain you tired of sinnin'? Lay down you load ob hell An come along to Jesus! C - No harm, No harm! Tell Bruddah 'Lijah! No harm, No harm! Come along to Jesus! | PD Reprint | |
| Tell Jesus | V - I went up on de mountain, I did'nt go dere for t' stay, But when my soul got happy, Den I stayed all day. C - Tell Jesus, done, done all I can . . . I can't do no more. | PD Reprint | |
| There Were Ten Virgins | V - There were ten Virgins when de Bridegroom come, There were ten Virgins, there were ten Virgins, There were ten Virgins when He come. C - . . . An five of them were wise . . . And five of them were foolish . . . And de foolish said to de wise . . . | PD Reprint | |
| There's Preaching Here | V - There is preaching here, there is preaching there, I believe within my soul there's preaching everywhere. C - Run, mourner, run! Low, says the Bible, Run mourner run, Low, is the way. | PD Reprint | |
| They Led My Lord Away | V - The Jews and Romans, in-a one band, Tell me where to find Him' They crucified the Son of Man, Tell me where to find Him. C - They led my Lord away, away, away, They led my Lord away, O tell me where to find Him. | PD Reprint | |
| This Is a Sin-Trying World | V - O, heav'n is so high, and I am so low, I don't know whether I'll ever get to Heav'n or no. C - O, this is a sin trying world. | PD Reprint | |
| Troubled In Mind | V - In the morning I am troubled. Fo'day! I am troubled in my mind! C - Now I'm troubled in mind! S'm so troubled in min! I ask good Lord to show me the wya, To ease my troubled mind. | PD Reprint | |
| Turn Back Pharaoh's Army | V - Gwine to write to Massa Jesus, To send some valiant soldiers. C - To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu! To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelujah! To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu! | PD Reprint | |
| View De Land | V - I'm born of God, I know I am, View de land, view de land. And you deny it, if-a you can, Go view de heav'nly land. C - Oh, 'way over Jerdan, view de land. View de land Way over Jerden, Go view de heavenly land. | PD Reprint | |
| Wake Up Children | V - Ole Satan tho't he had me fast, And I will serve that living God. But thank the Lord, I'm free at last, And I will serve that living God. C - O wake up, children, wake up! O a-rise! O wake up, children, wake! And I will serve that living God. | PD Reprint | |
| Walk In Jerusalem Just Like John | See I Want to Be Ready | ||
| Walk Jerusalem Jes' Like John | V - Walk Jerusalem jes' like John, Walk Jerusalem up and down, Walk Jerusalem, walk Jerusalem . . Walk Jerusalem round and round. C - Walk Jerusalem jes' like John. When I come to die, I want to be ready, When I come to die. | PD Reprint | |
| Walk Through the Valley in Peace | V - Brothers, we'll walk thro' the valley . . . C - We will walk thro' the valley in peace, come along . . . If Jesus Himself be our leader then, we will walk thro' the valley in peace. | PD Reprint | |
| Walk You In De Light | V - Oh, children, do you think it's true, Walkin' in de light o' God, Dat Jesus Christ did die for you, Walkin' in de light o' God., C - Walk you in de light . . Walkin' in de light o' God. | PD Reprint | |
| Walking In The Light | V - Hallelujah to the Lamb. We are walking in de light. Jesus died for ebery man. We are walking in de light. C - We are walking in de light, We are walking in de light . . We are walking in de light of God. | PD Reprint | |
| Want to go to Heaven When I Die | V - Want To Go To Heaven When I Die . . . Good Lord. C - When I die good Lord, when I die. Good Lord, when I die. | PD Reprint | |
| We Are Building On A Rock | V - We are building on a rock, On high, on high . . . thank God. C - . . . It's a mighty true rock . . . It's a mighty solid rock . . . Christ Jesus is the Rock . . . | PD Reprint | |
| We're Some of the Praying People | V - And must I be to judgment brought, to answer in that day? C - We're some of the praying people . . . For my Lord told me so. | PD Reprint | |
| Wear A Starry Crown | V - O we are going to wear a crown . . . To wear a starry crown. C - Away over Jordon with my Blessed Jesus, Away over Jordan, To wear a starry crown. | PD Reprint | |
| Weepin' Mary | V - If there's anybody here like weepin' Mary, Call upon your Jesus, an' He'll draw nigh. C - O, glory, glory hallelujah! Glory be to my God, who rules on high. | PD Reprint | |
| What a Tryin' Time | V - Adam, you ate the apple . . . O what a tryin' time. Lord, Eve, she gave it to me, O what a tryin' time. C - O Adam where are you? . . . O what a tryin' time. Lord, I'm in the Garden, Lord . . . O what a tryin' time. | PD Reprint | |
| What Kind of Shoes Are You Going to Wear? | V - What kind of shoes are you going to wear? Golden slippers! . . . Golden slippers I'm bound to wear, That outshines the glittering sun. C - Yes, yes my Lord, I'm going to join the heav'nly choir . . I am a soldier of the cross. | PD Reprint | |
| Wheel in a Wheel | V - A wheel in a wheel, Oh, my Lord . . . Gwine to take a ride On de chariot wheel C - . . . It runs by love . . . It runs by faith . . . Chariot's a comin' . . . | PD Reprint | |
| When I Come T' Die | V - When I git dere I will sit down an' tell, Tell about de world I jus' come from. Wan' t' walk about Jerusalem jus' like Job. C - Oh, when I come t' die, I wan't t' be ready, When I come t' die, Wan' t' walk about Jerusalem jus' like Job. | PD Reprint | |
| When I'm Dead | V - Pale Horse and Rider have taken my mother away . . . By and by don't you grieve after me. C - When I'm dead don't you grieve after me, . . By and by don't you grieve after me. | PD Reprint | |
| When Morning Comes | V - Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand, All the ways that God will lead us . .. C - By and by, when the morning comes, All the saints of God are gathering home . . | PD Reprint | |
| When That General Roll Is Called | V - Gwine to see my father, I'll be there . . . see my mother . . . see my sister . . . see my Jesus . . . C - I'll be there in the morning . . . when that general roll is called. I'll be there, When that general roll is called, I'll be there. | PD Reprint | |
| When the General Roll is Called | V - Goin' to meet my sister, I'll be there. C - I'll be there in the morning . . When the general roll is called. | PD Reprint | |
| When the Stars Begin to Fall | V - You'll hear a sinner mourn to make the nations underground. Look in my God's right hand When the stars begin to fall. C - My Lord, what a morning . . When the stars begin to fall. | PD Reprint | |
| Where Am De Children? | V - Where am de chil'ren a-singin' sweet, Hal-le-halelujah, my Lord. Dar on de sho' now I see dem stan'. Singin' de glory ob de angel ban' C - Den chil'ren, chil'ren, chil'ren, meet me in de Kingdom . . . Meet me over dar! | PD Reprint | |
| Who'll Jine De Union | V - My lovely brethren, how ye do? Who'll jine the Union? Oh, des yer love a-continue true? . . . Ebber since I hab-a benn newly born . . C - Oh, hallelujah, Oh,hallelujah, Oh hallelujah, Who'll jine de union? | PD Reprint | |
| Whose Dat Yandah | V - O little did I think, he was so nigh. He spoke, and He made me laugh and cry. C - O who's dat yandah? an' a who's dat yandah? Say, who's dat yandah? Look like a' my Lord comin' in de sky. | PD Reprint | |
| Winter Soon Be Over | V - Them Methodist and Baptists can't agree, And we'll all rise and go. An' stop you long tongue from telling lies, And we'll all rise and go. C - O the winter, the winter, the winter soon be over. chillen . . And we'll all arise and go. | PD Reprint | |
| Witness | V - You read the Bible and you understand, Methuselah was the oldest man. He lived nine hundred and sixty-nine, He died and went to heaven, Lord, in a-due time. C - My soul is a witness for my Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| Wonder Where Is Good Ole Daniel | V - Wonder where is good ole Daniel . . . Way over in de Promise' Lan' C - . . He was cas' in de den ob lions . . . By an' by we'll go an' meet Him . . . Wonder where's dem Hebrew children . . . | PD Reprint | |
| You Can't Cross Here | V - Yes, you must have that true religion . . . Or you can't cross here. C - O where you going sinner? O where you going, I say? Going down to the rivers of Jordan, You can't cross here. | PD Reprint | |
| You Got to Die | V - O, you just as well live in union, You got to die C - It may be tomorrow, You can't tell the minute nor the hour . . .You got to die. | PD Reprint | |
| You Won't Find a Man Like Jesus | V - You may search from sea to sea, But this thing is clear to me. That you won't find a man like Jesus. C - Like Jesus, like Jesus; And you won't find a man like Jesus. | PD Reprint | |
| Zion Weep A-Low | V - My Jesus Christ, a-walkin' down de hebbenly road, Den a Halleluajh to de Lamb, An' out o' his mouth come a two edged sword . . . C - Zion, Weep a-low, Zion weep a-low . .. Den-a Hallelujah to-a de Lamb. | PD Reprint |