CPWI Hymnal ‎#558

558. Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh freedom over me!

1 Oh, freedom, oh, freedom,
oh, freedom over me!

Refrain:
An’ befo’ I’d be a slave,
I’ll be buried in my grave,
an’ go home to my Lord an’ be free.

2 No mo’ moanin’, no mo’ moanin’,
no mo’ moanin’ over me! [Refrain]

3 No mo’ weepin’, no mo’ weepin’,
no mo’ weepin’ over me! [Refrain]

4 There’ll be shoutin’, there’ll be shoutin’,
there’ll be shoutin’ over me! [Refrain]

5 There’ll be singin’, there’ll be singin’,
there’ll be singin’ over me! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh freedom over me!
• Refrain First Line: An 'befo' I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: The Christian Life
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: O FREEDOM
• Arranger: Carl Haywood, 1949-
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: G Major
• Source: African-American spiritual; Arrangement: The Haywood Collection of Negor Spirituals
• Copyright: Arrangement © 1992 Carl Haywood