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Text:We shall overcome. We shall overcome
Tune:WE SHALL OVERCOME
Arranger:Carl Haywood, 1949-

559. We shall overcome. We shall overcome

1 We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe.
We shall overcome some day.

2 We’ll walk hand in hand.
We’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand today;
oh, deep in my heart, I do believe.
We’ll walk hand in hand today.

3 God is on our side.
God is on our side,
God is on our side today;
oh, deep in my heart, I do believe.
God is on our side today.

4 We are not afraid.
We are not afraid,
we are not afraid today;
oh, deep in my heart, I do believe.
We are not afraid today.

5 We shall live in peace.
We shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe.
We shall live in peace some day.

Text Information
First Line: We shall overcome. We shall overcome
Meter: 10.7.8.7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: The Christian Life
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: WE SHALL OVERCOME
Arranger: Carl Haywood, 1949-
Meter: 10.7.8.7
Key: C Major
Source: African-American spiritual; Arrangement: The Haywood Collection of Negor Spirituals
Copyright: Arrangement © 1992 Carl Haywood



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