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Text:Oh, Freedom
Tune:[Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!]
Arranger:Paul Abels

486. Oh, Freedom

1 Oh, freedom!
Oh, freedom!
Oh, freedom over me!
And before I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.

2 No more moaning,
No more moaning,
No more moaning over me!
And before I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.

3 There'll be singing,
There'll be singing,
There'll be singing over me!
And before I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.

4 There'll be shouting,
There'll be shouting,
There'll be shouting over me!
And before I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.

5 There'll be praying,
There'll be praying,
There'll be praying over me!
And before I'd be a slave,
I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.

Text Information
First Line: Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!
Title: Oh, Freedom
Language: English
Publication Date: 2001
Topic: Heaven; Joy; Spirituals
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: [Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!]
Arranger: Paul Abels
Key: A Major
Source: African-American spiritual



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