Singing the Living Tradition ‎#141

141. I've Got a New Name

1 I've got a new name over in Zion,
I've got a new name over in Zion,
I've got a new name over in Zion!
It's mine, it's mine,
it's mine, I declare, it's mine!

2 I've got a mother over in Zion,
I've got a mother over in Zion,
I've got a mother over in Zion!
She's mine, she's mine,
she's mine, I declare, she's mine!

3 I've got a father over in Zion,
I've got a father over in Zion,
I've got a father over in Zion!
He's mine, he's mine,
he's mine, I declare, he's mine!

4 I've got a new life over in Zion,
I've got a new life over in Zion,
I've got a new life over in Zion!
It's mine, it's mine,
it's mine, I declare, it's mine!

Text Information

• First Line: I've got a new name over in Zion
• Title: I've Got a New Name
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men: In Time To Come
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: NEW NAME
• Arranger: Wendell Whalum, 1932-
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875