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Text:Hard Trials
Tune:[The foxes, they have holes in the ground]
Arranger:J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger:Verolga Nix, 1933-

107. Hard Trials

1 The foxes, they have holes in the ground,
The birds have nests in the air,
The Christians have a hiding place,
But sinners ain't got nowhere.

Refrain:
Now ain't them hard trials, great tribulations?
Ain't them hard trials?
I'm bound to leave this land.

2 Oh, Methodist, Methodist is my name,
Methodist till I die,
Been baptized on the Methodist side,
And a Methodist will I die. [Refrain]

3 Oh, Baptist, Baptist is my name,
Baptist till I die,
Been baptized on the Baptist side,
And a Baptist will I die. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: The foxes, they have holes in the ground
Title: Hard Trials
Refrain First Line: Now ain't them hard trials
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [The foxes, they have holes in the ground]
Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger: Verolga Nix, 1933-
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Traditional
Copyright: Arr. © 1981 by Abingdon



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