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Text:Give Me Jesus
Tune:[I heard my mother say]
Harmonizer:Verolga Nix, 1933-

165. Give Me Jesus

1 I heard my mother say,
I heard my mother say,
I heard my mother say,
Give me Jesus.

Refrain:
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You may have all this world,
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You may have all this world,
Give me Jesus.

2 Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Give me Jesus. [Refrain]

3 Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Give me Jesus. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I heard my mother say
Title: Give Me Jesus
Refrain First Line: Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [I heard my mother say]
Harmonizer: Verolga Nix, 1933-
Key: C Major
Source: Traditional
Copyright: Harm. © 1981 by Abingdon



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