Text: | Steal away |
Tune: | [My Lord, he calls me] |
Composer: | Carl Haywood (b. 1949) |
Refrain:
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here!
1 My Lord he calls me, he calls me by the thunder.
The trumpet sounds within a my soul. I ain’t got long to stay here. (Refrain)
2 Green trees are bending, poor sinner stands a-trembling,
the trumpet sounds within a my soul. I ain’t got long to stay here. (Refrain)
3 Tombstones are bursting, poor sinner stands a-trembling,
the trumpet sounds within a my soul. I ain’t got long to stay here. (Refrain)
4 My Lord he calls me, he calls me by the lightning.
the trumpet sounds within a my soul. I ain’t got long to stay here. (Refrain)
Text Information | |
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First Line: | My Lord he calls me by the thunder |
Title: | Steal away |
Refrain First Line: | Steal away |
Meter: | Irr. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Hymns and Spiritual Songs: The Christian Life |
Source: | Traditional |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [My Lord, he calls me] |
Composer: | Carl Haywood (b. 1949) |
Meter: | Irr. |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Negro Spiritual; The Haywood Collection of Negro Spirituals |
Copyright: | © Carl Haywood |