Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1)

Editor:	Frederick J. Work, B. A.
Publisher:	Work Bros. & Hart Co., Nashville, 1907
Language:	English
Notes:	Numbering is by page number.

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#	Text	Tune
3	My sister, have you got your sword and shield?	[My sister have you got your sword and shield?]
4	Some of these mornings bright and fair	[Some of these mornings bright and fair]
5	Never saw such a man before	[Never saw such a man before]
6	'Way down yonder in the graveyard walk	[Way down yonder in the graveyard walk]
7	O Lord, I've done what you told me to do	[O Lord, I've done what you told me to do]
8	O sinner, sinner, you better pray	[O sinner, sinner, you better pray]
9	You say you're aiming for the skies	[You say you're aiming for the skies]
10	I love to shout, I love to sing	[I love to shout, I love to sing]
11	O, steal away and pray	[O, steal away and pray]
12	I've got a home in-a that Rock	[I've got a home in that Rock]
13	O, little did I think He was so nigh	[O, little did I think He was so nigh]
14	I'm sometimes up, I'm sometimes down	[I'm sometimes up, I'm sometimes down]
15	No more weeping and awailing	[No more weeping and awailing]
16	I've got a robe, you've got a robe	[I've got a robe, you've got a robe]
17	I've a crown up in the Kingdom	[I've a crown up in the Kingdom]
18	O never, you mind what Satan say	[O never you mind what Satan say]
19	Jesus Christ, He died for me	[Jesus Christ, He died for me]
20	Before I'd stay in hell one day	[Before I'd stay in hell one day]
21	Come on sister, with your ups and downs	[Come on sister with your ups and downs]
22	Got to go to judgment, O, yes!	[Got to go to judgment, O, yes]
23a	Don't call the roll, John	[Don't call the roll, John]
23b	When you see my coffin come	[When you see my coffin come]
24	The man who loves to serve the Lord	[The man who loves to serve the Lord]
25	O mourner, mourner
26	Ev'ry time I think about Jesus	[Ev'ry time I think about Jesus]
27	I found free grace and dying love	[I found free grace and dying love]
28	Knocks like Jesus	[Knocks like Jesus]
29	It was inch by inch that I sought the Lord	[It was inch by inch that I sought the Lord]
30a	Went to the rocks for to hide my face	[Went to the rocks for to hide my face]
30b	Mourner pray, mourner pray	[Mourner pray, mourner pray]
31	Sometimes I feel discouraged	[Sometimes I feel discouraged]
32	Goin' to meet my sister	[Goin' to meet my sister]
33	Virgin Mary had one Son	[Virgin Mary had one Son]
34	This world's a wilderness of woe	[This world's a wilderness of woe]
35	Went to the graveyard the other day	[Went to the graveyard the other day]
36	My Lord calls me	[My Lord calls me]
37	Fire in the east, fire in the west	[Fire in the east, fire in the west]
38	In the valley!	[In the valley]
40	Go, tell Mary and Martha	[Go, tell Mary and Martha]
41	Lord, I want to be a Christian	[Lord, I want to be a Christian]
42	Noah sent out a mourning dove	[Noah sent out a mourning dove]
43	Were you there when they crucified my Lord?	[Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]
44	Look over yonder on Jericho's wall	[Look over yonder on Jericho's walls]
45	For I'm goin' to Heav'n above	[For I'm goin' to Heav'n above]
46	I know my robe's goin' to fit me well	[I know my robe's goin' to fit me well]
47	Did ever you see the like before?	[Did ever you see the like before?]
48	I looked over Jordan, and what did I see	[I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]
49	Holy Bible, Holy Bible	[Holy Bible, Holy Bible]
50	Watch that sun, how steady he runs	[Watch that sun, how steady he runs]
51	When I was blind and could not see	[When I ws blind and could not see]
52	O brothers lets go down, let's go down, let's go down	[O brothers let's go down, let's go down, let's go down]
53	Christians, hold up your heads!	[Christians, hold up your heads]
54	If religion was a thing that money could buy	[If religion was a thing that money could buy]
55	I'll take my gospel trumpet	[I'll take my gospel trumpet]
56	How long did it rain? Can any one tell?
57	I know that my Redeemer lives	[I know that my Redeemer lives]
58	O, I've been to the sea, and I've done been tried	[O, I've been to the sea, and I've done been tried]
59	My Lord's done just what he said	[My Lord's done just what he said]
60	When I get up in Heaven	[When I get up in Heaven]
61	O, ain't I glad I've got out the wilderness	[O, ain't I glad I've got out the wilderness]
62	My brother, I remember when I was a sinner lost	[My brother, I remember when I was a sinner lost]
63	Lightning flashes, thunders roll	[Lightning flashes, thunder rolls]