Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs

Editor: John Nelson Clark Coggin
Publisher: Hall-Mack Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1913
Language: English
Notes: First edition published in 1913, and 3rd edition in 1927
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1Going to lay down my burden[Going to lay down my burden]Page Scan
2I see my mother coming, coming, coming[I see my mother coming, coming, coming]Page Scan
3It was good for our fathers[It was good for our fathers]Page Scan
4Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart[Lord, I want to be a Christian in-a my heart]Page Scan
5That gospel train is coming[That gospel train is coming]Page Scan
6One day, one day I was walking along[One day, one day I was walking along]Page Scan
7Not my brother, but it's me, O Lord[Not my brother, but it's me, O Lord]Page Scan
8If you see my mother, O yes, just tell her for me[If you see my mother, O yes, just tell her for me]Page Scan
9Some say that John the Baptist is nothing but a Jew[Some say that John the Baptist is nothing but a Jew]Page Scan
10I've got a home in-a that Rock[I've got a home in-a that Rock]Page Scan
11On Jordan's stormy banks I stand[On Jordan's stormy banks I stand]Page Scan
12I may be blind and I cannot see[I may be blind and I cannot see]Page Scan
13Did ever you see the like before?[Did ever you see the like before?]Page Scan
14Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?[Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?]Page Scan
15Chariot rode on the mountain top[Chariot rode on the mountain top]Page Scan
16A happy meeting in the bright, shining world[A happy meeting in the bright, shining world]Page Scan
17Oh, Hallelujah to the Lamb[Oh, Hallelujah to the Lamb]Page Scan
18Brothers, will you pray for me[Brothers, will you pray for me]Page Scan
19Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand[Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand]Page Scan
20When I was living at hell's dark door[When I was living at hell's dark door]Page Scan
21You got to stand a test in judgment[You got to stand a test in judgment]Page Scan
22I want to go to heaven and I want to go right[I want to go to heaven and I want to go right]Page Scan
23Am I a soldier of the cross[Am I a soldier of the cross]Page Scan
24Amazing grace, how sweet the sound[Amazing grace, how sweet the sound]Page Scan
25Oh, walk together, children[Oh, walk together, children]Page Scan
26Soon one morning death come creeping in the room[Soon one morning death come creeping in the room]Page Scan
27Sister, you ought to been down to the spring[Sister, you ought to been down to the spring]Page Scan
28That heavenly land all lined with gold[That heavenly land all lined with gold]Page Scan
29Upon the mountain my God spoke[Upon the mountain my God spoke]Page Scan
30There will be no sorrow there[There will be no sorrow there]Page Scan
31I know I've been converted[I know I've been converted]Page Scan
32Don't call the roll, John[Don't call the roll, John]Page Scan
33I've a crown up in the Kingdom[I've a crown up in the Kingdom]Page Scan
34I found free grace and dying love[I found free grace and dying love]Page Scan
35O brothers, you oght t'have been there[O brothers, you oght t'have been there]Page Scan
36I got my Jesus, going to hold Him fast[I got my Jesus, going to hold Him fast]Page Scan
37I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord[I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord]Page Scan
38Little David was a shepherd boy[Little David was a shepherd boy]Page Scan
39I love to shout, I love to sing[I love to shout, I love to sing]Page Scan
40My mother's broke the ice and gone[My mother's broke the ice and gone]Page Scan
41Although you see me coming along so[Although you see me coming along so]Page Scan
42I want to go to Heaven and I want to go right[I want to go to Heaven and I want to go right]Page Scan
43I've got a mother over yonder[I've got a mother over yonder]Page Scan
44You may hinder me here, but you cannot there[You may hinder me here, but you cannot there]Page Scan
45You'll hear a sinner mourn[You'll hear a sinner mourn]Page Scan
46If religion was a thing that money could buy[If religion was a thing that money could buy]Page Scan
47What kind o' shoes you going to wear?[What kind o' shoes you going to wear?]Page Scan
48Tell me, how did you feel when you come out the wilderness[Tell me, how did you feel when you come out the wilderness]Page Scan
49The river of Jordan ain't got no bounds[The river of Jordan ain't got no bounds]Page Scan
50Say, my sister, will you meet me[Say, my sister, will you meet me]Page Scan
51Brothers, don't stay away[Brothers, don't stay away]Page Scan
52Camp meeting in the wilderness[Camp meeting in the wilderness]Page Scan
53I'm goin't join that big 'soc'ation[I'm goin't join that big 'soc'ation]Page Scan
54The first thing that Noah did, he viewed the country round[The first thing that Noah did, he viewed the country round]Page Scan
55Save poor sinner[Save poor sinner]Page Scan
56Preaching in the land[Preaching in the land]Page Scan
57I've got a robe, you've got a robe[I've got a robe, you've got a robe]Page Scan
58O where shall I be when the first trumpet sounds?[O where shall I be when the first trumpet sounds?]Page Scan
59Zekiel saw the wheel[Zekiel saw the wheel]Page Scan
60My Lord, my Lord[My Lord, my Lord]Page Scan
61When I can read my title clear[When I can read my title clear]Page Scan
62They crucified my Saviour[They crucified my Saviour]Page Scan
63Alas! and did my Saviour bleed[Alas! and did my Saviour bleed]Page Scan
64Run along, mourner[Run along, mourner]Page Scan
65One morning soon[One morning soon]Page Scan
66Come along, my sister, come along[Come along, my sister, come along]Page Scan
67Death came to my house, he didn't stay long[Death came to my house, he didn't stay long]Page Scan
68I'm so glad I got my religion in time[I'm so glad I got my religion in time]Page Scan
69They crucified my Saviour and nailed Him to the cross[They crucified my Saviour and nailed Him to the cross]Page Scan
70On the mountain, in the valley[On the mountain, in the valley]Page Scan
71I've got a song I love to sing[I've got a song I love to sing]Page Scan
72O the rocks and the mountains shall all flee away[O the rocks and the mountains shall all flee away]Page Scan
73I hailed to my sister, she hailed back to me[I hailed to my sister, she hailed back to me]Page Scan
74Tell John not call the roll[Tell John not call the roll]Page Scan
75My ship is on the ocean[My ship is on the ocean]Page Scan
76Doubting Thomas, doubting Thomas[Doubting Thomas, doubting Thomas]Page Scan
77I'm goin't be so glad when I get home[I'm goin't be so glad when I get home]Page Scan
78What is the matter with the mourners?[What is the matter with the mourners?]Page Scan
79What you goin't do when my Lord calls you?[What you goin't do when my Lord calls you?]Page Scan
80There are angels hov'ring round[There are angels hov'ring round]Page Scan
81Train is a coming[Train is a coming]Page Scan
82Christians, hold your light[Christians, hold your light]Page Scan
83O steal away and pray[O steal away and pray]Page Scan
84See that sister dressed so fine?[See that sister dressed so fine?]Page Scan
85You say you're aiming for the skies[You say you're aiming for the skies]Page Scan
86O you just as well live in union[O you just as well live in union]Page Scan
87O my brother, I remember[O my brother, I remember]Page Scan
88If I was a sinner, I'll tell you what I would do[If I was a sinner, I'll tell you what I would do]Page Scan
89O sinner, sinner, you better pray[O sinner, sinner, you better pray]Page Scan
90Don't you want to be a soldier, soldier, soldier[Don't you want to be a soldier, soldier, soldier]Page Scan
91O the blind man stood on the way and cried[O the blind man stood on the way and cried]Page Scan
92There's a starry crown[There's a starry crown]Page Scan
93I'm sometimes up and somtimes down[I'm sometimes up and somtimes down]Page Scan
94I looked over Jordan, and what did I see[I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]Page Scan
95Come on, sister, with your ups and downs[Come on, sister, with your ups and downs]Page Scan
96Noah sent out a mourning dove[Noah sent out a mourning dove]Page Scan
97John said the city was just foursquare[John said the city was just foursquare]Page Scan
98My brother, I remember when I was a sinner lost[My brother, I remember when I was a sinner lost]Page Scan
99Lightning flashes, thunders roll[Lightning flashes, thunders roll]Page Scan
100I'm goin't sit down at the welcome table[I'm goin't sit down at the welcome table]Page Scan

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