Sixty Two Southland Spirituals

#	Text	Tune
1	Lift ev'ry voice and sing	[Lift ev'ry voice and sing]
2	Some say that John the Baptist	[Some say that John the Baptist]
3	I looked over Jordan, and what did I see	[I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]
4	I'm so glad that trouble don't last always	[I'm so glad that trouble don't last always]
5	The Baptist go by water	[The Baptist go by water]
6	Virgin Mary had one Son	[Virgin Mary had one Son]
7	O my lovin' sister, when the world's on fire	[O my lovin' sister, when the world's on fire]
8	You'll hear a sinner mourn	[You'll hear a sinner mourn]
9	When I get to heav'n gwine to sing and shout	[When I get to heav'n gwine to sing and shout]
10	Like Peter when you said to him	[Like Peter when you said to him]
11	You read in the Bible and you understand	[You read in the Bible and you understand]
13	Some of these mornings bright and fair	[Some of these mornings bright and fair]
14	My Lord's done just what He said	[My Lord's done just what He said]
15	In the valley	[In the valley]
16	Little David was a shepherd boy	[Little David was a shepherd boy]
17	God sent Jonah to de Ninevah land	[God sent Jonah to de Ninevah land]
18	I want to go to heaven and I want to go right	[I want to go to heaven and I want to go right]
19	I'm goin't t' join that big 'soc'ation	[I'm goin't t' join that big 'soc'ation]
20	O brother, you ought to have been there	[O brother, you ought to have been there]
21	I haven't been to heav'n but I've been told	[I haven't been to heav'n but I've been told]
22	Don't strike dem golden harps	[Don't strike dem golden harps]
23	Lord, I want to be a Christian	[Lord, I want to be a Christian]
24	I told the Lord if He'd take my heart	[I told the Lord if He'd take my heart]
25	O don't forget your mother	[O don't forget your mother]
26	I see the signs of the judgment	[I see the signs of the judgment]
27	Dere's a Star in de East on Christmas morn	[Dere's a Star in de East on Christmas morn]
28	I'm born of God, I know I am	[I'm born of God, I know I am]
29	Plunged in a gulf of dark despair	[Plunged in a gulf of dark despair]
30	Babylon's fallin', fallin', fallin'	[Babylon's fallin', fallin', fallin']
31	Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down	[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
32	Come along, come along, and let's go home	[Come along, come along, and let's go home]
33	Gwine to write to Massa Jesus	[Gwine to write to Massa Jesus]
34	Chariot rode on the mountain-top	[Chariot rode on the mountain-top]
35	They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross	[They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross]
36	Were you there when they crucified my Lord?	[Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]
37	Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand	[Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand]
38	When Israel was in Egypt's land	[When Israel was in Egypt's land]
39	Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord	[Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord]
40	O brothers, won't you help me	[O brothers, won't you help me]
41	See that sister dressed so fine?	[See that sister dressed so fine?]
42	De Gospel train's acomin'	[De Gospel train's acomin']
43	What kind of shoes you going to wear?	[What kind of shoes you going to wear?]
44	I wonder where my mother is gone	[I wonder where my mother is gone]
45	I've got a mother in de heaven	[I've got a mother in de heaven]
46	Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?	[Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?]
47	My Lord calls me	[My Lord calls me]
48	I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory	[I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory]
49	O I died one time, gwine to die no mo'	[O I died one time, gwine to die no mo']
50	Knocks like Jesus	[Knocks like Jesus]
51	I've got to go to judgment to stand my trial	[I've got to go to judgment to stand my trial]
52	Deep river, my home is over Jordan	[Deep river, my home is over Jordan]
53	Did ever you see the like before?	[Did ever you see the like before?]
54	Old Noah he built himself an ark	[Old Noah he built himself an ark]
55	I gota shoes, you gota shoes	[I gota shoes, you gota shoes]
56	My soul feels happy when I love my Jesus	[My soul feels happy when I love my Jesus]
57	O John, O John, now didn't you say?	[O John, O John, now didn't you say?]
58	I hear dem angels a-calling loud	[I hear dem angels a-calling loud]
59	O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend	[O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend]
60	Noah sent out a mourning dove	[Noah sent out a mourning dove]
61	Goin't' lay down my burden	[Goin't' lay down my burden]
62	Some said that John the Baptist	[Some said that John the Baptist]

Publisher:	The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Co., Winona Lake, Indiana, 1946
Language:	English

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