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Spiritual: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #88B (2012) First Line: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Lyrics: 1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, a long ways from home, a long ways from home. 2 Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone. Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone. Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone, a long ways from home, a long ways from home. Topics: Affliction; Church Year Good Friday; Darkness; Despair; Doubt; Friends; God's Sorrow; God's Wonders; God's Anger; God's Faithfulness; God's Friendship; God's Judgments; God's Way; Grave; Lament General; Lament Illness; Life Stages Death; Mercy; Questioning; Renewal; Salvation Scripture: Psalm 88 Tune Title: MOTHERLESS CHILD
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #97 (1993) Meter: 10.10.10.5.5 Lyrics: 1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, a long way from home, a long way from home. 2 Sometimes I feel like I have no friend, Sometimes I feel like I have no friend, Sometimes I feel like I have no friend, a long way from home, a long way from home. 3 Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone, a long way from home, a long way from home. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Transience; Children; Change; Sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: WHEATLEY
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #83 (1981) Lyrics: 1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, A long ways from home, A long ways from home. Then I get down on my knees an' pray, Get down on my knees an' pray. 2 Sometimes I feel like I’m almos' gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almos' gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almos' gone, A long ways from home, A long ways from home. Then I get down on my knees an' pray, Get down on my knees an' pray. Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile]
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile

Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #169 (1993) Refrain First Line: A long ways from home Lyrics: 1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile, Refrain: A long ways from home, A long ways from home, Then I get down on my knees an’ pray, Get down on my knees an’ pray. 2 Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone, Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone, [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile]

Psalm 88

Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #823 (1996) First Line: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Tune Title: [Sometimes I feel like a motherless child]

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