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Climbin' Up d'Mountain
Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Lift Every Voice and Sing II First Line: Hebrew children in de fiery furnace Refrain First Line: Climbin' up d'mountain, children Lyrics: Refrain:
Climbin’ up d’mountain, children.
Didn’t come here for to stay.
If ah nevermore see you again,
gonna meet you at d’judgment day
1 Hebrew children in de fiery furnace.
And dey begin to pray,
And de good Lawd smote dat fiyah out.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! (refrain)
2 Daniel went in de lion’s den,
And he begin to pray,
And de angel of de Lawd locked de lion’s jaw.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! (refrain) Topics: Advent Used With Tune: [Hebrew children in de fiery furnace] Text Sources: Traditional
Climbin' Up d'Mountain
[Hebrew children in de fiery furnace]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Verolga Nix, 1933- Hymnal Title: Songs of Zion Tune Sources: Traditional Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 11111 21321 11133 Used With Text: Climbin' Up d' Mountain
[Hebrew children in de fiery furnace]
Climbin' Up d'Mountain
Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #15 (1993) Hymnal Title: Lift Every Voice and Sing II First Line: Hebrew children in de fiery furnace Refrain First Line: Climbin' up d'mountain, children Lyrics: Refrain:
Climbin’ up d’mountain, children.
Didn’t come here for to stay.
If ah nevermore see you again,
gonna meet you at d’judgment day
1 Hebrew children in de fiery furnace.
And dey begin to pray,
And de good Lawd smote dat fiyah out.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! (refrain)
2 Daniel went in de lion’s den,
And he begin to pray,
And de angel of de Lawd locked de lion’s jaw.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! (refrain) Topics: Advent Languages: English Tune Title: [Hebrew children in de fiery furnace]
Climbin' Up d'Mountain
Climbin' Up d' Mountain
Hymnal: Songs of Zion #120 (1981) Hymnal Title: Songs of Zion First Line: Hebrew children in de fiery furnace Refrain First Line: Climbin' up d' mountain, children Lyrics: Refrain:
Climbin’ up d’mountain, children.
Didn’t come here for to stay,
If ah nevermore see you again,
gonna meet you at de judgment day.
Hallelujah, Lawd, Ah'm
Climbin’ up d’mountain, children.
Didn’t come here for to stay,
If ah nevermore see you again,
gonna meet you at de judgment day.
1 Hebrew children in de fiery furnace.
And dey begin to pray,
And de good Lawd smote dat fire out.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! [Refrain]
2 Daniel went in de lion’s den,
And he begin to pray,
And de angel of de Lawd locked de lion’s jaw.
Oh, wasn’t dat a mighty day!
Good Lawd, wasn’t dat a mighty day! [Refrain] Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [Hebrew children in de fiery furnace]
Climbin' Up d' Mountain
Verolga Nix
1933 - 2014 Person Name: Verolga Nix (b. 1933) Hymnal Title: Lift Every Voice and Sing II Arranger of "[Hebrew children in de fiery furnace]" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II Verolga Nix (Apr. 6, 1933-Dec. 9, 2014) Born in Cleveland, Verolga moved with her family at an early age to Philadelphia. She studied for two years at New England Conservatory of Music and then earned a music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1955. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Bennett College in 2000. After retiring from twenty years as a full-time music teacher in Philadelphia public schools she served as minister of music at several churches in Philadelphia, trained and conducted many choirs and served as a seminar leader nationwide. She was a member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), National Association of Negro Musicians and the Hymn Society in U.S. and Canada. In 1980 the United Methodist Church asked her to co-edit with J. Jefferson Cleveland the supplemental hymnal Songs of Zion. She published nearly 200 original songs an arrangements.
(further details in The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec.19, 2014 obituary).
Mary Louise VanDyke
Verolga Nix
