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Stay in the field

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: If religion was a thing that money could buy

[If religion was a thing that money could buy]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Phil. V. S. Lindsley Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 11323 35211 32316 Used With Text: Stay In the Field

[If religion was a thing that money could buy]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 34575 32757 71125 Used With Text: I'm Going to Lay Down My Life for My Lord

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Hymnal: National Jubilee Melodies #37 (1916) First Line: If religion was a thing that money could buy Lyrics: Chorus: Stay in the field, Stay in the field, Stay in the field, Till the war is ended. 1 If religion was a thing that money could buy, Till the war is ended, The rich would live and the poor would die, Till the war is ended. [Chorus] 2 But I thank God that is not so, Till the war is ended, For the rich and the poor alike must go, Till the war is ended. [Chorus] 3 I aint been to heav'n but I've been told, Till the war is ended, The gates are pearl and the streets are gold, Till the war is ended. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [If religion was a thing that money could buy]

I'm Going to Lay Down My Life for My Lord

Hymnal: Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) #54 (1907) First Line: If religion was a thing that money could buy Refrain First Line: For my Lord, for my Lord Lyrics: Refrain: For my Lord, for my Lord, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord, yes For my Lord, for my Lord, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord. 1 If religion was a thing that money could buy, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord; O the rich would live, and the poor would die, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord. [Refrain] 2 But I thank God it is not so, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord; But the rich and poor together must go, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord. [Refrain] 3 I hav'n't been to Heav'n, but I've a-been told, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord; That the streets in Heav'n are paved with gold, I'm a-going to lay down my life for my Lord. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [If religion was a thing that money could buy]