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Done Made My Vow

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down Refrain First Line: Done made my vow to the Lord Lyrics: Refrain: Done made my vow to the Lord, And I never will turn back, Oh I will go, I shall go to see what the end will be. 1 Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down; See what the end will be, But still my soul is heav’nly bound, See what the end will be. [Refrain] 2 When I was a mourner just like you; See what the end will be, I prayed and prayed ’til I came through, See what the end will be. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Baptism and Conversion Used With Tune: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down] Text Sources: Traditional
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[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Evelyn Davidson White Tune Sources: Negro Spiritual Tune Key: f minor Incipit: 13134 45555 54315 Used With Text: Done Made My Vow
[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]

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Done Made My Vow

Hymnal: Lift Every Voice and Sing II #123 (1993) First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down Refrain First Line: Done made my vow to the Lord Lyrics: Refrain: Done made my vow to the Lord, And I never will turn back, Oh I will go, I shall go to see what the end will be. 1 Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down; See what the end will be, But still my soul is heav’nly bound, See what the end will be. [Refrain] 2 When I was a mourner just like you; See what the end will be, I prayed and prayed ’til I came through, See what the end will be. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns and Songs Baptism and Conversion Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
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Done Made My Vow to the Lord

Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #629 (2012) First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down Lyrics: Refrain: Done made my vow to the Lord, And I never will turn back, Oh, I will go, I shall go to see what the end will be. 1 Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down; See what the end will be, But still my soul is heav’nly bound, See what the end will be. (Refrain) 2 When I was a mourner just like you; See what the end will be, I prayed and prayed ’til I came through, See what the end will be. [Refrain] Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Commitment; Discipleship; Eternal Life; Grief, Sorrow; Loss; Petition, Prayer; Spirituals Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32 Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
Done Made My Vow to the Lord

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Evelyn Davidson White

Arranger of "[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II
Evelyn Davidson White
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