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[Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 35455 65354 65135 Used With Text: Keep Me from Sinking Down
[Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord!]

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Keep Me from Sinking Down

Meter: Irregular Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I tell you what I mean to do Refrain First Line: Oh, Lord, Oh, my Lord! Lyrics: Chorus: Oh, Lord, Oh, my Lord! Oh, my good Lord! Keep me from sinking down. 1 I tell you what I mean to do; Keep me from sinking down: I mean to go to heaven too: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 2 I look up yonder, and what do I see; Keep me from sinking down: I see the angel beckoning to me: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 3 When I was a mourner just like you; Keep me from sinking down: I mourned and mourned till I got through: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 4 I bless the Lord I'm g'wine to die; Keep me from sinking down: I'm g'wine to judgment by-and-by: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] Topics: Spirituals Used With Tune: KEEP ME Text Sources: Traditional Spiritual
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Keep Me from Sinking Down

Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord! Used With Tune: [Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord!]
Keep Me from Sinking Down

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Keep Me from Sinking Down

Hymnal: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #615 (1999) Meter: Irregular First Line: I tell you what I mean to do Refrain First Line: Oh, Lord, Oh, my Lord! Lyrics: Chorus: Oh, Lord, Oh, my Lord! Oh, my good Lord! Keep me from sinking down. 1 I tell you what I mean to do; Keep me from sinking down: I mean to go to heaven too: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 2 I look up yonder, and what do I see; Keep me from sinking down: I see the angel beckoning to me: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 3 When I was a mourner just like you; Keep me from sinking down: I mourned and mourned till I got through: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] 4 I bless the Lord I'm g'wine to die; Keep me from sinking down: I'm g'wine to judgment by-and-by: Keep me from sinking down. [Chorus] Topics: Spirituals Languages: English Tune Title: KEEP ME
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Keep Me from Sinking Down

Hymnal: Salvation Army Music #411 (1880) First Line: Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord! Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, Lord, oh, my Lord!]
Keep Me from Sinking Down

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R. Nathaniel Dett

1882 - 1943 Person Name: Nathaniel Dett Editor of "KEEP ME" in The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal
R. Nathaniel Dett