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| | I've Got a Robe | I've got a robe, you've got a robe | #82 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I've got a robe, you've got a robe, All ... | | | | | [I've got a robe, you've got a robe] | B♭ Major | 111311133333211 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481182 |
| | Balm in Gilead | Sometimes I feel discouraged | #123 | Songs of Zion | There is a balm in Gilead | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | There is a balm in Gilead, to make the ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Sometimes I feel discouraged] | B♭ Major | 323215123133432 | | English | | | | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481281 |
| | Lord, I Want to Be a Christian | Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart | #76 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Lord, I want to be a Christian in my ... | | Dolores Lane, 1933- | | | [Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart] | E♭ Major | 113353211135653 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481175 |
| | Rise an' Shine | Jesus carry de young lambs in his bosom, bosom | #79 | Songs of Zion | Oh rise an' shine an' give God do glory, glory | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, rise an' shine an' give God de ... | | | | | [Jesus carry de young lambs in his bosom, bosom] | E♭ Major | 313555557653234 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481179 |
| | Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile | Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile | #83 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Sometimes I feel like a motherless ... | | | | | [Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile] | G Major or modal | 35353454313434345431 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481183 |
| | Ezek'el Saw de Wheel | Better min', my sister, how you walk on de cross | #84 | Songs of Zion | Ezek'el saw de wheel | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Ezek’el saw de wheel ’Way up in de ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [Better min', my sister, how you walk on de cross] | G Major or modal | 51111333113322151111 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481236 |
| | Calvary | Ev'ry time I think about Jesus | #87 | Songs of Zion | Calvary, Calvary | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, Calvary, ... | | | | | [Ev'ry time I think about Jesus] | c minor or modal | 571317531575721 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481240 |
| | Let Us Break Bread Together | Let us break bread together on our knees | #88 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Let us break bread together on our ... | | | | | [Let us break bread together on our knees] | E♭ Major | 5611111322113555 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481241 |
| | There's a Meeting Here Tonight | Camp-meeting down in the wilderness | #91 | Songs of Zion | Get you ready, there's a meeting here tonight | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | you ready, there's a meeting here ... | | | | | [Camp-meeting down in the wilderness] | D Major | 65665533333656552223 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481244 |
| | Freedom Train a-Comin' | Hear that-a freedom train a-coming, coming, coming | #92 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Hear that a- freedom train a-coming, ... | | | | | [Hear that-a freedom train a-coming, coming, coming] | G Major or modal | 56161311651111712223 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481245 |
| | Little David, Play on Your Harp | Little David was a shepherd boy | #94 | Songs of Zion | Little David, play on your harp | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Little David, play on your harp, ... | | | | | [Little David was a shepherd boy] | G Major or modal | 33131165123565331311 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481248 |
| | I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | I want Jesus to walk with me | #95 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I want Jesus to walk with me; I want ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [I want Jesus to walk with me] | d minor or modal | 13551321357751555711 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481249 |
| | Glory, Glory, Hallelujah | Glory, glory, hallelujah! | #98 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Glory, glory, hallelujah! Since I laid ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Glory, glory, hallelujah!] | F Major or modal | 56113131321161655611 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481252 |
| | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! | #102 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Oh freedom! Oh, freedom!] | F Major or modal | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | 1481437 |
| | Hard Trials | The foxes, they have holes in the ground | #107 | Songs of Zion | Now ain't them hard trials | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | The foxes, they have holes in the ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [The foxes, they have holes in the ground] | E♭ Major | 55333333335444422444 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481261 |
| | Jubilee | Jubilee, Jubilee | #109 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Jubilee, O Lordy, Jubilee, Jubilee, My ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [Jubilee, Jubilee] | A♭ Major | 33533544333533544343 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481264 |
| | Standin' in the Need of Prayer | Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord | #110 | Songs of Zion | It's me, it's me, O Lord | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's ... | | | | | [Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord] | G Major or modal | 32323232323211111223 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481266 |
| | Trampin' | I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol' | #111 | Songs of Zion | I'm trampin', trampin' | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I'm trampin', trampin', Try'n' to make ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol'] | F Major or modal | 13131111212313132111 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481267 |
| | De Ol' Ark's a-Moverin' | See dat sistuh dressed so fine? | #113 | Songs of Zion | Oh, de ol' ark's a-moverin', amoverin', a moverin' | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, de ol' ark's a-moverin', ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [See dat sistuh dressed so fine?] | G Major or modal | 32111333322223335111 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481270 |
| | Ain't Dat Good News? | Got a crown up in de Kingdom | #114 | Songs of Zion | I'm a-goin' to lay down dis world | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Got a crown up in de Kingdom, ain't dat ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [Got a crown up in de Kingdom] | E♭ Major | 11356532161215575763 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481271 |
| | De Gospel Train | De Gospel train's a-comin' | #116 | Songs of Zion | Git on board, little children | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Git on board, little children, Git on ... | | | | | [De Gospel train's a-comin'] | A♭ Major | 31611111151111316111 | | English | | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481273 |
| | Changed Mah Name | Ah tol' Jesus it would be all right | #118 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Ah tol' Jesus it would be all right, ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Ah tol' Jesus it would be all right] | d minor or modal | 11345343543123115571 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481275 |
| | Do, Lord, Remember Me | Do, Lord, do Lord, Lord, remember me | #119 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Do, Lord, do, Lord, Lord, remember me, ... | | | | | [Do, Lord, do Lord, Lord, remember me] | B♭ Major | 55611333216611111111 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481277 |
| | Fix Me, Jesus | Fix me for my long white robe | #122 | Songs of Zion | Oh, fix me | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; Oh, fix me; ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Fix me for my long white robe] | F Major or modal | 13215165132111612155 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481280 |
| | You'd better Min' | You'd better min' how you talk | #125 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | You'd better min' how you talk, you'd ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [You'd better min' how you talk] | F Major or modal | 11133213611333312111 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 1 | 1481283 |
| | We Shall Overcome | We shall overcome | #127 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | We shall overcome, We shall overcome, ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [We shall overcome] | C Major | 55665435566543 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481286 |
| | You Hear the Lambs a-Cryin' | My Savior spoke these words so sweet | #128 | Songs of Zion | You hear the lambs a-cryin' | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | You hear the lambs a-cryin’, hear ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [My Savior spoke these words so sweet] | a minor or modal | 313323113321713 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481287 |
| | Tryin' to Get Home | Lord, I'm bearin' heavy burdens | #130 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Lord, I'm bearin' heavy burdens, Tryin' ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Lord, I'm bearin' heavy burdens] | f minor | 57113315555712123135 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481289 |
| | 'Tis the Old Ship of Zion | It has landed many a thousand | #131 | Songs of Zion | 'Tis the old ship of Zion | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | 'Tis the old ship of Zion, 'Tis the ... | | | | | [It has landed many a thousand] | B♭ Major | 56111651122321113332 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481291 |
| | The Time For Praying | The time for praying won't be long | #133 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | The time for praying won't be long, The ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [The time for praying won't be long] | G Major or modal | 51321671213535334546 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481293 |
| | Steal Away | My Lord calls me | #134 | Songs of Zion | Steal away, steal away | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Steal away, steal away, steal away to ... | | | | | [My Lord calls me] | F Major or modal | 11133355562311165351 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481295 |
| | Come Out de Wilderness | Tell me, how did you feel when you come out de wilderness | #136 | Songs of Zion | I'm a leaning on de Lord | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Tell me, how did you feel when you come ... | | | | | [Tell me, how did you feel when you come out de wilderness] | D Major | 16111165333335222223 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481298 |
| | God Is a God | He made the sun to shine by day | #140 | Songs of Zion | God is a God! | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | God is a God! God don't never change! ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [He made the sun to shine by day] | C Major | 54531551255453155611 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481327 |
| | I've Been 'Buked | I've been 'buked an' I've been scorned | #143 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I’ve been ’buked an’ I’ve been ... | | | | | [I've been 'buked an' I've been scorned] | F Major or modal | 16656113553313551655 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481330 |
| | I Been in de Storm So Long | Oh, let me tell you, Mother | #144 | Songs of Zion | I been in de storm so long | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I been in de storm so long, I been in ... | | | | | [Oh, let me tell you, Mother] | f minor | 51113313511133317551 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481331 |
| | My Lord! What a Mourning | You'll hear the trumpet sound | #145 | Songs of Zion | My Lord! what a mourning | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | My Lord! what a mourning, my Lord! ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [You'll hear the trumpet sound] | F Major or modal | 33231155342265334211 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481333 |
| | Woke Up Dis Mornin' | Oh, I woke up dis mornin' wid mah min' | #146 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, I woke up dis mornin' wid mah min', ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Oh, I woke up dis mornin' wid mah min'] | F Major or modal | 3356116161561133321 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481334 |
| | Amen | Amen, Amen | #147 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, Lawdy! Amen, Have mercy! Amen, ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Amen, Amen] | G Major or modal | 165132135654321 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481335 |
| | I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long | Went to the graveyard the other day | #148 | Songs of Zion | I feel like, I fell like | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I feel like, I feel like, I feel like ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [Went to the graveyard the other day] | f minor | 51131331111155511 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481336 |
| | I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon | I stood on de ribber ob Jerdon | #149 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I stood on de ribber ob Jerdon, to see ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [I stood on de ribber ob Jerdon] | F Major or modal | 51323356113211116513 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481337 |
| | I'm a-Rolling | O brothers, won't you help me | #150 | Songs of Zion | I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling, I'm ... | | | | | [O brothers, won't you help me] | F Major or modal | 56131135561161111165 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481339 |
| | I Want to Be Ready | O John, O John, what do you say? | #151 | Songs of Zion | I want to be ready | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I want to be ready, I want to be ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [O John, O John, what do you say?] | F Major or modal | 11135566615321222316 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481340 |
| | King Jesus Is a-Listenin' | Some say that John the Baptist | #152 | Songs of Zion | King Jesus is a-listenin' all day long | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | King Jesus is a-listenin' all day long, ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- | | | [Some say that John the Baptist] | A♭ Major | 51231216113512312162 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481341 |
| | Somebody's Knocking at Your Door | Knocks like Jesus | #154 | Songs of Zion | Somebody's knocking at your door | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Somebody's knocking at your door, ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Knocks like Jesus] | E♭ Major | 11321D6U1155U1D65355 | | English | Traditional | | | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1481343 |
| | Sometimes I Feel Like a Moanin' Dove | Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove | #155 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove, ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Sometimes I feel like a moanin' dove] | G Major or modal | 13131232161212123216 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481344 |
| | Scandalize' My Name | Well, I met my sister de other day | #159 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Well, I met my sister de other day, ... | | | | | [Well, I met my sister de other day] | A♭ Major | 56113113313332123561 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481349 |
| | Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down | Know you mighty tired | #160 | Songs of Zion | Sit down, servant | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Sit down, servant, Sit down! Sit down, ... | | | | | [Know you mighty tired] | e minor or modal | 55553135577151153313 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481355 |
| | Certainly, Lord | Have you got good religion? | #161 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Have you got good religion? Cert’nly, ... | | | | | [Have you got good religion?] | D Major | 16116116666161161155 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481357 |
| | Give Me Jesus | I heard my mother say | #165 | Songs of Zion | Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | I heard my mother say, I heard my ... | | Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [I heard my mother say] | C Major | 65535613321355 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1481361 |
| | Over My Head | Over my head I hear music in the air | #167 | Songs of Zion | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Over my head I hear music in the air. ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Over my head I hear music in the air] | A♭ Major | 111311332211112 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | | | | 0 | 1481363 |