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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Representative Text

1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child,
a long ways from home, a long ways from home.

2 Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone.
Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone.
Sometimes I feel like I’m almost gone,
a long ways from home, a long ways from home.

Source: Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #88B

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Text Information

First Line: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Title: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Lift Every Voice and Sing II #169

Lift Every Voice and Sing II #169
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Psalms for All Seasons #88B

Psalms for All Seasons #88B
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Singing the Living Tradition #97

Singing the Living Tradition #97
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Songs of Zion #83

Songs of Zion #83

The Covenant Hymnal #823

The Covenant Hymnal #823
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