Nobody Knows the Trouble I See

Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, O yes, Lord!

Tune: [Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down] (35612)
Published in 28 hymnals

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Piano/Organ

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Representative Text

Refrain:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Nobody knows my sorrow;
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Glory hallelujah!

1 Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down,
Oh, yes, Lord!
Sometimes I'm almost to the groun',
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain]

2 Altho' you see me going 'long so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
I have my troubles here below,
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain]

3 What makes old Satan hate me so,
Oh, yes, Lord!
'Cause he got me once and let me go,
Oh, yes, Lord! [Refrain]

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #614

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Text Information

First Line: Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, O yes, Lord!
Title: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Source: Afro-American spiritual
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Copyright: Public Domain
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Lift Every Voice and Sing II #175

Lift Every Voice and Sing II #175
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Singing the Living Tradition #99

Singing the Living Tradition #99
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Songs of Zion #170

Songs of Zion #170
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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #614

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #614
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The United Methodist Hymnal #520

The United Methodist Hymnal #520
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Worship in Song #174

Worship in Song #174
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