Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself. Music permeated every part of African culture from birth to death, and continued to have a powerful, healing role among the people brought to America against their will. The influence of African music on spirituals can be seen in the many elements they have in common, as well as in a diversity that reflects individual tribal influences. Of these songs, famed scholar and collector Natalie Curtis-Burlin wrote, "The Negro spirituals rank with the great folk-musi... Read More
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Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself. Music permeated every part of African culture from birth to death, and continued to have a powerful, healing role among the people brought to America against their will. The influence of African music on spirituals can be seen in the many elements they have in common, as well as in a diversity that reflects individual tribal influences. Of these songs, famed scholar and collector Natalie Curtis-Burlin wrote, "The Negro spirituals rank with the great folk-musi... Read More
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Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself. Music permeated every part of African culture from birth to death, and continued to have a powerful, healing role among the people brought to America against their will. The influence of African music on spirituals can be seen in the many elements they have in common, as well as in a diversity that reflects individual tribal influences. Of these songs, famed scholar and collector Natalie Curtis-Burlin wrote, "The Negro spirituals rank with the great folk-music of the world, and are among the loveliest of chanted prayers." This anthology features complete lyrics to 178 of the best-loved spirituals, including such lasting favorites as "Balm in Gilead," "Deep River," "Down by the Riverside," Ezekiel Saw the Wheel," "Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hand," "Roll, Jordan, Roll," "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," "Steal Away to Jesus," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "This Train," "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder," "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" and many more. An excellent source of familiar song lyrics ideal for sing-alongs, community programs, church functions, and other events, this handsome collection will provide readers and singers alike with hours of pleasure.
Dover Original.
Details
Price: $12.95
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Books On Music: Folk Songs
Publication Date: 8th December 2011
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9780486416779
Format: Paperback
BISACs: MUSIC / Religious / Gospel MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional MUSIC / Ethnomusicology HISTORY / African American SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies MUSIC / Lyrics
Table of Contents
A Great Camp-Meeting in the Promised Land Ain't Got Time to Die Ain't That Good News! (1st version) Ain't that Good News! (2nd version) A Little Talk With Jesus "All I Do, the Church Keeps a-Grumbling" "All Day, All Night" "Anyhow, My Lord" Balm in Gilead By and By Calvary Can't You Live Humble? "Certainly,Lord" Chilly Water City Called Heaven "Come Here,Lord!" "Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord" Deep River Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Didn't Pharaoh Get Lost? "Do Lord, Remember Me" Done Found My Lost Sheep "Don't Be Weary, Traveller" Down By the Riverside [Down in Egypt's Land] Dry Bones Gonna Rise Again "Elijah, Rock!" Every Time I Feel the Spirit Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Fare Ye Well "Fix Me, Jesus" Free at Last (1st version) Free at Last (2nd version) Give Me Jesus Give Me That Old-Time Religion Give Me Your Hand God Is a God! "Go Down, Moses" Going Home in the Chariot Going to Heaven Going to Sing All Along the Way Going Up to Glory Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven "Good Lord, I Done, Done" Good News! (1st version) Good News! (2nd version) [Good Old Chariot] Gospel Train Great Day! Hallelujah! Hard Trials [Heaven] Heaven-Bound Soldier "Heaven, Sweet Heaven" He Is King of Kings He Never Said a Mumblin' Word He's Got His Eyes on You He's Got the Whole Word in His Hand Hold On! "Humble Yourself, the Bell Done Rung" "Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" I Believe I'll Go Back Home I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long I Got a Home in That Rock I Know the Lord Laid His Hands on Me I'm a-Rolling I'm a-Troubled in the Mind "I'm Going up to Heaven, Anyhow" I'm Just Going Over There In-a That Morning In That Great Getting-up Morning In the Mansions Above Is There Anybody Here? "It's Me, O Lord" I've Been 'Buked I've Been in the Storm So Long I Want to be Ready I Want to Die Easy Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Judgement Day is Rolling 'Round Keep a-Inching Along Keep Me from Sinking Down Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and a-Burning Lay This Body Down Lead Me to the Rock [Let My People Go] Let the Church Roll On Let Us Break Bread Together Listen to the Lambs Lit'l Boy "Little David, Play on Your Harp (1st version)" "Little David, Play on Your Harp (2nd version)" Live Humble Look How They Done My Lord "Lord, How Come Me Here?" "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" Many Thousand Gone Mary and Martha Mary Had a Baby My God Is So High My Good Lord's Been Here My Lord 'Says' He's Going to Rain Down Fire My Lord's Writing All the time My Lord! What a Mourning My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord My Way Is Cloudy Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (1st version) Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (2nd version) "O, Brothers, Don't Get Weary" "O, Freedom" "O, Gambler, Get Up Off Your Knees" O' Glory Old Ship of Zion "O, Lord Have Mercy on Me" "O, Lord Hear Me Praying" "O, Mary Don't You Weep" "O, Po' Little Jesus" "O, Rocks, Don't Fall on Me!" Over the Crossing "O, What a Beautiful City" "Peter, Go Ring Them Bells" Plenty Good Room (1st version) Plenty Good Room (2nd version) Poor Me Pour Mourner's Got a Home at Last "Ride On, King Jesus! (1st version)" "Ride On, King Jesus! (2nd version)" "Ride On, King Jesus! (3rd version)" Ride the Chariot Rise and Shine Rise! Shine! for thy Light Is Coming! "Rise up Shepherd, and Follow!" Rock-a My Soul (1st version) Rock-a My Soul (2nd version) "Roll, Jordan, Roll" "Run, Mourner, Run!" Singing with a Sword in My Hand "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass" Sister Mary Had But One Child "Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down! " [Somebody's Calling My Name] Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Soon I'll Be Done (1st version) Soon-a Will Be Done-a (2nd version) "Stand Still, Jordan" Steal Away to Jesus Sweet Heaven Sweet Home "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (popular version)" "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (alternate version)" The Angels Done Bowed Down The Angels Rolled the Stone Away The Lord's Been Here Tonight [There Is a Balm in Gilead] There's No Hiding Place Down There They Led My Lord Away This Train Tone the Bell To See God's Bleedin' Lamb Trying to Get Home Two Wings Until I Reach My Home Up on the Mountain "Walk in Jerusalem, Just Like John" "Walk, Mary, Down the Lane" "Walk Together, Children" Wasn't That a Wide River We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? What You Gonna Do When the Lamp Burns Down? When I Fall on My Knees When the Saints Go Marching In (1st version) When the Saints Go Marching In (2nd version) Witness (1st version) Witness (2nd version) You Can Tell the World You'd Better Run "You Go, I'll Go With You" You Got a Right You Hear the Lambs a-Cryin Your Low-Down Ways You Shall Reap Just What You Sow
Negro spirituals were profoundly influenced both by the African origins of the singers and by the nature of slavery itself. Music permeated every part of African culture from birth to death, and continued to have a powerful, healing role among the people brought to America against their will. The influence of African music on spirituals can be seen in the many elements they have in common, as well as in a diversity that reflects individual tribal influences. Of these songs, famed scholar and collector Natalie Curtis-Burlin wrote, "The Negro spirituals rank with the great folk-music of the world, and are among the loveliest of chanted prayers." This anthology features complete lyrics to 178 of the best-loved spirituals, including such lasting favorites as "Balm in Gilead," "Deep River," "Down by the Riverside," Ezekiel Saw the Wheel," "Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hand," "Roll, Jordan, Roll," "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," "Steal Away to Jesus," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "This Train," "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder," "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" and many more. An excellent source of familiar song lyrics ideal for sing-alongs, community programs, church functions, and other events, this handsome collection will provide readers and singers alike with hours of pleasure.
Dover Original.
Price: $12.95
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Books On Music: Folk Songs
Publication Date: 8th December 2011
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
ISBN: 9780486416779
Format: Paperback
BISACs: MUSIC / Religious / Gospel MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional MUSIC / Ethnomusicology HISTORY / African American SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies MUSIC / Lyrics
A Great Camp-Meeting in the Promised Land Ain't Got Time to Die Ain't That Good News! (1st version) Ain't that Good News! (2nd version) A Little Talk With Jesus "All I Do, the Church Keeps a-Grumbling" "All Day, All Night" "Anyhow, My Lord" Balm in Gilead By and By Calvary Can't You Live Humble? "Certainly,Lord" Chilly Water City Called Heaven "Come Here,Lord!" "Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord" Deep River Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Didn't Pharaoh Get Lost? "Do Lord, Remember Me" Done Found My Lost Sheep "Don't Be Weary, Traveller" Down By the Riverside [Down in Egypt's Land] Dry Bones Gonna Rise Again "Elijah, Rock!" Every Time I Feel the Spirit Ezekiel Saw the Wheel Fare Ye Well "Fix Me, Jesus" Free at Last (1st version) Free at Last (2nd version) Give Me Jesus Give Me That Old-Time Religion Give Me Your Hand God Is a God! "Go Down, Moses" Going Home in the Chariot Going to Heaven Going to Sing All Along the Way Going Up to Glory Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven "Good Lord, I Done, Done" Good News! (1st version) Good News! (2nd version) [Good Old Chariot] Gospel Train Great Day! Hallelujah! Hard Trials [Heaven] Heaven-Bound Soldier "Heaven, Sweet Heaven" He Is King of Kings He Never Said a Mumblin' Word He's Got His Eyes on You He's Got the Whole Word in His Hand Hold On! "Humble Yourself, the Bell Done Rung" "Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" I Believe I'll Go Back Home I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long I Got a Home in That Rock I Know the Lord Laid His Hands on Me I'm a-Rolling I'm a-Troubled in the Mind "I'm Going up to Heaven, Anyhow" I'm Just Going Over There In-a That Morning In That Great Getting-up Morning In the Mansions Above Is There Anybody Here? "It's Me, O Lord" I've Been 'Buked I've Been in the Storm So Long I Want to be Ready I Want to Die Easy Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Judgement Day is Rolling 'Round Keep a-Inching Along Keep Me from Sinking Down Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and a-Burning Lay This Body Down Lead Me to the Rock [Let My People Go] Let the Church Roll On Let Us Break Bread Together Listen to the Lambs Lit'l Boy "Little David, Play on Your Harp (1st version)" "Little David, Play on Your Harp (2nd version)" Live Humble Look How They Done My Lord "Lord, How Come Me Here?" "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" Many Thousand Gone Mary and Martha Mary Had a Baby My God Is So High My Good Lord's Been Here My Lord 'Says' He's Going to Rain Down Fire My Lord's Writing All the time My Lord! What a Mourning My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord My Way Is Cloudy Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (1st version) Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (2nd version) "O, Brothers, Don't Get Weary" "O, Freedom" "O, Gambler, Get Up Off Your Knees" O' Glory Old Ship of Zion "O, Lord Have Mercy on Me" "O, Lord Hear Me Praying" "O, Mary Don't You Weep" "O, Po' Little Jesus" "O, Rocks, Don't Fall on Me!" Over the Crossing "O, What a Beautiful City" "Peter, Go Ring Them Bells" Plenty Good Room (1st version) Plenty Good Room (2nd version) Poor Me Pour Mourner's Got a Home at Last "Ride On, King Jesus! (1st version)" "Ride On, King Jesus! (2nd version)" "Ride On, King Jesus! (3rd version)" Ride the Chariot Rise and Shine Rise! Shine! for thy Light Is Coming! "Rise up Shepherd, and Follow!" Rock-a My Soul (1st version) Rock-a My Soul (2nd version) "Roll, Jordan, Roll" "Run, Mourner, Run!" Singing with a Sword in My Hand "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass" Sister Mary Had But One Child "Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down! " [Somebody's Calling My Name] Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Soon I'll Be Done (1st version) Soon-a Will Be Done-a (2nd version) "Stand Still, Jordan" Steal Away to Jesus Sweet Heaven Sweet Home "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (popular version)" "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (alternate version)" The Angels Done Bowed Down The Angels Rolled the Stone Away The Lord's Been Here Tonight [There Is a Balm in Gilead] There's No Hiding Place Down There They Led My Lord Away This Train Tone the Bell To See God's Bleedin' Lamb Trying to Get Home Two Wings Until I Reach My Home Up on the Mountain "Walk in Jerusalem, Just Like John" "Walk, Mary, Down the Lane" "Walk Together, Children" Wasn't That a Wide River We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? What You Gonna Do When the Lamp Burns Down? When I Fall on My Knees When the Saints Go Marching In (1st version) When the Saints Go Marching In (2nd version) Witness (1st version) Witness (2nd version) You Can Tell the World You'd Better Run "You Go, I'll Go With You" You Got a Right You Hear the Lambs a-Cryin Your Low-Down Ways You Shall Reap Just What You Sow
