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American Negro songs and spirituals ; a comprehensive collection of 230 folk songs, religious and secular / with a foreword by John W. Work.

Author/creator Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967
Format Musical Score and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Crown publishers, [©1940]
Description1 page ., [v]-vii pages, 1 ., 259 pages ; 20 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Rise, shine, for thy light is a-comin<U+2019> -- Good morning everybody -- Ride on king Jesus -- I want to be ready -- God is a God -- Sunday mornin<U+2019> ban -- After <U+2018>while -- The rocks and the mountains -- Keep me from sinking down -- Tryin<U+2019> to get home -- You may bury me in the east -- I<U+2019>ll be there -- Sittin<U+2019> down beside o<U+2019> the lamb -- The religion that my Lord gave me -- Rock of ages -- You shall reap -- The gift of God -- Steady, Jesus listenin<U+2019> -- Bye and bye -- The Lord<U+2019>s been here -- Sit down servant, sit down -- Ain<U+2019>t you glad you got good religion -- Poor me -- Shepherd, shepherd -- I went down in the valley -- It<U+2019>s me -- I won<U+2019>t stop praying -- I couldn<U+2019>t hear nobody pray -- Show me the way -- Lead me to the rock -- Lord I want to be a Christian -- Steal away and pray -- A little talk with Jesus -- A little talk with Jesus -- Give me Jesus -- Roll on -- Pray on -- Do Lord remember me -- Lord make me more holy -- In this lan<U+2019> -- Come here Lord -- Be with me -- Come here Jesus if you please -- O make me holy -- Come down -- Don<U+2019>t you let nobody turn you roun<U+2019> -- Yo<U+2019> low down ways -- Thank God I<U+2019>m on my way to heaven -- Got to go to judgment -- My Lord what a mourning -- You<U+2019>d better run -- When the train comes along -- Wish I<U+2019>s in heaven settin<U+2019> down -- Open the window Noah -- I<U+2019>m workin on the buildin<U+2019> -- I<U+2019>m going back with Jesus -- This ol<U+2019> time religion -- Hammering -- <U+2018>Twas on one Sunday morning -- They led my Lord away -- He never said a mumblin<U+2019> word -- Calvary -- Were you there? -- Holy Bible -- Death<U+2019>s goin<U+2019> to lay his hand on me -- I must walk my lonesome valley -- We shall walk through the valley -- Soon a will be done -- Soon a will be done -- Listen to the lambs -- Jesus goin<U+2019> to make up my dying bed -- Death ain<U+2019>t nothin<U+2019> but a robber -- You hear the lambs a-crying -- O wretched man -- Down on me -- The hammers keep ringing -- The angels done bowed down -- Where shall I go? -- When I<U+2019>m dead -- O mother don<U+2019>t you weep -- Daniel saw the stone -- Daniel saw the stone -- Jesus is risen from the dead -- Steal away to Jesus -- Little David -- Inching along -- O rocks don<U+2019>t fall on me -- Before this time another year -- Somebody<U+2019>s buried in the graveyard -- Balm in Gilead -- Sing a ho that I had wings of a dove -- Got religion all around the world -- My soul<U+2019>s been anchored in the Lord -- My good Lord<U+2019>s done been here -- My soul<U+2019>s been anchored in the Lord -- At the bar of God -- I feel like my time ain<U+2019>t long -- This is a sin-trying world -- My name<U+2019>s written on high -- O lamb, beautiful lamb -- Going home in the chariot -- Want to go to heaven when I die -- O my little soul -- I<U+2019>m so glad -- There<U+2019>s a great camp meeting -- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child -- I believe this is Jesus -- Ezek<U+2019>el saw the wheel -- No hiding place -- You<U+2019>re my brother so give me your han<U+2019> -- I never felt such love in my soul befo<U+2019> -- New born again -- Can<U+2019>t you live humble? -- Swing low -- Go down <U+2018>n the valley and pray -- O Lord I<U+2019>m hungry -- Hear me praying -- I will pray -- I wish I had died in Egypt land -- My sins been taken away -- Hold the wind -- Good Lord I done done -- Stand the storm -- What shall I do? -- The downward road is crowded -- Old Zion<U+2019>s children marchin<U+2019> along -- Go down Moses -- Some of these days -- All over this world -- I know the Lord<U+2019>s laid his hands on me -- Got a home in that rock -- Give me your hand -- Tell all the world, John -- Religion is a fortune -- Shout for joy -- I<U+2019>ve just come from the fountain -- The old ark<U+2019>s a movering -- O Mary don<U+2019>t you weep don<U+2019>t you mourn -- Witness -- Going to shout all over God<U+2019>s heav<U+2019>n -- Marching up the heavenly road -- Great day -- I heard the preaching of the elder -- Live a humble -- Ain<U+2019>t I glad I<U+2019>ve got out the wilderness -- I have another building -- I am the true vine -- Plenty good room -- Nobody knows who I am -- Let us cheer the weary traveller -- Sinner please don<U+2019>t let this harvest pass -- Somebody<U+2019>s knocking at your door -- Poor sinner -- Poor mourner<U+2019>s got a home -- Ain<U+2019>t that good news? -- I<U+2019>m agoing to join the band -- Free at last -- I<U+2019>ve done what you told me to do -- Roll, Jordan, roll -- I<U+2019>m a-going to do all I can -- Done made my vow to the Lord -- Study war no more -- March on -- Is there anybody here? -- There<U+2019>s room enough -- Tryin<U+2019> to cross the red sea -- Listen to the angels shoutin<U+2019> -- Hallelujah -- You<U+2019>d better min<U+2019> -- Run, mourner, run -- Ev<U+2019>ry day<U+2019>ll be Sunday -- Glory to that newborn king -- Wasn<U+2019>t that a mighty day -- Go tell it on the mountain -- He<U+2019>s got his eyes on you -- My Lord<U+2019>s goin<U+2019> move this wicked race -- He is king of kings -- There<U+2019>s a meeting here tonight -- We are climbing Jacob<U+2019>s ladder -- I<U+2019>m just a-goin<U+2019> over there -- There<U+2019>s something on my mind -- The Lord is my shepherd -- Got my letter -- See the signs of Judgment -- Hallelu -- I<U+2019>m goin<U+2019> to sing -- Rockin<U+2019> Jerusalem -- King Jesus built me a house above -- Bye and bye -- The sun mows down -- God<U+2019>s goin<U+2019> to straighten them -- He<U+2019>s a mighty good leader -- O it<U+2019>s goin<U+2019> to be a mighty day -- John Henry -- John Henry -- Convict song (1) -- Convict song (2) -- Bet on Stuball -- Hot boilin<U+2019> sun comin<U+2019> over -- Captain says hurry -- Captain, o captain -- Had to get up this mornin<U+2019> -- Naw I don<U+2019>t -- Screw this cotton -- Po<U+2019> ol<U+2019> Laz<U+2019>rus -- Railroad Bill -- Lay ten dollars down -- I got a house in Baltimo -- Ol<U+2019> Elder Green -- John Henry -- Goin<U+2019> to keep my skillet greasy -- Vendor<U+2019>s call -- Street song -- Gonna leave big rock behind -- Workin<U+2019> on the railroad line -- Jim Strange killed Lula -- Wake me -- Got no money -- Road gang song -- Jubilee -- Let the church roll on -- Seben times -- Lullaby -- Mamma Dinah.
General noteWith music.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 252-256.
LCCNa 42005002

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