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Slave songs of the United States : the complete original collection (136 songs)

Call Number

  • R 784.4 A432 (CEN)

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Publication Information

[N. Y.] Oak [1965]

Physical Description

175 p. illus.

Notes

Includes facsim. of t. p. and pref. of 1st ed. New York, A. Simpson, 1867

Contents

  • Roll, Jordan, roll
  • Jehovah, hallelujah
  • I hear from Heaven to-day
  • Blow your trumpet, Gabriel
  • Praise, member
  • Wrestle on, Jacob
  • Lonesome valley
  • I can't stay behind
  • Poor Rosy
  • Trouble of the world
  • There's a meeting here tonight
  • Hold your light
  • Happy morning
  • No man can hinder me
  • Lord, remember me
  • Not weary yet
  • Religion so sweet
  • Hunting for the Lord
  • Go in the wilderness
  • Tell my Jesus "morning"
  • Graveyard
  • John, John, of the Holy order
  • I saw the beam in my sister's eye
  • Hunting for a city
  • Gwine follow
  • Lay this body down
  • Heaven bell a ring
  • Jine 'em
  • Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton
  • Bound to go.
  • (Cont.) Michael row the boat ashore
  • Sail, o believer
  • Rock o'jubilee
  • Stars begin to fall
  • King Emanuel
  • Satan's camp a-fire
  • Give up the world
  • Jesus on the water-side
  • I wish I been dere
  • Build a house in paradise --I know when I'm going home
  • I'm a-trouble in de mind
  • Travel on
  • Archangel open the door
  • My body rock 'long fever
  • Bell da ring
  • Pray all de member
  • Turn, sinner, turn o!
  • My army cross over
  • Join the angel band
  • I an' Satan had a race
  • Shall I die?
  • When we do meet again
  • White marble stone
  • I can't stand the fire
  • Meet, O Lord
  • Wait, Mr. Mackright
  • Early in the morning
  • Hail Mary
  • No more rain fall for wet you
  • I want to go home
  • Good-bye brother
  • Fare ye well
  • Many thousand go.
  • (Cont.) Brother Moses gone
  • Sin-sick soul
  • Some valiant soldier
  • Hallelu, Hallelu
  • Children do linger
  • Good-bye
  • Lord, make me more patient
  • Day of judgement
  • Resurrection morn
  • Nobody knows the trouble I've had
  • Who is on the Lord's side
  • Hold out to the end
  • Come go with me
  • Every hour in the day
  • In the mansions above
  • Shout on, children
  • Jesus, won't you come by-and bye
  • Heave away
  • Wake up, Jacob
  • On to glory
  • Just new
  • Shock along, John
  • Round the corn, Sally
  • Jordan's mills
  • Sabbath has no end
  • I don't feel weary
  • Hypocrite and the concubine
  • O shout away
  • O'er the crossing.
  • (Cont.) Rock 'o my soul
  • We will march through the valley
  • What a trying time
  • Almost over
  • Don't be weary, traveller
  • Let God's saints come in
  • Golden altar
  • Winter
  • Heaven bells
  • Gold band
  • Good old way
  • I'm going home
  • Sinner won't die no more
  • Brother, guide me home
  • Little children, then won't you be glad
  • Charleston gals
  • Run, nigger, run
  • I'm gwine to Albamy
  • My father, how long
  • I'm in trouble
  • O Daniel
  • O brothers, don't get weary.
  • (Cont.) I want to join the band
  • Jacob's ladder
  • Pray on
  • Good news, member
  • I want to die like - a Lazarus die
  • Away down in Sunbury
  • This is the trouble of the world
  • Lean on the Lord's side
  • These are all my father's children
  • Old ship of Zion
  • Come along, Moses
  • Social band
  • God got plenty o' room
  • You must be pure and holy
  • Belle Layotte
  • Remon
  • Aurore Bradaire
  • Caroline
  • Calinda
  • Lolette
  • Musieu Bainjo.

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