Lyr. Add: STEAL AWAY AND PRAY

O, steal away and pray,
I'm looking for my Jesus;
Steal away and pray,
I'm looking for my Jesus;
Steal away and pray,
I'm looking for my Jesus;
Can't stay away.

Sinners, why don't you pray?
Sinners, Why don't you pray?
Sinners, why don't you pray?
I can't stay away.

Seekers, why don't you pray ? etc.

Mourners, why don't you pray? etc.

Brothers, why don't you pray? etc.

American Negro Songs and Spirituals, J. W. Work, 1940, p. 77 with music. Not listed in Cleveland Index.
@religion @spiritual

"I can't stay away" appears in several spirituals. "I Wish I Had Died In Egypt Land" (Work, p. 157) has the chorus:
O, I can't stay away,
I can't stay away,
I can't stay away,
I wish I had died in Egypt land.