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Thread #2035 Message #647449
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
11-Feb-02 - 03:19 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: No Hiding Place
Subject: Lyr Add: OH, THE ROCKS AND THE MOUNTAINS
OH, THE ROCKS AND THE MOUNTAINS
Chorus:
Oh, the rocks and the mountains shall all flee away,
And you shall have a new hiding-place that day.
Seeker, seeker, give up your heart to God,
And you shall have a new hiding-place that day.
Doubter, doubter, give up your heart to God,
And you shall have a new hiding-place that day.
Mourner, mourner, give up etc.
Sinner, sinner, give up etc.
Mother, mother, give up etc.
Children, children, give up etc.
Dett, R. N., Religious Folk-Songs of the Negro as Sung at Hampton Institute, 1927, p. 161, with music.
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