Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers

Subject: My Lord's Writing All the Time
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 13 May 10 - 08:31 PM

No. 25. My Lord's Writing All the Time

1
Solo
Come down, come down,
My Lord come down,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time,
Solo
And take me up to wear the crown,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time.
2
Solo
When I was down in Egypt's land,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time,
Solo
I heard some talk of promised land,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time.
3
Solo
O Christians you had better pray,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time,
Solo
For Satan's round you ev'ry day,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time.
4
Solo
King Jesus rides in the middle of the air,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time,
Solo
He's calling sinners from every where,
Refrain
My Lord's writing all the time.

Chorus:
Oh, he sees all you do,
He hears all you say,
My Lord's writing all the time,
O he sees all you do,
He hears all you say,
My Lord's writing all the time.

"Published in sheet form, with piano accompaniment, by John Church & Co."

Subject: My Ship Is on the Ocean
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 13 May 10 - 08:40 PM

No. 43. My Ship Is on the Ocean

Chorus:
My ship is on the ocean,
My ship is on the ocean,
My ship is on the ocean,
Poor sinner, fare-you-well.

1
I'm going away to see the good old Daniel,
I'm going away To see my Lord.
2
I'm going to see the weeping Mary,
I'm going away to see my Lord.
Cho.-My ship, etc.
3
Oh! don't you want to live in that bright glory?
Oh! don't you want to go to see my Lord?
Cho.- My Lord, etc.

Subject: My Way's Cloudy
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 May 10 - 08:05 PM

No. 45. My Way's Cloudy

Chorus:
Oh! brethren, my way, my way's cloudy, my way,
Go send them angels down,
Oh! brethren, my way, my way's cloudy, my way,
Go send them angels down.

1
There's fire in the east and fire in the west,
Send them angels down,
And fire among the Methodist,
O send them angels down.
2
Old Satan's mad, and I am glad,
Send them angels down,
He missed the soul he thought he had,
O send them angels down.
3
I'll tell you now as I told you before,
Send them angels down,
To the promised land I'm bound to go,
O send them angels down.
4
This is the year of jubilee,
Send them angels down,
The Lord has come and set us free,
O send them angels down.

Subject: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord!
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 May 10 - 09:06 PM

No. 1. Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord!

Chorus:
Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord,
Nobody knows the trouble I see,
Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord,
Nobody knows like Jesus.

1
Brothers, will you pray for me,
Brothers, will you pray for me,
Brothers, will you pray for me,
And help drive old Satan away.
2
Sisters, will you pray for me, etc.
3
Mothers, will you pray for me, etc.
4
Preachers, will you pray for me, etc.

Subject: Now We Take this Feeble Body
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 May 10 - 09:26 PM

No. 97. Now We Take This Feeble Body

"This hymn is much used at funerals, and especially when bearing the body and lowering it into the grave."

1
Now we take this feeble body,
And we carry it to the grave,
And we all leave it there,
Hallelujah,
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we all leave it there,
Hallelujah,
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we all leave it there,
Hallelujah.
2
Now we take this dear old father,
And we carry him to the grave,
And we all leave him there,
Hallelujah,
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we all leave him there,
Hallelujah,
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we all leave him there,
Hallelujah.
3
Now we lift our mournful voices,
As we gather around the grave,
And we weep as we sing,
Hallelujah,
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we weep as we sing,
Hallelujah
And a Hallelujah, and a Hallelujah,
And we weep as we sing,
Hallelujah.

Subject: RE: Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 15 May 10 - 05:39 AM

If another letter in the alphabet can get a word in here ....

BBC Radio 4 has a play about the Fisk Jubilee Singers visiting the UK. Written by Adrian Mitchell.

Saturday 15 May 2.30pm, also no doubt on iplayer.

D

Subject: Oh! Holy Lord
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 15 May 10 - 08:16 PM

No. 35. Oh! Holy Lord

Chorus:
Oh! holy Lord!
Oh! holy Lord!
Oh! holy Lord!
Done with the sin and sorrow.

1
Oh! rise up children, get your crown,
Done with the sin and sorrow,
And by your Saviour's side sit down,
Done with the sin and sorrow.
2
What a glorious morning that will be,
Done with the sin and sorrow;
Our friends and Jesus we will see,
Done with the sin and sorrow.
Cho.-
3
Oh shout, you Christians, you're gaining ground,
Done with the sin and sorrow;
We'll shout old Satan's kingdom down,
Done with the sin and sorrow.
Cho.-
4
I soon shall reach that golden shore,
Done with the sin and sorrow;
And sing the songs we sang before,
Done with the sin and sorrow.
Cho.-

Subject: Oh, Brothers, Are You Getting Ready?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 15 May 10 - 08:29 PM

No. 118. Oh, Brothers, Are You Getting Ready?

1
Oh, brothers, are you getting ready, ready,
Brothers, are you getting ready, ready,
Brothers, are you getting ready, ready,
For the year of Jubilee.
2
Oh, sisters, are you getting ready, ready,
Sisters, are you getting ready, ready,
Sisters, are you getting ready, ready,
For the year of Jubilee.
3
Oh, fathers, are you getting ready, ready,
Fathers, are you getting ready, ready,
Fathers, are you getting ready, ready,
For the year of Jubilee.
4
Oh, Preachers, are you getting ready, ready,
Preachers, are you getting ready, ready,
Preachers, are you getting ready, ready,
For the year of Jubilee.

Chorus:
Oh, rise, shine, and give God the glory, glory,
Rise, shine, and give God the glory, glory,
Rise, shine, and give God the glory, glory,
For the year of Jubilee.

Subject: Oh! Give Me the Wings
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 15 May 10 - 08:39 PM

No. 126. Oh! Give Me the Wings

Chorus:
Oh! give me the wings,
Oh, good Lord, give me the wings,
And oh! give me the wings,
My good Lord, give me the wings
for to move along.

1
Oh, Methodist it is my name,
And oh, glory!
I intend to live and die the same,
And oh, ..... glory!
2
I love the shouting Methodist,
And oh, glory!
Because they pray and sing the best,
And oh, ..... glory!
3
I'm born of God, I know I am,
And oh, glory!
And you deny it if you can,
And oh, ..... glory!

Subject: Oh, Make A-Me Holy
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 10 - 05:20 PM

No. 119. Oh, Make a-me Holy

Chorus:
Oh, make a-me holy, holy,
I do love, I do love,
make a-me holy, holy,
I do love the Lord.

1
Young people, I tell you, one and all,
I do love, I do love,
You'd better be ready when Gabriel calls,
I do love the Lord.
2
I picked up my hymn-book and Bible too,
I do love, I do love,
For I have religion as well as you,
I do love the Lord.
3
Oh, way up yonder, round the throne,
I do love, I do love,
The waters are sweeter than honey-comb,
I do love the Lord.

Subject: Oh, Wasn't That a Wide River
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 10 - 05:36 PM

No. 81. Oh, Wasn't That a Wide River

Chorus:
Oh, wasn't that a wide river,
river of Jordan, Lord? wide river!
There's one more river to cross.

1
Oh, the river of Jordan is so wide,
One more river to cross;
I don't know how to get on the other side;
One more river to cross.
2
I have some friends before me gone,
One more river to cross;
By the grace of God I'll follow on;
One more river to cross.
3
- - Shout, shout, Satan's about,
One more river to cross;
- - Shut your door and keep him out;
One more river to cross.
4
Old Satan is a snake in the grass,
One more river to cross;
If you don't mind he'll get you at last;
One more river to cross.

Subject: RE: Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers
From: Emma B
Date: 17 May 10 - 05:41 PM

A MUST! if you can access this

Adrian Mitchell play, The Jubilee Singers.
1 hr 2 min.
BBC 4

Subject: Oh Yes! Oh Yes!
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 10 - 06:00 PM

No. 91. Oh Yes! Oh Yes!

1
I come this night to sing and pray,
Oh Yes! oh yes!
To drive old Satan away,
Oh Yes! oh yes!
That heavenly home is bright and fair,
Oh yes! oh yes!
But very few can enter there,
Oh yes! oh yes!

Chorus:
Oh, wait until I get on my robe,
Wait until I get on my robe,
Wait until I get on my robe,
Oh yes! oh yes!

2
As I went down in the valley to pray,
Oh yes!
I met old Satan on the way,
Oh yes!
And what do you think he said to me,
Oh yes!
"You're too young to pray, and too young to die,"
Oh yes!
3
If you want to catch that heavenly breeze,
Oh yes!
Go down in the valley on your knees,
Oh yes!
Go. bow your knees upon the ground,
Oh yes!
And ask your Lord to turn you round,
Oh yes!

Subject: Old Ship of Zion
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 18 May 10 - 01:36 PM

No. 29. Old Ship of Zion

1
What ship is that a sailing, Hallelujah,
What ship is that a sailing, Hallelu.
'Tis the old ship of Zion, Hallelujah,
'Tis the old ship of Zion, Hallelu.
Do you think that she is able, Hallelujah,
Do you think that she is able, Hallelu.
"Repeat twice for first verse."

Chorus:
Do you think that she is able,
For to carry us all home,
O glory, Hallelu.

2
She has landed many a thousand, Hallelujah,
She has landed manu a thousand, Halleju,
She has landed many a thousand,
And will land as many a more.
Oh glory, Hallelu.
3
She is loaded down with angels, Hallelujah,
She is loaded down with angels, Hallelu,
And King Jesus is the Captain,
And he'll carry us all home.
Oh glory, Hallelu.

"In singing the last two verses, the music is not to be repeated."

Subject: O Redeemed
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 20 May 10 - 08:28 PM

No. 4. O Redeemed

Chorus:
O redeemed, redeemed,
I'm washed in the blood of the Lamb,
O redeemed, redeemed,
I'm washed in the blood of the Lamb.

1
Although you see me going along so,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb,
I have my trials here below,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.*

O redeemed, redeemed, D. S.
*"Attention is called to this characteristic manner of connecting the last strain with the chorus in the D. C.

2
When I was a mourner just like you,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb,
I mourned and prayed till I got through,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.
3
Religion's like a blooming rose,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb,
As none but those that feel it knows,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Subject: Oh! Sinner Man
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 20 May 10 - 08:41 PM

No. 58. Oh! Sinner Man

Chorus:
Oh!, sinner, Oh! sinner man,
Oh! sinner, Oh! which way are you going?

1
Oh! come back, sinner, and don't go there,
Which way are you going?
For hell is deep, and dark despair,
Oh! which way are you going?
2
Though days be dark, and night be long,
Which way are you going?
We'll shout and sing till we get home,
Which way are you going?
Cho.- Oh! sinner, etc.
3
'Twas just about the break of day,
Which way are you going?
My sins forgiven and soul set free,
Which way are you going?
Cho.- Oh! sinner, etc.

Subject: Peter, Go Ring Them Bells
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:05 PM

No. 108. Peter, Go Ring Them Bells

1
Oh, Peter, go ring them bells,
Peter, go ring them bells,
Peter, go ring them bells,
I heard from heaven today.
"To chorus after D. C."
I wonder where my mother is gone,
I wonder where my mother is gone,
I wonder where my mother is gone,
I heard from heaven today.

Chorus:
I heard from heaven today,
I heard from heaven today,
I thank God, and I thank you too,
I heard from heaven today.

2
I wonder where sister Mary's gone-
I heard from heaven today;
I wonder where sister Martha's gone-
I heard from heaven today;
It's good news, and I thank God-
I heard from heaven today;
Oh, Peter, go ring them bells-
I heard from heaven today.
Cho.- I heard from heaven, etc.

3
I wonder where brother Moses gone-
I heard from heaven today;
I wonder where brother Daniel's gone-
I heard from heaven today;
He's gone where Elijah has gone-
I heard from heaven today;
Oh, Peter, go ring them bells-
I heard from heaven today.
Cho- I heard from heaven, etc.

Subject: Prepare Us
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 21 May 10 - 07:56 PM

No. 42. Prepare Us

Chorus:
Prepare me,
Prepare me, Lord,
Prepare me,
When death shall shake this frame.

1
As I go down this stream of time,
When death shall shake this frame,
I'll leave this sin-ful world behind,
When death shall shake this frame.
Cho.-Prepare me, etc.
2
The man that loves to serve the Lord,
When death shall shake this frame;
He will receive his just reward,
When death shall shake this frame.
Cho.- Prepare me, etc.
3
Am I a soldier of the cross,
When death shall shake this frame;
Or must I count this soul as lost,
When death shall shake this frame.
Cho.- Prepare me, etc.
4
My soul is bound for that bright land,
When death shall shake this frame;
And there I'll meet that happy band,
When death shall shake this frame.
Cho.- Prepare me, etc.

Subject: Reign, Master Jesus
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 21 May 10 - 08:22 PM

No. 117. Reign, Master Jesus

Chorus:
O reign, O reign,
O reign, my Saviour,
Reign, master Jesus, reign!
O reign salvation in my poor soul,
Reign, master Jesus, reign!

1
Solo- I tell you now as I told you before,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign,
Solo- To the promised land I'm bound to go,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign.
2
Solo- I'll tell you how I sought the Lord,
Cho.-Reign master Jesus, reign,
Solo- Prayed a little by day and all night long,
Reign, master Jesus, reign.
3
Solo- I never shall forget that day,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign
Solo- When Jesus washed my sins away,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign.
4
Solo- I looked at my hands and my hands looked new,
Cho. Reign, master Jesus, reign,
Solo- I looked at my feet and my feet looked so too,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign.
5
Solo- I never felt such love before,
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign,
Solo- Saying, "Go in peace and sin no more,"
Cho.- Reign, master Jesus, reign.

O reign, O reign, O reign, my Saviour,
Reign, master Jesus, reign!
O reign salvation in my poor soul,
Reign, master Jesus, reign.

"Published in sheet form, with piano accompaniment, by John Church 7 Co., Cincinnati."

Subject: Reign, O Reign
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 21 May 10 - 08:31 PM

No. 48. Reign, O Reign

Absent in Marsh, 1883. Pagination continuous No. 47 - No. 49.
Perhaps deleted because it duplicated the last portion of Reign, Master Jesus.

Would someone with the Pike edition please check.

Subject: RE: Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 May 10 - 01:06 AM

No. 48. Reign, O Reign

Chorus:
Reign, O reign, O reign, my Saviour
Reign, O reign, O reign, my Lord.

1.
Takes an humble soul to join us in the service of the Lord,
Takes an humble soul to join us in the army.

2.
Here's a sinner come to join us in the service of the Lord,
Here's a sinner come to join us in the army.

3.
Oh! ain't you glad you've joined us in the service of the Lord,
Oh! ain't you glad you've joined us in the army.


Source: The Story of the Jubilee Singers, with their songs, by J.B.T. Marsh, 1880

Absent in Marsh, "Revised Edition. Seventy-Fifth Thousand" (no date) Q).

Subject: Ride On, King Jesus
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 23 May 10 - 10:40 PM

No. 46. Ride On, King Jesus

Chorus:
Ride on, King Jesus,
No man can a hinder me,
Ride on, King Jesus,
No man can a hinder me.

1
I was but young when I begun,
No man can a hinder me,
But now my race is almost done,
No man can a hinder me. D. C.
Cho.- Ride on, etc.
2
King Jesus rides on a milk-white horse,
No man can a hinder me,
The river of Jordan he did cross,
No man can a hinder me.
Cho.- Ride on, etc.
3
If you want to find your way to God,
No man can a hinder me,
The gospel highway must be trod,
No man can a hinder me.
Cho.- Ride on, etc.

Subject: Rise and Shine
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 23 May 10 - 10:52 PM

No. 96. Rise and Shine

Chorus:
Oh, brethren, rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine and give God the glory for the year of Jubilee.

1
Don't you want to be a soldier, soldier, soldier,
Don't you want to be a soldier, soldier, soldier?
Don't you want to be a soldier, soldier, soldier,
for the year of Jubilee?
2
Do you think I will make a soldier,
For the year of Jubilee?
3
Yes, I think you will make a soldier,
For the year of Jubilee!

"Sing the three verses in succession, and after the third verse go back to the beginning, and sing the words, "Then you must rise," etc."

Subject: Rise, Mourners
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:04 PM

No. 12. Rise, Mourners*

* This hymn is sung with great unction
when "seekers" are going forward to the altar.

1
Rise, mourners, rise, mourners,
O can't you rise and tell,
What the Lord has done for you.
Yes, He's taken my feet out of the miry clay,
And He's placed them on the right side of my Father. D. C.
2
Rise, seekers, rise, seekers,
O can't you rise, etc.
3
Rise, sinners, rise, sinners,
O can't you rise, etc.
4
Rise, brothers, rise, brothers,
O can't you rise, etc.

Subject: Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is A-Coming
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 26 May 10 - 06:08 PM

No. 125. Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is A-Coming

Chorus:
Oh, rise, shine, for thy light is a-coming,
Rise, shine, for thy light is a-coming,
Oh, rise, shine for thy light is a-coming,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by.

1
Oh, wet or dry, I intend to try,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by,
To serve the Lord until I die,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by.
2
We'll build our tent on this camp-ground,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by,
And give old Satan another round,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by.
3
I intend to shout and never stop,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by,
Until I reach the mountain top,
My Lord says he's coming by 'nd by.
D. C.

Subject: Roll, Jordan, Roll
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 26 May 10 - 08:02 PM

No. 7. Roll, Jordan, Roll

Chorus:
Roll, Jordan, roll, roll, Jordan, roll,
I want to go to heaven when I die,
To hear Jordan roll.

1
Oh, brothers, you ought t'have been there,
Yes, my Lord!
A sitting in the Kingdom,
To hear Jordan roll.
D. C.
2
Oh, preachers, you ought t'have been there, etc.
3
Oh, sinners, you ought, etc.
4
Oh, mourners, you ought, etc.
5
Oh, seekers, you ought, etc.
6
Oh, mothers, you ought, etc.
7
Oh, sisters, you ought, etc.

Subject: Room Enough
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 26 May 10 - 08:16 PM

No. 3. Room Enough

1
Oh, brothers, don't stay away,
Brothers, don't stay away,
Brothers, don't stay away,
Don't stay away.

Chorus:
For my Lord says there's *room enough,
Room enough in the Heav'ns for you,
My Lord says there's room enough,
Don't stay away.

2
Oh, mourners, don't stay away.
Cho.- For the Bible says there's room enough, etc.
3
Oh, sinners, don't stay away.
Cho.- For the angel says there's room enough, etc.
4
Oh. children, don't stay away.
Cho.- For Jesus says there's room enough, etc.

*The peculiar accent here makes the words sound thus: "rooma nough."

With some different verses, collected on St. Helena Island, SC, by Ballanta-(Taylor), 1924
Posted at end of thread.

Subject: Run to Jesus
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 27 May 10 - 08:13 PM

No. 69. Run to Jesus

Chorus:
Run to Jesus, shun the danger,
I don't expect to stay much longer here.

1
He will be our dearest friend,
And will help us to the end.
I don't expect to stay much longer here.
Run to Jesus, shun the danger,
I don't expect to stay much longer here.
2
Oh, I thought I heard them say,
There were lions in the way.
I don't expect, etc.
3
Many mansions there will be,
One for you and one for me.
I don't expect, etc.

("This song was given to the Jubilee Singers by Hon. Frederick Douglass, in Washington, D. C. with the interesting statement, that it first suggested to him the thought of escaping from slavery.")

Subject: Save Me, Lord, Save Me
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 27 May 10 - 08:26 PM

No. 39. Save Me, Lord, Save Me

1.
I called to my father, my father hearkened to me,
And the last word I heard him say, was,
Save me, Lord, Save Me.

Chorus:
And I wish that heav'n was a mine,
And I hope that heav'n will a be mine,
And I wish that heav'n was a mine,
O save me, Lord, save me.

2
I called to my mother, my mother hearkened to me,
And the last word I heard her say, was,
Save me, Lord, save me.
Cho.- And I wish that heav'n was a mine, etc.
3
I called to my sister, my sister hearkened to me, etc.
Cho.- And I wish that heav'n was a mine, etc.
4
I called to my brother, my brother hearkened to me, etc.
Cho.- And I wish that heav'n was a mine, etc.

Subject: Shine, Shine (1)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 May 10 - 08:29 PM

No. 28. Shine, Shine (1)

Chorus:
Shine, shine, I'll meet you in the morning,
Shine, shine, I'll meet you in the morning,
Shine, shine, I'll meet you in the morning.

1
I'm going to sit at the welcome-table,
I'm going to sit at the welcome-table,
I'm going to sit at the welcome-table,
Oh! my soul's going to shine, shine,
Oh! my soul's going to shine, shine.
2
I'm going to tell God about my trial, etc.
Oh! my soul's going to shine, etc.
Cho.- Shine, shine, etc.
3
I'm going to walk all about that city, etc.
Oh! my soul's going to shine, etc.
Cho.- Shine, shine, etc.

Subject: Shine, Shine (2)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 May 10 - 08:44 PM

No. 98. Shine, Shine (2)

1
I don't care where you bury my body,
Don't care where you bury my body,
Don't care where you bury my body,

Chorus following each 3-line verse:

O my little soul's going to shine, shine,
O my little soul's going to shine, shine,
All around the heaven going to shine, shine,
All around the heaven going to shine, shine.

2
You may bury my body in the Egypt garden,
Bury my body in the Egypt garden,
Bury my body in the Egypt garden,
3
I'm going to join the forty-four thousand,
Going to join the forty-four thousand,
Going to join the forty-four thousand,
4
   Great big stars way up yonder,
Great big stars way up yonder,
Great big stars way up yonder,

Subject: Sweet Canaan
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 May 10 - 04:52 PM

No. 112. Sweet Canaan

Chorus:
Oh, the land I am bound for,
Sweet Canaan's happy land I am bound for,
Sweet Canaan's happy land I am bound for,
Sweet Canaan's happy land,
Pray Give me your right hand.

Oh, my brother, did you come for to help me?
Oh, my brother, did you come for to help me?
Oh, my brother, did you come for to help me?
Pray give me your right hand.

Oh, my sister, did you come for to help me?
Oh, my sister, did you come for to help me?
Oh, my sister, did you come for to help me?
Pray give me your right hand.

Subject: Some of These Mornings
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 31 May 10 - 07:54 PM

No. 116. Some of These Mornings
From "Hampton and its Students," by per.

1
Going to see my mother, some of these mornings,
see my mother, some of these mornings,
See my mother, some of these mornings,

Oh, sitting in the kingdom some of these mornings,
sitting in the kingdom, some of these mornings,
Sitting in the kingdom, some of these mornings,-

Chorus:
Look away in the heaven,
Look away in the heaven, Lord,
Hope I'll join the band.
(Many repetitions)

2
Going to see my brother, some of these mornings, etc.
Oh, shouting in the heaven, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.
3
Going to walk about in Zion, some of these mornings, etc.
Going to chatter with the angels, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.
4
Going to talk the troubles over, some of these mornings, etc.
Going to see my Jesus, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.

The dialect of the Hampton version, Look Away, is removed:

1
Solo
Gwine to see my mother,
Tutti
some o' dese mornin's,
see my mother some o' dese mornin's,
See my mother, some o' dese mornin's,
Hope I'll jine de band.

Chorus:
Separated into tenor, alto and bass lines.
Look away in de heaven, etc.,
Lord, Hope I'll jine de band.

4
'Trouble' singular-
Gwine to talk de trouble ober some o' dese mornin's, etc.

Excerpt from Hampton version from R. N. Dett, Religious Folk-Songs of the Negro as Sung at the Hampton Institute; Look Away.

Subject: Steal Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 07:46 PM

No. 24. Steal Away

Chorus:
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I hain't got long to stay here.

1
My Lord calls me,
He calls me by the thunder;
The trumpet sounds it in my soul:
I hain't got long to stay here.
2
Green trees are bending,
Poor sinners stand trembling;
The, etc.
3
My Lord calls me,
He calls me by the lightning;
The trumpet sounds it in my soul:
I hain't got long to stay here.
Cho.- Steal away, etc.
4
Tombstones are bursting,
Poor sinners are trembling;
The trumpet sounds it in my soul:
I hain't got long to stay here.
Cho.- Steal away, etc.

Subject: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:05 PM

Subject: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:13 PM

No. 2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Chorus:
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

1
I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
Coming for to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home.
2
If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I'm coming too,
Coming for to carry me home.
3
The brightest day that ever I saw,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus wash'd my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home.
4
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home.

Subject: 'Tis Jordan's River
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:23 PM

No. 93. 'Tis Jordan's River

Chorus:
'Tis Jordan's River, and I must go 'cross,
'Tis Jordan's River, and I must go 'cross,
'Tis Jordan's River, and I must go 'cross;
Poor sinner, fare you well.

1
Am I a soldier of the Cross?
Yes, my Lord!
Or must I count this soul as lost?
Yes, my Lord!
2
As I go down the stream of time,
Yes, my Lord!
I leave this sinful world behind,
Yes, my Lord!
3
Old Satan thinks he'll get us all,
Yes, my Lord!
Because in Adam we did fall,
Yes, my Lord!
4
If you want to see old Satan run,
Yes, my Lord!
Just shoot him with a Gospel-gun,
Yes, my Lord!

Subject: RE: Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:27 PM

Q-

Nice work!

What's interesting to me is to see bits and pieces of old gospel songs that I'm only heard contemporary versions of.

Charley Noble

Subject: The General Roll
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:32 PM

No. 52. The General Roll

Chorus:
I'll be there, I'll be there,
Oh when the general roll is called,
I'll be there.

1
O hallelujah to the Lamb,
The general roll is called,
I'll be there;
The Lord is on the giving hand,
The general roll is called,
I'll be there.
2
Old Satan told me not to pray,
The general roll is called,
I'll be there;
He wants my soul at Judgement day,
The general roll is called,
I'll be there.

Subject: The Gospel Train
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 08:53 PM

No. 27. The Gospel Train

Chorus:
Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
For there's room for many a more.

1
The gospel train is coming,
I hear it just at hand,
I hear the car wheels moving,
And rumbling thro' the land.
2
I hear the bell and whistle,
The coming round the curve;
She's playing all her steam and pow'r
And straining every nerve.
Cho.- Get on board, children, etc.
3
No signal for another train
To follow on the line,
O sinner, you're forever lost,
If once you're left behind.
Cho.- Get on board, children, etc.
4
This is the Christian banner,
The motto's new and old,
Salvaation and repentance
Are burnished there in gold.
Cho.- Get on board, children, etc.
5
She's nearing now the station,
O sinner, don't be vain,
But come and get your ticket,
And be ready for the train.
Cho.- Get on board, children, etc.
6
The fare is cheap and all can go,
The rich and poor are there,
No second-class on board the train,
No difference in the fare.
Cho.- Get on board, children, etc.

Subject: The Rocks and the Mountains
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 09:05 PM

No. 18. 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.

1
Seeker, seeker, give up your heart to God,
And you shall have a new hiding place that day. D. C.
Cho.- Oh, the rocks, etc.
2
Doubter, doubter, give up your heart to God,
And you shall have a new hiding place that day.
Cho.- Oh, the rocks, etc.
3
Mourner, mourner, give up your heart to God, etc.
4
Sinner, sinner, give up your heart to God, etc.
5
Sister, sister, give up your heart to God, etc.
6
Mother, mother, give up your heart to God, etc.
7
Children, children, give up your heart to God, etc.

Subject: The Angels Changed My Name
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 09:15 PM

No. 104. The Angels Changed My Name

1.
I went to the hill side,
I went to pray,
I know the angels done changed my name,
Done changed my name for the coming day,
Thank God the angels done changed my name.

Chorus:
Done changed my name for the coming day,
I know the angels done changed my name
for the coming day,
Thank God the angels done changed my name.

2
I looked at my hands and my hands were new,
I know the angels done changed my my name,
I looked at my feet and my feet were too,
Thank God the angels done changed my name.

Subject: There's a Meeting Here To-night
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 07:43 PM

No. 65. There's a Meeting Here To-night

Chorus:
Get you ready, there's a meeting here to-night,
Come along, there's a meeting here tonight,
I know you by your daily walk,
There's a meeting here tonight.

1
Camp-meeting down in the wilderness,
There's a meeting here tonight;
I know it's among the Methodists,
There's a meeting here tonight.
2
Those angels wings are tipped with gold, etc.
That brought glad tidings to my soul, etc.
3
My father says it is the best, etc.
To live and die a Methodist, etc.
4
I'm a Methodist bred and a Methodist born, etc.
And when I'm dead there's a Methodist gone, etc.

Subject: The Ten Virgins
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 07:56 PM

No. 37. The Ten Virgins

1
Five of them were wise when the bride-groom came,
Five of them were wise when the bride-groom came.

Chorus:
O Zion, O Zion, O Zion, when the bridegroom came.
O Zion, O Zion, O Zion, when the bridegroom came.

2
Five of them were foolish when the bridegroom came,
Five of them were foolish when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
3
The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came
The wise they took oil when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
4
The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came,
The foolish took no oil when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
5
The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came,
The foolish they kept knocking when the bridegroom came.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.
6.
Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then,
Depart, I never knew you, said the bridegroom, then.
Cho.- O Zion, etc.

Subject: The Work's Being Done
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:11 PM

No. 123. The Work's Being Done

1
We need more reapers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done;
We need more reapers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done.

Oh, children, the work's being done,
Oh, the work's being done,
Oh, children, the work's being done,
Oh, the work's being done,
Oh, the work's being done,
Oh, the work is being done,
Oh, the work is being done,
Oh, the work's being done.

2
We need more workers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done;
We need more workers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done.
3
We need more teachers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done;
We need more teachers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done.
4
We need more preachers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done;
We need more preachers in the harvest field,
Where the work's being done.

Subject: They Led My Lord Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:23 PM

No. 120. They Led My Lord Away

Chorus-
They led my Lord away, away, away,
They led my Lord away,
Oh, tell me where to find Him.

1
Solo
The Jews and Romans in one band,
Chorus
Tell me where to find Him,
Solo
They crucified the Son of man,
Cho.
Tell me where to find Him.
2
Solo
They led Him up to Pilate's bar,
Cho.
Tell me where to find Him,
Solo
But the Jews could not condemn Him there,
Cho.
Tell me where to find Him.
3
Solo
Pilate said, "I'll wash my hands,"
Cho.
Tell me where to find Him,
Solo
I find no fault in this just man,
Cho.
Tell me where to find Him.

Subject: This Old Time Religion
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:32 PM

No. 36. This Old Time Religion

Chorus-
Oh! this old time religion,
This old time religion,
This old time religion,
It is good enough for me.

1
It is good for the mourner,
It is good for the mourner,
It is good for the mourner,
It is good enough for me.
2
It will carry you home to heaven,
It will carry you home to heaven,
It will carry you home to heaven,
It is good enough for me.
Cho.- Oh, this old time religion, etc.
3
It brought me out of bondage, etc.
Cho.- Oh, this old time religion, etc.
4
It is good when you are in trouble, etc.
Cho.- Oh, this old time religion, etc.

Subject: Turn Back Pharoah's Army
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:33 PM

Subject: Turn Back Pharoah's Army
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 08:49 PM

No. 8. Turn Back Pharoah's Army

1
Solo Moderato
Gwine to write to Massa Jesus,
To send some valiant soldier,
Chorus Faster
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelujah!
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelujah!
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
2
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
To turn back, etc.
3
To turn back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
To turn back, etc.
4
He turned back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
He turned back, etc.
5
And turned back Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
And turned back, etc.
6
And drowned ole Pharoah's army, Hallelu!
And drowned ole, etc.

Subject: Wait a Little While
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 08:01 PM

No. 86. Wait a Little While

Chorus:
Wait a little while,
Then we'll sing the new song,
Wait a little while,
Then we'll sing the new song.

1
My heavenly home is bright and fair,
We will sing the new song,
No pain or sorrow enter there;
We will sing the new song.
2
Jesus my Lord to heav'n is gone,
We will sing the new song,
He whom I fix my hopes upon,
We will sing the new song.