Lyr Add: Great Day (spiritual)

Subject: GREAT DAY
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Sep 01 - 07:33 PM

See also:

Great Day, American Negro Songs

Great Day, Folk Songs Of The American Negro

Great Day, Second Book Of Negro Spirituals

Great Day, Songs Of Zion (Nix)

Great Day, Lift Every Voice And Sing

Great Day! Great Day!, Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit

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GREAT DAY
Traditional Negro Spiritual

REFRAIN:
Great day, Great day
The righteous marching
Great day
God's going to build up Zion's walls

The chariot rode on the mountain top
God's going to build up Zion's walls
My God He spoke and the chariot stopped
God's going to build up Zion's walls
This is the day of Jubilee
God's going to build up Zion's walls
The Lord has set His people free
God's going to build up Zion's walls

Going to take my breastplates, sword in hand
God's going to build up Zion's walls
And march out boldly into the land
God's going to build up Zion's walls
We want no cowards in our band
God's going to build up Zion's walls
We call for valiant-hearted men
God's going to build up Zion's walls


SOURCE:
Park New Choir, http://parknewchoir.free.fr/

@spirituals

SH

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: GREAT DAY
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Mar 05 - 03:34 PM

Here's our Eastertide version.

To hear a sound clip, Google: Great Day + norman.

~S~

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GREAT DAY
(Easter Version)
Traditional Negro Spiritual, learned from the singing of Jessye Norman. Adapted, edited, and arranged for The Good News-Goodtime Band (C) 2005 by Susan O. Hinton.


REFRAIN:
Great day! Great day, the Lord is risen!
Great day! God's going to build up Zion's walls.

He was crucified and dead;
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)
The He done just what He said!
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)

Died for you and died for me,
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)
By His blood He set us free.
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)

Ain't no harm can take my soul,
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)
Just let Jesus make me whole.
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)

Look around and what you see?
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)
Every "Gift" a "Body" need!
(God's going to build up Zion's walls.)

SH