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Thread #137883 Message #2216630
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
16-Dec-07 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Steal Away (spiritual)
Subject: RE: Deep River or Steal Away?
Lyr. Add: STEAL AWAY Arr. William Arms Fisher, 1924
Steal away, steal away, Steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain't got long to stay here! 1. My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thunder; The trumpet sounds within my soul, I ain't got long to stay here. 2. Green trees are bending; Poor sinner stands a-trembling, The trumpet sounds within my soul, I ain't got long to stay here. *3. Steal away, steal away, Steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain't got long to stay here.
My Lord calls me; He calls me by the lightning, The trumpet sounds within my soul, I ain't got long to stay here.
*so marked in score. Arrangement for piano and voice, pp. 170-171, Ed. William Arms Fisher, "Seventy Negro Soirituals," for low voice, 1926, Oliver Ditson Company.