A rarely found book.

SAINT HELENA ISLAND SPIRITUALS
Nicholas George Julius Ballanta-(Taylor), 1924, Diploma of Musical Art, printed by G. Schirmer, New York.

All I Do de Church Keep-a Grumblin' 70
All My Sins Done Taken Away 11
All Obuh Die World 50
At de Judgement Bar 51
Aye Lawd Don't Leabe Me 13
Bear Yo' Burden 16
Bin A Listenin' 84
Blow Yo' Gospel Trumpet 43
Come, Come, Come and Go Wid Me 66
Comin' Here Tonight 36
Cyan Hide Sinner Cyan' Hide 35
Daniel in de Lion's Den 42
De Angel in Heben Gwine to Write Muh Name 37
De Angel Roll de Stone Away 80
De Angels Are Watchin' Obuh Me 23
Death Is Goin' to Lay His Cold Icy Han' On Me 75
De Blood Done Sign My Name 65
De Ole Ship Marie 34
De Po' Heathens Are Dyin' 15
Dere Is Rest Fo' De Weary Trabbler 31
De Sea Gwine Deliver Up de Dry Bones 31
Do Don't Touch My Garment 8
Don't Get Weary 87
Don't Let de Wind Blow Here No More 39
Don't Yo' Hab Eberbody Fo' Yo' Fr'en 71
Don't Yo' Hear de Lam's a Cryin' 30
Dust an' Ashes 92
Eagle's Wings 38
Eb'rybody Wants to Know Jis How I Die 22
Ebery Time I Feels de Spirit 88
Ennyhow Muh Lawd 57
Fix Me Jedus 83
Give Me Jedus 79
Glory, Glory Hallelujah 53
Good News 10
Go Round, Go Round 27
Go Tell it On the Mountin 90
Handwritin' on de Wall 29
Heben Goin' to Be Muh Home 55
Heben Is a Beautiful Place 16
Hold Out 66
Holy, Holy, Yo' Promise to Answer Prayer 14
How Can I Pray 18
How Long de Train Bin Gone 12
Hoy Yo' Do Believer, How Yo' Do Today 75
I Ain't Gwine Grief Muh Lawd No Mo' 64
I Am Bound Fo' de Promised Lan' 36
I Am Goin' Obuh Dere 54
I Am Huntin' fo' a City 48
I Am Not Afraid to Die 68
I Do Know Gawd Don't Lie 72
I Got a Letter Dis' Mornin' 27
I Got a Mother in de Bright Shinin' World 76
I Hab a Leader Obuh Dere 24
I Lub Muh Blessed Saviour 78
I'm A Runnin' fo' Muh Life 26
I'm A Trabblin' to de Land 63
I'm Goin' Down to de Ribbuh ob Jerdan 82
I'm Goin' to See Muh Lovin' Father When I Git Home 21
I'm Goin' to Wait Till de Holy Ghost Come 52
I Wants to Climb Up Jacob's Ladder 61
I Want to Die Easy When I Die 20
Jedus Blood Done Mek Me Whole 79
John Saw de Number No Man Could Number 46
King Jedus Is Muh Only Fr'en' 6
Let Us Break Bread Togeder on Our Knees 67
Look-a How They Done Muh Lawd 56
Mary Had a Baby, Aye Lawd 69
Mary Had a Baby (No. 2) 40
Mary Had a Baby (No. 3) 41
Mary Had A Leetle Baby 5
Moses Smote de Water 86
My Head Wet Wid de Midnight Dew 49
My Time Is Come 59
Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen 89
No Mo' My Dear Brudder 42
Oh Let Me Shine, Shine Like de Mornin' Star 28
Oh Nebbuh Me One 43
Oh Sister Git Yo' Ticket Right 23
Oh Wrastlin' Jacob 87
O Lord Dese Bones of Mine Comin' Together in de Mornin' 70
O Ride On Jedus 92
O Watch de Stars 58
Pray Is de Key to de Kingdom 73
Rise Up, Shepherd An' Foller 91
Roll Him Out Again 30
Roll Jerdon Roll 77
Room Enough in de Hebben 85
Same Train 9
Save Me Jedus, Save Me Now 60
Save Me Now Save Me 39
Sometimes Muh Trubble Mek Me Tremble 88
Some Will Lub Yo' and Some Will hate Yo' 68
Sweet Watuh Rollin' 49
Too Late 32
To See Gawd's Bleedin' Lam' 33
T'ree Long Nights and T'ree Long Days 47
Walk in Jerusalem Jis Like John 46
Way Bye and Bye 49
Wheel in a Wheel 2
When de Train Comes Along 12
When I Am Gone, Gone, Gone 38
When I Git in Heben in Muh Elbow Chair 74
Who Lock de Lion's Jaw 36
Wrastlin' Jacob (No. 1) 62
Wrastlin' Jacob (No. 2) 86
Yo' Better Run, Run, Run 45
Yo' Better Run to the City of Refuge 44
Yo' Cyan' Find a New Hidin' Place 35
Yo' Go I Go Wid Yo' 81
Yo' Must Hab dat True Religion 4
Yo' Publican, Yo' Pharisee 51

All spirituals with musical score. Foreward contains an explanation of the musical system used in the spirituals. All were collected in St. Helena Island, SC, at the request of the authorities of the Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School.