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Thread #129086   Message #2912869
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
23-May-10 - 10:52 PM
Thread Name: Jubilee Songs, Fisk Jubilee Singers
Subject: Rise and Shine
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."