COME BY YUH
Carolina Low Country spiritual

1
Somebody need you, come by *yuh,
Somebody need you, come by yuh,
Somebody need you. come by yuh,
Oh Lawd, come by yuh.
2
Wan' tuh git tuh Heben, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
3
Soon in duh mawnin', come by yuh (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
4
Jedus duh call you, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
5
Cyan' cross duh ribbuh, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
6
Yo' fadduh duh call you, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
7
On duh way tuh Glory, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
8
Gwine down tuh Jerdan, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
9
Pain got duh body, come by yuh, (3x)
Oh, Lawd, come by yuh.
*here.

Pp. 308-308, with musical score. The leader sings the first part of the line, the congregation sings "come by yuh." The leader sings the last line of the verse.

Spirituals collected by the Society for the Preservation of Sprirtuals. Section on spirituals in the book arranged by Katharine C. Hutton et al. Two selections recorded on discs; no longer available.

Augustine T. Smythe et al., 1931, The Carolina Low-Country, The Macmillan Company, NY.

Nerd (16 Dec 08) posted the text in thread 65010, but without heading, and the spiritual did not enter the Permathread.
Origins, Kumbaya .

The spiritual probably is the origin of the song Kumbaya.