(THE LAND OF) PURPLE DAY

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Bye an' bye, Lord, when de mornin' come,
All those saints are goin' to be gather-ed home,
We will tell all our story of how we overcome,
We will understand it better, bye an' bye.

We will go to the land of the pillars,
Down to the land of peace and sun,
There we will go with Jesus, in that land of purple day.
In that land o' purple day, we will roll the stone away,
We will understand it better, bye an' bye.

Sung by Will Lee ("John Baptist"), Rose Pine, LA
Its descent from the Tindley hymn, We'll Understand It Better By and By, was pointed out by Masuto Sakarai. Perfect Day becomes Purple Day. There is another verse, but part is not intelligible. Lomax and Lomax, 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (placed with spirituals).
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