The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #19551   Message #628201
Posted By: Genie
15-Jan-02 - 03:13 AM
Thread Name: Gospel Origin-Civil Rights & Labor Songs
Subject: RE: Gospel Origin-Civil Rights & Labor Songs
What about "Keep Your Lamps (Trimmed And Burning)?" The lyrics seem applicable both to the underground railroad and Christianity. Was it originally a code song or was it a gospel song that was used in the fight against slavery and/or for civil rights?