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Thread #137883   Message #631227
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
19-Jan-02 - 04:05 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Steal Away (spiritual)
Subject: Lyr Add: STEAL AWAY TO MAH FATHUR'S KINGDOM
STEAL AWAY TO MAH FATHUR'S KINGDOM

Steal away - steal away,
Steal away to mah fathur's kingdom.
Steal away.
Down in the valley,
Steal away.
Talkin' to my Jesus,
Steal away.
No mo' trouble,
Steal away.
My Lawd with me,
Steal away.
Steal away- steal away,
Steal away to mah fathur's kingdom.
Steal away.

Steal away - steal away,
Steal away to mah fathur's kingdom.
Steal away.
Down in the valley,
Steal away.
Shoutin,' Hallejujah!
Steal away.
free from hard trials,
Steal away.
Jesus walkin' with me,
Steal away.
Steal away - steal away,
Steal away to mah fathur's kingdom.
Steal away.

The Negro Sings a New Heaven, 1930 (1969), Mary Allen Grissom, p. 78-79 with music.
The several falling notes on -way of Steal away, as well as the verses, make this a very different spiritual from the often sung Steal Away.
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