Lyr. Add: MY LORD WHAT A MORNING (4)

My Lord, what a morning,
When the stars begin to fall,
You'll see de worl' on fire,
You'll see de moon a bleedin' an'
De moon will turn to blood,
Den you'll see de elements a meltin',
You'll see de stars a fallin',
An' de moon drips way in blood,
When God goin' call dem chilluns from de distant lan',
Den you see de coffins bustin',
Den you see de bones a creepin',
Den you see po' sinner risin',
Den you hear de tombstones crackin',
An' you see de graves a bustin',
Hell an' seas gwine give up their daid,
Den you see de forked lightnin',
Den you hear de rollin' thunder,
Earth shall reel an' totter,
Hell shall be uncapped.
De dragon be loosed--
Don't you hear them sinners cryin'?

Often followed by a sinner(s) crying for mercy, and a Christian singing "Fare you well, po' sinner," and
"A mighty sea of glass mingled wid fier,
Good-bye brother, I'm goin' higher."

H. W. Odum and G. B. Johnson, 1925 (1976) The Negro and His Songs, p. 54, no music.
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