Lyr Req: Singin' wid a Sword in Ma Han'

Subject: Lyr Req : Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
From: Haruo
Date: 12 Jan 01 - 03:02 AM

I'm looking for any lyrics or other info relative to a "Negro Spiritual" called "Singin' wid a sword in ma han'". The melody (via intermediaries) is in my online hymnal with an unrelated text here.

Liland

Subject: Lyr Add: SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN'
From: raredance
Date: 12 Jan 01 - 11:53 PM

SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN'
from: "The Book of American Negro Spirtuals" by James Weldon Johnson (1925)

Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'

Purtiest singin' ever I heard
Way ovah on de hil,
De angels sing an' I sing too,
Singin' wid a sword in ma han',Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', in ma han' ,Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han',Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'

Purtiest preachin' ever I heard,
Way ovah on de hill,
De angels preach an' I preach'd too,
Preachin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

Purtiest prayin' ever I heard
Way ovah on de hill
De angels pray an' I pray'd too,
Prayin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

Purtiest mournin' ever I heard, Way ovah on de hill
De angels mourn an' I mourn'd too,
Mournin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

rich r

Subject: RE: Lyr Req : Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
From: Haruo
Date: 12 Jan 01 - 11:59 PM

Thanks. I think that should be a Lyr Add, and if it proves to be pre-1923 should go into the DT, since it doesn't seem to be anywhere on the WWWeb. Nowhere Google ever heard of anyhow...

Liland