Afro-American Hymnal

Subject: Afro-American Hymnal
From: GUEST,Sharon
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 08:16 PM

Can you give me the name of, and where I can purchase, a good Afro-American hymnal. I was looking for words to a tune, and it was suggested I check in a Black church hymnal. Which are good ones? Thanks.

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: toadfrog
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 09:56 PM

Well, you could try clicking HERE, they seem to think very highly of their hymnal, though I personally cannot vouch for it one way or the other. And the Episcopals offer this Hymnal which may be good, and which certainly may be purchased. this site may also provide leads; I have not the patience to read it through.

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:00 PM

I am using one I like very much recommended by another Mudcatter-- Songs of Zion, Verolga Nix. Amazon has it new and DID have it used. Some items in it include chords. If you click the banjo-catfish logo on the forum page and follow the links you will find a link to Amazon that, if you purchase through it, supports the Mudcat.

Also, what piece are you looking for? I bet someone here has it, maybe me.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: masato sakurai
Date: 28 Aug 01 - 10:26 PM

I like Songs of Zion, too. Warren's, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (1997) is not a hymnal, but contains "101 best-loved psalms, gospel hymns, and spiritual songs of the African-American Church."

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 29 Aug 01 - 11:02 AM


Not strictly a hymnal, but there is a 1992 Dover reprint of Harold Courlander's "Negro Folk Music, U.S.A." (original 1963) that does include a number of "anthems, spirituals," etc.

I picked up a new copy fairly recently for $7.95, so it's apparently still readily available, and cheap enough to be interesting as a "fill-out" addition to a person's ref library.

ISBN 0-486-27350-4, about 300 pages, approx 40 tunes scored, with some additional text-only lyrics.

John

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 29 Aug 01 - 11:07 AM

Years ago in an "Army surplus" store where I was looking for cheap camping gear I found a US Army hymnal which had a huge selection of gospel/spirituals in. I think I ended up passing it on to the local Scouts, I don't seem to have it any more.
RtS

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: masato sakurai
Date: 29 Aug 01 - 12:11 PM

According to Daniel Kingman, American Music: A Panorama, 2nd ed. (Schirmer, 1990),

More recent collections that reflect to a greater degree the influence of gospel music in the various denominations are: The New National Baptist Hymnal (incorporating songs by Cleveland and Crouch); Songs of Zion (from the United Methodist Church); Lift Every Voice (from the Episcopal Church); and Yes, Lord! (from the Church of God in Christ, a black Holiness church).

Sorry to say, of these I know only Songs of Zion, but this info may be of some help.

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Kaleea
Date: 30 Aug 01 - 12:28 AM

All of the above are good suggestions. You might try looking for old, used classroom music books which would have been used in elementary school music classes. They are wonderful sources of songs of America's heritage as well as songs from most every country & former country on the planet. I also collect hymnals and my favorites have been the US Armed Services hymnals. If there is a military installation near you, you might try contacting one of the chaplains, as they might allow you to have an old hymnal which would not be in use anymore.

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 30 Aug 01 - 12:29 AM

And nursing homes are another source for good old hymnals to borrow. You could call an activities director in a place that has a large AA population and ask what they have.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Joe Offer
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 12:32 AM

I thought I had a real 'find" when I came across a 1957 copy of the African Methodist Episcopal Hymnal. Not so. It's just like most of the other standard Protestant hymnals.

Lift Every Voice and Sing II is much more what I was looking for. It was published in 1993 by the Church Pension Fund (Episcopalians).

For more historic stuff, try American Negro Spirituals, by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson. The book was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926, and is now available as a single paperback volume from Da Capo Press.

Sharon, what's the song you're looking for? There's a good chance we can find the information for you.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: Index: LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 04:31 PM

Joe and I are trying to scan text out of our songbooks' indexes to post here. Here is the index for the book Joe recommended, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, 1993, the Church Pension Fund (Episcopalians):

~S~

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LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING II, INDEX


A CHORAL BENEDICTION 231
AIN-A THAT GOOD NEWS 180
Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed 30
All to Jesus I Surrender 133
AMAZING GRACE 181
AMEN 233
AN EVENING PRAYER 176
AT THE CROSS 30
AUGUSTINE OF Hippo 45
AWAY IN A MANGER 27

BAPTIZED IN WATER 121
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC 226
Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide 183
BECAUSE HE LIVES 43
BEHOLD YOUR GOD 2
BETTER BE READY 4
Bless O Lord Our Country 281
BLESS THE LORD 65
BLESSED ABSALOM 44
BLESSED ASSURANCE 184
BLESSED BE THE NAME 78
BLESSED MARTIN, PASTOR, PROPHET 46
BLESSED MONICA 48
BLESSED QUIETNESS 185
Born in Bondage, Born in Shackles 44
BORN TO RULE THE EARTH 212
BREAK THOU THE BREAD OF LIFE 146
BYE AND BYE 3

CALVARY 32
CERT'NLY, LORD 132
CHILDREN OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER 213
CHRIST HAS ARISEN 41
CHRIST Is COMING: PREPARE THE WAY 6
CLIMBIN' Up D'MOUNTAIN 15
CLOSE TO THEE 122
COME BY HERE 162
COME HERE JESUS, IF YOU PLEASE 163
COME, HOLY GHOST, CREATOR BLEST 112
COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING 111
COME TO ME 156
Come, We That love the lord 12
COME, YE DISCONSOLATE 147
CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE 47

DEEP RIVER 8
DIDN'T MY LORD DELIVER DANIEL 182
Do LORD, REMEMBER ME 164
DONE MADE My Vow 123
Down at the Cross 28
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE 210
Draw me nearer 129

EVEN ME 167
EV'RY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT 114
EXPRESSION OF LIFE 53
EZEK'EL SAW DE WHEEL 224

FARTHER ALONG 187
FREE AT LAST 230
FIX ME JESUS 125

GIVE ME A CLEAN HEART 124
GIVE ME JESUS 91
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD 93
GLORIOUS IS THE NAME OF JESUS 63
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH 130
Glory to God in the Highest 53
Go DOWN, MOSES 228
Go PREACH MY GOSPEL 161
Go TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN 21
GOD BE WITH YOU 234
GOD HAS SMILED ON ME 52
GOD IS So GOOD 214
God, Our Father 215
God Sent His Son 43
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU 183
Goin' to Lay Down my Sword and Shield 210
GRANT ME A BLESSING 166
GREAT ARE YOU, 0 LORD 215
GREAT DAY 5
GREAT Is THEY FAITHFULNESS 189

Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling 126
HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD 145
Have you got Good Religion 132
HE `ROSE 40
HE Is KING OF KINGS 96
HE LIVES 42
HE NEVER SAID A MUMBALIN' WORD 33
HE WILL REMEMBER ME 34
HE'LL UNDERSTAND AND SAY "WELL DONE" 190
HERE AM I, SEND ME 126
HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HAND 217
HIGHER GROUND 165
HIS EYE Is ON THE SPARROW 191
HIS NAME So SWEET 127
Holy God, You Raise Up Prophets 46
HOW GREAT THOU ART 60
HOW LIKE A GENTLE SPIRIT 113
How to Reach the Masses 159
HUSH, HUSH, SOMEBODY'S CALLIN' MY NAME 128

I AM PRAYING FOR YOU 168
I AM THINE, 0 LORD 129
I am Weak 72
I CAN Do ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST 186
I Can Hear My Savior Calling 144
I Come to the Garden alone 69
I COULDN'T HEAR NOBODY PRAY 171
I DON'T FEEL No WAYS TIRED 199
I Got A Robe Up in-a that kingdom 180
I Have a Savior 168
I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS 136
I KNOW THE LORD'S LAID HIS HANDS ON ME 131
I LOVE THE LORD 67
I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY 64
I MUST TELL JESUS 66
I NEED THEE EV'RY HOUR 192
I Once was Lost in Sin 83
I Serve a Risen Savior 42
I SURRENDER ALL 133
I Trust in God 59
I WANT JESUS TO WALK WITH ME 70
I WANT TO BE READY 7
I was Sinking Deep in Sin 198
I WILL TRUST IN THE LORD 193
If I have Wounded Any Soul Today 176
If the World from You Withhold 197
If When You Give the Best of Your Service 190
If your Life in Days Gone By 86
I'M A-GOING TO EAT AT THE WELCOME TABLE 148
I'M G0IN'-A SING WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS SING 117
I'm Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger 19
I'm Pressing on the Upward Way 165
I'M So GLAD JESUS LIFTED ME 105
In Afric's Northern Coastland 48
IN CHRIST THERE Is No EAST OR WEST 62
IN GOD WE TRUST 55
IN MY LIFE, LORD, BE GLORIFIED 216
IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME 149
IN THE GARDEN 69
In the Morning when I rise 91
IN TIMES LIKE THESE 71
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO LOVES MY JESUS? 73
IS YOUR ALL ON THE ALTAR 135
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL 188
It's Me, 0 Lord 177
I'VE BEEN `BUKED 195
I'VE DECIDED TO MAKE JESUS MY CHOICE 68
I'VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER 201

JESU, JESU 74
JESU, JOY OF OUR DESIRING 75
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! there's just Something about that Name! 107
JESUS CAME FROM EARTH TO GLORY 23
JESUS IN THE MORNING 76
JESUS Is ALL THE WORLD TO ME 77
Jesus, keep Me near the Cross 29
JESUS, LOVER OF MY SOUL 79
JESUS LOVES ME, THIS I KNOW 218
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN 222
JESUS, SAVIOR, PILOT ME 80
JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE 150
JESUS, WE WANT TO MEET 81
JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OF JERICHO 223
JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE 72
JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS 83
JUST AS I AM 137
JUST WHEN I NEED HIM 82
Joys are Flowing like a River 185

KEEP ME EVERY DAY 173
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE 229
KING JESUS Is A-LISTENIN' 84
King of My Life I Crown Thee
Kum bah-ya 162

LEAD ME, GUIDE ME 194
LEAD ME TO CALVARY 31
LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS 196
LEAVE IT THERE 197
LET ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME CRY HOLY 85
LET IT BREATHE ON ME 116
LET JESUS FIX IT FOR YOU 86
LET THE HEAV'N LIGHT SHINE ON ME 174
LET Us BREAK BREAD TOGETHER 152
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SiNG, 1
LIFT HIM UP 159
LITTLE DAVID, PLAY ON YOUR HARP 211
Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessings 167
LORD I HAVE SEEN THY SALVATION 153
LORD, I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN 138
Lord, I Want to live for You 173
LORD, I WANT You TO TOUCH ME 140
LOVE LIFTED ME 198
Lord, My Soul is Thirsting 166

MAKE ME A BLESSING 158
Martin's Dream for All of Us 229
MARY BORNED A BABY 22
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory 226
MORE LOVE TO THEE, O CHRIST 87
MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE 88
MY HEAVENLY FATHER WATCHES OVER ME 59
My Hope is Built on Nothing Less 99
MY JESUS, I LOVE THEE 89
MY LORD, WHAT A MORNING 13

NEAR THE CROSS 29
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE 54
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I SEE, LORD 172
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN 175
No Harm Have I done You 163
No, NOT ONE 90
NOTHING BETWEEN 92

O Cyprian, Convert to the Faith 47
O HOLY SAVIOR! 94
O How I LOVE JESUS 95
O How HE LOVES You AND ME 35
O I LOVE HIM 102
O Jesus Scourged, Derided, Mocked 49
O Lord My God 60
O Mary, O Martha 17
O Monica, Blest Mother 45
O SACRED HEAD, SORE WOUNDED 36
Oh, Fix Me 125
OH, FREEDOM! 225
Oh, Let the Song of God Enfold you 118
OH LORD, How PERFECT IS YOUR NAME 57
Oh Lord, I Jes' Come from de Fountain 127
Oh Thou that Tellest Good Tidings 2
OH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CITY 10
On A hill far away 38
ON CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK 99
On Jordan's stormy Banks I stand 9
ONE BREAD, ONE BODY 151
Out in the Highways and Byways 158

PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOR 139
PHILIP THE EVANGELIST 50
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW 56
PRAISE HIM 98
PRAYER FOR AFRICA 281
Precious Lord, Take My Hand 106
PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD 11

REMEMBER ME 179
REVIVE US AGAIN 157
RIDE ON, KING JESUS 97
RISE Up, SHEPHERD, AND FOLLOW 24
ROCKIN' JERUSALEM 17

SALAMU MARIA 51
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER 141
SIGN ME UP 142
SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT 26
SIMON OF CYRENE 49
Sing the Woundrous Love of Jesus 20
SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING 101
Some Folks would rather have Houses and Land 68
SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' AT YOUR DOOR 100
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILE 169
SOON AND VERY SOON 14
SPIRIT OF GOD, DESCEND UPON MY HEART 119
SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD 115
SPIRIT SONG 118
STAND BY ME 200
STANDIN' IN THE NEED OF PRAYER 177
STEAL AWAY 103
SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER 178
SWEET, SWEET SPIRIT 120
SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT 18

TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD 106
TAKE ME TO THE WATER 134
TASTE AND SEE 154
Tempted and Tried 187
THANK YOU LORD 232
THAT BOY-CHILD OF MARY 25
The Angel said to Philip 50
THE CHURCH OF GOD 202
The Lord Bless You and Keep You 231
THE LORD Is MY LIGHT 58
THE LORD Is MY SHEPHERED 104
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS 38
THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD 61
There are some things I may not know 209
THERE Is A BALM IN GILEAD 203
THERE IS A FOUNTAIN 39
There Is a Name I Love to Hear 95
There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit 120
There's a Star in the East 24
There's Not a Friend 90
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NAME 107
They Crucified my Lord 33
They Crucified my Savior 40
THINK OF HIS GOODNESS TO YOU 204
`TIS So SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS 108
THIS IS MY BODY 155
THIS IS THE DAY 219
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE (BOYER) 222
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE (SMITH) 160
Thou my everlasting portion 122
TRUST AND OBEY 205

WADE IN THE WATER 143
WAYFARING STRANGER 19
WE ARE CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER 220
We are often Tossed and Driv'n 207
We Praise Thee, 0 God 157
WE SHALL OVERCOME 227
WE WALK BY FAITH 206
WE'LL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER BY AND BY 207
WE'RE MARCHING TO ZION 12
WE'VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH 208
WERE YOU THERE? 37

What a Fellowship 196
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS 109
When Israel Was In Egypt's Land 228
When on the Cross of Calv'ry 34
When Peace, like a River 188
When waves of Affliction sweep over the Soul 204
When the Storms of Life are Raging 200
WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN 20
When We Walk with the Lord 205
WHERE HE LEADS ME 144
Why Should I feel discouraged 191

Yahweh, I Know You are Near 16
YES, GOD Is REAL 209
YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION 170
You ARE NEAR 16
You have longed for sweet Peace 135
You HEAR THE LAMBS A-CRYIN' 110

JRO

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If I understand the index correctly, the song titles are ALL CAPS and the first lines of songs are in normal case.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Index: American Negro Songs (Work)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 09:30 PM

One of my all-time favorites. GREAT introductory material too.

~S~

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American Negro Songs, 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals, Religious and Secular. John W. Work, Dover Publications, Mineola, NY 1998. Orig. pub. Crown Publishers, NY, 1940. ISBN 0-486-40271-1.


INDEX OF SONG TITLES

Ain't I Glad I've Got Out of the Wilderness
Ain't That Good News?
Ain't You Glad You Got Good Religion?
All Over This World
Angels pone Bowed Down
At the Bar of God

Balm in Gilead
Be With Me
Before This Time Another Year
Bet on Stuball
Bye and Bye (1)
Bye and Bye (2)

Calvary
Can't You Live Humble
Captain, O Captain
Captain Says Hurry
Come Down
Come Here Lord
Convict Song

Daniel Saw the Stone
Death Ain't Nothin' But a Robber
Death's Goin' to Lay His Hand on Me
Do Lord Remember Me
Done Made My Vow to the Lord
Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Roun'
Down On Me
Downward Road Is Crowded

Ev'ry Day'll Be Sunday
Ezek'el Saw the Wheel

Free at Last

Gift of God
Give Me Jesus
Give Me Your Hand
Glory to That Newborn King
Go Down Moses
Go Down in the Valley and Pray
Go Tell It on the Mountain
God is a God
God's Goin' to Straighten Them
Goin' Keep My Skillet Greasy
Going Home in the Chariot
Going to Shout All Over God's Heav'n
Gonna Leave Big Rock Behind
Good Lord I Done Done
Good Morning Everybody
Got a Home in That Rock
Got My Letter
Got No Money
Got Religion All Around the World
Got to Go to Judgment
Great Day

Had to Get Up This Mornin'
Hallelu
Hallelujah
Hammering
Hammers Keep Ringing
He Is King of Kings
He Never Said a Mumblin' Word
Hear Me Praying
He's a Mighty Good Leader
He's Got His Eyes on You
Hold the Wind
Holy Bible
Hot Boilin' Sun Comin' Over

I Am the True Vine
I Believe This Is Jesus
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long
I Got a House in Baltimo'
I Have Another Building
I Heard the Preacher of the Elder
I Know the Lord's Laid His Hands on Me
I Must Walk My Lonesome Valley
I Never Felt Such Love in My Soul Befo'
I Want to Be Ready
I Went Down in the Valley
I Will Pray
I Wish I Had Died in Egypt Land
I Won't Stop Praying
I'll Be There
I'm A-Going to Do All I Can
I'm Agoing to Join the Band
I'm Goin' to Sing
I'm Going Back With Jesus
I'm Just A-Goin' Over There
I'm So Glad
In This Lan'
Inching Along
Is There Anybody Here?
It's Goin' to Be a Mighty Day
It's Me
I've Done What You Told Me to Do
I've Just Come From the Fountain

Jesus Goin' to Make Up My Dying Bed
Jesus Is Risen From the Dead
Jim Strange Killed Lula
John Henry (1)
John Henry (2)
Jubilee

King Jesus Built Me a House Above

Lay Ten Dollars Down
Lead Me to the Rock
Let the Church Roll On
Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveller
Listen to the Angel's Shoutin'
Listen to the Lambs
Little David
Little Talk With Jesus
Live A Humble
Lord I Want to Be a Christian
Lord Is My Shepherd
Lord Make Me More Holy
Lord's Been Here
Lullaby

Mamma Dinah
March On
Marching Up the Heavenly Road
My Good Lord's Done Been Here
My Lord What a Mourning
My Lord's Goin' Move This Wicked Race
My Name's Written On High
My Sin's Been Taken Away
My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord

Naw I Don't
New Born Again
No Hiding Place
Nobody Knows Who I Am

O It's Goin' to be a Mighty Day
O Lamb, Beautiful Lamb
O Lord I'm Hungry
O Make Me Holy
O Mary Don't You Weep Don't You Mourn
O Mother Don't You Weep
O My Little Soul
O Rocks Don't Fall On Me
O Wretched Man
Ol' Elder Brown's
Old Ark's A Movering
Old Zion's Children Marchin' Along
Open the Window Noah

Plenty Good Room
Po' Ol Laz'rus
Poor Me
Poor Mourner's Got a Home
Poor Sinner
Pray On

Railroad Bill
Religion Is a Fortune
Religion That My Lord Gave Me
Ride On King Jesus
Rise, Shine, For Thy Light Is A-Comin'
Road Gang Song
Rock of Ages
Rockin' Jerusalem
Rocks and the Mountains
Roll On
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Run, Mourner, Run

Screw This Cotton
Seben Times
See the Signs of Judgment
Shepherd, Shepherd
Shout for Joy
Show Me the Way
Sing A Ho That I Had the Wings of a Dove
Sinner Please Don't let This Harvest Pass
Sit Down Servant, Sit Down
Sittin' Down Beside O' the Lamb
Some of These Days
Somebody's Buried in the Graveyard
Somebody's Knocking at Your Door
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile
Soon A Will Be Done
Stand the Storm
Steady, Jesus Listenin'
Steal Away and Pray
Steal Away to Jesus
Street Song
Study War No More
Sun Mows Down
Sunday Mornin' Ban
Swing Low

Tell All the World, John
Thank God I'm on My Way to Heaven
There's a Great Camp Meeting
There's a Meeting Here Tonight
There's Room Enough
There's Something On My Mind
They Led My Lord Away
This Is a Sin-Trying World
This Ol' Time Religion
Tryin' to Cross the Red Sea
Tryin' to Get Home
'Twas on One Sunday Morning

Vendor's Call

Wake Me
Want to Go to Heaven When I Die
Wasn't That a Mighty Day
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
We Shall Walk Through the Valley
Were You There?
What Shall I Do?
When I'm Dead
When the Train Comes Along
Where Shall I Go?
Wish I'se in Heaven Settin' Down
Witness
Workin' on the Railroad Line

Yo' Low Down Ways
You Hear the Lambs A-Crying
You May Bury Me in the East
You'd Better Min'
You'd Better Run
You're My Brother, So Give Me Your Han'

Subject: Index: Slave Songs of the United States
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 09:51 PM

This is online HERE, and I found it worth printing all of it for recliner browsing.

My apologies that the readability of the following is ot the best. (It's a text conversion from the website.) This is a compilation of several collectors' work (note names associated with each title), in a specific area, as described in the introductory material.

~S~

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Slave Songs of the United States: Electronic Edition.
Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921,
and Lucy McKim Garrison 1842-1877. Funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title. (c) This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Source Description: (title page) Slave Songs of the United States. William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison; xliv, 115 p.; New York; A. Simpson & Co. 1867; Call Number M1670 .A42 (Rare Book Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)



CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . i--xxxviii

Directions for Singing . . . . . xliii

PART I.
South-Eastern Slave States, including South Carolina, Georgia and the Sea Islands . . . . . 1--61
1 Roll, Jordan, roll. Port Royal Islands, South Carolina. C. P. W. Variation, L. McK. G. . . . . . 1
2 Jehovah, Hallelujah. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . . 2
3 I hear from Heaven to-day. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . . 2
4 Blow your trumpet, Gabriel. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Variation, Mr. Reuben Tomlinson.
Second version, Charleston. Mrs. C. J. Bowen . . . . . 3
5 Praise, member. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 4
6 Wrestle on, Jacob. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 4
7 The Lonesome Valley. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 5
8 I can't stay behind. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 6
9 Poor Rosy. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Variation, L. McK. G. . . . . 7
10 The Trouble of the World. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Variation, Savannah. Mr. Arthur L.
Ware . . . . . 8
11 There's a meeting here to-night. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Second version, Charleston.
Mrs. Bowen . . . . . 9
12 Hold your light. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 10
13 Happy Morning. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W . . . . . 10
14 No man can hinder me. Port Royal Islands. L. McK. G. Second version, C. P. W. . . . . 10
15 Lord, remember me. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 12
16 Not weary yet. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 12
17 Religion so sweet. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 13
18 Hunting for the Lord. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 13
19 Go in the wilderness. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 14
20 Tell my Jesus "Morning." Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 15
21 The Graveyard. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Variation, W. F. A. . . . . 15
22 John, John, of the Holy Order. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 16
23 I saw the beam in my sister's eye. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 17
24 Hunting for a city. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 18
25 Gwine follow. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 18
26 Lay this body down. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Variation, Lt.-Col. C. T. Trowbridge. . . . .
19
27 Heaven bell a-ring. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 20
28 Jine 'em. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 21
29 Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton. Port Royal Islands. C.P.W. . . . . 21

30 Bound to go. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. Second version, W. F. A. . . . . 22
31 Michael row the boat ashore. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 23
32 Sail, O believer. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 24
33 Rock o' Jubilee. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 25
34 Stars begin to fall. Probably from Edisto Island. C. P. W. . . . . 25
35 King Emanuel. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 26
36 Satan's Camp A-fire. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 27
37 Give up the world. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 27
38 Jesus on the Waterside. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 28
39 I wish I been dere. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 29
40 Build a house in Paradise. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 29
41 I know when I'm going home. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 30
42 I'm a trouble in de mind. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 30
43 Travel on. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 31
44 Archangel, open the door. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . .32
45 My body rock 'long fever. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. Second Version, L. Mc. K. G. . . . . 32
46 Bell da ring. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 34
47 Pray all de member. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 35
48 Turn sinner, turn O. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 36
49 My army cross over. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. Second Version, Col. Higginson's
regiment. Lt.-Col. Trowbridge. . . . . 38
50 Join the angel band. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. Variation, Charleston. Mrs. Bowen. . . . . 39
51 I and Satan had a race. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 40
52 Shall I die? Part Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 41
53 When we do meet again. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 41
54 The White Marble Stone. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. Second Version, C. P. W. . . . . 42
55 I can't stand the fire. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. Second Version, C. P. W. . . . . 42
56 Meet, O Lord. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 43
57 Wai', Mr. Mackright. Port Royal Islands. W. F. A. . . . . 43
58 Early in the morning. Col. Higginson's regiment. Capt. J. S. Rogers. Variation, Lt.-Col.
Trowbridge. . . . . 44
59 Hail, Mary. Col. Higginson's regiment. Capt. J. S. Rogers. Second Version, Mr. H. G.
Spaulding. . . . . 45
60 No more rain fall for wet you. Col. Higginson's regiment. Capt. J. S. Rogers. . . . . 46
61 I want to go home. Col. Higginson's regiment. Lt.-Col Trowbridge. . . . . 46
62 Good-bye, brother. Col. Higginson's regiment. Capt. Rogers. . . . . 47
63 Fare ye well. Col. Higginson's regiment. Capt. Rogers. Chorus, Lt.-Col. Trowbridge. . . . . 47
64 Many thousand go. Col. Higginson's regiment. Lt.-Col. Trowbridge. . . . . 48
65 Brother Moses gone. Col. Higginson's regiment. Lt.-Col. Trowbridge. . . . . 49
66 The Sin-sick Soul. Mr. Kane O'Donnel. . . . . . 49
67 Some Valiant Soldier. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 50
68 Hallelu, Hallelu. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 50
69 Children do linger. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 51
70 Good-bye. Charleston, S. C. Mrs. Bowen. . . . . . 52
71 Lord, make me more patient. Charleston. Mrs. Bowen. . . . . .52
72 The Day of Judgment. Charleston. Mrs. Bowen. . . . . 53
73 The Resurrection Morn. Charleston. Mrs. Bowen. . . . . 54
74 Nobody knows the trouble I've had. Charleston. W. F. A. . . . . 55
75 Who is on the Lord's side. Augusta, Georgia. W. F. A. . . . . 56
76 Hold out to the end. Augusta. W. F. A. . . . . 57
77 Come go with me. Augusta. W. F. A. . . . . 57
78 Every hour in the day. Augusta. W. F. A. . . . . 58
79 In the mansions above. Augusta. W. F. A. . . . . 59
80 Shout on, children. Augusta. W. F. A. . . . . 60
81 Jesus, won't you come by-and-by? Savannah, Georgia. Mr. A. L. Ware. . . . . 60
82 Heave away. Savannah. Mr. Kane O'Donnel. . . . . 61

PART II.
Northern Seaboard Slave States, including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. . .
. . . 65--79
83 Wake up, Jacob. Delaware. Miss Mary McKim. . . . . 65
84 On to Glory. Maryland. Dr. W. A. Hammond. . . . . 66
85 Just Now. Maryland. Dr. W. A. Hammond. . . . . 67
86 Shock along, John. Maryland. Dr. W. A. Hammond. . . . . 67
87 Round the corn, Sally. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 68
88 Jordan's Mills. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 68
89 Sabbath has no end. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 69
90 I don't feel weary. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 70
91 The Hypocrite and the Concubine. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 70
92 O shout away. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 71
93 O'er the Crossing. Virginia. Capt. Rogers. Variation, Augusta, Georgia. . . . . 72
94 Rock o' my Soul. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 73
95 We will march thro' the valley. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 73
96 What a trying time. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 74
97 Almost Over. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 74
98 Don't be weary, traveller. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 75
99 Let God's saints come in. Virginia. W. F. A. . . . . 76
100 The Golden Altar. North Carolina. Capt. G. S. Barton. . . . . 77
101 The Winter. North Carolina. Capt. G. S. Barton. . . . . 78
102 The Heaven Bells. North Carolina. Capt. G. S. Barton. . . . . 79

PART III.
Inland Slave States, including Tennessee, Arkansas, and the Mississippi River. . . . . 83-89
103 The Gold Band. Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. G. H. Allan. . . . . 83
104 The Good Old Way. Nashville. Mr. G. H. Allan. . . . . 84
105 I'm going home. Nashville. Mr. G. H. Allan. . . . . 84
106 Sinner won't die no more. Nashville. Mr. G. H. Allan. . . . .85
107 Brother, guide me home. Memphis, Tennessee. W. F. A. . . . . 86
108 Little children, then won't you be glad? Helena, Arkansas. W. F. A. . . . . 87
109 Charleston Gals. Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Mr. E. J. Snow. . . . . 88
110 Run, nigger run. Pine Bluff. Mr. E. J. Snow. . . . . 89
111 I'm gwine to Alabamy. Mississippi River. Dr. W. A. Hammond. . . . . 89

PART IV.
Gulf States, including Florida and Louisiana: Miscellaneous. . . . . 93-113
112 My Father, how long? Florida. Mr. G. H. Allan. . . . . 93 113 I'm in trouble. Florida. Lt.-Col.
W. L. Apthorp. . . . . 94
114 O Daniel. Florida. Lt.-Col. W. L. Apthorp. . . . . 94
115 O brother, don't get weary. Florida. Lt.-Col. W. L. Apthorp. . . . . 95
116 I want to join the band. Florida. Lt.-Col. W. L. Apthorp. . . . . 95
117 Jacob's Ladder. Florida. Lt.-Col. W. L. Apthorp. . . . . 96
118 Pray on. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 97
119 Good news, Member. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 97

Page xlii
120 I want to die like-a Lazarus die. Port Royal Islands. Mrs. T. E. Ruggles. . . . . 98
121 Away down in Sunbury. Georgia. Lt.-Col. Trowbridge. . . . . 99
122 This is the trouble of the world. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 99
123 Lean on the Lord's side. Port Royal Islands. C. P. W. . . . . 100
124 These are all my Father's children. North Carolina. C. P. W. . . . . 101
125 The Old Ship of Zion. Maryland. Dr. Hammond. Second version. North Carolina. Mrs.
Horace James. . . . . 102
126 Come along, Moses. North Carolina. Mrs. Horace James. . . . .104
127 The Social Band. North Carolina. Mrs. Horace James. . . . . 105
128 God got plenty o' room. North Carolina. C. P. W. . . . . 106
129 You must be pure and holy. Auburn, New York. Mr. W. A. Baker. . . . . 107
130 Belle Layotte. Louisiana. . . . . 109
131 Remon. Louisiana. . . . . 110
132 Aurore Bradaire. Louisiana. . . . . 110
133 Caroline. Louisiana. . . . . 111
134 Calinda. Louisiana. . . . . 111
135 Lolotte. Louisiana. . . . . 112
136 Musieu Bainjo. Louisiana. . . . . 113

EDITORS' NOTE. . . . . 114

SH

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Joe Offer
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 10:49 PM

Oh, my. I hadn't noticed that "Slave Songs" is a one-page document, with scans of every single page of the book. It should take forever and a day to load. Too bad they decided to design it that way.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Aug 01 - 10:58 PM

No, Joe, it printed in less than an hour. Piece of cake. Or save it as a text file for lyrics, and print selected saved pix of the music when needed. Or bribe me to send you a copy....

~S~

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: masato sakurai
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 12:32 AM

As for the reprinted editions of Slave Songs of the United States, there have been at least four known to me.

(1) New York: Peter Smith, 1929, 1951.
(2) New York: Oak Publications, 1965. With foreword by Irving Schlein. Guitar chords and music (piano arrangements) editing by Jerry Silverman. Illustrations added. Only the preface is a facsimile reproduction.
(3) Baltimore: Clearfield Company, 1992. With a new introduction by W.K. McNeil
(4) New York: Dover Publications, 1995

I think (3) & (4) are in print now.

Masato

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 12:38 AM

Masato, do you happen to have the Jerry Silverman edition? Chords are always helpful... we DO these in our church, as I come acorss the ones I'd like to sing with our people.

~S~

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: masato sakurai
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 12:45 AM

Yes, Susan, I have the Oak edition. The chords of which song or songs are you looking for?

Masato

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Sep 01 - 01:08 AM

Masato, that is wonderful! As I explore through the copy I printed, may I ask for chords as I encounter the ones I'd like to do?

Hmmm... what caught me today.... I'll have to go take another look!

~Susan

Subject: African-American Spirituals Permathread
From: wysiwyg
Date: 08 Sep 01 - 02:50 PM

The material above that is pertinent to African-American Spirituals, and any new material about them added here, will eventually be edited into the new permathread on African-American Spirituals. Please post what you know, especially links to good past discussions, here-- until it gets brought together in the permathread.

Full bibliographic information is always appreciated, and if you know if the material currently is in print (or not), that is also helpful.

Thanks!

~Susan

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 01:05 AM

Another respected source for spirituals is described HERE, where John in Brisbane gives a partial index for "The Fisk Jubilee Songs. A collection of 66 JUBILEE and PLANTATION SONGS (Sacred and Secular) as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers on their world's tour."

~s~

Subject: Index: Every time I Feel the Spirit
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 03:38 AM

Masato mentioned Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, by Gwendolyn Sims Warren. I have an uncorrected proof copy. In the index, every song is shown as being on page 000 - but I think the index should be close to a true listing of what's in the book. It's a terrific book, with lyrics, music, and the stories behind 101 hymns.
-Joe Offer-

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I.   The Negro Spirituals
Slave Songs, Plantation Songs, and Jubilee Songs, 1600-1870

1.    Ain't Got Time to Die
2.    All God's Chillun Got Shoes
3.    Amen
4.    Deep River
5.    Ev'ry Time I Feel de Spirit
6.    Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
7.    Give Me Jesus
8.    Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
9.    Go Down, Moses
10.   Go, Tell It on the Mountain
11.   Great Day! Great Day!
12.   He Arose
13.   His Name So Sweet
14.   Hold On
15.   I Know It Was the Blood
16.   I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
17.   I Want to Be Ready (Walk in Jerusalem)
18.   In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin'
19.   My Lord, What a Morning
20.   Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen
21.   Oh, Freedom
22.   Oh! What a Beautiful City
23.   Ride On, King Jesus
24.   Sinner, Please Don't Let Dis Harves' Pass
25.   Steal Away
26.   Sweet Jesus
27.   Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
28.   Take Me to the Water
29.   There Is a Balm in Gilead
30.   This Little Light of Mine
31.   Wade in the Water
32.   Were You There?

II.   The Gospel Songs
Gospel Hymns, Historical Gospel, and Traditional Songs, Songs of Charles A. Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Lucie E. Campbell, and others, 1870-1960

33.   Christ Is All
34.   Didn't It Rain
35.   He Took My Sins Away
36.   Hold to God's Unchanging Hand
37.   I Am on the Battlefield for My Lord
38.   I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy
39.   I Love the Lord
40.   I'd Rather Have Jesus
41.   I'll Be Caught Up to Meet Him in the Air
42.   I'll Fly Away
43.   I've Got a Feeling
44.   Jesus, the Light of the World
45.   Just a Closer Walk with Thee
46.   Let Jesus Fix It for You
47.   The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow
48.   My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)
49.   My Soul Loves Jesus
50.   Nothing Between
51.   Peace in the Valley
52.   Something Within
53.   Stand By Me
54.   Sweet, Sweet Spirit
55.   Take My Hand, Precious Lord
56.   Until I Found the Lord
57.   We'll Understand It Better By and By
58.   We've Come This Far by Faith
59.   Yes, Lord

III. The Euro-American Hymns
Hymns of Watts, Wesley, Crosby, and others, 1600-1950

60.   A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
61.   All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
62.   Amazing Grace
63.   Battle Hymn of the Republic
64.   Blessed Assurance
65.   Come Thou Fount
66.   Great Is Thy Faithfulness
67.   His Eye Is on the Sparrow
68.   Holy, Holy, Holy
69.   How Great Thou Art
70.   I Need Thee Every Hour
71.   It Is Well with My Soul
72.   Jesus, Lover of My Soul
73.   Jesus Loves Me
74.   Joy to the World!
75.   Just As I Am
76.   Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
77.   Lift Him Up (How to Reach the Masses)
78.   Near the Cross
79.   O For a Thousand Tongues
80.   O How I Love Jesus
81.   Rock of Ages
82.   The Solid Rock
83.   Take the Name of Jesus
84.   There Is a Fountain
85.   We're Marching to Zion
86.   What a Friend We Have in Jesus

IV.   The contemporary gospel songs
Songs of Crouch, Hawkins, Smallwood, Franklin, and others, 1960-Present

87.   Bless His Holy Name
88.   The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power
89.   Breathe into Me, Oh Lord
90.   The Center of My Joy
91.   Church Medley
92.   Give Me a Clean Heart
93.   God Is
94.   My Tribute
95.   O Happy Day!
96.   Savior More Than Life
97.   Soon and Very Soon
98.   Through It All
99.   To You, Jesus
100. Total Praise
101. Why We Sing

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 10:20 AM

Joe, that's wonderful. I will add that to my index file.

~Susan

Subject: Index: Look Away (World Around Songs)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Sep 01 - 04:55 PM

The following material was compiled via contributions from international subscribers to "[e-mail]." These are all arranged for choir.

~S~

=======================================================
Look Away, a collection of 56 spirituals, World Around Songs, Inc.

Ain'a that good news, Dawson
Ain'a That Good News, William Dawson
Ain't Got Time to Die
Ain't Got Time to Die, Hall Johnson
Ain't Got Time to Die, Hall Johnson, MCMLV; Schirmer octavo 10301
Ain't got time to die, Hall Johnson. (Unsigned)
Ain't-a That Good News, William Dawson, arr., 1937
All My Trials arr. Mark Hayes, Alfred.
All My Trials, Norman Luboff, arr., 1972, Walton Music Corporation
Amen, Jester Hairston
Been Down Into the Sea, Wayland Rogers, Boosey and Hawkes
By 'n' By (When the Mornin' Comes)
Can't You Hear Those Freedom Bells Ringing, arr. Lena McLinn, pub. Kjos Music.
Can't You Hear Those Freedom Bells Ringing, Lena McLinn
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, Hall Johnson
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord, Undine S. Moore, arr., MCMLIII, M. Witmark & Sons
Deep River
Deep River, arr.Carol Barnett (Plymouth Music: The Dale Warland Folk Series)
Deep River, Roy Ringwald, arr., MCMXLVIII (renewed MCMLXXVI), Shawnee Press, Waring Choral Series
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, William Henry Smith, arr., 1938, Neil A. Kjos Music Co.; ref: 1014
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?, arr. Edwin Fissinger
Dis Ol' Hammer, Jester Hairston, 1957, Bourne Co., NY; ref: 2784-8
Down By the Riverside, Kirby Shaw, arr., Kirby Shaw Music - Hal Leonard 08666112
Elijah Rock, arr. Jester Hairston, Bourne Co. New York; B203737-357
Elijah Rock, Hogan
Every Time I Feel the Spirit, arr. William Dawson, Music Press - Tuskegee Institute, AL; No. T117
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, William L. Dawson, arr., 1942 (ren. 1969), Neil A. Kjos Music, Park Ridge, IL, 60068; ref: T110
Fare Ye Well, Undine Smith Moore
Fix Me Jesus, arr. Hill, Alliance
Follow the Drinking Gourd, Pentref Publications, phone [phone]
Give Me Jesus, arr. L. L. Fleming
Glory, Glory, H. Slattenhaar, arr., Alkema's Muziekhandel - N°423
Go Down Moses, arr. Mark Hayes, Hinshaw
Go Tell It On The Mountain, arr. Steve Barnett (Boosey & Hawkes: Philip Brunelle Series)
Great God A'mighty, Jester Hairston, 1959, Bourne Co, NY; ref: 050476
Hallelujah (Been Down into the Sea)
Hear Me Redeemer, Henry Mollicone
Hear the Lambs a-Cryin', Robert DeCormier, arr., 1989, Okemo Music, Lawson-Gould, ref: 52526
He's the Lily of the Valley, Alice Parker
Hold On!, Eugene Thamon Simpson, arr., 1974, Murbo Music Publishing, NY; ref: B223610-358
Hush, Somebody's Callin' My Name, Brazeal W. Dennard, arr., MCMLXXXVI, Shawnee Press; ref: A-1802; Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania 18327
I Believe This Is Jesus, arr. Undine Smith Moore
I Got a Key, arr. Shaw/Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., # 51105
I Know I Been Changed by Roy Belfield, pub. Mark Foster Music Co.
I'm a Rollin, arr. Gerado Enrique Dirie
I'm Goin' to Sing, Alice Parker, Robert Shaw, arr., MCMLXIII, Lawson-Gould; ref: 51101
I'm Gonna Sing
I'm So Glad, MorningStar, #MSM-50-8834
In His Care-O, William Dawson
In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin', Fenno Heath, arr., 1983, G. Schirmer; Octavo No. 12493
In The Morning Give Me Jesus (SAB), arr. Ryan Neaveill, Hinshaw
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Edwin Fissinger, arr., 411-10014; Jenson Publications
Keep Your Lamps!, André Thomas, arr., HMC-577; Hinshaw Music; 1982
Keep Your Lamps, arr. Andre Thomas, Hinshaw
Kum Bah Yah, arr. Hart Morris
Let Me Fly, arr. De Cormier
Let Me Fly, Robert DeCormier, arr., 1984, Lawson-Gould ; ref: 52311
Little Innocent Lamb, Bartholomew, Schirmer
Live-a Humble, Jester Hairston, arr., 077796; Bourne Co., NY
My God is a Rock, arr. Shaw/Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., #51107
My Lord What a Mornin, arr. Gerado Enrique Dirie
My Lord, What a Mornin arr. Dawson
My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord, Glenn Jones
My Soul's Been Anchored, arr. Shaw/Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., #51111
Never Said a Mumblin' Word, Jester Hairston
Nobody Knows the Trouble I Seen Lord
O Mary Don't you Weep, arr. Albert McNeil
O Mary, Don't You Weep, arr. Albert McNeil
Precious Lord, arr. Roy Ringwald ref: 21069-9
Ride On, King Jesus, arr. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., #51106
Ride the Chariot, Patsy Simms, arr., Coronet Press; Theodore Presser Company, Bryn Mawr, Penn. 19010; 1989
Ride the Chariot, SATB with alternating Male (Tenor) and Female (Soprano) soloists.
Rolled the Stone Away, Jester Hairston
Same Train, arr. Shaw/Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., #51113
Seekin for a City, Alice Parker
Somebody's Knocking at Your Door, arr. Michael Larkin
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Jester Hairston, arr., copyright 1952; Bourne Co., New York, NY
Sometimes I Feel, arr. Shaw/Parker, G. Schirmer, Inc., #51112
Soon Ah Will Be Done, arr. William Dawson, Neil A. Kjos Music Co., #T 102-A
Soon-ah Will be Done, Dawson
Spiritual Medley, Wondrous Love, Hallelujah and Carry Me, arr. Greg Lapp
Stayed on Jesus, arr. Alice Parker, G.I.A. Publications, Inc., #G-4230
Steal Away, William L. Dawson, arr., 1942 (ren. 1970), Kjos Music, IL; ref: T108
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Boosey and Hawkes (OCTB6739)
The Storm is Passing Over, Barbara Baker
There Is a Balm in Gilead, arr. William Dawson, Music Press, Tuskegee Institute, AL; Neil A. Kjos; No. T 105
Turn Around, arr. Maurice Gardner, Staff Music Publishing Co.; No. 559
We Will Walk Through the Valley, Alice Parker (GIA)
Were You There?, James Parks, arr., Hal Leonard Sacred Choral Series; 1986
Were You There?, Jester Hairston
Who'll Be A Witness For My Lord, Jester Hairston, arr., Bourne Co., NY
Wondrous Love

Subject: Afro-American Hymnal/Online Concert
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 02:50 PM

CLICK HERE to see and hear the Metropolitan Music Ministry, which functions under the direction of the REVEREND NOLAN WILLIAMS, JR., Minister of Music. Williams is also the chief music editor of the highly-acclaimed bestseller, the African American Heritage Hymnal, a book which has documented much of the oral sacred music tradition of the Black Church.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Haruo
Date: 27 Oct 12 - 11:25 AM

The supplement to Songs of Zion, Zion Still Sings, which includes also newer material and even a couple of hiphop hymns, is worth looking at. I don't think it would work as a stand-alone hymnal, but as a supplement to any of the "normal" AA hymnals — (as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, I always do a double-take when I see, let alone use, "AA" that way) — like Lift Every Voice and Sing II (Episcopal), Lead Me, Guide Me (Catholic), African-American Heritage Hymnal (interdenominational from GIA), New National Baptist Hymnal, or others (Lutheran, COGIC, AME/Z, etc. mentioned above, I think it would come in handy.

Incidentally, Hymnary.org has a complete index of the AAHH, with page scans at least of the public-domain materials.

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Haruo
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 11:51 AM

Ran across my 1942 Army Navy Hymnal yesterday, so if anybody wants something looked up in it, I'm the guy. I've begun adding it to the Hymnary.org database, which only had the DNAH first-lines list. For a hymnal its day it's indeed got a great section of Spirituals (though oddly neither of the best known Christmas ones (Rise up, Shepherd and Got tell it on the Mountain) nor the most "liturgically apt" one (Let us break bread together). But then those you can find in many other hymnals today, whereas some of these are harder to come by:

I have a mother over yonder
Don't you want to go to heaven
Goodbye, mourner, I'm going home
My Lord, what a mourning (when the stars begin to fall)
In-a this-a band we have sweet music
I've got a robe (crown, shoes, harp, song)
Listen to the lambs (all a-crying)
It's me, it's me O Lord standing in the need of prayer
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus
Great day! Great day, the righteous marching
O Mary, don't you weep, don't you mourn
And I couldn't hear nobody pray
Lord, I want to be a Christian
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Swing low, sweet chariot
When Israel was in Egypt's land (Let my people go)
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen

Generally I'm not in favor of segregation, but it sure made it easier for me to locate the spirituals in that hymnal! ;-)

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Joe Offer
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 10:04 PM

Gee, Haruo, you sure are driving me to buy a lot of hymnals...

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Haruo
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 11:06 PM

I have over 200 of the little buggers, Joe. They seem to multiply. Watch out! ;-)

Subject: RE: Afro-American Hymnal
From: Joe Offer
Date: 31 Oct 12 - 11:39 PM

Same here, Haruo, same here. I have little baby hymnals running all over the house....