Lift Every Voice and Sing II ‎#182

182. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?

Refrain:
Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel,
deliver Daniel, deliver Daniel,
Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel,
An’ why not-a every man.

1 He delivered Daniel from the lion’s den,
an’ Jonah from the belly of the whale;
An’ the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace,
An’ why not every man. [Refrain]

2 The win’ blows eas’ an’ de win’ blows wes’,
It blows like de judgament day;
An’ ev’ry po’ soul dat never did pray’ll
be glad to pray dat day. [Refrain]

3 I set my foot on de gospel ship,
an’ de ship begin to sail;
It landed me over on Canaan’s shore,
An’ I’ll never come back no more. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: He delivered Daniel from the lion’s den
• Title: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?
• Refrain First Line: Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Hymns and Songs: Assurance
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [He delivered Daniel from the lion’s den]
• Arranger: Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
• Key: g minor
• Source: Negro Spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. from The Haywood Collection of Negro Spiritual, © 1992