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A Collection of Revival Hymns and Plantation Melodies |
| | | Over Me | Great Jehovah, great Jehovah, great Jehovah | #125 | Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave | | | | Julius Roberts | | | Exodus 6:3 | [Great Jehovah, great Jehovah, great Jehovah] | G Major or modal | 556121313561132232 | | English | | | | | | 1883 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 396353 |
African American Heritage Hymnal |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom | #545 | And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in my grave | Everlasting Life | | Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Valeria A. Foster | Irregular | Galatians 5:1 | OH FREEDOM | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Negro Spiritual | | | 2001 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 993750 |
CPWI Hymnal |
| | | An 'befo' I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh freedom over me! | #558 | An 'befo' I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave | General Hymns The Christian Life | | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Carl Haywood, 1949- | Irregular | | O FREEDOM | G Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African-American spiritual | | African-American spiritual; Arrangement: The Haywood Collection of Negor Spirituals | | | 2010 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1860576 |
Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) |
| | | Holy Bible | Holy Bible, Holy Bible | #49 | Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave | | | Holy Bible, Holy Bible, Holy Bible book ... | | | | | [Holy Bible, Holy Bible] | A Major | 56561123213135 | | English | | | | | | 1907 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1148042 |
Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom | #651 | And before I'd be a slave | Funeral Sacraments; Burdens; Courage; Death; Eternal Life; Freedom; Heaven; Joy; Spirituals | | Oh, freedom, O freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Valeria A. Foster | Irregular | Galatians 5:1 | OH FREEDOM | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Negro Spiritual | | | 2012 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1204840 |
Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal |
| | | Oh, Freedom! | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom | #225 | | Hymns and Songs Social Justice | | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom ... | | Carl Haywood (b. 1949) | | | [Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom] | G Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Negro Spiritual | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1163230 |
National Jubilee Melodies |
| | | Before I'd Be a Slave | Doubting Thomas, doubting Thomas | #95 | | | | Doubting Thomas, doubting Thomas, ... | | Phil. V. S. Lindsley | | | [Doubting Thomas, doubting Thomas] | B♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | | | | | | 1916 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1649069 |
| | | Holy Bible | Holy Bible, Holy Bible | #118 | Before I'd be a slave | | | Holy Bible, Holy Bible, Holy Bible, ... | | | | | [Holy Bible, Holy Bible] | A Major | 561121313561132 | | English | | | | | | 1916 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1649350 |
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom | #634 | | Freedom Songs and Patriotic Hymns Freedom Songs; Freedom; Heaven; Spirituals | | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Valeria A. Foster | Irregular | Galatians 5:1 | OH FREEDOM | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Negro Spiritual | | | 2018 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1643621 |
Plantation Melodies and Spiritual Songs. 3d ed. |
| | | Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave | Holy Bible, holy Bible | #d27 | Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1927 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 428141 |
Sing |
| | | O freedom, O freedom, O freedom over me! And before I'd be a slave | O freedom, O freedom, O freedom over me! And before I'd be a slave | #d15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1972 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 640192 |
Sing and Rejoice!: new hymns for congregations |
| | | O, Freedom | O, freedom, O freedom | #89 | | Freedom | | | | | | | [O, freedom, O, freedom] | G Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Negro spiritual | | Traditional | | | 1979 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1076680 |
Sing the Faith |
| | | O Freedom | O freedom! O freedom! | #2194 | And before I'll be a slave, | | | O freedom! O freedom! O freedom over ... | | John Bell | Irregular with refrain | | O FREEDOM | G Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African-American spiritual | | African-American spiritual | | | 2003 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 40143 |
Singing the Living Tradition |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom | #156 | | Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men Freedom; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Horace Clarence Boyer, 1935- | Irregular | | ROSA | G Major or modal | 561121313561132 | | English | African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875 | | African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875 | | | 1993 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1754431 |
Songs of Zion |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! | #102 | | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs | | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom ... | | J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-; Verolga Nix, 1933- | | | [Oh freedom! Oh, freedom!] | F Major or modal | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional | | | 1981 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1495491 |
The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| | | Oh Freedom | Oh, freedom! | #621 | And before I'd be a slave | Spirituals | | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom ... | | Paul Abels | Irregular with refrain | | AND GO HOME | A Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional Spiritual | | Traditional | | | 1999 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1807313 |
The Faith We Sing |
| | | O Freedom | O freedom! O freedom! | #2194 | And before I'll be a slave | Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; A New Heaven and a New Earth | | O freedom! O freedom! O freedom over ... | | John Bell | Irregular with refrain | | O FREEDOM | G Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African-American spiritual | | African-American spiritual | | | 2001 | | 221779 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 40626 |
The New National Baptist Hymnal |
| | | Oh Freedom | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! | #504 | And before I'd be a slave | | | | | Paul Abels | | | [Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!] | A Major | 561121313561132 | | English | | | Traditional | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 995882 |
The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! | #486 | | Heaven; Joy; Spirituals | | Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! Oh, ... | | Paul Abels | | | [Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom!] | A Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African-American spiritual | | African-American spiritual | | | 2001 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1498127 |
The Worshipbook: Services and Hymns |
| | | Oh, Freedom! | Oh, freedom! oh, freedom! oh, freedom for me! | #535 | And before I'd be a slave | Service for the Lord's Day Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Other Observances Christian Education | | Oh, freedom! oh, freedom! oh, freedom ... | | Joan M. Salmon | | Galatians 5:1 | [Oh, freedom! oh, freedom! oh, freedom for me!] | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | | Negro Spiritual | | Negro Spiritual | | | 1972 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1318973 |
This Far By Faith: an African American resource for worship |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, Freedom, oh, freedom | #208 | and before I'd be a slave | Justice, Society; Freedom | | Oh, freedom, oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Evelyn Davidson White | | Psalm 72 | [Oh, freedom] | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African American spiritual | | African American spiritual | | | 1999 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1402286 |
Total Praise: songs and other worship resources for every generation |
| | | Oh, Freedom | Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom | #537 | | Burdens; Everlasting Life; Freedom; Joy; Loyalty and Courage; Spirituals | | Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom, oh, freedom ... | | Valeria A. Foster | Irregular | Galatians 5:1 | OH, FREEDOM | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Negro Spiritual | | | 2011 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1633239 |
Yes, Lord!: Church of God in Christ hymnal |
| | | O Freedom | O freedom, O freedom | #501 | | Brotherhood and World Peace; Spirituals | | O freedom, O freedom, O freedom over ... | | | | | [O freedom, O freedom] | A♭ Major | 561121313561132 | | English | Traditional | | Traditional Spiritual | | | 1982 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1630919 |
Zion still Sings |
| | | O Freedom | O freedom, O freedom | #109 | | Living the Faith Black History/Liberation; Burdens; Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, and Heaven; Freedom; Joy; Loyalty and Courage; Spirituals | | freedom, O freedom, O freedom over me ... | | William S. Moon | Irregular with refrain | | O FREEDOM | F Major | 561121313561132 | | English | African American spiritual | | African American spiritual | | | 2007 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1502577 |