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| Text: | In the Morning When I Rise |
| Tune: | GIVE ME JESUS |
| Arranger: | Alma Blackmon |
1 In the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
in the morning when I rise,
give me Jesus.
Refrain:
Give me Jesus,
give me Jesus,
you may have all this world;
give me Jesus.
2 Dark midnight was my cry,
dark midnight way my cry,
dark midnight was my cry,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
3 Just about the break of day,
just about the break of day,
just about the break of day,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
4 O when I come to die,
O when I come to die,
O when I come to die,
give me Jesus. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | In the morning when I rise |
| Title: | In the Morning When I Rise |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.4. with Refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1995 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Morning and Evening; Following Christ |
| Source: | Afro-American Spiritual |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | GIVE ME JESUS |
| Arranger: | Alma Blackmon (1984) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.4. with Refrain |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | Afro-American Spiritual |
| Copyright: | Music © 1984 by Alma Blackmon |
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