Southland Spirituals

#	Text	Tune
1	Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord	[Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord]
2	Lord, I want to be a Christian	[Lord, I want to be a Christian]
3	Knocks like Jesus	[Knocks like Jesus]
4	I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory	[I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory]
5	I'm born of God, I know I am	[I'm born of God, I know I am]
6	Goin't' lay down my burden	[Goin't' lay down my burden]
7	Chariot rode on the mountain-top	[Chariot rode on the mountain-top]
8	Do you think I'll make a soldiers, soldier?	[Do you think I'll make a soldiers, soldier?]
9	My Lord calls me	[My Lord calls me]
10	I got-a shoes, you got-a shoes	[I got-a shoes, you got-a shoes]
11	De Gospel train's a-comin '	[De Gospel train's a-comin ']
12	Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand	[Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand]
13	I looked over Jordan, and what did I see	[I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]
14	O John, O John, now didn't you say?	[O John, O John, now didn't you say?]
15	O I died one time, gwine to die no mo'	[O I died one time, gwine to die no mo']
16	Did ever you see the like before?	[Did ever you see the like before?]
17	When Israel was in Egypt's land	[When Israel was in Egypt's land]
18	See that sister dressed so fine?	[See that sister dressed so fine?]
19	Babylon's fallin', fallin', fallin'	[Babylon's fallin', fallin', fallin']
20	Old Noah he built himself an ark	[Old Noah he built himself an ark]
21	O you just as well live in union	[O you just as well live in union]
22	Were you there when they crucified my Lord?	[Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]
23	O brother, won't you help me	[O brother, won't you help me]
24	Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down	[Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down]
25	Come along, come along, and let' go home	[Come along, come along, and let' go home]
26	Gwine to write to Massa Jesus	[Gwine to write to Massa Jesus]
27	I wonder where my mother is gone	[I wonder where my mother is gone]
28	I've got a mother in de heaven	[I've got a mother in de heaven]
29	Deep river, my home is over Jordan	[Deep river, my home is over Jordan]
30	What kind of shoes you going to wear?	[What kind of shoes you going to wear?]
31	I hear dem angels a-calling loud	[I hear dem angels a-calling loud]
32	O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend	[O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend]
33	I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord	[I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord]
34	I've got to go to judgment to stand my trial	[I've got to go to judgment to stand my trial]
35	In the valley	[In the valley]
36	Little David was a shepherd boy	[Little David was a shepherd boy]
37	You'll hear a sinner mourn	[You'll hear a sinner mourn]
38	I'm goin' t' join that big 'soc'ation	[I'm goin' t' join that big 'soc'ation]
39	My soul feels happy when I love my Jesus	[My soul feels happy when I love my Jesus]
40	They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross	[They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross]
41	O brother, you ought to have been there	[O brother, you ought to have been there]
42	Plunged in a gulf of dark despair	[Plunged in a gulf of dark despair]
43	Noah sent out a mourning dove	[Noah sent out a mourning dove]
44	Like Peter when you said to him	[Like Peter when you said to him]
45	My Lord's done just what He said	[My Lord's done just what He said]
46	Some of these mornings bright and fair	[Some of these mornings bright and fair]
47	Dere's a Star in de East on Christmas morn	[Dere's a Star in de East on Christmas morn]
48	Some say that John the Baptist	[Some say that John the Baptist]
49	He took my feet from the miry clay	[He took my feet from the miry clay]
50	I told the Lord if He'd take my heart	[I told the Lord if He'd take my heart]
51	God sent Jonah to de Ninevah land	[God sent Jonah to de Ninevah land]
52	I want to go to heaven and I want to go right	[I want to go to heaven and I want to go right]
53	I haven't been to heav'n but I've been told	[I haven't been to heav'n but I've been told]
54	Don't strike dem golden harps	[Don't strike dem golden harps]
55	The Baptist go by water	[The Baptist go by water]
56	That God bestowed His love on me	[That God bestowed His love on me]
57	I'm so glad that trouble don't last always	[I'm so glad that trouble don't last always]
58	Virgin Mary had one Son	[Virgin Mary had one Son]
59	O my lovin' sister, when the world's on fire	[O my lovin' sister, when the world's on fire]
60	O don't forget your mother	[O don't forget your mother]
61	I see the signs of the judgment	[I see the signs of the judgment]
62	When I get to heav'n gwine to sing and shout	[When I get to heav'n gwine to sing and shout]
63	You read in the Bible and you understand	[You read in the Bible and you understand]
64	Some said that John the Baptist	[Some said that John the Baptist]

Publisher:	The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Co., Chicago, 1936
Editor:	Homer Rodeheaver
Language:	English

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