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We Shall Overcome

Meter: Irregular Appears in 39 hymnals First Line: We shall overcome, We shall overcome (Spiritual) Refrain First Line: Oh, deep in my heart Text Sources: African-American Spiritual

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MARTIN

Meter: Irregular Appears in 36 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley Smith Tune Sources: Afro-American spiritual Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55665 43556 6543 Used With Text: We Shall Overcome

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We Shall Overcome

Author: Zilphia Horton; Frank Hamilton; Guy Carawan; Pete Seeger Hymnal: Singing Our Faith #196 (2001) First Line: We shall overcome, we shall overcome Topics: Christian Morality Languages: English Tune Title: [We shall overcome, we shall overcome]
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We Shall Overcome

Hymnal: Hymns for a Pilgrim People #311 (2007) Meter: Irregular First Line: We shall overcome, we shall overcome Lyrics: 1 We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! 2 We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! 3 We shall all be free, we shall all be free, we shall all be free someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! 4 We shall live in peace; we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! 5 The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! Topics: Close of Worship / Sending Forth; Comfort; Courage; Discipleship; Encopragement; Faithfulness; Fear; Freedom; Hope; Justice; Liberation; Mission; Patience; Peace; Pilgrim / Pilgrimage; Reconciliation; Struggle; Unity Scripture: John 8:34-36 Languages: English Tune Title: MARTIN
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We Shall Overcome

Hymnal: Total Praise #538 (2011) Meter: 5.5.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 We shall overcome. We shall overcome. We shall overcome someday. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome someday. 2 We’ll walk hand in hand. We’ll walk hand in hand. We’ll walk hand in hand someday. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome someday. 3 We shall live in peace. We shall live in peace. We shall live in peace someday. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome someday. 4 We are not afraid. We are not afraid. We are not afraid today. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome someday. 5 God will see us through. God will see us through. God will see us through today. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe. We shall overcome someday. Topics: Assurance; Burdens; Challenge; Comfort; Faith; Freedom; Peace; Spirituals; Trust; Victory Scripture: 1 John 5:4-5 Languages: English Tune Title: WE SHALL OVERCOME

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William Farley Smith

1941 - 1997 Adapter of "MARTIN " in The United Methodist Hymnal

Nolan Williams

Person Name: Nolan Williams, Jr. b. 1969 Arranger of "WE SHALL OVERCOME" in African American Heritage Hymnal

Paul Abels

Arranger of "[We shall overcome]" in The New National Baptist Hymnal
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