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[Deep river, my home is over Jordan]

Appears in 24 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carl Haywood Tune Sources: African-American spiritual; Arr.: The Haywood Collection of Negro Spirituals Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 32126 11116 53232 Used With Text: Deep River

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Deep River

Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan Lyrics: Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. O don't you want to go to that gospel feast, That promised land where all is peace, O don't you want to go to that promised land, that land where all is peace? Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Topics: Adoration; Heaven; Spirituals Used With Tune: [Deep river, my home is over Jordan] Text Sources: African-American spiritual

Follow Wisdom

Author: Jann Aldredge-Clanton Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Follow Wisdom; She keeps our spirits growing Used With Tune: DEEP RIVER

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Deep River

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #115 (1981) First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan Lyrics: Deep, deep river, my home is over Jordan -- Deep, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Deep, deep river, my home is over Jordan -- Deep, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. O don't you want to go to that gospel feast. That promis'd land where all is peace? Oh! Deep, deep river, my home is over Jordan -- Deep, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Deep, deep river, my home is over Jordan -- Deep, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [Deep river, my home is over Jordan]

Deep River

Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #491 (2001) First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan Lyrics: Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. O don't you want to go to that gospel feast, That promised land where all is peace, O don't you want to go to that promised land, that land where all is peace? Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Topics: Adoration; Heaven; Spirituals Languages: English Tune Title: [Deep river, my home is over Jordan]

Deep River

Hymnal: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #577 (1999) Meter: Irregular First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan Lyrics: Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. O don't you want to go to that gospel feast, That promised land where all is peace, O don't you want to go to that promised land,? that land where all is peace? Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Topics: Eternal Life Languages: English Tune Title: DEEP RIVER

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J. Jefferson Cleveland

1937 - 1986 Person Name: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937- Arranger of "[Deep river, my home is over Jordan]" in Songs of Zion Judge Jefferson Cleveland (1937-1986) was one of the most important scholars and editors of African-American congregational song of the 20th century. Along with Verogla Nix, he edited what is arguably the most groundbreaking collection of African-American song in the last half of the 20th century, Songs of Zion (1981/1982). Lutheran hymnologist Marilyn Stulken provides a biographical sketch of Cleveland’s life and accomplishments. Born in Georgia, Cleveland graduated from Clark College (Atlanta), Illinois Wesleyan University and received his doctorate in education from Boston University. He served on the faculty of three historically black Christian colleges: Claflin College (South Carolina), Langston University (Oklahoma), and Jarvis Christian College (Texas), before teaching at the University of Massachusetts and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Cleveland’s musical arrangements, historical research and scholarship on the performance practice of African-American song have proven invaluable for the advancement of black gospel song, not only among African Americans, but also in Anglo hymnals to the present day. For example, Cleveland’s essay, “A Historical Account of the Hymn in the Black Worship Experience,” in Songs of Zion is a helpful introduction for laypersons and scholars alike. In addition to serving as a hymnody consultant for the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship, he toured the United States and Africa in 1981 and Europe in 1984 as a teacher, lecturer and performer. --www.umportal.org/

Anonymous

Author of "Deep River" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.