Negro Spirituals

 

I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

Lord, I couldn't hear nobody pray,
Lord, I couldn't hear nobody pray;
Oh! way down yonder by myself,
Lord, I couldn't hear nobody pray,

 

Soon Ah Will Be Done

Soon ah will be done
              with the trouble of the world,
Trouble of the world, trouble of the world;
Soon ah will be done with the trouble of the world,
              and I'll go to live with God.

No more whippin' and weepin',
No more whippin' and weepin',
No more whippin' and weepin',
Cause I'm goin' to live with God.

I want to meet my mother,
I want to meet my father,
I want to meet them all,
Cause I'm goin' to live with God.

 

There is a Balm in Gilead

There is a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead,
To hear them sing sweet songs.

Sometimes I feel discouraged,
And make my way in vain;
But then the holy spirit
Refires my soul again.

If you cannot sing like angels,
If you cannot pray like Paul;
You can tell the love of Jesus,
And say he died for all.

There is a balm in Gilead,
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead,
To hear them sweet, sweet songs.

 

I'll Take You There

I know a place,
Ain't nobody's cryin'
Ain't nobody worried
Ain't no smilin' faces
Lyin' to the races

Help me, somebody help me now
I'll take you there