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FOLK SONG OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO.
1.   We shall meet our loved ones there, We shall meet our loved ones there, If Jesus Himself shall be our leader,
We shall walk through the valley in peace.
Refrain We shall walk through the valley and the shadow of death, etc.
2.   We shall meet our Saviour there, We shall meet our Saviour there,
If Jesus Himself shall be our leader,
We shall walk through the valley in peace.
Refrain We shall walk through the valley and the shadow of death, etc.
Soon-a-will Be Done-a-with Troubles of the World."
Chorus
Soon-a-will be done-a-with the troubles of the world, Troubles of the World;
Soon-a-will be done-a-with the troubles of the world, Goin' home to live with God.
1.   These are my Father's children, These are my Father's children, These are my Father's children, All in-a-one band.
Chorus Soon-a-will be done-a-with the troubles of the world, etc.
2.   No more weeping and a-wailing, No more weeping and-awailing, No more weeping and-a wailing, All in-a-one band.
Chorus Soon-a-will be done-a-with the troubles of the world, etc.
"Oh, My Little Soul's Going to Shine."
Chorus Oh, my little soul's going to shine, shine; Oh, my little soul's going to shine, shine; Oh, my little soul's going to shine, shine; Oh, my little soul's going to shine, shine.