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FOLK SONG OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO. |
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SONGS OF HUMILITY. |
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"Reign, Oh, Reign."
Chorus
Oh, reign, Oh, reign,
Oh, reign my Saviour, Reign, Master Jesus, reign,
Oh, reign salvation in my poor soul, Reign, Master Jesus, reign.
1. I tell you now as I told you before,
Reign, Master Jesus, reign, To the promise land I'm bound to go, Reign, Master Jesus, reign.
Chorus Oh, reign, Oh, reign, etc.
2. I never shall forget that day,
Reign, Master Jesus, reign, When Jesus washed my sin's away, Reign, Master Jesus, reign.
Chorus Oh, reign, Oh, reign, etc. |
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The very few songs that do not come under any one of these heads as already given are represented by such songs as: "Ole Ark," "Little David." It is likely that the majority of the stanzas of these songs not originally composed, belong to them. It is a fact that the stanza in "Little David"—"I tell you once," etc.,—was a contribution from a student of Fisk University. The chorus of each of these songs is evidently genuine. |
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