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| Genre/Form: | Songs and music Music Musique Chants et musique |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889. Slave songs of the United States. New York, A. Simpson & Co., 1867 (OCoLC)571244950 |
| Document Type: | Musical Score |
| Music Type: | Folk music; Songs |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William Francis Allen; Charles Pickard Ware; Lucy McKim Garrison |
| OCLC Number: | 2175738 |
| Notes: | Unacc. melodies. Preface signed: William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison. Includes index. |
| Description: | xliv, 115 pages 23 cm |
| Contents: | Roll, Jordan, roll -- Jehovah, Hallelujah -- I hear from Heaven to-day -- Blow your trumpet, Gabriel -- Praise, member -- Wrestle on, Jacob -- Lonesome valley -- I can't stay behind -- Poor Rosy -- Trouble of the world -- There's a meeting here to-night -- Hold your light -- Happy morning -- No man can hinder me -- Lord, remember me -- Not weary yet -- Religion so sweet -- Hunting for the Lord -- Go in the wilderness -- Tell my Jesus "morning" -- The graveyard -- John, John, of the Holy Order -- I saw the beam in my sister's eye -- Hunting for a city -- Gwine follow -- Lay this body down -- Heaven bell a-ring -- Jine 'em -- Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton -- Bound to go -- Michael row the boat ashore -- Sail, O believer -- Rock o' Jubilee -- Stars begin to fall -- King Emanuel -- Satan's Camp a-fire -- Give up the world -- Jesus on the waterside -- I wish I been dere -- Build a house in Paradise -- I know when I'm going home -- I'm a trouble in de mind -- Travel on -- Archangel, open the door -- My body rock 'long fever -- Bell da ring -- Pray all de member -- Turn sinner, turn O -- My army cross over -- Join the angel band -- I and Satan had a race -- Shall I die? -- When do we meet again -- The white marble stone -- I can't stand the fire -- Meet, O Lord -- Wai', Mr. Mackright -- Early in the morning -- Hail, Mary -- No more rain fall for wet you -- I want to go home -- Good-bye, brother -- Fare ye well -- Many thousand go -- Brother Moses gone -- The sin-sick soul -- Some valiant soldier -- Hallelu, hallelu -- Children do linger -- Good-bye -- Lord, make me more patient -- Day of judgment -- Resurrection morn -- Nobody knows the trouble I've had -- Who is on the Lord's side -- Hold out to the end -- Come go with me -- Every hour in the day -- In the mansions above -- Shout on, children -- Jesus, won't you come by-and-by? -- Heave away -- Wake up, Jacob -- On to glory -- Just now -- Shock along, John -- Round the corn, Sally -- Jordan's Mills -- Sabbath has no end -- I don't feel weary -- The hypocrite and the concubine -- O shout away -- O'er the crossing -- Rock o' my soul -- We will march thro' the valley -- What a trying time -- Almost over -- Don't be weary, traveller -- Let God's saints come in -- Golden altar -- Winter -- Heaven Bells -- Gold band -- Good old way -- I'm going home -- Sinner won't die no more -- Brother, guide me home -- Little children, then won't you be glad? -- Charleston gals -- Run, nigger, run -- I'm gwine to Alabamy -- My father, how long? -- I'm in trouble -- O Daniel -- O brother, don't get weary -- I want to join the band -- Jacob's ladder -- Pray on -- Good news, member -- I want to die like-a Lazarus die -- Away down in Sunbury -- This is the trouble of the world -- Lean on the Lord's side -- These are all my Father's children -- The old ship of Zion -- Come along, Moses -- Social band -- God got plenty o' room -- You must be pure and holy -- Belle Layotte -- Remon -- Aurore Bradaire -- Caroline -- Calinda -- Lolotte -- Musieu Bainjo. |
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Related Subjects:(15)
- African Americans -- Music.
- Folk music -- United States.
- Folk songs, English -- United States.
- Spirituals (Songs) -- United States.
- Slaves -- United States -- Songs and music.
- Noirs américains -- Musique.
- Musique folklorique -- États-Unis.
- Negro spirituals -- États-Unis.
- Esclaves -- États-Unis -- Chants et musique.
- African Americans.
- Folk music.
- Folk songs, English.
- Slaves.
- Spirituals (Songs)
- United States.
