Slave Songs of the United StatesWilliam Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, of crushed hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull, daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand, the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after, to which their eyes seem constantly turned. |
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band believe Bell da ring bless my soul Bound to go brud brudder Charleston chil'en chorus cross Cross Jordan dere Dere's fader fugleman gader git home glory go home gone Good-bye graveyard gwine home Hallelujah hear heard Heav'n shall-a Heaven bell Higginson Hold your light holy holy order hymn Jacob jine John join Jordan Jordan long lay dis body let God's saints Lolotte lonesome valley Lord's side lu jah manshans Mary Maumer meeting here to-night morn mornin mouin Mournin mudder negro nober poor Port Royal praise pray Rain fall refrain religion roll round the corn sail Satan shout sing sinner sister songs soul South Carolina stanza stay Sunday mornin sung Tell my Jesus trouble Trowbridge trumpet tune variation verse vinter walk want some valiant want to go weary WILLIAM FRANCIS ALLEN words worl yearde