Slave Songs of the United States

Slave Songs of the United States

Introduction

The book Slave Songs of the United States, edited by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware and Lucy McKim Garrison, and released in 1867, is a historical document giving testimony of the life of black people in the United States during the time of slavery.

This electronic edition makes the 136 songs of the book available as high-quality sheet music, typeset with the Lilypond music notation software.

Download

The 1.0 ALPHA release is now available for download. It includes the full text and music of the original 1867 edition, but is missing further material such as a new preface and pictures. Also, further editions such as individual lead sheets and MIDI music files are not yet available.

The Songs

This is a list of all the 136 songs contained in the song book.

  1. Roll, Jordan, roll
  2. Jehovah, Hallelujah
  3. I hear from Heaven to-day
  4. Blow your trumpet, Gabriel
  5. Praise, member
  6. Wrestle on, Jacob
  7. The Lonesome Valley
  8. I can't stay behind
  9. Poor Rosy
  10. The Trouble of the World
  11. There's a meeting here to-night
  12. Hold your light
  13. Happy Morning
  14. No man can hinder me
  15. Lord, remember me
  16. Not weary yet
  17. Religion so sweet
  18. Hunting for the Lord
  19. Go in the wilderness
  20. Tell my Jesus ``Morning.''
  21. The Graveyard
  22. John, John, of the Holy Order
  23. I saw the beam in my sister's eye
  24. Hunting for a city
  25. Gwine follow
  26. Lay this body down
  27. Heaven bell a-ring
  28. Jine 'em
  29. Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton
  30. Bound to go
  31. Michael row the boat ashore
  32. Sail, O believer
  33. Rock o' Jubilee
  34. Stars begin to fall
  35. King Emanuel
  36. Satan's Camp A-Fire
  37. Give up the world
  38. Jesus on the Waterside
  39. I wish I been dere
  40. Build a house in Paradise
  41. I know when I'm going home
  42. I'm a trouble in de mind
  43. Travel on
  44. Archangel, open the door
  45. My body rock 'long fever
  46. Bell da ring
  47. Pray all de member
  48. Turn sinner, turn O
  49. My army cross over
  50. Join the angel band
  51. I an' Satan had a race
  52. Shall I die?
  53. When we do meet again
  54. The White Marble Stone
  55. I can't stand the fire
  56. Meet, O Lord
  57. Wai', Mr.~Mackright
  58. Early in the morning
  59. Hail, Mary
  60. No more rain fall for wet you
  61. I want to go home
  62. Good-bye, brother
  63. Fare ye well
  64. Many thousand go
  65. Brother Moses gone
  66. The Sin-sick Soul
  67. Some Valiant Soldier
  68. Hallelu, Hallelu
  69. Children do linger
  70. Good-bye
  71. Lord, make me more patient
  72. The Day of Judgment
  73. The Resurrection Morn
  74. Nobody knows the trouble I've had
  75. Who is on the Lord's side
  76. Hold out to the end
  77. Come go with me
  78. Every hour in the day
  79. In the mansions above
  80. Shout on, children
  81. Jesus, won't you come by-and-by?
  82. Heave away
  83. Wake up, Jacob
  84. On to Glory
  85. Just Now
  86. Shock along, John
  87. Round the corn, Sally
  88. Jordan's Mills
  89. Sabbath has no end
  90. I don't feel weary
  91. The Hypocrite and the Concubine
  92. O shout away
  93. O'er the Crossing
  94. Rock o' my Soul
  95. We will march thro' the valley
  96. What a trying time
  97. Almost Over
  98. Don't be weary, traveller
  99. Let God's saints come in
  100. The Golden Altar
  101. The Winter
  102. The Heaven Bells
  103. The Gold Band
  104. The Good Old Way
  105. I'm going home
  106. Sinner won't die no more
  107. Brother, guide me home
  108. Little children, then won't you be glad?
  109. Charleston Gals
  110. Run, nigger, run
  111. I'm gwine to Alabamy
  112. My Father, how long?
  113. I'm in trouble
  114. O Daniel
  115. O brother, don't get weary
  116. I want to join the band
  117. Jacob's Ladder
  118. Pray on
  119. Good news, Member
  120. I want to die like-a Lazarus die
  121. Away down in Sunbury
  122. This is the trouble of the world
  123. Lean on the Lord's side
  124. These are all my Father's children
  125. The Old Ship of Zion
  126. Come along, Moses
  127. The Social Band
  128. God got plenty o' room
  129. You must be pure and holy
  130. Belle Layotte
  131. Remon
  132. Aurore Bradaire
  133. Caroline
  134. Calinda
  135. Lolotte
  136. Musieu Bainjo

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