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Gospel Plow" (also known as "Hold On" and "Keep Your Hand on the Plow") is a traditional African American spiritual. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index , number 10075. The title is biblical, based on Luke 9:62.
Alternative Lyrics Refrain Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray. Yes, every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray Verse 1 Upon the mountain, my Lord spoke, out his mouth came fire and smoke. All around me, looks so shine, ask my Lord if all was mine. [Refrain] Verse 2 Jordan River, runs right cold,
19th century. Genre. Spiritual. " There Is a Balm in Gilead " is a traditional African American spiritual dating back to at least the 19th century. Its refrain appears in Washington Glass's 1854 hymn "The Sinner's Cure", although the hymn is substantially based on an earlier work by John Newton. The Clark Sisters recorded a version of "Balm in ...
See media help. " Go Down Moses " is an African American spiritual that describes the Hebrew Exodus, specifically drawing from the Book of Exodus 5:1, in which God commands Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go ...
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. " Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen " is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been recorded by artists such as Marian Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Paul ...
Songwriter (s) Traditional. " Down in the River to Pray " (also known as " Down to the River to Pray ," " Down in the Valley to Pray ," " The Good Old Way ," and " Come, Let Us All Go Down ") is a traditional American song variously described as a Christian folk hymn, an African-American spiritual, an Appalachian song, and a Southern gospel song.
Lyrics. The song is considered a Christmas carol, as its original lyrics celebrate the Nativity of Jesus : Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born. An alternate final line omits the reference to the birth of Christ, instead declaring that "Jesus Christ is Lord".
Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, [1] Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, [2] [3] [4] which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade [5] and for centuries afterwards, through ...