Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America: Two Hundred and Fifty Tunes and Texts With an Introduction and Notes

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Jackson, George Pullen, 1874-1953

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Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America Two Hundred and Fifty Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes

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Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

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English

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M: Music

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Hymns, English -- United States

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59884

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July 10, 2019

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Table of Contents — Illustrations
4. 4.Introduction — Recent Trends in Song Search — Varieties of Religious Songs — Religious Ballads — Folk-Hymns — Revival Spiritual Songs — Folk-Song Collectors of Yore — Features of American Folk-Tunes — Tonal Trend, Tune Families — Metrical Patterns — Scales, Modes — Rufty’s Classification; Chart of Tunes — Tunes of Religious and Worldly Folk-Songs Compared — Conclusion — Acknowledgements
5. 5.Fifty-one Religious Ballads — No. 1 ROMISH LADY , HH 257 — No. 2 BEGGAR or TO BEGGING I WILL GO, SOC 212. — No. 3 REVEREND JAMES AXLEY’S SONG , OL 369 — No. 4 HICKS’ FAREWELL , SOH 19 — No. 5 FREE SALVATION , Wesleyan Psalmist — No. 6 SAILOR’S HOME , SOH 182 — No. 7 LIVERPOOL or SOLEMN ADDRESS TO YOUNG PEOPLE, OSH 37 — No. 8 LITTLE FAMILY , WS 195 ff. — No. 9 MISS HATAWAY’S EXPERIENCE , HH 421 — No. 10 DYING CALIFORNIAN , OSH 410 — No. 11 JOHN ADKINS’ FAREWELL , SOC 200 — No. 12 REDEMPTION (C) , KHN 185 — No. 13 WEDLOCK (A) , SOC 188 — No. 14 PATTON , OL 40 — No. 15 DYING BOY , OSH 398 — No. 16 SAW YE MY SAVIOR , CH 42 — No. 17 ESTER , OSH 437 — No. 18 LONE PILGRIM , SOH 256 — No. 19 ORPHAN GIRL , CSH 506 — No. 20 PARALYTIC , REV 4 — No. 21 VILLULIA or BARTIMEUS, OSH 331 — No. 22 MOULDERING VINE , UH 101 — No. 23 CONVERTED THIEF (A) , COH 147 — No. 24 TENNESSEE , HH 140 — No. 25 FAREWELL , HOC 32 — No. 26 WICKED POLLY , WS 190 — No. 27 MOSES — No. 28 MOURNER’S LAMENTATION or CHURCH’S DESOLATION, CHH 265 — No. 29 ADDRESS FOR ALL , CHH 101 — No. 30 CONDESCENSION , GOS 656 — No. 31 GOOD PHYSICIAN , SOH 49 — No. 32 LOOK OUT or WHEN I WAS YOUNG, OSH 90 — No. 33 SAINT’S REQUEST , OSH 286 — No. 34 NEWBERRY or LONESOME GROVE , SOC 131 — No. 35 DEEP SPRING or CONVERTED THIEF (B), KNH 90 — No. 36 SALUTATION or GOOD MORNING BROTHER PILGRIM, GOS 298 — No. 37 HEAVENLY UNION or EXPERIENCE, REV 42 — No. 38 MARION or I’LL RAMBLE AND I’LL ROVE, SOC 228 — No. 39 UNION , OSH 116 — No. 40 POOR WAYFARING STRANGER , GOS 714 — No. 41 ZION’S SOLDIER , SWP 118 — No. 42 FEMALE CONVICT , SOH (1835) 160 — No. 43 WEDLOCK (B) , OSH 115 — No. 44 LEP’ROUS JEW , SWP 43 — No. 45 SPRING PLACE or CHURCH OF MY YOUTH, GOS 44 — No. 46 REDEMPTION (B) , OSH 501 — No. 47 WEEPING MARY (B) , SWP 102 — No. 48 REDEMPTION (A) , WH 101 — No. 49 PRODIGAL , SKH 35 — No. 50 HAPPY SOULS (A) , OL 145 — No. 51 BABE OF BETHLEHEM , SOH 78
6. 6.Ninety-eight Folk-Hymns — No. 52 WASHINGTON , OSH 147 — No. 53 STEPHENS , PB 338 — No. 54 SEPARATION , UHH 27 — No. 55 VESPER , Baptist Hymnal , No. 65 — No. 56 MISSIONARY’S FAREWELL , OL 333 — No. 57 KEDRON , SOH 3 — No. 58 ALL IS WELL , OSH 122 — No. 59 FAITHFUL SOLDIER , SOH (1835) 122 — No. 60 GREEN FIELDS , SOH 71 — No. 61 SAINTS’ RAPTURE , REV 17 — No. 62 ANIMATION , SOH (1835) 85 — No. 63 INVITATION , OL 247 — No. 64 HARK MY SOUL , CHH 224 — No. 65 FROZEN HEART , OSH 93 — No. 66 LEBANON , KNH 88 — No. 67 SOLDIER’S RETURN , SOH 36 — No. 68 CHRISTIAN SOLDIER , GOS 207 — No. 69 TRIBULATION , MOH 46 — No. 70 VOLUNTEERS , CHH 110 — No. 71 BACKSLIDER , REV 208 — No. 72 GOOD OLD WAY (B) , OL 8 — No. 73 REST IN HEAVEN , OL 358 — No. 74 TO DIE NO MORE , GOS 363 — No. 75 COLUMBUS , OSH 67 — No. 76 YONGST , BS 203 — No. 77 DOWN IN THE GARDEN , REV 108 — No. 78 ALBION , MOH 49 — No. 79 DUNLAP’S CREEK , SOH 276 — No. 80 SINNER’S INVITATION , OL 211 — No. 81 LAND OF REST , OL 117 — No. 82 FLORENCE , OSH 121 — No. 83 ALBERT , SOC 153 — No. 84 ROYAL PROCLAMATION , SOH 146 — No. 85 CARRY ME HOME or PENICK, OSH 387 — No. 86 JORDAN , SKH 86 — No. 87 ENQUIRER , OSH 74 — No. 88 WONDROUS LOVE , OSH 159 — No. 89 SALVATION (A) , BS 127 — No. 90 MOUNT WATSON , OL 272 — No. 91 CROSS OF CHRIST , GOS 504 — No. 92 ROSE TREE , KNH 165 — No. 93 CLAMANDA , OSH 42 — No. 94 MECKLINBURG , SKH 30 — No. 95 SALVATION (B) , SOH 84 — No. 96 FRENCH BROAD , SOH 265 — No. 97 DAVISSON’S RETIREMENT , KNH 117 — No. 98 PILGRIM , OSH 201 — No. 99 MISSISSIPPI , SKH 34 — No. 100 PLEADING SAVIOR , OSH 234 — No. 101 NETTLETON or SINNER’S CALL, PB 4 — No. 102 CHARIOT OF MERCY , HH 290 — No. 103 STOCKWOOD or SISTER THOU WAST MILD, OSH 118 — No. 104 ROSE , REV 332 — No. 105 SUPPLICATION , OSH 45 — No. 106 PRAISE GOD , OSH 528 — No. 107 LEANDER , SOH 128 — No. 108 THERE IS A REST REMAINS , REV 135 — No. 109 BOURBON , COH 67 — No. 110 GLORIOUS PROSPECT , OL 363 — No. 111 O YE YOUNG AND GAY AND PROUD or ETERNITY — No. 112 FRIENDS OF FREEDOM , CH 285 — No. 113 PILGRIM’S SONG , REV 369 — No. 114 HOLY MANNA , HOC 122 — No. 115 WAR DEPARTMENT , SOH 94 — No. 116 DROOPING SOULS , OL 184 — No. 117 BE GONE UNBELIEF , OL 187 — No. 118 PILGRIM’S TRIUMPH , OL 61 — No. 119 TO BE WITH CHRIST , REV 14 — No. 120 DEVOTION , OSH 48 — No. 121 TENDER CARE , GOS 291 — No. 122 REFLECTION , MOH 444 — No. 123 PISGAH , OSH 58 — No. 124 GAINES , HH 122 — No. 125 HUMBLE PENITENT , SKH 14 — No. 126 CHARMING NAME , CHH 90 — No. 127 BALM IN GILEAD , REV 15 — No. 128 PLENARY , SOH 262 — No. 129 SAWYER’S EXIT , OSH 338 — No. 130 O TELL ME NO MORE , OL 301 — No. 131 HEAVENLY DOVE , SOC 23 — No. 132 CEYLON , PB 372 — No. 133 NEW PROSPECT or O LAND OF REST , OSH 390 — No. 134 I LOVE THEE , OL 318 — No. 135 NEW BRITAIN or HARMONY GROVE, SOH 8 — No. 136 SPIRITUAL SAILOR , SOH 41 — No. 137 IDUMEA , OSH 47 — No. 138 BOZRAH , GOS 59 — No. 139 NEW ORLEANS , PB 255 — No. 140 HOLY SON OF GOD , REV 365 — No. 141 WORTHY THE LAMB , SWP 92 — No. 142 CAPTAIN KIDD , COH 73 — No. 143 JERUSALEM , SOH (1835) 60 — No. 144 ROBY , OL 273 — No. 145 REMEMBER SINFUL YOUTH or SOLEMN THOUGHT, SOH 29 — No. 146 WEEPING SAVIOR , OSH 33 — No. 147 DETROIT , SOH 40 — No. 148 I SHALL BE SATISFIED , REV 62 — No. 149 EDGEFIELD , OSH 82
7. 7.One Hundred and one Revival Spiritual Songs — No. 150 JESUS IS MY FRIEND (A) , OSH 345 — No. 151 LOST CITY or TO GLORY I WILL GO , OSH 320 — No. 152 GOLDEN HARP or TO PLAY ON THE GOLDEN HARP, OSH 274 — No. 153 I CAN’T STAY AWAY , CSH 95 — No. 154 MY HOME IS OVER JORDAN , REV 390 — No. 155 O I’M SO HAPPY — No. 156 CUBA or GO PREACHERS or POOR MOURNER’S FOUND A HOME, OSH 401 — No. 157 SINNERS TURN , OL 266 — No. 158 DEATH AIN’T YOU GOT NO SHAME — No. 159 COME TO JESUS , REV 142 — No. 160 GLAD NEWS or WE’LL LAND ON SHORE, SOC 18 — No. 161 CHRISTIAN PROSPECT or THERE’S A BETTER DAY, SOH 323 — No. 162 CHRISTIAN’S HOPE or WHERE ALL IS PEACE AND LOVE, OSH 506 — No. 163 DULCIMER or BELOVED , PB 309 — No. 164 WEEPING MARY (A) , SOC 98 — No. 165 GREAT DAY or WHERE WILL YOU STAND, OSH 386 — No. 166 SHOUT ON, PRAY ON or ANTIOCH , OSH 277 — No. 167 WE’LL SHOUT AND GIVE HIM GLORY or REVIVAL SONG, OL 254 — No. 168 SWEET MORNING , OSH 421 — No. 169 GOOD OLD WAY (A) , OSH 213 — No. 170 ALL THE WAY ’LONG , REV 172 — No. 171 ’TIS A WONDER , SOC 44 — No. 172 BOWERS or HAPPY SOULS (B) , SOC 82 — No. 173 HEAVEN’S MY HOME , OSH 119 — No. 174 OLD TROY or IN JESUS’ BLOOD, SOC 75 — No. 175 THERE WILL BE MOURNING or JUDGMENT SCENES , OL 337 — No. 176 WEEPING PILGRIM or YOU MAY TELL THEM FATHER or I’M A POOR MOURNING PILGRIM, OSH 417 — No. 177 EXHILARATION or THEN MY TROUBLES WILL BE OVER or I NEVER SHALL FORGET THE DAY, OSH 170 — No. 178 RESURRECTED or MY FATHER’S GONE or AWAY OVER YONDER or TO WEAR A STARRY CROWN, OSH 524 — No. 179 WINGS OF THE MORNING or WESTERN MELODY, BHTBK, p. 213 — No. 180 WE’LL MARCH AROUND JERUSALEM , REV 358 — No. 181 RAGAN or I BELONG TO THIS BAND (B) , OSH 176 — No. 182 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE or WE’LL END THIS WAR, REV 68 — No. 183 I’M GOING HOME or I DON’T CARE TO STAY HERE LONG, OSH 282 — No. 184 ROLL JORDAN , OSH 501 — No. 185 WE’LL ALL PRAISE GOD , REV 381 — No. 186 HEAVENLY HOME , SWP 150 — No. 187 WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN or RELIGION IS A FORTUNE, OSH 319 — No. 188 BATES or TO HEAR THE TRUMPET SOUND , REV 158 — No. 189 RIVER OF JORDAN or HAPPY IN THE LORD, OSH 493 — No. 190 I’M BOUND FOR THE LAND OF CANAAN or SWEET CANAAN , OSH 87 — No. 191 OLD SHIP OF ZION (A) , OSH 79 — No. 192 BABYLON IS FALLEN , GOS 613 — No. 193 MARTIN or WAY OVER IN THE PROMISED LAND, SOC 29 — No. 194 HEBREW CHILDREN , OSH 481 — No. 195 COME ALONG AND SHOUT ALONG or HEAVEN BORN SOLDIERS or NEVER GET TIRED, SOC 184 — No. 196 TO LAY THIS BODY DOWN or WHITE or I’M A LONG TIME TRAVELING , OSH 288 — No. 197 HAD I WINGS or ECSTACY , OSH 106 — No. 198 SAVE MIGHTY LORD , OSH 70 — No. 199 GRACE IS FREE , REV 50 — No. 200 FOR ME THE SAVIOR DIED or ATONEMENT , REV 13 — No. 201 HEAVENLY PORT or WE’LL STEM THE STORM, OSH 378 — No. 202 SAY BROTHERS , REV 173 — No. 203 O BROTHER BE FAITHFUL , REV 433 — No. 204 SOON WE SHALL LAND or AUTAUGA, OSH 322 — No. 205 WARRENTON or I AM BOUND FOR THE KINGDOM, GOS 275 — No. 206 SEND US A BLESSING , SOG 100 — No. 207 I WENT DOWN TO THE VALLEY — No. 208 GIVE ME JESUS , REV 89 — No. 209 I DON’T EXPECT TO STAY or DONE WITH THE WORLD, OSH 88 — No. 210 OLD SHIP OF ZION (B) or HAPPY SAILOR, HH 355 — No. 211 ANGELS HOVERING ROUND , REV 74 — No. 212 HOLY WAR , SWP 170 — No. 213 O GOD WHAT SHALL I SAY or ALVERSON, REV 181 — No. 214 THAT LONESOME VALLEY , Author’s recording — No. 215 I’M BOUND TO DIE IN THE ARMY or SERVICE OF THE LORD, OSH 80 — No. 216 PROMISE or WITH US TO THE END , SOC 73 — No. 217 NEVER TURN BACK (A) , OSH 381 — No. 218 OLD-TIME RELIGION — No. 219 TAKE ME HOME or I’M ALONE IN THIS WORLD — No. 220 JESTER or I BELONG TO THIS BAND (A) , OSH 531 — No. 221 LONG-SOUGHT HOME , CHH 159 — No. 222 BEAUTIFUL HOME SWEET HOME — No. 223 COME FRIENDS GO WITH ME , CSH 206 — No. 224 I LOVE JESUS , REV 254 — No. 225 HALLELUJAH , OSH 146 — No. 226 FEW DAYS , SOC 209 — No. 227 PARTING HYMN or JOYFUL or O THAT WILL BE JOYFUL, PB 303 — No. 228 SOMETHING NEW , UHH 35 — No. 229 VICTORIA or ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS , OSH 290 — No. 230 NEW INDIAN SONG or WALK AND TALK WITH JESUS, SOC 45 — No. 231 SUBSTANTIAL JOYS or I WANT TO GO THERE TOO, SOC 28 — No. 232 O HE’S TAKEN MY FEET , REV 114 — No. 233 MY BIBLE LEADS TO GLORY , REV 385 — No. 234 I’M TRAVELING TO MY GRAVE or TRAVELER SOC 37 — No. 235 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JORDAN , REV 465 — No. 236 JESUS IS MY FRIEND (B) , REV 311 — No. 237 DERRETT or IT WON’T BE LONG, SOC 108 — No. 238 CARTER or NEVER TURN BACK (B) , SOC 52 — No. 239 I WILL ARISE — No. 240 I WANT A SEAT IN PARADISE or NORTH PORT, OSH 324 — No. 241 MORNING TRUMPET , OSH 85 — No. 242 GREAT PROVIDER or HE’S PROMISED TO BE WITH YOU , UHP 112 — No. 243 WARFARE , SWP 130 — No. 244 GENERAL ROLL CALL , REV 356 — No. 245 SHOUTING PILGRIM , SWP 163 — No. 246 BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND , OSH 128 — No. 247 LISBON or I CAN NOT TARRY HERE, SOC 182 — No. 248 I WANT TO GO TO GLORY , SWP 168 — No. 249 CHRISTIAN RACE , REV 76 — No. 250 I YIELD , REV 443
8. 8.Footnotes
9. 9.Bibliography
10. 10.List of Abbreviations of Titles
11. 11.Index of Songs by Titles
12. 12.Index of First Lines
13. 13.Transcriber’s Notes

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