62. GOOD-BYE, BROTHER. 1. Good-bye, brother, good-bye, brother, If I don't see you more; Now God bless you, now God bless you, If I don't see you more. 2 We part in de body but we meet in de spirit, 3 So good-bye, brother, good-bye, sister; * Glorious. ["Sung at the breaking up of a midnight meeting after the death of a soldier. These midnight wails are very solemn to me, and exhibit the sadness of the present mingled with the joyful hope of the future. I have known the negroes to get together in groups of six or eight around a small fire, and sing and pray alternately from nine o'clock till three the next morning, after the death of one of their number."-J. S. R.] home, my Lord, I'se gwinen home. Mas sa Je little broom, For to sweep my heart clean; Sweep 'em clean by de grace of God, An' glory in my soul. [A song "to which the Rebellion had actually given rise. This was composed by nobody knows whom-though it was the most recent doubtless of all these 'spirituals,'-and had been sung in secret to avoid detection. It is certainly plaintive enough. The peck of corn and pint of salt were slavery's rations."T. W. H. Lt. Col. Trowbridge learned that it was first sung when Beauregard took the slaves of the islands to build the fortifications at Hilton Head and Bay Point.] Oh Lord, I want some vali ant soldier, Ι want some va li ant sol - dier, I want some valiant soldier, To help me bear de cross. For I weep, I weep, I can't hold out; If a ny mercy, Lord, O pit-y poor me. [The words are in part the same as those of "Hail Mary," No. 59.] 1. Oh one day as an - od er, Hal - le lu, hal le lu! 2. When de ship is out a - sail in', Hallelu [For other words, 3 Member walk and never tire. 4 Member walk Jordan long road. 5 Member walk tribulation. 6 You go home to Wappoo. 7 Member seek new repentance. 8 I go to seek my fortune. 9 I go to seek my dying Saviour. jah! 69. CHILDREN DO LINGER. 1. O member, will you lin- ger? See de chil-'en do linger here. 2. I go to glo-ry wid you, Member, join. 30 Jesus is our Captain. 4 He lead us on to glory. 5 We'll meet at Zion gateway.* 6 We'll talk dis story over. 7 We'll enter into glory. 8 When we done wid dis world trials. 9 We done wid all our crosses. 10 O brudder, will you meet us? 11 When de ship is out a-sailin'. 12 O Jesus got de hellum. 13 Fader, gader in your chil'en. 14 O gader dem for Zion. 15 'Twas a beauteous Sunday mornin'. 16 When he rose from de dead. 17 He will bring you milk and honey. * Heaven portal. |