Good-bye, my brudder, good-bye, Hal- lelujah! Good-bye, sister Sally, good-bye, Hal- le- lu- jah! Go - ing home, Hal - le longer, Hal - le - lu - jah! Tarry no longer, Hal-le- lu- jah! ["This is sung at the breaking up of a meeting, with a general shaking of hands, and the name of him or her pronounced, whose hand is shaken; of course there is seeming confusion."-Mrs. C. J. B.j. 71. LORD, MAKE ME MORE PATIENT. Lord, make me more patient,* Lord, make me more pa tient, Lord, make me more patient, Un- til we meet again; Patient, patient, patient, Un- til we meet a gain. "Any adjective expressive of the virtues is inserted here: holy, loving, peaceful, etc."-Mrs. C. J. L 72. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 1. And de moon will turn to blood, And de moon will turn to blood, And de moon will turn to blood In dat day-0- yoy,* my soul! And de moon will turn to blood in dat day. 2 And you'll see de stars a-fallin'. 3 And de world will be on fire. 4 And you'll hear de saints a-singin : 5 And de Lord will say to de sheep. 6 For to go to Him right hand; 7 But de goats must go to de left. "A sort of prolonged wail."-Mrs. C. J. B. 73. THE RESURRECTION MORN. 1. 0 run, Ma- ry, run, Halle - lu, hallelu! O run, Mary, run, Hallelujah! 2. It was . lu! It was early in de mornin', Halle lu 3 That she went to de sepulchre, 4 And de Lord he wasn't da. 5 But she see a man a-comin', 6 And she thought it was de gardener. 7 But he say, "O touch me not, 8 "For I am not yet ascended. 9 "But tell to my disciples 10 "Dat de Lord he is arisen." J1 So run, Mary, run, etc. 74. NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE HAD. Nobody knows de trouble I've had,* No - body knows but Jesus, Nobody knows de trouble I've had, (Sing) Glory hallelu! 1. One morning I was a-walking down, 2 I pick de berry and I suck de juice, O yes, Lord! 3 Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, 4 What make ole Satan hate me so? Because he got me once and he let me go. * I see. [This song was a favorite in the colored schools of Charleston in 1865; it has since that time spread to the Sea Islands, where it is now sung with the variation noted above. An independent transcription of this melody, sent from Florida by Lt. Col. Apthorp, differed only in the ictus of certain measures, as has also been noted above. The third verse was furnished by Lt. Col. Apthorp. Once when there had been a good deal of ill feeling excited, and trouble was appre hended, owing to the uncertain action of Government in regard to the confiscated lands on the Sea Islands, Gen. Howard was called upon to address the colored people earnestly and even severely. Sympathizing with them, however, he could not speak to his own satisfaction; and to relieve their minds of the ever-present sense of injustice, and prepare them to listen, he asked them to sing. Immediately an old woman on the outskirts of the meeting began "Nobody knows the trouble I've had," and the whole audience joined in. The General was so affected by the plaintive words and melody, that he found himself melting into tears and quite unable to maintain his official sternness.] |