Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
My Lord, my Lord, what shall I do?
And a heaven bell a-ring and praise God.
My Lord, my Lord, what shall I do?
And a heaven bell a-ring and praise God.
What shall I do for a hiding place?
And a heaven bell a-ring and praise God.
I run to the sea, but the sea run dry…
I run to the gate, but the gate shut fast…
No hiding place for sinner there…
See also
- Country / Culture: US / African American Spirituals
- Subject: Christmas
- Form: call & response
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Melody: descending major pentascale
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: s,l,drmfsl
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