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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
"BLACK SPIRITUAL: ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: My brudder sittin' on de tree of life Last Line: "o my soul arise in heaven, lord, / for yearde when jordan roll" Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals | |||
MY brudder sittin' on de tree of life An' he yearde when Jordan roll. Roll, Jordan, Roll, Jordan, Roll, Jordan, roll! O march de angel march; O my soul arise in Heaven, Lord, For to yearde when Jordan roll. Little chil'en, learn to fear de Lord, And let your days be long. Roll, Jordan, etc. O let no false nor spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. Roll, Jordan, etc. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NEGRO SONG OF HOME by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING PLANTATION HYMN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DERE'S NO HIDIN' PLACE DOWN DERE by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (2)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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