Text:We Shall Overcome
Tune:MARTIN
Adapter:William Farley Smith

640. We Shall Overcome

1 We shall overcome,
we shall overcome,
we shall overcome someday!
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome someday!

2 We’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday!
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome someday!

3 We shall all be free,
we shall all be free,
we shall all be free someday!
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome someday!

4 We shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace someday!
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome someday!

5 The Lord will see us through,
the Lord will see us through,
the Lord will see us through someday!
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome someday!

Text Information
First Line: We shall overcome
Title: We Shall Overcome
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: Gospel Hymns
Source: Spiritual
Tune Information
Name: MARTIN
Adapter: William Farley Smith (1986)
Meter: Irregular
Key: C Major



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