164 | Songs of Zion#165 | 166 |
Text: | Give Me Jesus |
Tune: | [I heard my mother say] |
Harmonizer: | Verolga Nix, 1933- |
1 I heard my mother say,
I heard my mother say,
I heard my mother say,
Give me Jesus.
Refrain:
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You may have all this world,
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You may have all this world,
Give me Jesus.
2 Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Give me Jesus. [Refrain]
3 Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Give me Jesus. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I heard my mother say |
Title: | Give Me Jesus |
Refrain First Line: | Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1981 |
Topic: | Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs |
Source: | Traditional |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I heard my mother say] |
Harmonizer: | Verolga Nix, 1933- |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | Traditional |
Copyright: | Harm. © 1981 by Abingdon |