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[Chariot rode on the mountaintop]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland (1937-1988) Tune Sources: Negro Spiritual Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 56111 56553 5633 Used With Text: Great Day

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Great Day! Great Day!

Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Chariot rode on the mountain top Refrain First Line: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching Used With Tune: [Chariot rode on the mountain top]

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Great Day! Great Day!

Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #487 (2001) First Line: Chariot rode on the mountain top Refrain First Line: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching Lyrics: Refrain: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching. Great day! God's goin' to build up Zion's walls, Great day! Great day, the righteous marching. Great day! God's goin' to build up Zion's walls. 1 Chariot rode on the mountain top, God's goin' to build up Zion's walls! My God spoke and the chariot did stop, God's goin' to build up Zion's walls! [Refrain] 2 This is the day of jubilee, God's goin' to build up Zion's walls! The Lord has set His people free, God's goin' to build up Zion's walls! [Refrain] 3 We want no cowards in our band, God’s goin' to build up Zion’s walls! We call for valiant-hearted men, God’s goin' to build up Zion’s walls! [Refrain] 4 Goin' to take my breastplate, sword, and shield, God’s goin' to build up Zion’s walls! And march out boldly in the field, God’s goin' to build up Zion’s walls! [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; God Care and Guidance; Service; Spirituals Languages: English Tune Title: [Chariot rode on the mountain top]

Great Day!

Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #445 (1990) Meter: Irregular First Line: The chariot rode on the mountain top Lyrics: Refrain: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching, Great day! God's going to build up Zion's walls. 1 The chariot rode on the mountaintop, God's going to build up Zion's walls. My God spoke and the chariot did stop. God's going to build up Zion's walls. Oh, (Refrain) 2 This is the day of Jubilee, God's going to build up Zion's walls. God shall set the people free. God's going to build up Zion's walls. Oh, (Refrain) Languages: English Tune Title: [The chariot rode on the mountain top]

Great Day

Hymnal: National Jubilee Melodies #52 (1916) First Line: Chariot rode on the mountain top Refrain First Line: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching Lyrics: Refrain: Great day! Great day, the righteous marching. Great day! God's going to build up Zion's walls! Great day! Great day, the righteous marching. Great day! God's going to build up Zion's walls! 1 Chariot rode on the mountain top, God's going to build up Zion's walls! My God spoke and the chariot did stop, God's goin' to build up Zion's walls! [Refrain] 2 This is the day of jubilee, God's going to build up Zion's walls! The Lord has set His people free, God's going to build up Zion's walls! [Refrain] 3 We want no cowards in our band, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls! We call for valiant-hearted men, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls! [Refrain] 4 Going to take my breastplate, sword and shield, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls! And march out boldly in the field, God’s going to build up Zion’s walls! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Chariot rode on the mountain top]

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J. Jefferson Cleveland

1937 - 1986 Person Name: J. Jefferson Cleveland (1937-1988) Harmonizer of "[Chariot rode on the mountaintop]" in Lift Every Voice and Sing II Judge Jefferson Cleveland (1937-1986) was one of the most important scholars and editors of African-American congregational song of the 20th century. Along with Verogla Nix, he edited what is arguably the most groundbreaking collection of African-American song in the last half of the 20th century, Songs of Zion (1981/1982). Lutheran hymnologist Marilyn Stulken provides a biographical sketch of Cleveland’s life and accomplishments. Born in Georgia, Cleveland graduated from Clark College (Atlanta), Illinois Wesleyan University and received his doctorate in education from Boston University. He served on the faculty of three historically black Christian colleges: Claflin College (South Carolina), Langston University (Oklahoma), and Jarvis Christian College (Texas), before teaching at the University of Massachusetts and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Cleveland’s musical arrangements, historical research and scholarship on the performance practice of African-American song have proven invaluable for the advancement of black gospel song, not only among African Americans, but also in Anglo hymnals to the present day. For example, Cleveland’s essay, “A Historical Account of the Hymn in the Black Worship Experience,” in Songs of Zion is a helpful introduction for laypersons and scholars alike. In addition to serving as a hymnody consultant for the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship, he toured the United States and Africa in 1981 and Europe in 1984 as a teacher, lecturer and performer. --www.umportal.org/

Melva W. Costen

b. 1933 Adapter of "[The chariot rode on the mountain top]" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Melva W. Costen, a native of South Carolina, retired as Helmar Emil Nielsen Professor of Worship and Music, choral director, and chair of the church music degree program at Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She subsequently became the Visiting Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. She remains active in the Civil Rights Movement and as a teacher and consultant in area of church music, liturgy, and curriculum development. (2006) --www.cokesbury.com/