Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOLK SONG, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN


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FOLK SONG, by                    
First Line: "steal away, steal away, steal away to jesus"
Last Line: I ain't got long to stay here
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;jesus Christ; Negro Spirituals


Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus,
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.
My Lord, He calls me,
He calls me by the thunder,
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus,
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.
Green trees a-bending,
Po' sinner stands a-trembling
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul,
I ain't got long to stay here.




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