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WHAT IS DIS?; A NEGRO SPIRITUAL by ANONYMOUS

First Line: WHAT IS DIS DAT STEALS
Last Line: "ALL IS WELL, ALL IS WELL"

WHAT is dis dat steals,
Dat steals across my brow?
Is hit death? Is hit death? Is hit death?
If dis be death, I soon shall be
From ebry pain an' truble free,
I shall de king ob glory see.
All is well, all is well.

What is dis dat make,
Dat make my pulse beat slow?
Is hit death? Is hit death? Is hit death?
If dis be death, I soon shall be
From ebry pain an' truble free,
I shall de king ob glory see.
All is well, all is well.



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